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Athens combo hop-on hop-off bus and Cape Sounion sunset tour

Free cancellation

Language: English , Italian , French , Spanish , German , Russian

Availability: Daily

Mobile voucher accepted

Duration: 48 hours

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Do this because

Enjoy the amazing sunset of the Cape Sounion
Explore the ancient temple of the god Poseidon
Drive through the magnificent Athenian Riviera with a modern air-conditioned bus

What to expect

Drive through the sandy beaches and seaside villages of the idyllic Athenian Riviera. Explore the Mediterranean coastline and see the sunset next to the Temple of Poseidon. Enjoy also a 2-day ticket for the Athens hop-on-hop-off blue bus.

During the Cape of Sounio sunset tour drive along the south coast to the Athenian Riviera. Easily reach the otherwise hard-to-get-to Sounion. Prepare to marvel at the Temple of Poseidon perched upon the cliff’s edge 70 meters above the sea and walk the blessed earth of the Sounion, one of the places of Homer’s Odyssey.

On the Athens hop-on-hop-off blue bus you will explore Athens the Port of Piraeus and the beaches at your own pace. Enjoy this easy transportation to key attractions, such as the Panathenaic Stadium and Parthenon at the Acropolis. Travel on five lines for two days, including Athens (Orange Line), Piraeus (Blue Line), Glyfada (Yellow Line), Vouliagmeni (Green Line).

COVID-19 information

The following health and safety measures are in place, so you can relax and enjoy your experience.

The experience complies with government regulations

What's included

Taxes
Tolls
Pickup and drop-off from 3 central locations
Transportation in an air-conditioned bus
English-speaking driver
Two-days pass for the hop-on-hop-off blue bus for four city lines
Multilingual commentary in different languages aboard the hop-on-hop-off bus
Escort on the bus for Cape of Sounion (English speaker)

What's not included

Professional guides in the monuments
Drinks and lunch
Entrance fees for the monuments

Reduced price

Children (5-17): reduced
Infant (0-5): free

Where

Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece

Meeting point:

You can pick up the bus from any stop. Cape Sounion sunset tour departure location: Omonoia square (in front of Hondos center department store/stop A12 of the hop on hop off bus). Syntagma Square (stop A1). Plaka area (in front of Melina Merkouri statue) (stop A2). Hop on Hop off bus departure points: Syntagma Square, Greek Parliament, Acropolis, Plaka, Monastiraki square, Omonoia Square, Karaiskaki Square, Archaeological Museum, Benaki Museum, New Acropolis Museum, Kotzia Square, Piraeus Cruise Terminals, Planetarium, Glyfada, Floisvos Marina, Vouliagmeni Lake

What to remember

Redeem your ticket at any bus stop from our representatives or drivers
Receive your skip-the-line tickets for the museum from our representative at the stop A4 Acropolis and Parthenon, daily from 9am to 5pm
The date that you choose in your booking will be valid for the Cape Sounio sunset tour and will be valid for one tour to Sounio and back
The 2-days-hop-on-hop-off bus ticket has no date limitation. You can choose two days and have unlimited access to all 4 lines
For Cape of Sounion sunset tour be 15 min before the departure at the meeting point
Recorded commentary about the city in 16 languages on the bus
Transportation for the Cape of Sounion tour with Airconditioned Bus (not hop-on hop-off Doppeldecker bus)

When

Daily. Cape Sounion sunset tour departures: 15 May-15 September 5pm. 15 September-15 October 4.30pm. Hop-on Hop-off bus departures: Athensline 8.30am-6.30pm (every 15min). Piraeus line (every 45 min). Beachline, Glyfada-Vouliagmeni (every 2 hours)

Provider

OPEN TOP BUS HELLAS

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the activity begins.

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