8 Days Peloponnese: Sightseeing, Historical & Tasting Private Tour from Athens
Explore Peloponnese on an 8-day private tour from Athens. Discover Greek history, capture breathtaking landscapes, and savor local cuisine with an expert guide and photographer.
10 meals
Experience Details
Take a unique sightseeing & photography small group size tour, which will guide you not only in Greek History (Bronze Age to modern times), but guide you also into landscape and scenery photography. We visit majestic Peloponnese and photograph the most interesting ancient & medieval sites, castles, monasteries, villages, landscapes. Tour is also about sunset and sunrise photography so be prepared to venture into the most beautiful sceneries for our photography historical trip.
Like all vacations in Greece local food is high in our list of things to do, we will taste local gastronomy and wines
Nikolaos your driver is a professional artist and worked as photographer & portrait painter for websites & newspapers. His passion not only for History, but for architectural, landscape and people photography led him to pursue photography tours. Kalavryta, Olympia, Pylos, Methoni, Mani/ Cape Tenaron, Monemvasia, Sparta, Nafplion... are his best choices in Peloponnese. See his photos & portraits
What You Get
Good To Know
- Please book this tour, at least 2 weeks prior, as we need time to reserve rooms for you and your driver. Peloponnese is a very popular area and July August are very busy. * We can arrange accommodation for you in selected Boutique Hotels A'class or 3/4* Hotels with breakfast (additional cost from 100€ per double room / weekend-holidays 130€ per double room/ if more than 2 rooms 10% less. Driver's room complimentary). If you wish to do your own hotel reservation, you need to reserve an extra room for your driver
- Open hours for sites - Winter: From the 2nd of January until the 28th of February 08:30 a.m. up to 15:30 p.m. From 1st to 31st of March 08:30 am to 16:00.From April 15th to 31st Aug. Extended 08:00 - 20:00. 1st to 15th September: 08:00-19:30, 16th to 30th September: 08:00-19:00, 1st to 15th October: 08:00-18:30, 16th to 31st October: 08:00-18:00. Nov 1st to Dec 31st 08.00 - 16.00. On Tuesday some of the archaeological sites/museums remains closed
- Bookings: You have the flexibility of two options! Full payment with Credit Card or a Deposit (Pay deposit 50% of total amount) - Reserve the tour at a lower rate (than Option/ Full Pay) with a deposit 50% at the time of booking with credit card. The remaining 50% will be payable on your tour date in cash to your driver/ tour leader.
- The driver is not a licensed archaeological guide to accompany you on your walk to archaeological sites or museums. If you require an archaeologist guide to tour the sites with you, you need to hire one additionally (in prior time). If you have any questions you can contact us on the phone number provided by Viator.
- Train Rack railway Tickets; 10€ per person. Entrance fees to sites: From Nov. 1st to March 31st Reduced / half price . From April 1st to Oct. 31st full price
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What You’ll Experience
Corinth Canal, Diakopto, Rack train - Kalavryta, Monasteries (Mount Helmos - Overnight) (Day 1)
6 stop(s)
Cave of Lakes, Arcadian mountains, Ancient Olympia ( Archaeological site & Museum) Overnight (Day 2)
7 stop(s)Nestor Palace, Gialova, Voidokilia, Navarino Bay, Pylos Castle, Methoni (overnight) (Day 3)
6 stop(s)Methoni castle, Kalamata, Kardamili, Oitylo, Limeni, Areopolis (overnight) (Day 4)
5 stop(s)Caves of Diros, Gerolimenas, Vathia, Cape Tenaron, Porto Kagio, Mani (Overnight) (Day 5)
4 stop(s)Monemvasia, Ancient Sparta, Mystras, Mount Taygetos (overnight) (Day 6)
6 stop(s)Mount Parnon, Agios Petros, Astros, Argos, Nafplion (overnight) (Day 7)
4 stop(s)Nafplion, Acronafplia, Nemea, Winery, Monastery, Corinth Canal, Loutraki (Day 8)
6 stop(s)Meeting & Pickup
Pickup Point
Cancellation Policy
All bookings are final. Once the host confirms the experience, cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.
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10 meals
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