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Olympia Private Tour: Half Day Experience Minimizing Crowds
4.9
105 Ratings
Katakolo
Join our Olympia Private Tour for a half-day experience that minimizes crowds. Our local guides will customize the itinerary to suit your needs and ensure you have a memorable visit to the historic sanctuary of Olympia.
Join our Olympia Private Tour for a half-day experience that minimizes crowds. Our local guides will customize the itinerary to suit your needs and ensure you have a memorable visit to the historic sanctuary of Olympia.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Archaeological Site of Olympia - Market of Ancient Olympia, Olympia, Greece
Discover the birthplace of the Olympic Games by first visiting the archeological site. You will admire the stunning view of the most famous monuments such as the ancient stadium, that hosted 40.000 spectators sited,the temple of Zeus and Hera’s and many more.
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Archaeological Site of Olympia - Market of Ancient Olympia, Olympia, Greece
Discover the birthplace of the Olympic Games by first visiting the archeological site. You will admire the stunning view of the most famous monuments such as the ancient stadium, that hosted 40.000 spectators sited,the temple of Zeus and Hera’s and many more. -
Archaeological Museum of Olympia - where you will see the metopes from the temple of Zeus, the magnificent statue of Hermes of Praxiteles, the statue of Nike of Paionios and the helmet of Miltiades, a famous general from the Persian wars.
You can also visit the Museum of the History of the games where you can learn more about how the Olympic games begun and the sports they were included. - Klio’s Honey Farm - You will learn a lot about the production of honey and have the chance to try it as well.
- Agios Ilias Beach - A great place for the Summer with lovely view of the bay of the Ionian Sea where you can enjoy a drink and swim.
- Monastery of Kremasti - We visit the monastery if you want to follow the tour schedule if not we can visit another place of your choice at the same distance. The monastery is located, between the villages Lanthi and Labeti on steep rock with an amazing view of the mountain Erymanthos and the forest of Foloi.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Local Driver
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- English guide book
- Live commentary on board
- Private transportation
- Local Driver
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- English guide book
- Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
- Snacks
- Gratuities
- Entrance fee to Klios Honey farm 12€ per adult and 10€ per child
- Licensed Tour Guide within the Archaeological site and museum of Olympia
- Admission fees
- Snacks
- Gratuities
- Entrance fee to Klios Honey farm 12€ per adult and 10€ per child
- Licensed Tour Guide within the Archaeological site and museum of Olympia
- Admission fees
Additional Information
Optimal for evading large groups
We can tailor the itinerary of the places to be visited as per your specifications and ensure punctuality.
We extend an invitation for you to uncover the distinct history of the Olympic games under the guidance of our articulate, hospitable, local guides fluent in English. As the sanctuary of Olympia wasn’t constructed…
Optimal for evading large groups
We can tailor the itinerary of the places to be visited as per your specifications and ensure punctuality.
We extend an invitation for you to uncover the distinct history of the Olympic games under the guidance of our articulate, hospitable, local guides fluent in English. As the sanctuary of Olympia wasn’t constructed overnight, a few hours are enough to enjoy an engaging tour of Olympia.
- Private tour only for your group by Andreas Stamos
Location
Katakolo Port
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(105 Ratings)
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Nancy_w
Nov 19, 2025
Experiencing Beautiful Greece - Our driver, Christos, met us at the dock. He drove us through the countryside towards Olympia, with wonderful information and interesting stories. He made the Greek culture come alive! We saw the museum and the archeological site (where I got lost trying to meet back with the group--Christos was able to drive to where I was, thankfully). Next we had a delicious authentic Greek lunch in the town of Ancient Olympia, with mastika ice cream (which I love) for dessert! Then we had a fascinating tour of an olive mill, plus a tasting of the oils. Lastly we drove up in the hills to a monastery, perched up high with an amazing view. The atmosphere was serene and reverent--it was a peaceful & unique place. Christos was helpful & kind, and moved at our pace (which was slower, since we were an older group). This tour is highly recommended!!!
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Rebeccadj5071an
Nov 13, 2025
Highly recommend, fantastic day! - Andreas lived nearby and was knowledgeable about the area. He spoke English well and had a clean, comfortable vehicle. He even knew how to get into the Olympia ruins museum ahead of the many tour groups. Combined with the olive oil tasting and back to the ship in plenty of time, we had a fantastic day!
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Judd
Nov 10, 2025
Andreas is the way to go in Katakolo! - Andreas was a wonderful guide/driver for our tour of the Olympia/Katakolo area. He was very knowledgeable about the local history and took us to visit Kilo’s Honey Farm and the Olympian Olive Oil Mill - a truly enjoyable and memorable visit. Thank you so much Andreas!
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Marianne_c
Oct 27, 2025
Loved it! - Great trip! Our driver Cristo was great. Picked us up in a nice comfortable Mercedes. Took us to the museum & ruins but also customized the trip based on our conversation. Cristo made us feel like friends/family everyone he introduced us to was so welcoming.
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Shyamalan_12
Oct 9, 2025
Great tour - We had a great tour with Andreas. He was a wealth of information and was very attentive to meeting and exceeding our expectations.
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Gigiliztx
Oct 7, 2025
Drive to ancient Olympia village - Driver was courteous and very respectful, informative, and on time. Had a wonderful lunch and shopping in the village.
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Jim_b
Oct 6, 2025
Olympia and the Honey Farm. Super interesting! - Very personal tour, Nancy and Marilena were flexible and took us to the site we wanted to see. We loved Olympia and had an opportunity to see the Honey Farm.
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265jdf
Oct 4, 2025
Dimitra was fantastic and so was the tour! - Dimitra was absolutely amazing! She didn’t speak very good English, but made great use of a translator app and gave all of us really good information for everywhere we went. The tour was very scenic and a great way to get to see the sights all around Katakolon! Dimitra was also prepared for the possibility of rain and so she provided us with umbrellas and even had water ready for us as well. Overall, we had a fantastic time and would highly recommend Dimitra and her husband Andreas!
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Steve_f
Sep 28, 2025
One of the memorable tours in our 50 years of travel - Nancy was a lovely human being. She cared so much about doing what we wanted to do. We wanted to go off the advertised tour and she had no problem doing it. We went to places that were not overcrowded. The tour was very personalized and special. Rarely do you connect with your guide as want to give hugs all around. A very memorable tour for us, as was our guide. Thank you, Nancy.
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Heathercs477ao
Sep 26, 2025
Trip from cruise port - We have just had a wonderful trip with Nancy as our driver and guide. First to Olympia site, Olive oil tasting and then a monastery high in the hills. Nancy was wonderful , very friendly and knowledgeable. Would have no hesitation in recommending this company.
Thank you for a great day
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