Mycenae Nafplio and Epidaurus Private Day Tour from Athens or Nafplio town, including Great Lunch & Drinks. Opt Ancient Corinth
€655
Private tour of Nafplio, Mycenae, andthe Ancient Theater of Epidaurus with the best acoustics in the world
Immerse yourself in a truly private tour of Nafplio, Epidaurus, and Mycenae. An intimate adventure through Ancient Greece.
Why this private tour of Nafplio? Nafplio is the home and base of Eudaimonia Private Tours. Our connection to the area will enhance your visit and make you feel like a local. Besides exploring the famous sites, we will treat you to our amazing and included lunch & drinks, as the Greeks do. Special moments that will make the tour unforgettable.
This tour weaves through multiple key landmarks from the Corinth Canal to the Epidaurus theater with the best acoustics in the world, to King Agamemnon’s Mycenae site, to the Venetian “old town” of Nafplio, to Palamadi Fortress, where you will walk down all 999 steps before a breathtaking vista of the peninsula. It is there that you will take in not only the UNESCO sites but also the local community and vibe of the Old Town with the help of your great tour leader. Overall, this private tour to Nafplio, Mycenae, Epidaurus, and the Corinth Canal will be an experience your way, with the details in your control, but with a clear plan laid out so you can relax and let go for a day.
You can optionally include the Ancient Corinth site and/or the Acropolis of Corinth (Acrocorinth).
Time permitting, you will be treated to complimentary extras such as Greek coffee or Ouzo.
Duration: 8-9 hours
Language: English
Departure: 8:00 a.m. from Athens or 9:00 a.m. from Nafplio town/port.
You can book this tour online now. The pricing shown is for 1 or 2 people (not per person).
For more pricing details & options please see the “Pricing” tab below or Contact Us to get a quote for more than 2 people.
Enjoy a totally personal, flexible, and self-directed experience of some of Greece’s most stunning sights on this full-day tour. Meet your driver between 8:00 and 8:30 am and board a spotless & comfortable private vehicle for the Nafplio private tour.
Drive west of Athens, making a quick stop at the historic Corinth Canal before continuing on to Mycenae: a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and home to some of Greece’s most famous ancient ruins. Wander around the archaeological site and accompanying museum before hopping back in the vehicle and visiting the beautiful port town of Nafplio.
Nafplio, the first capital of Greece, is famous for its Old Town with its narrow streets, beautiful alleyways, neoclassical mansions, and stunning Venetian houses. An all-year-round destination for visiting the famous Venetian fortress of Palamidi [optional] and walking down the 999 steps, enjoying the most amazing views.
Next, enjoy a sit-down, traditional Greek lunch accompanied by drinks, coffee, and dessert before returning to your vehicle and making your way to Epidaurus ancient theater. Epidaurus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to an ancient, beautifully preserved theater.
Discover this famous landmark for its acoustics at your leisure.
[Summer festival: Summer performance of ancient drama Epidaurus Theater]
☼ Each traveler is allowed a maximum of one carry-on bag.
☼ Pickup and drop-off.
☼ Private driver/guide & vehicle.
☼ Optional: A visit to Palamidi fortress and walk down the 999 steps to the beautiful “old town” of Nafplio! Additional cost: 50 EUR total for 1-8 people.
☼ Brand new (2019-2022) non-smoking vehicle & non-smoking driver.
☼ The dress code of your driver/tour leader depends on the season of the year, always informal but at the same time professional.
☼ Traditional Greek lunch & drinks are included but not at the obvious tourist places.
☼ In-car bottled water & information booklet.
☼ Flexible itinerary.
☼ Optional: Vegetarian lunch can be arranged. Please let us know in advance.
☼ Oversized or excessive luggage is strictly not allowed for this day trip.
☼ During lunch: Seafood or fish is excluded due to variable pricing.
☼ Pickup and drop-off in areas outside of the central Athens area, port, airport, or with luggage (subject to additional costs).
☼ Entrance fees: Mycenae site at €12, Palamidi Fortress €6, and Epidaurus at €12. Half price during the off-season: November-March
☼ Touristy (shopping) stops in souvenir shops unless required by yourselves.
☼ Professional guide (optional).
☼ Gratuities (optional).
The price for this tour is €655, which is the total for 2 (two) people.
Discounted pricing: We offer alternative payment methods (family rates, solo travelers, small booking payments, pay on the day of the tour, etc.). Please get in touch with us to get the best rate based on your payment method, number of people, and age.
