Delphi, Arachova mountain village and Hosios Loukas Unesco Monastery Day Tour from Athens Including Great Lunch & Drinks
€475
What makes this tour different than other similar ones?
We start early (not very!) to avoid the crowds and possibly the heat.
We visit the important Athina Pronain site that most people miss out on and is part of Delphi.
We don’t have lunch in touristy locations like Delphi & Arachova.
We include lunch and drinks because they are part of the experience!
We include Hosios Loukas monastery! It’s a miss if you have made the trip to Delphi and skip this beautiful monastery!
Leaving Athens, you will experience some of the most stunning archaeological sites that Greece has to offer, including the Temple of Apollo and the Stadium, both world-famous for their splendor and history.
Hosios Loukas 1,000 y.o. UNESCO monastery
While transporting you back through the ages, this tour will also bring you to Arachova, a village built out of stone, and Hosios Loukas, a monastery as striking as it is significant to the heritage of Delphi. The convenience for your group of 1-8 people is unbeatable, pick-up, and drop-off right at your Athens hotel. You can leave all the planning up to your driver/tour leader, who is an expert in the local culture, and knows how to fit years of Greek wonders and memories into the day that you spend with us.
A truly private & personalized tour for your group only.
Duration: 8-9 hours Language: English Departure: 8:00 a.m. from Athens
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.
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Meet your private driver/guide in the lobby of your hotel for your departure. Begin the drive towards the northwest area of Athens, where you will arrive at the archaeological site of Delphi in just 2 hours without any unnecessary stops that many scheduled tours make. Explore the classic treasures, theater, and the ancient ruins taking photos along the way. Take a moment to appreciate the Temple of Apollo, originally built in the 7th century B.C. and reconstructed on two additional occasions.
After observing this very historic archeological site and museum of Delphi, head to the scenic Arachova village, a small mountain town rich in culture.
Then you visit a non-touristy village for a great lunch & drinks for an authentic Greek food experience. This includes mixing with the locals so that you get a real feeling of the country.
After lunch, you head to the nearby Hosios Loukas monastery, with your driver arranging for coffee/tea/chocolate and homemade dessert to be ready for you after exploring the site. This beautiful location offers excellent views and peaceful surroundings. A 1,000 years old monument preserved to perfection still active with its monks and also people using it for the normal church services but also baptisms and weddings!
At the end of your day, you will return to your Athens accommodation or even airport.
☼ Hotel, Airbnb, or cruise ship pickup, and drop-off. Depending on your hotel and parking conditions it is possible that a nearby location will be our meeting place.
☼ Private driver/guide & vehicle.
☼ Brand new (2018-21) non-smoking vehicle & non-smoking driver.
☼ The dress code of drivers depends on the season of the year, always informal but at the same time professional. Remember that he/she tours & guides you at all times except when you self explore the sites (unless specifically requested to accompany you there too).
☼ Authentic lunch, drink coffee, and dessert in a convenient location with local people. We avoid touristy locations for a more “real Greece” experience.
☼ In-car, bottled water, and information booklet about the trip.
☼ Local mobile phone for direct communication while self-exploring.
☼ Free online consultation for all aspects of your planning and staying in Greece from the first moment you book the trip or any other day or multi-day trips of Eudaimonia.
☼ Each traveler is allowed a maximum of one carry-on bag.
☼ Optional: Vegetarian lunch can be arranged in most cases. Please let us know in advance.
☼ Pickup and drop-off in areas outside of Athens (subject to an additional cost).
☼ Excess luggage not allowed.
☼ Entrance fees. Delphi archaeological site and museum at €12/person (€6 off-season). Osios Loukas monastery at €5/person.
☼ Touristy souvenir/shop stops unless required by yourselves.
☼ Professional guide to the sites (optional).
☼ Gratuities (optional).
Total pricing for 1 or 2 persons is €475 (not per person).
For larger groups of 3 to 8 related people (couples, groups of friends or large families) please contact us to get the best rate depending on the exact number of people and their age group.
Payments made by Paypal, either through the website’s check out or directly, are subject to an additional cost of 5%-6% which the client must include in the payment or pay to Eudaimonia on the day of the booked tour. This is the approximate fee that Paypal charges on all transactions.
The itinerary shown on the map includes a complimentary visit to the seaside town of Galaxidi. This option will add an extra 2 hours to the whole tour. Please contact us for details if you would like to consider this add-on.
Departure from Athens. Your hotel, cruise ship (Piraeus port), or a pre-arranged meeting point very close to these locations. For other starting locations please contact us.
Depending on the schedule and time of year, you can arrange to include add-on experiences in your itinerary, including:
[1] Visit the seaside town of Galaxidi which is 30 minutes away from the Delphi site.
This will add an extra 90 minutes to your trip and can optionally include swimming
[2] Visit a local olive oil production unit [availability from September to January]
[3] 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.
There are two alternatives instead of just visiting Delphi and these are;
This tour combines Meteora monasteries using Delphi as the stepping stone with one night stay right next to the famous Meteora rocks.
