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Athens: Hop-on-Hop-off Bus and Cape Sounion Sunset Tour

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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 a 2-day ticket for the Athens hop-on-hop-off blue bus, including 4 lines.

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Itinerary

Temple of Poseidon and Cape of Sounio sunset tour: You will drive along the south coast to the Athenian Riviera, which will allow you to easily reach the otherwise hard-to-get-to Sounion. Once there, you will be dazzled by the famous landscapes that surround Sounion. In the times of the ancient Greeks, this site was revered as sacred ground dedicated to the gods Poseidon and Athena. You can marvel at the Temple of Poseidon, which perched upon the cliff’s edge 70 meters above the sea. Later, walk the blessed earth of Sounion, one of the places sung about it in Homer’s Odyssey. You can then stand upon the same cliff where it is said King Aegeus threw himself off. The tale is told in Greek mythology that Aegeus told his son Theseus that if he defeated the Minotaur, he should return to Athens with ships bearing white sails. Theseus forgot this request, and when Aegeus saw Theseus’ black sails, he threw himself from the Sounion in despair. While here, you can watch the sunset over this legendary horizon. Athens Hop-on-hop-off blue bus : Explore Athens, the Port of Piraeus and the beaches at your own pace with a hop-on hop-off bus ticket. Benefit from easy transportation to key attractions, such as the Panathenaic Stadium and Parthenon at the Acropolis. You can travel on 4 lines for 2 days, including Athens (Orange Line), Piraeus (Blue Line), Glyfada (Yellow Line), and Vouliagmeni (Green Line).

Highlights

Enjoy the amazing sunset at Cape Sounion
Explore the ancient temple of the god Poseidon
Drive through the magnificent Athenian Riviera
Gaze at the crystal-clear waters of Attica's southern coast
Enjoy the convenience of a 2-day hop-on-hop-off bus ticket

Know before you go

• The date that you choose will be 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 any 2 days and gives you unlimited access to all 5 lines

Includes


Pick up and drop-off from 3 central locations English-speaking driver Tolls and taxes Wi-Fi 2-day pass for the hop-on-hop-off blue bus for 4 city lines Guide on the Cape of Sounion bus tour Multilingual commentary in 16 languages aboard the hop-on-hop-off bus 2-day pass for the hop-on-hop-off blue bus for 4 city lines (if option selected)

Reviews from other travelers

Bart - Belgium

5 /5

(Written on 2024-10-29)

Very nice!

Diana - United Kingdom

5 /5

(Written on 2024-09-23)

Two day hop on hop off ticket was useful to get around Athens and the recorded guide was informative when it worked. The sunset tour was lovely but quite a long coach ride along the coast before you r (Read More)each the Temple of Poseidon. Sunset was beautiful to see.

Thierry - Switzerland

3 /5

(Written on 2024-10-26)

The temple is OK, the site is the main asset. Information (audio guide) is mainly useless, lots of talk loosely related to what you see from the bus. Entry to the temple is not included in the price ( (Read More)which is OK but was not really pointed at before booking). Hop-on Hop-off bus is OK too but relatively uninteresting in Athens where all there is to see is within walking distance from the Akropolis.

Lynette - Australia

5 /5

(Written on 2024-10-16)

The system was easy to follow. Most of the drivers were quite helpful. It was handy to have guides at some of the stops.

Dagmar - Germany

4 /5

(Written on 2024-10-28)

The seats are very narrow for people over 1.80m. The descriptions were all played one after the other and did not match the location. But the sunset was very beautiful

GetYourGuide traveler - Spain

3 /5

(Written on 2024-08-18)

The activity is good, but you can book it cheaper without the blue bus (which was not practical, because they are not air-conditioned and most do not have a roof on the upper floor, so we could not en (Read More)joy them due to the heat).

GetYourGuide traveler - France

5 /5

(Written on 2024-09-28)

Superbe coucher de soleil au cap sounion. Le bus nous a arreté un peu avant pour avoir une vue du temple très sympa. Le bus longe la côte donc on voit la mer tout le long du trajet. Les 2 jours de bus (Read More) à arret multiple sont tres pratiques.

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