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Ancient Olympia Archaeological Site & Museum Private Tour

By Let's Book Travel
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $738 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

In Ancient Olympia, the highlights to visit are the Archaeological Museum also called the New Museum and the Archaeological site. Choosing to have a guided tour with an officially licensed tour guide will enhance your experience and provide an in depth presentation.

On this 2 and a half hour guided tour we visit the temple of Zeus, the temple of Hera, the spot of the lighting of the Olympic torch and the stadium, among other sites.

Activity location
  • Archaeological Site of Olympia
    • Archea Olympia
    • 27065, Olympia, Greece
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Archaeological Site of Olympia
    • 270 65, Archaia Olympia, Greece

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English in English
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Fri 8:00am-3:00pm
  • English

English

Language options: English
Price details
CA $718.62 x 1 AdultCA $718.62
Paid at activityCA $19.38
Total
Price is CA $738.00
Until Thu, Jan 22
French - Italian - Spanish in Multilingual
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Fri 8:00am-3:00pm
  • Spanish

French - Italian - Spanish

Price details
CA $870.42 x 1 AdultCA $870.42
Paid at activityCA $19.38
Total
Price is CA $889.80
Until Thu, Jan 22

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guidance throughout the archaelogical site in Olympia
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guidance throughout the archaelogical museum in Olympia
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Licensed Tour Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Private transport

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Skip the lines entrance fees can be arranged at an additional cost of 15 euro per person

Activity itinerary

Archaeological Site of Olympia
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Ancient Olympia site, the site of the first Olympic Games, in 776 B.C., lies in the lush valley formed by the Alfios river. There we will visit the gymnasium and the palaestra, where atheletes used to exercise for a month prior to the Games, the Council house where the athletes took the Olympic oath, the round Philipeion, the Treasury houses, the workshop of Phidias where the gold and ivory statue of Zeus was built, the temples of Zeus and Hera, the shrine of Hera where the Olympic torch is being lit in the modern days since 1936 and the ancient Olympic stadium, where the marble starting blocks are still in position.
Archaeological Museum of Olympia
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
We will also visit the Olympia Archaeological Museum, only a short walk from the Olympia site itself. Here you will find a wonderful collection of Greek sculpture, as well as treasures that have been unearthed over a century of excavations from the archaeological site. Here we will observe bronze and clay offerings (tripods and figurines), armour, vases, the tools and cup from Phidias's workshop, the famous Hermes of Praxiteles statue, the marble statue of Nike and the bronze helmet of general Miltiades who defeated the Persian army in 490 BC in the battle of Marathon, as well as the breathtaking original pediments from the Temple of Zeus, all in white marble from Paros, illustrating the mythical war between the Centaurs and the Lapiths on the one side, the beginning of the chariot race between Prince Pelops and King Oinomaos on the other side.

Location

Activity location
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    Archaeological Site of Olympia
    • Archea Olympia
    • 27065, Olympia, Greece
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    Archaeological Site of Olympia
    • 270 65, Archaia Olympia, Greece

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