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Marathon, Thermopylae, Thebes/Plataea, Herodotus Private Tour 10h

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Minibus tour from Athens/ 14 p

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This is private tour/ activity: Only your group will participate. Your driver provides informative documentary & historical details as you travel.
Our A'class service offers : Non - smoking driver and vehicle, with a high level of cleanliness. The vehicle is exclusive to your team.
Duration: 11 hours: Herodotus - Historical Battles private tour. If you wish to extend trip, additional charge per hour 65€ (with Minibus) .
Our private tour offers : Drop off to your Hotel/ Apartment or other location (up to prior request), at the arranged time of your tour return .
Minibus air-conditioned : Herodotus - Historical Battles private tour with a luxury Minibus. Up to 14 persons (2 children up to 11 years old free)
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Shared Private tour (Min 3 p): This is a shared private tour with other clients who want to share the cost and vehicle. Price is per person/ min 3 persons.
This is shared private tour: Min 3 persons to participate. Your driver provides informative documentary & historical details as you travel .
Our A'class service offers : Non - smoking driver and vehicle, with a high level of cleanliness. The vehicle is exclusive to your team .
Duration: 11 hours: Historical Battles private tour from Athens. If you wish to extend trip, additional time/ per hour: 30€ (Sedan/Suv/minivan).
Shared private tour offers: Drop off to your Hotel/ Apartment or other location (up to prior request), at the arranged time of your tour return .
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Minivan tour from Athens/ 7 p

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This is private tour/ activity: Only your group will participate. Your driver provides informative documentary & historical details as you travel .
Our A'class service offers : Non - smoking driver and vehicle, with a high level of cleanliness. The vehicle is exclusive to your team .
Duration: 11 hours: Historical Battles private tour from Athens. If you wish to extend trip, additional time/ per hour: 45€ (with Minivan) .
Our private tour offers : Drop off to your Hotel/ Apartment or other location (up to prior request), at the arranged time of your tour return .
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Sedan tour from Athens/ 3 p

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Our A'class service offers : Non - smoking driver and vehicle, with a high level of cleanliness. The vehicle is exclusive to your team .
Duration: 11 hours: Historical Battles private tour from Athens. If you wish to extend trip, additional time/ per hour: 30€ (with Sedan/SUV) .
Our private tour offers : Drop off to your Hotel/ Apartment or other location (up to prior request), at the arranged time of your tour return .
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Highlights

We visit Historical Battle fields as travelers, not as tourists. We get as excited as you to travel, to enjoy the history & scenery.
If you want to see most of Herodotus History Greek Persian Wars, then combine all battle fields in a full day tour.


The tour starts with convenient pickup and takes you to Marathon fields, Tomb, & museum. Continue via Marathon lake to Thermopylae. Visit battle fields, Leonidas Memorial, Kolonos hill, Hot springs & Museum. Next to Thebes, visit a Unique Museum. Nearby visit Plataea Acropolis, Battle fields & Kargathia Spring. Drive via Mount Kithaeron, pass by Elefsina port and take the coastal road back to Athens


This is a tour strictly to see the battlefields, museums and the scenery (drive via mountains), there are few ancient ruins to see.

Itinerary

  • Marathon Tomb

    20 minsAdmission Ticket Not Included
    Visit Marathon battle fields and read the amazing history that is captured by the location and the burial mound, fill the area with a unique meaning. This 10m-high burial mound, sits 1km west of Marathon beach. Ticket: 6€ Reduced: 3€
  • Schinias

    15 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    These battle fields become, one of the most popular coastal resorts in Attica located 40 km north east of Athens. Marathon bay or Schinias has a great reputation for its crystalline waters and the comfortable facilities.
  • Archaeological Museum of Marathon

    20 minsAdmission Ticket Included
    5 km from Marathon bay, this excellent museum displays local discoveries from various periods, including Neolithic pottery from the Cave of Pan and finds from the Tomb of the Athenians. Every Tuesday Museum is closed
  • Leoforos Marathonos

    15 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    The Athens Marathon is like no other on Earth. Staring line is in Marathon modern town and the finish line is in Athens’ magnificent Olympic Stadium, the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games.
  • Marathon Lake(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Lake Marathon is a water supply reservoir formed from the construction of Marathon Dam at the junction of Charadros and Varnavas Torrents near the town of Marathon. It was the primary water supply for Athens from 1931, when it became operational, until 1959. In 1959 water from Lake Yliki became available.
  • Battlefield of Thermopylae

