Greece · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
Good self-guided tours fill up weeks out and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes, and how they actually differ.
Pre-book your Acropolis entry and explore at your own pace with phone audio, or upgrade to a live guide for the Parthenon and key viewpoints.
“Recommend arriving at the north entrance at 7:45 to beat the crowds 🙂”
Half-day Athens trip to Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon, with a 6-language audio guide and sunset time built in.
“George was a good guide - provided good stories and had a great sense of humor”
Timed Acropolis Hill entry with offline audio on your phone, plus optional museum and major sites. Self-paced and hassle-free.
“I liked that Simon really wanted to get to know everyone and kept us engaged. He was knowledgeable and made the stories interesting.”
Small-group day trip from Athens to Delphi with air-conditioned transport, VR and audio guide in 10 languages, museum and Arachova.
“There was a knowledgeable guide, good logistics, amazing views, just enough time to see everything :))”
Skip Acropolis lineups with an Acropolis Museum ticket and optional audio app, plus a Plaka guide. See Caryatids and Parthenon Marbles.
“Alexandra Kolia was our guide . She is wonderful . Her smile and genuine love for what she does is contagious. She has a soothing voice and was fun ! Made our tour fun.”
Timed Acropolis entry plus self-guided English audio (optional Plaka audio) for a calm, do-it-yourself walk past Dionysus, Parthenon, and more.
“Amazing experience. Got see see so mich historical sites and audio guide was helpful.”
Skip the long Knossos ticket line with a phone e-ticket for your time slot, then explore Minoan palace ruins at your pace.
“With AC Vacations, a fully guided tour pickup and entry The guide is an outstanding man And did an EXCELLENT job.”
Skip the ticket line at Knossos with a phone e-ticket and downloadable audio tour, plus optional Heraklion and Phaistos add-ons.
“Easy to use app, interesting stories for the site. I totally recommend it!!”
Skip the ticket line with an e ticket, then explore the National Archaeological Museum at your pace using an offline audio guide on your phone.
“Tickets were delivered on time for our trip to the Museum. The Museum was very impressive.”
Prebook entry to the Lindos Acropolis with time-slot access plus optional audio, then wander the Temple of Athena Lindia and epic sea views.
“Skip the line ticket entry was good. There was a massive queue to buy tickets so I'd recommend buying it before hand then you can walk past the queue and go straight in. The acropolis was lovely and had a beautiful view all around. It's definatly a must see when visiting lindos, especially if you like history/seeing old ruins & architecture.”
Timed Acropolis e-ticket plus multilingual offline audio guide, stop-by-stop from Propylaea to Belvedere, with a bonus Athens city tour.
“Was an ideal way to experience the Acropolis as we could listen at own pace and rewind or skip parts of the audio. It was succinct but sufficiently detailed information. Easy to use offline after downloading it with wifi. Great value for money, would recommend to others!”
Acropolis Museum e-ticket plus offline audio on your phone, with optional Acropolis Hill access for a self-paced visit.
“Was very interesting to see the actual marbles from the Acropolis.”
Self-guided e-ticket combo to Knossos Palace and Heraklion Archaeological Museum, with optional audio guides in multiple languages.
“It was the first time for me using the downloaded audio guide and it was great experience. This particular audio guide was really made like someone in person has been walking you through the attractions. Very easy to follow, interesting stories, you can stop and/or repeat the sections whenever you want. Great thing and definitely will repeat it for some following trip.”
Save time at Delphi with a timed museum ticket and phone audio guide, plus flexible entry to the ruins. Great for learning at your pace.
“Delphi was a fascinating site to explore. It’s full of rich and complex history and the museum exhibits helped illuminate some of that. We went in reverse order — museum first then the site. The museum text panels were informative and helped explain what we then saw. But it was challenging going through the museum among all the tour groups. We entered the site at 4, so it was still hot but there was shade to be found — and way fewer people. The light was lovely too as we stayed till closing in order to get up to the stadium. Wish we’d had time to go across the road…”
Prebook your e-ticket for Athens National Archaeological Museum, then follow the self-guided audio to see Agamemnon, Zeus, Poseidon.
“Thankfully I skipped the entire line and got in immediately. Very good museum.”
Pick the day first, then pick the boat.