PS. Payments made by PayPal are subject to an additional cost of 5%-6 % (the approximate fee that PayPal charges on all transactions), and payments by AMEX are subject to an additional 2.90%-3 %. This additional fee must be paid by the client to Eudaimonia on the day of the booked tour. There is no extra charge if you pay with any other credit card, with a typical 1.6% fee (excluding business, cash-back, or rewards cards).
Any add-ons to the itinerary will slightly change the map route. The return route is different (except the motorway part) and by the coastline of East Peloponnese.
Your Athens hotel, cruise ship, or a pre-arranged meeting point. For other pick-up locations please contact us.
Many thanks to National Geographic for the Corinth Canal video, Discovery UK for the video of the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus. Also, thank you Rocher Bros for the great video footage of Nafplio town.
☼ THE CORINTH CANAL
☼ THE ANCIENT THEATER OF EPIDAURUS
☼ NAFPLIO OLD TOWN & PALAMIDI FORTRESS (999 STEPS)
Depending on the time of year, you can arrange to include any of these add-on experiences to your itinerary:
[1] Visit Ancient Corinth [just after the Corinth canal]
[2] Winery visit & wine tasting
Please contact us for details and pricing. Not all add-ons can be included in all tours either because of time limitations (daylight time, closing times of sites) or because of the time of the year, etc. Some add-ons require an earlier starting time than the typical 8:00 a.m. pick-up.
This private tour from Athens can be combined with other day tours to create an “experience” … a multi-day tour. Nafplio, Epidaurus, and Mycenae are all places located at the “entrance” of the most famous region of Greece; the Mythical Peloponnese with the limitless destinations.
(a) The above tour can be combined with the cosmopolitan island of Hydra and the historic island of Spetses on a three-day tour:
These are reminders and additions to things you have already read in other sections.
All our tours include lunch and drinks, and all multi-day tours include quality accommodation. Professional guide, dinner (on multi-day tours), and all kinds of tickets (sites, trains, boats, etc) are not included. You can read more about “What is included & excluded in our tours and why!” from our FAQs-not-4-DUMMIES.
☼ To keep our vehicles fresh and comfortable, we ask that guests avoid eating or drinking (except water). Water is always available, and we’ll stop along the way as needed if you need to snack.
☼ Fish and seafood are not included in our budget, as their costs cannot be estimated with sufficient accuracy in advance. Pescatarian guests are invited to enjoy our delicious vegetarian cuisine during the tour. In the evenings, we’ll recommend the best spots for fresh seafood so you can experience it at your leisure. Got allergies, several restrictions, or foods you don’t enjoy? Tell us in advance, and we’ll do our best to please you!
☼ After you book, we will ask for some of the following: any food allergies, a single passport number (required by local authorities), names of all passengers, luggage details, pickup/drop-off locations, and a WhatsApp number, which is very helpful during the tour.
☼ Luggage is typically not included on day tours. In other situations (multi-day tours or transfers), we expect a maximum of one checked bag per person [65x40x25 cm or 26x16x10 inches] and a carry-on or backpack. We do not allow luggage on the vehicle’s seats or in your laps to protect both our passengers and our vehicles. If you have additional luggage, please let us know in advance. We can arrange for a larger vehicle or help you store part of it. We may have to cancel if you … surprise us!
☼ If you are too tall or heavy, we need to know in advance! If we have advance notice, we can arrange the appropriate vehicle. Please use 225 lbs (105 Kg) as the maximum weight you need to inform us of. If in doubt, please let us know your weight and height before you book, and we’ll get back to you. It’s not a personal question, but for your own comfort! We can use a larger vehicle if we have advance notice.
☼ An adult must always accompany children (minimum age is 8 years). Please let us know if anyone gets car sick! Greece is not flat!
☼ Due to uneven surfaces, most tours are not suitable for people with mobility impairments or wheelchair users. We apologize for this, but if the sites don’t or can’t accommodate people with mobility issues, we can’t help.
☼ We are flexible on tour duration, so there is no rush during the tour. We also expect you to be reasonable and respect your driver/tour leader’s efforts. Sometimes there are specific restrictions (like not missing the sites’ closing times during the off-season or catching a train, boat, etc.) which will “dictate” our itinerary/timing and require your full cooperation!
‘Eudaimonia’ is the trading name of Eudaimonia Private Tours of Greece, a tour provider officially registered under the Greek National Tourism Organization with business license number 1245E70000044101. The ‘client’ or ‘customer’ is the person or persons who have made a confirmed booking with Eudaimonia.
