Acropolis Hill & Museum: E-Tickets with Audio Tours and Athens City Audio Tour
Activity Description
Your Personal Adventure: Explore the Acropolis Hill and Acropolis Museum at your own pace. Choose your preferred time slot for Acropolis Hill. This experience allows you to travel back in time and indulge yourself in the splendor of Classical Athens. You’ll listen to a narrated journey that ignites your imagination. At the same time, you appreciate the architectural marvels of the Golden Age of Ancient Athens and admire exquisite examples of ancient Greek art.
Listen and Admire:
- Caryatid statues from Erechtheion
- Parthenon Gallery
- Parthenon
- Erechtheion
- Propylaea
- Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Explore Through Locals’ Eyes: The tour’s content is crafted from professional local authors. The tour’s content brings to life less-known stories and off-the-beaten-path tips, which add to your experience.
Extra Tip: Take a stroll nearby, enjoy the neighborhood’s architecture, and enjoy a coffee break at the Acropolis Museum.
Notes:
- Duration: 3h 30min
- 179 stories
- Distance: 2.7km
- 52 stops
The location
Address
Thrasillou, Athens & 15 Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, Athens
Starting point
The first audio tour is designed to start at the side Acropolis entrance from the south-east slopes of the hill (Thrasillou, Athens, 105 58). The second audio tour is designed to start at the Acropolis Museum Main Entrance (15 Dionysiou Areopagitou Street).
Opening Hours
Opening hours for Acropolis of Athens
- 1 November - 31 March: Monday - Sunday: 08:00 - 17:00
- 1 April - 15 May: Monday - Sunday: 08:00 - 18:00 (last admission: 17:30)
- 16 May - 31 August: Monday - Sunday: 08:00 - 20:00
- 1 September - 30 September: Monday - Sunday: 08:00 - 19:30
- 1 October - 31 October: Monday - Sunday: 08:00 - 18:30
Opening hours for Acropolis Museum
1 November - 31 March: Monday - Thursday: 09:00 - 17:00 (last admission: 16:30)
Friday: 09:00 - 22:00 (last admission: 21:30)
Saturday - Sunday: 09:00 - 20:00 (last admission: 19:30)
1 April - 31 October: Monday - Wednesday: 08:00 - 16:00 (last admission: 15:30)
Tuesday - Thursday: 08:00 - 20:00 (last admission: 19:30)
Friday: 08:00 - 22:00 (last admission: 21:03)
Saturday - Sunday: 08:00 - 20:00 (last admission: 19:30)
Know before you book
- This is a combination of 3 downloadable self-guided audio tours for your smartphone and one e-ticket with time-slot for the Acropolis Hill, and one separate ticket for the Acropolis Museum.
- You will receive an email with your BookingPage link to choose a time slot to enter only Acropolis Hill. Please use this link to download your e-tickets and your audio guide through the App.
- Check the separate email for important instructions about how to access your activity.
- Download the ticket(s) and audio tour while on WiFi prior to your visit since there may be no signal at the site.
- No live guide or meeting point provided.
- You will receive an email from the local supplier with important ticket & audio instructions.
- An Android (version 5.0 and later) or iOS smartphone is required. The audio tour is not compatible with Windows Phones, iPhone 5/5C or older, iPod Touch 5th generation or older, iPad 4th generation or older, iPad Mini 1st generation.
- You will need storage space on your phone (350 MB)
- Free/reduced admission tickets do not have skip-the-line privileges and can only be acquired at the ticket booth on-site.
- This combines 2 e-tickets for the Acropolis & Acropolis Museum with 2 downloadable self-guided audio tours for your smartphone.
- You will receive a link in a separate email with the BookingPage url to choose the time slot to enter only Acropolis Hill. Please use this link to download your e-tickets and the app for the audio guide.
- No live guide will accompany you. No VR / AR is included (Virtual Reality/ Artificial Reality).
- After booking, you will receive an email from the local supplier, with further instructions for your tickets and the audio tour. Please check your email spam folder as well.
- EU citizens aged 0-25 are entitled to have free admission tickets (for Acropolis Hill).
- For Acropolis Hill: From 1 April to 31 October, children and young people aged between 6 and 25 years from non-European Union countries are entitled to reduced admission.
- For Acropolis Hill: From 1 April to 31 October, senior citizens over 65 from Greece or other EU member states and the European Economic Area are eligible for reduced admission upon presentation of their ID card or passport for verification of their age and country of origin.
- EU citizens aged 0-18 are entitled to have free admission tickets (for Acropolis Museum).
- For Acropolis Museum: Young persons under 18 years of age from non-EU countries are eligible for reduced admission fee.
- For Acropolis Museum: Greek Senior citizens and Senior citizens from EU countries, 65 years of age and over, are eligible for reduced admission with a current identification card to confirm their age.
- Travelers who fall under the above-mentioned categories and wish to acquire reduced / free tickets lose the Skip-the-Line privilege. They will have to wait in line at the ticket booths and present their ID or passport.
- An Android (version 5.0 and later) or iOS (version 15.0 and later) smartphone is required. The audio tour is not compatible with Windows Phones, iPhone 6/6 Plus or older, iPod Touch 6th generation or older, iPad 4th generation or older, iPad Air 1st generation, iPad Mini 3rd generation or older.
- Please ensure you have enough storage space (200 MB).
Additional information
- You will receive a link in a separate email from the activity provider with the BookingPage url to choose the time slot to enter only Acropolis Hill. Please use this link to download your e-tickets and the app for the audio guide.
- Download the ticket(s) and audio tour while on WiFi before your visit since there may be no signal at the site.
- Check the separate email for important instructions about how to access your activity.
- Time slots are not applicable for Acropolis Museum.
- Acropolis Museum, skip the main ticket line and proceed directly to the expedited line to get your ticket scanned.
- The audio tours can be used anytime, online or offline. Use your headphones to enjoy them best.
- Please note that upon arrival at the Acropolis Museum, visitors go through a security check. To avoid delays, avoid carrying large bags and luggage.
- Please wear sunscreen and a hat during the hot summer months.
- Visitors are advised to wear comfortable shoes.
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Included
Not included
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Cancellation policy
- Cancellation 24 hours before the start date of the agreed activity. You will be automatically refunded for the full price of the activity.
- Cancellation 24 hours or later before the start date of the agreed activity is what we call last minute cancellations. No refunds will be made.
* If the activity is canceled by the activity provider (due to weather, non-completion of minimum entries, force majeure, etc.), the price of your activity, is refunded in full.
Unlimited Adrenaline Tips
- Many activities are based on the weather, so it is recommended that you contact the company before the activity.
- It is a good idea to be at the meeting point on time, before the scheduled start time.
- After your reservation it is enough to give your details to the cooperating company so that you can carry out your activity. However, it is recommended that you have the booking confirmed in digital or printed form.
- Read the benefits of the activity carefully to avoid possible extra charges from additional optional services.
- Read the cancellation policy carefully before booking.
Location
Meeting Point
Region: Athina
Address: Thrassilou, Athens
Notes: The second audio tour is designed to start at the Acropolis Museum Main Entrance (15 Dionysiou Areopagitou Street). See in description.