This tour will give you a chance of visiting the monasteries on both days; the evening of day1 and the morning of day2 for lots of photos! It will be a more relaxed tour and as always, multiday tours save you the trouble/time to drive in and out of the traffic of the big city, plus enjoying real Greece which is its countryside!
This grand tour includes the Mythical Peloponnese, Meteora, and of course Delphi. Great locations, both famous and non-touristy, with some amazing evenings at hotels and places that only local Greeks would know about.
Please contact us for details, availability, and pricing.
☼ All multiday tours include quality accommodation and all tours include lunch and drinks. Professional guide, dinner (on multiday tours), and tickets to the sites are not included. You can read more about why we have these inclusions and exclusions.
☼ Children must be accompanied by an adult.
☼ Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not suitable for people with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair.
☼ We are flexible and the duration of the tour is flexible, so there is no rushing during the tour except when there are specific restrictions (like not to miss the closing time of the sites during off-season).
☼ If canceled due to bad weather or any other extreme situation, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.
‘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 AND SERVICES
[If you booked your trip prior to January 1, 2021, the Booking Conditions you agreed upon when you made your booking still apply]
(A) Cancellation Policy for the day or half-day tours or transfers:
☼ Cancellations made greater than 15 days prior to the scheduled tour date will be fully refunded minus expenses and/or services fees.
☼ Cancellations made between 7 to 15 days prior to the scheduled tour date will be refunded 80% of the agreed total tour fee.
☼ Cancellations made between 7 days to 48 hours prior to the scheduled tour date will be refunded 50% of the agreed total tour fee.
☼ Cancellations made 48 hours prior to the scheduled tour date will incur a 100% charge.
All of Eudaimonia’s expenses agreed upon through the email exchange of communication concerning the day or half-day tours or transfers, such as site tickets or train tickets or bookings for the client (wine tasting, restaurants, hotels, events, etc) will be deducted from the amount to be refunded. These expenses will be explicitly mentioned in EUR (or €) in the communication between the client and Eudaimonia. The corresponding amounts will not be a matter of negotiation or proof of payment or the possibility of a refund, credit, etc from the corresponding service providers. They will be fully deducted from any refundable amount towards the client. Additionally, a service fee of 5% (of the total amount agreed) will be deducted from any refundable amount including the 15-day full refund case.
(B) Cancellation Policy for multi-day tours:
☼ Cancellations made greater than 45 days prior to the scheduled tour date will be fully refunded minus expenses and/or services fees.
☼ Cancellations made between 20 to 45 days prior to the scheduled tour date will be refunded 80% of the agreed total tour fee minus expenses and/or services fees.
☼ Cancellations made between 20 to 10 days prior to the scheduled tour date will be refunded 50% of the agreed total tour fee minus expenses and/or services fees.
☼ Cancellations made 10 days prior to the scheduled tour date will incur a 100% charge.
All of Eudaimonia’s expenses agreed upon through the email exchange of communication concerning any multiday tour, such as site tickets, train tickets,hotels booked for the client, and other bookings (like wine tasting, restaurants, etc), will be deducted from any amount to be refunded after the initial 45-day full refund period. These expenses will be explicitly mentioned in EUR (or €) and the corresponding amounts will not be a matter of negotiation depending on a possible refund, credit, etc. They will be fully deducted from any refundable amount towards the client. Additionally, a service fee of 10% of the total amount agreed will be deducted from any refundable amount including the 45-day full refund case.
(C) Special client-specific arrangements:
It is possible that there will be client-specific payments (full or partial) agreed upon through e-mail communication mentioned -for example- as “non-refundable”. Then, this will precede any other interpretations made from this cancellation policy, and it is only at Eudaimonia’s discretion to refund fully, partly, or not at all, even under certain conditions including “Force Majeure”. Therefore, it is the specific written (email) agreement between each client and Eudaimonia that can precede this main cancellation policy -if it is different- and determines the agreed 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 in accordance with operating requirements or circumstances beyond its control. Should change and/or cancellation prove necessary we will give you reasonable notice thereof, in the circumstances, & where available, offer you a comparable alternative. If an alternative is not available or acceptable you will be entitled to either a full refund or monies paid by you to us or you can transfer to another Eudaimonia tour without payment of any transfer fee.
Eudaimonia is not responsible for the costs of any other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations or rescheduling of any tour departure.
The client’s booking does not cover travel insurance. Eudaimonia strongly recommends that the client purchases travel insurance.
Dietary requirements must be requested from clients and forwarded at the time of booking or at least one week before the tour.
Eudaimonia encourages all clients to communicate as early as possible concerning cancellation issues which can allow the agency to offer a better refund – partial or full- to a client despite the standard policy described in this document. This is a decision to be made entirely by Eudaimonia in an effort to better serve the client.
VALIDITY & DISPUTES
The above terms and conditions are valid for all bookings submitted after January 1, 2021. Any tours booked/submitted on previous dates are subject to the initially agreed terms shown in the corresponding communication/email which, in all cases, would have been “non-refundable”. However, we offer credit for the rescheduling of such tours until June 30th, 2022.
Any disputes will be resolved by the Greek legal system and its laws without the need for any arbitration.
The Client agrees to all the above when booking any of Eudaimonia’s tours and services.
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