CANCELLATION POLICY FOR TOURS, TRANSFERS AND SERVICES
(a) Cancellation Policy for day tours, half-day tours, and transfers:
☼ Cancellations made greater than 60 days before the scheduled tour date will be fully refunded minus service fees, as mentioned below.
☼ Cancellations made between 60 to 30 days before the scheduled tour date will be refunded 75% of the agreed total tour fee minus service fees.
☼ Cancellations made between 30 to 7 days before the scheduled tour date will be refunded 50% of the agreed total tour fee minus service fees.
☼ Cancellations made 7 days or less before the scheduled tour date will incur a 100% charge.
EXPENSES: In addition to the above, but only after the 60-day full refund period, all of Eudaimonia’s expenses agreed upon through the email exchange of communication concerning or are part of the day or half-day tours or transfers, such as site tickets, train/boat tickets, or any other bookings for the client (wine tasting, restaurants, etc.), will be deducted from the amount to be refunded.
SERVICE FEE: Finally, a service fee of 9% (of the total amount agreed) will also be deducted from any refundable amount, including the 60-day full refund case. This corresponds to the time spent on the client’s booking.
(b) Cancellation Policy for multi-day tours (at least one night stay/overnight or more):
☼ Cancellations made greater than 90 days before the scheduled tour date will be fully refunded minus expenses and services fees, as mentioned below.
☼ Cancellations made between 90 to 60 days before the scheduled tour date will be refunded 75% of the agreed total tour fee minus expenses and services fees.
☼ Cancellations made between 60 to 30 days before the scheduled tour date will be refunded 50% of the agreed total tour fee minus expenses and services fees.
☼ Cancellations made 30 days before the scheduled tour date will incur a 100% charge.
EXPENSES: Additionally to the above, but only after the 90-day full refund period, all of Eudaimonia’s expenses agreed upon through the email exchange of communication concerning or are part of any multiday tour, such as site tickets, train/boat tickets, hotels booked for the client, or any other bookings (wine tasting, restaurants, etc), will be deducted from any amount to be refunded. This will be an amount of approximately 25%-30% of the total tour cost.
SERVICE FEE: Finally, a service fee of 18% of the total amount agreed will also be deducted from any refundable amount including the 90-day full refund case. This corresponds to the time spent on the client’s booking.
(c) Special client-specific arrangements/agreements & cancellation policy:
There may be client-specific payments & bookings (full or partial) agreed upon through e-mail communication mentioned -for example- as “non-refundable” or different from the main cancellation policy “refund dates”. Then, these client-specific agreements will precede any other interpretations made from this main cancellation policy. Therefore, it is the specific written (email) agreement between each client and Eudaimonia that can only precede this main cancellation policy -if it is different- and determines the cancellation policy for each client.
(d) Other issues:
Eudaimonia reserves the right to make subtle changes to tour itineraries. Eudaimonia reserves the right to substitute vehicles and/or drivers should they arise. Eudaimonia reserves the right to change or cancel your booking without any penalties beyond offering a full refund. Should change and/or cancellation prove necessary we will give you -if possible- reasonable notice & where available, offer you a comparable alternative. If an alternative is not available or acceptable you will be entitled to a full refund.
Eudaimonia encourages all clients to communicate as early as possible concerning cancellation issues which could allow the agency to offer a better refund – partial or full- to a client despite the standard cancellation policy described in this document. This is a decision not to be discussed with or disputed by the client and will be made entirely by Eudaimonia to better serve the client if it is possible.
Eudaimonia itineraries are flexible, and if possible, the requirements of clients will be facilitated. Eudaimonia reserves the right to vary, modify, or cancel any itinerary, either partly or wholly. Itineraries published are sample itineraries only and may be amended without notice. Eudaimonia also reserves the right to use alternative vehicles to those advertised.
Eudaimonia is not responsible for the costs of any other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations or rescheduling of any tour departure.
Bookings can only be used by the client/s to whom the booking was initially arranged; no other person can use the booking in any circumstances.
The client will be asked to produce a valid photo and/or passport number identification.
(e) Force Majeure
It is only at Eudaimonia’s discretion to refund fully, partly, or not at all if a customer cancels under certain conditions including even “Force Majeure”. Eudaimonia strongly recommends that the client purchase travel insurance.
The Client agrees to all the above when booking any of Eudaimonia’s tours and services.