Half-Day Ancient Olympia VR Audio Tour from Katakolo Cruise Port

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Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: German, Russian, Greek, English, Italian, Polish, French, Spanish
Virtual reality application and Audioguide in 8 languages
Air-conditioned vehicle
English speaking driver and escort in the bus
Skip the line tickets for the Archaelogical site & the Museum
Roundtrip transportaion

food and drinks

Overview

Join a unique tour with Virtual Reality Audio guide that will show how was Olympia in the Ancient Times. Explore the area on you on pace and reach Olympia directly from the cruise terminal of Katakolo Port. Skip the line with our included ticket. Travel no stress since the tours are organized according to the Cruise ships arrivals and departures.

Meeting points

GREKA LAND TRAVEL shop

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Katakolo Port (Pass By)

After disembarking from your cruise 5 min away from the ship, you will find us at the exit of the cruise terminal. You meet our representatives at our shop Greka Land in order to start your tour. You embark the airconditioned bus and we start driving 30 min through the idyllic country side to Ancient Olympia.
Archaeological Site of Olympia

We reach Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic games. Relive the past with our Virtual Reality applications and listen to the fascinating audio guide in 8 languages. Join us in reliving the wonder and thrill of the original Olympic Games, which were held from 776 BC. to 393 AD. Enter the famous archaeological site of Olympia and marvel at the Temple of Hera, in front of which burns the Olympic Flame during modern day Olympic Games. See the Temple of Zeus, which once housed the Golden and Ivory statue of Zeus (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) and the original Stadium and Bouleuterion, monuments unlike any other, where once competitors swore an oath to conform to the rules. The tickets for the Museum and the Ancient Olympia Site are not included. (April to October: 12 euros per person) (November to March: 6 euros per person)

3 hours
Olympia

Near the Archaeological site is the modern village of Olympia that you can easily reach for shopping, souvenirs or a quick lunch, coffee and snacks.

30 minutes
Katakolo (Pass By)

After a day full of history and culture we reach back to Katakolo village and port. We need another 30 min to arrive. You can enter your cruise or spend some time at the picturesque village by the sea.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

February 06100% refund

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Great choice

Published on Oct, 2024

Exactly what we were looking for~ bus ride to and from the cruise port~ with advance tickets to both the Museum and Ancient Olympia (unguided). We spent about one hour in the museum and then walked the Site for about two hours~ we did read about both before hand and had a book giving descriptions of each area if you wanted specific information.

VR experience is a must. excursion from cruise ship terminal

Published on Oct, 2024

Coming off the cruise ship, it can be confusing what to do and see. There is a hop-on/hop-off bus, but it does not go to Olympia. You have to take a bus there. This tour does provide the basic transportation and the tickets that you need to get into Olympia and its museum. It would have been nice if the guide on the bus had given a bit of history about Olympia, but I guess her role was only to make sure you got the tickets and point out the direction and meeting point. Olympia is where they held the original Olympics, and it is also where the temple of Zeus is now in ruins. The original 7 wonders included the statue of Zeus, which was located here till it was relocated and then eventually destroyed in wars. VR audio guide gave just the right amount of information about life in Olympia. The VR video is loaded to your phone, and as you walk around the complex, it activates various audio clips. You point the phone around. It shows what Olympia was like in 200 BC. You no longer need the bulky virtual boxes to see through. We did see some people using them, but I prefer the phone version. Make sure you have a phone that works internationally. Other notes: the tours from the cruise ship provided a guide inside the museum. We only received the tickets to get inside. I guess we could have bought an audio guide but we explored and read on our own. The museum houses all the original fragile statues, building engravings, etc., like the Hermes of Praxiteles, Victory(Nike), and temple building facades. Afterward, we headed to the outdoor area to see the original city in ruins. The VR made the day by recreating what Olympia would look like in all its glory. The Audio Guide was really informative and was the star of this experience. Without it, we would not have been able to appreciate any of the ruins. Final suggestions to improve the experience: 1. The "guide" on the bus could have given a history lesson about the city and ancient Olympia. 2. Reverse the order by first seeing the outdoor city ruins and then the indoor museum. The relics inside would have more meaning. Overall, we were all very glad we elected the VR option; otherwise, we would not have known anything about Olympia.

The Olympics began here

Published on Jul, 2024

Seeing the site of where the Olympics had its start was memorable. And the museum also brought it to life.

Great tour and great value!

Published on Sep, 2023

Great value and great tour. We got the skip the line tickets and it was well worth it. Also got the app for the phone and that was very informative.

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