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Temple of Poseidon: Cape Sounion Sunset Tour with Scenic Athenian Riviera Drive
4.4
581 Ratings
Athens
Experience the breathtaking sunset at Cape Sounion, discover the historic temple of the god Poseidon, and journey along the stunning Athenian Riviera in a modern, air-conditioned bus.
Experience the breathtaking sunset at Cape Sounion, discover the historic temple of the god Poseidon, and journey along the stunning Athenian Riviera in a modern, air-conditioned bus.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Glyfada - Begin the tour from the heart of Athens, driving through the sandy beaches and charming seaside villages of the picturesque Athenian Riviera.
The journey to Cape Sounion takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. - Vouliagmeni - Continue exploring the southern part of Attica, enjoying the stunning coastline. Discover the history of…
- Glyfada - Begin the tour from the heart of Athens, driving through the sandy beaches and charming seaside villages of the picturesque Athenian Riviera.
The journey to Cape Sounion takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Vouliagmeni - Continue exploring the southern part of Attica, enjoying the stunning coastline. Discover the history of each location with our informative audio commentary.
- Lake Vouliagmeni - Pause for a photo opportunity.
- Sounio - Easily access the otherwise remote Sounion. Be captivated by the renowned landscape surrounding the Sounion promontory. In ancient Greek times, this site was considered sacred, dedicated to the gods Poseidon and Athena.
- Temple of Poseidon - Admire the Temple of Poseidon, majestically situated on the cliff’s edge, 70 meters above the sea. Walk on the hallowed ground of Sounion, a place celebrated in Homer’s Odyssey.
Stand on the same cliff where, according to Greek mythology, King Aegeus leapt to his death. The myth recounts that Aegeus instructed his son Theseus to return to Athens with white sails if he defeated the Minotaur. Theseus forgot, and upon seeing the black sails, Aegeus, in despair, jumped from Sounion.
Witness the renowned sunset over this legendary horizon.
- Legrena - Begin the return journey to Athens. The trip back to the center takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- English speaking driver and escort in the bus
- Pick up and drop off from 3 central locations
- Multilingual commentary in the bus in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- English speaking driver and escort in the bus
- Pick up and drop off from 3 central locations
- Multilingual commentary in the bus in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Entrance fees
- Food and drinks
- Entrance fees
Location
Omonoia, Athens
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
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E9688bicatherineb
Apr 20, 2026
Night excursion - Easy excursion to a beautiful site. Glad we went!
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Tricia
Apr 19, 2026
Great bus ride. Lots to see. Temple was amazing. It was cloudy so no sunset - Beautiful countryside. Amazing Temple
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Sushma_l
Apr 15, 2026
Fabulous Tour, must be done. - Our tour guide was very nice, wonderful experience. It is a long day tour but worth it. I would not recommend to buy lunch from them, as there ate plunty of Resturants to choose from its it doesn't justify the cist of lunch, they are charging.
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Gabriel_d
Apr 13, 2026
Poseidon Temple at Cape Sunion - Spectacular site, a must see attraction in Cape Sunion. The tour is cheap (The ticket to the temple site is not included), but he bus trip great. From Athens to Cape Sunion is about a couple hours trip but there is enough time in the Poseidon temple.
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Sumitkar1971
Apr 12, 2026
Overall, thoroughly enjoyed. Definitely recommend this trip. - It was an amazing trip. The trip provider Grayline was well organised. Our guide Irene was excellent. She was explaining the history, other stories very well. It gave us a real feel and connected us well with the trip which we were looking for. The driver was fabulous and very safe driving. Overall, thoroughly enjoyed. Definitely recommend this trip.
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Camille_w
Apr 9, 2026
This was perfect for what... - This was perfect for what we wanted, which basically was a trip out to Poseidon’s temple without the hassle of renting a car. As other reviewers noted, it did not stop at the lake. We also didn’t get an audio tour - there was some commentary on the way out about what we were seeing an a little bit of context on the way back but that was it. For us - it was great. The bus was comfortable and clean, we had plenty of time to eat dinner at the restaurant and then walk around and make it to the temple in time for last admission/sunset. But the description is definitely inaccurate.
That being said our tour guide, George, was awesome and we got exactly what we wanted so we’re very happy. And most importantly - the temple and views are incredible and not to be missed.
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Danielmauricio_i
Apr 15, 2026
Climate changes everything - Unfortunately it was a very cloudy day and you could not see the sunset, but very impressive the Temple. The guide girl guided us well, not extraordinarily.
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Deirdre_b
Apr 10, 2026
So so - Pick up took long, we did not get to see the lake Vougliameni. No stop there. Cape Sounion and the temple were beautifull.
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472feng
Apr 22, 2026
Don't waste your time - This was one of the worst tours I've ever been on. It's not right to even call it a tour; the 'guide' barely spoke a word, and the few things she did say were incorrect! It is a long and boring trip for little pay-off -- you arrive at about 5:30pm and are dumped there until after 8pm. The 'guide' does not even get off the bus and come to the temple and provides no information once there. This is a temple that takes, being generous, 15 minutes to look around and appreciate from every angle, and take some nice photos - all by yourself, of course. All that's there otherwise is a sub-par bar/café where you basically have to sit until you want to go up to the temple, because the tickets are single-entry only and the bar is just outside the entrance (!). Last entrance to the temple is at 7:30pm; we were told the sunset was due to be at 8:00pm and this is when the temple is at its most impressive, so most people held off until just before 7:30pm. The staff, however, blew whistles and kicked us out a few minutes before 8:00pm. It was crushing to have sat for hours in the cold, blustery wind (apparently it is *always* cold and windy up there, which nobody told us in advance) only to walk back down the hill and see, seconds later, all the lights come on once they've closed the gates. No guide to say or do anything about that. This was a waste of valuable time.
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Marc_v
Apr 14, 2026
Unprofessional tour guides yapping and laughing the whole way. - The views at the cape and the temple were awesome!
What ruined our tour, were our two guides. Effie and Alice. Two young women that did not stop yapping and laughing (extremely loud) the whole bus ride there and back. It was as if we had two young teenagers as guides. Extremely annoying.
I’ve been on many tours…..this was by far the worst tour guides I’ve had. Their level of English for tour guides was also something left to be desired.
Sorry girls…..you were not professional. Perhaps this criticism will help you along your way.
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