    30 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Thermopylae is world-famous for the battle that took place there between the Greek forces (notably the Spartans) and the invading Persian forces, commemorated by Simonides in the famous epitaph, "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, That here obedient to their laws we lie. This passage from north to south along the east coast of Greek peninsula requires use of the pass and for this reason Thermopylae has been the site of several battles.
  • Thermopylae Museum

    30 minsAdmission Ticket Not Included
    Next to the monument of Leonidas, in the historic Thermopylae, lies the innovative museum, dedicated to the 480 BC battle that changed the course of Greek history. Ticket 3€ /Next to the monument of Leonidas, in the historic Thermopylae, lies the interactive museum, dedicated to the 480 BC battle that changed the course of Greek history. Ticket 3€ / Discount 1€
  • Loutra Thermopilon

    15 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    The baths of Thermopylae is known for the battle of Thermopylae between the Greeks and Persians in 480 b.C.The Hot Gates is "the place of hot springs" and in Greek mythology it is the cavernous entrances to Hades.
  • Archaeological Museum of Thebes

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Not Included
    Drive via Thebes and visit the Archaeological Museum. One of the most important museums of Greece since some of its collections are rare or unique. The exhibits originate from excavations all around Boeotia and cover a long chronological period spanning from the Palaeolithic to the Post Byzantine periods. Every Tuesday Museum is closed General/summer admission: 6 € Reduced/ winter admission: 3 €
  • Plataea

    30 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    We visit the battle fields in Plataea and we travel back in time 479 BC. We see Gargathia spring, which was the place of the beginning of this Battle.
  • Kithairon(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Drive via Mount Cithaeron, Eleutherai, on the old Athens-Thebes National Road, north of the Villia junction, encompasses part of the lowland and rocky hill, where the ancient fortress, known as Gyftokastro, stands. Eleutherai was allegedly the birthplace of Dionysus, who founded the homonym city and was thus called Dionysus Eleuthereus. Originally a Boeotian city, Eleutherai went over to Athens in the sixth century BC. The cult statue of Dionysus Eleuthereus was reportedly moved from Eleutherai to Athens on Peisistratus' orders, leading to the establishment of the homonym sanctuary on the south slope of the Acropolis. Strategically located on the borderline of the Athenian territory, with control over the narrow passage between Athens and Thebes and overlooking the plain of Oinoe, Eleutherai was part of the Athenian defense network in the fourth century BC. Next we pass by Elefsina (seaside) and follow the coastal road to Athens
  • Athens(Pass by)

    Admission Ticket Free
    Return to Athens

What's included

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Your driver provides informative books, map, audio documentary with historical details as you travel
Private Transportation includes: (Fuels, Toll Roads, Parking Fees)
Pick up / Drop off, from/to your hotel/apartment in Athens, Piraeus. Or request another location
Professional English speaking experienced Tour driver leader for the day
Air-conditioned vehicles, with high level of cleanliness (Sedan/ Minivan/ Minibus)

NOT INCLUDED

Entrance Fees to all sites & museums. Marathon - Thermopylae - Thebes: Winter 9€ / Summer 15€
Licensed Archaeological / Historian tour guide up request (Additional charge )
Additional charge is applicable from *15€ per way from pickup/drop off, more than 7 km from Athens .
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Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You Have the options of 3 different Vehicles types: Sedan up to 3 adults or family of 4 (2 adults + 2 kids - up to 11 years old free) - Minivan ( from 1 to 7 persons - 2 kids/ up to 11 years old free ) - Minibus ( from 1 to 14 persons - 2 kids/ up to 11 years old free). Price varies by Group Size or Vehicle type.
Your private tour is available from Athens city center. Additional charge is aplicable *15€ per way from longer pickup/drop off locations, more than 7 km from Athens city center. *Piraeus Port (distance 12km), *Piraeus Cruise Terminal (Distance 13km) This charge does not Include: **Airport (distance 36km) or **Lavrio Port (distance75 km) **This is under prior agreement with the agent's office
Booking hours: Tour is private & flexible (up to 10 hours). However we only request to have in mind the agreement hours. But if you like to extend it, please make a fair arrangement with your tour driver/ leader. Additional charge per hour is 30€ (Sedan) - 45€ (Minivan) - 60€ (Minibus).
This is a tour strictly to see the battlefields and the scenery (drive via mountains), there are few ancient ruins to see. Your tour driver provides informative audio documentary & historical details as you travel.

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