Katakolon Olympia Highlights Shore Excursion

From£51

4 hours

Katakolo, Greece

Full description

Discover the ruins of ancient Olympia on a guided tour from Katakolon. Learn about the history of the site, dedicated to Zeus, the father of the Gods, and see the temple of Zeus, the temple of Hera, and the ancient stadium of Olympia. Meet your Tour Escort at the port of Katakolon and board your air-conditioned transportation. Begin your exploration of Olympia, at your leisure, this is NOT a guided Tour guests can choose how long they wish to visit particular areas of the site - and the length of time-a site that continues to be excavated to this day. Learn about the history of the site, which has been excavated since 1829.Olympia was built to be the center of athletic excellence in Greece, and it was here that the Olympic Games were originally held every four years to honour Zeus. Admire the Gymnasium, the Palaestra, the temple of Zeus, the temple of Hera, Heras altar, and the ancient stadium of Olympia from the outside.

Included / Excluded

FREE Downloadable Audio Guide of Olympia and the Museum
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance fee to the Olympia Museum - which is an optional visit during your free time.
Cruise Port Pick-Up
Entrance Tickets To Olympia Site
English Speaking Coach/Minibus Escort

Food and drinks are not included
Gratuities/Tips are not included in your tour, if you would like to leave a tip, please bring cash
Licensed guide escorting customers inside olympia is not included

Meeting point

Start Location

Unknown location

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 1 days before the activity starts

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible
Stroller Accessible
Service Animals Allowed
Easy Public Transport
Infants Required On Laps
Infant Seats Available

Traveler reviews

3.6

5 reviews

Tour of Olympia Ruins

Tina was a great and efficient tour guide. Would have liked a guided tour of the ruins but tour didn’t include it. But would still recommend the tour. Tina explained most of what we were seeing on the bus,

Diane_OMay 29, 2026VIATOR

A very nice...

A very nice travel companion who tried to keep over 40 participants in check and in time limit. The ship was significantly delayed, but we were still able to enjoy all the places and were back to the ship on time.

Wolfgang_KApr 15, 2026VIATOR

Guide could have used...

Guide could have used speaker when talking during the travel to Olympia. Didn't realize there was an digital audio guide with the ticket until we were completed. Enough time to see the museum & ruins.

Eva_GOct 6, 2025VIATOR

This is a must see tour and excellent guide.

This tour is highly recommended. Our tour guide Tina was a wealth of knowledge and was very accommodating. She advised us the appropriate steps to take whilst inside the site to ensure we saw the very best of the tour. Tina knew the area and the history and was an excellent guide.

thedunnclanMay 30, 2025VIATOR

No guide whatsoever

We were picked up at port entrance, vehicle was nice … we arrived at the place, we parked and then walked like 7 minutes to the entrance of the Ancient site. There our “guide”, Helena, told us she had left the tickets in the van, and kept us waiting nearly 20 minutes while she went back to get them. She gave us our tickets, showed us the way into the Ancient Site, then the way into the museum and told us she would meet us at the museum exit at a given time. And left us to our luck. We were walking through the ancient site, among all the ruins trying to figure out what was what, reading any sign we could find to get some context of what we were seeing. It was literally a huge dissapointment being abandoned by our “guide”. And we really missed the chance of a very interesting learning and stimulating experience in such a special place. Its not that Helena did a bad or lousy job, she did no job AT ALL!

davidaP1400DWMay 12, 2025TRIPADVISOR