Delphi, Arachova mountain village and Hosios Loukas Unesco Monastery Day Tour from Athens Including Great Lunch & Drinks
€400
What makes this tour different and special 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 local snacks & drinks in a typical traditional “kafeneio” (coffee shop) for a more authentic Greek 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. If you like to explore and see more, let your driver know in advance, because the area has a lot to offer and there are additional sites and coastline areas to visit.
At the end of your day, you will return to your accommodation.
☼ Hotel, Airbnb, or cruiseship pickup, and drop-off. Depending on your hotel and due to parking conditions it is possible that a nearby location will be our meeting place.
☼ Private driver/guide & vehicle.
☼ Brand new (2018-20) 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 at €400 (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% 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 (swimming, olive press), etc.
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.
☼ Children must be accompanied by an adult.
☼ As this is a private tour, you will have the opportunity to customize your schedule and itinerary details.
☼ 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).
☼ Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not suitable for people with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair.
☼ 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’ is the person or persons who have made a confirmed booking with Eudaimonia.
ALL TOURS AND SERVICES HAVE THE FOLLOWING CANCELLATION POLICY
For “booking” dates on or after July 1, 2020
☼ Cancellations made greater than 15 days prior to the scheduled tour date will be fully refunded.
☼ 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 within 7 days of the scheduled tour date will be refunded 50% of the agreed total tour fee.
☼ Cancellations made within 48 hours prior to the scheduled tour date will incur a 100% charge.
If any specific client’s payment -full or partial- for a tour is labeled as “non-refundable” (e.g. last-minute bookings, etc), this will proceed to 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”.
In all other cases: 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.
If the change or cancellation is due to force majeure (i.e. circumstances like political unrest, war or threat of war, riots, civil strike, closure of airports or ports, industrial disputes, terrorist activity, natural & nuclear disasters, fire, epidemic or health risk, Acts of God, adverse weather conditions or other similar events beyond Eudaimonia’s control) we will give a full refund of any monies paid to us less reasonable expenses incurred by us in respect of your booking (hotels, tickets, etc).
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.
VALIDITY
The above terms and conditions are valid for all booking dates from July 1st, 2020 to December 31st, 2021.
Any tours booked on previous dates (before July 1st, 2020) are subject to the initially agreed terms which, in all cases, would have been “non-refundable”. However, following the COVID-19 issues, it is also offered credit for the rescheduling of such tours until December 31st, 2021.
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