Ancient Corinth Tour - Small Group
The major Greek city in ancient times: Ancient Corinth.
Highlights
- Ancient Corinth
Ancient Corinth Tour - Small Group
The major Greek city in ancient times: Ancient Corinth.
Itinerary
The major Greek city in ancient times: Ancient Corinth.
- Starting Points: Greece/Athens
- Route 1 Corinth Canal: (Short Stop) (Short Stop)
The Corinth Canal is a six-kilometre waterway connecting the Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea. Every year over 10,000 boats and small cruise ships sail down the canal. The present-day canal was built between 1881 and 1893 and is one of the most significant constructions made by man; however, it was planned many centuries earlier, when the Roman emperor Nero began excavating the land during the first century AD. The canal has brought great economic benefits to the ports of Posithonía and Isthmía around.
- Route 2 Ancient Corinth
The ancient town was once one of the most important centres of Greece, and Corinth's most magnificent landmark is still standing Apollo Temple from 4th BC. You can also visit the Acrocorinth, the ancient city’s acropolis. It became a fortification during the Byzantine Empire, and was improved during the various invasions, first during the Byzantine Empire, then by the Franks, the Venetians and the Ottomans. See the Corinth Canal and Diolkos and visit ancient town of Corinth where St. Paul lived. Enjoy a tour to the impressive Agora, Temple of Apollo, the Acrocorinth and the Temple of Venus. Follow St. Pauls steps at the ancient port of Cehries and contemporary Church in the modern town of Corinth.
- Route 3 Ancient Port of Cehries
This ancient port was a gateway for traders and takes its importance of being a disembarkation port of St. Paul when he was on his path to spread Christianity. Once you are in ancient Corinth you will have cahnce to visit the port.
- End Points: Greece/Athens
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Informations
- What's Included
• English Speaking tour Guide
• Transportation
• Entrance fee to Ancient Site of Corinth
- What's Excluded
• Extra services
• The other things not mentioned as included
- Travel Tips
• The clothes you bring with you should be according to the season of your trip. Shorts, t-shirts can be worn.
• For the Churches , a visit to these places require a respect. So proper dressing into such places is advised.
• Guests should watch their step at all times in order to avoid injuries People with mobility impairments.
• Winters are rainy but not so cold, you will need raincoat or umbrella.
- Note
• Clients staying at the coast will be transferred back to their hotels around 15.00 hrs. With the Cape Sounion Tour bus.
• From 25/4 to 21/10 : Every Monday and Friday
• Dep. 08.45 - Ret. 14.00 approximately
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FAQs
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How to meet my tour guide?
Your tour guide/staff will be waiting at pick up points such as your hotels’ lobby/main gate, a specific point etc. according to timing which you were given before tour date.
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Can I state the departure time for my tour?
Of course! We also operate tours on private basis, so you can customize the departure time, if it is a private service.
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Can I choose the sights to visit on my own?
On private tours. You can choose the sights and museums along with all sort of criteria you like by your agent according to content of service.
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How to buy museum tickets?
If the museum tickets are included in your tour, you do not need to buy it as extra. But if the museum ticket/s is/are not included in your tour, still no need to buy tickets in advance, during the tour your tour guide will help you to purchase them. Official tour guides have priority at museum ticket offices.
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Am I traveling with a group on the tour?
There will be two different tour type. Group tour and Private tour. On Private tours, you get a specific service according to confirmed plan for you/your party.
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How about the transportation?
When you book your tour with a van, you will be picked up from hotel, be transferred to the sights and then back to hotel. Otherwise, once you meet your tour guide at your hotel, you will be advised the best option for transportation such as taxi or tram.
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How do I pay?
After filling the Book Now form, there will be a payment button to complete your deposit payment, when you complete payment and secure the booking, we will confirm your tour details and balance payment will be in cash directly to the tour guide during the tour. You can choose to pay in USD, Euro or Turkish Lira.
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What is the language of group tours?
Our daily regular/scheduled group tours are organized in English. But if the number of your party is more than 10 persons you can ask for a tour guide in other languages. On the other hand, Private Tours can be organized in English, Spanish, German, Arabic, Russian and more etc.
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What type of restaurants do you use?
On group tours we use touristic restaurants which has open buffet. On private tours we use local restaurants which has a specific menu.
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How to pay for my services?
Beside money transfer by bank we accept visa and mastercard online payments on our online secure payment webpage.
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Am I traveling with a group?
No. You will be traveling independently on the regular transports according to your choice (Plane/Bus) but you will be with a small group only on local tours at the chosen areas this gives you an opportunity to meet different people through your stay. On the other hand, a private tour organization is always an option.
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If I cancel my group or private tour in last minute?
We are always tolerantly according to unexpected situations. Normally we should use cancellation policy rules but our company supports its clients as much as possible according to conditions.
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Good to Know
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Currency
Euro
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Language
Greek
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Money
ATMS widely available all round of Greece and Greek Islands. Credit cards accepted in larger establishments and destinations.Cash necessary in Greek villages and on smaller islands.
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Visas for Greece
Greece is not required Greek Visa for EU countries. Generally not required for stays of up to 90 days, however travellers from some nations may require a visa; double-check with the Greek embassy.
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Mobile Phones (Cell Phones) for Greece
Local SIM cards can be used in European and Australian phones.US and Canadian cells must use dual or tri-band system.
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Driving in Greece
Drive in Greece on the right steering wheel is on the left side of the car. Greece Country Side and Greece Highways before rental car,If you buy Greece Road Map, With Greek Islands Map will be much better.
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Greece Weather and When To Go
Greece Weather has got Mediterranean Climate by coast lines. North of Greece has continental climate. Greece Weather has dry climate and warm weather in summer, mild winter. Northern Greece Country Side Mild summer, very cold winter.
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Greece Tourism - Greece Tour Packages - Greece Holiday Packages
Few places manage to capture the world's imagination quite like Greece, a land of sun-kissed coastlines, tranquil whitewashed Greek villages, lively seaside towns, and well-preserved ancient Greek sites. Greece Tourism is One of the world's top tourist destinations since ancient times, the Greece Tourism draws nearly 20 million visitors each year. Athens, the birthplace of Western civilization, continues to attract the biggest crowds and serves as a base for exploring the country and its 227 inhabited Greek islands. Away from its cities, Greece features a picturesque countryside of olive groves, vineyards, picturesque Santorini, Crete and Rhodes and tiny settlements nestled against rolling hills and rugged mountain ranges. Explore the old Greek History, Greek Mythology and The Ancient Greek Sites in mainland on foot and discover the Greek islands as Crete, Rhodes, Santorini on a guided boat or Greek ferry tour. Greece is in Europe. Take the guesswork out of planning a Greece Holiday Packages or Greece Tour Packages vacation by using our Greece Tour Packages maker team.
Greek Hotels High Season (May-Aug)
Accommodation in Greece Hotels sometimes twice as much
Crowds and temperatures soar
Also applies to Easter
Shoulder (Apr-Sep)
Accommodation in Greece Hotels prices may drop by 20%
Temperatures milder
Internal flight and Greek ferries have reduced Schedule
Few crowds
Low Season (Oct-Mar)
Many place shut, especially on the smaller Greek islands
Accommodation in Greece Hotels up to 50% less than during high season
Greek Ferry times skeletal
Temperatures drop significantly; Crete can see snow -
Safety in Greece
Greece is generally a very safe place to visit and the majority of risks are similar to other destinations, with pickpockets in the major cities (Athens) and taxi drivers willing to charge you extortionate rates from the airports to the city center. Other less common dangers include dodgy drinking water on many of the Greek islands, the possibility of spiked drinks at international party resorts, and heatstroke on unshaded, sun-drenched Greek beaches. If you board a private boat, always ensure there are adequate life jacket and be vigilant about your belonging when lounging on busy, popular Greek beaches, leaving passport behind in hotel safes. Potentially risky activities aren’t limited to diving and mountain climbing; getting behind the wheel of car in Greece also requires extra defensiveness and caution.
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First Time
Everyone needs a helping hand when they visit a country for the first time. There are phrases to learn, customs to get used to and etiquette to understand.
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Greek Language
Greece Tourism is big business in Greece and being good business people, many Greek have learned the tools of the trade-English. In cities and popular towns, you can get by with less than a smattering of Greek; in smaller villages or out-of-the-way island and Greece destinations, a few phrases in Greek will go a long way. Wherever you are, Greeks will hugely appreciate your efforts to speak their Greek language.
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Booking Ahead to Greece Tour Packages or Greek Hotels
Reserving your accommodation in Greece Hotels, especially for the first night or two, can make your arrival in Greece that much easier. Out of season it’s important, as in some locations hotels close for months on end. In high season hotels can be fully booked well advance.
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Greek Art
Greece and art are good friends. For the oldest artistic expressions, visit the countless archaeological museums to see ancient sculptures and bronze statues, often dredged up from deep below the Aegean in Athens. Local cultural museums often contain crafts and textiles while the Athens’s top museums rival galleries anywhere in Europe.
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Athens National Art Gallery
The obvious contender for artistic bliss is this rich collection spanning Greece’s creative history; the offering is so plentiful, it has spilled out into the National Sculpture Gallery.
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Athens Byzantine Iconography
You don’t have to head to church this art is alive and thriving in galleries around the country where artists create exquisite, gold-hued creations; check out galleries on Patmos and in Rhodes Old Town.
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Athens Modern Art
The National Museum of Contemporary Art is good starting point,but witness the capital’s flourishing modern-art scene at events and galleries throughout the city.
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Walking
Whether it’s a stroll along the ancient promenade in Athens, a trek along a windswept donkey trail or a wander along an ancient footpath beneath olive and cypress trees, Greece is an outdoor lover’s dream. Trails crisscross the majority of the islands and offer great view and, at the right times of year, wildflowers and wildlife too. Festival of Agios Georgios (st George). The feast day of St George, the country’s patron Saint of shepherds, falls on 23 April or the first Tuesday following Easter. It’s celebrated with dancing, feasting and a general party atmosphere.
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Best time for a Greece vacation
If you’re planning to Book Greece vacation Packages, May is great time to visit by hiking. Temperatures are still relatively mild and wildflowers create a huge splash of color. Local greens, vegies and produce fill Greek kitchens. The first of May is marked by a mass exodus from towns for picnics in the country. Wildflowers are gathered and made into wreaths to decorate houses.
