Temple of Poseidon: Scenic Afternoon from Athens

Capture your own breathtaking photos of the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion on a picturesque afternoon journey from Athens. Cape Sounion, just 45 miles (70 kilometers) away from Athens, makes for an ideal relaxed afternoon getaway.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Glyfada Beach - Athinean Riviera
  • Lake Vouliagmeni - Athinean Riviera
  • Temple of Poseidon - Cape Sounio , Aegean sea
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop off (selected hotels only)
  • Professional guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Entrance ticket to Temple of Poseidon (Sounio)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
  • Pick up from Piraeus port, airport, airbnb and apartments
Additional Information
  • French speaking available ONLY on Mon & Fri
  • Very important: Children , students aged 5 to 18 years old must hold passport or ID in order to get the discounted price. Otherwise they will pay entrance ticket to the Archaelogical sites or Museums
  • Port or private apartment or airbnb pickup are not available
  • This is not a sunset tour as bus returns to Athens at 19:00 approx (winter 18:30)
Location
Amalia Hotel Athens
Leoforos Vasilisis Amalias
One corner away from central metro station Syntagma, opposite the National Garden entrance.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Anthony_s
Jul 20, 2025
Fab excursion to Sounion. - Amazing bus/tour ride along the Greek coast down to Sounion to see the Temple of Poseidon. The tour guide was fantastic, the bus driver was skilled and navigated the tour bus, professionally, and without incident. The bus itself was modern and beyond comfortable. It provided us exactly what we were looking for!
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Deena_k
Jul 2, 2025
Highly recommend! - We had an amazing afternoon with Xenia! She was knowledgeable, engaging and fun to listen to. Car was clean and comfortable. Overall amazing trip!!
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Kylie_f
Jul 1, 2025
Great Greece Tour - Great attraction to see and the bus was very comfortable. It was a very hot day so the air conditioning was very welcome
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Roy_c
Jun 3, 2025
Stunning drive to the Temple of Poseidon from Athens - The guide Vicki (Vasilliki) was very knowledgeable about Greek history and kept her commentary going for the whole trip. The grandchildren aged 8 and 5 were able to understand and learn from her stories of Greek mythology, places, food etc.
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Peter
May 30, 2025
Poseidon temple visit - Quite a long trip but enlivened by the humour and knowledge of Christina our guide. Well worth the trip. Great historical monument. Could easily see its role.
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Gillian
May 29, 2025
Trip to The Temple of Poseidon - A great trip to The Temple of Poseidon, very informative whilst there and told us about the areas we travelled through whilst on the mini bus which was very comfortable.
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Passport20265541642
Aug 6, 2025
All right. - It is a very beautiful excursion but I think there is a little more time missing there, as the travel time is relatively long. Very good guide.
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Chienwu_y
Jul 26, 2025
Sit on the right on bus,... - Sit on the right on bus, on the way to Poseidon, great ocean view. Great view, and good history telling by out guide.
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Renecia_r
Jul 13, 2025
The Sea is the Star - The scenic route was gorgeous, the lake, the sea, the water, wow! Air conditioned and comfortable ride. Be ready for the twist and turns though. It’s a little daunting seeing the sea so close to those turns. The guide was great! I was a little concerned based on the reviews but it was well worth the trip.
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John_r
Jun 10, 2025
Meh - Overall I enjoyed the trip. I really enjoyed Poseidons Temple. The drive along the coast was beautiful. It was three hours or traveling for a 30 minute tour. The bus driver didn’t turn on the air conditioning for about an hour and it was almost 40 c in the bus. It was supposed to be an English tour but it turns out it was a French/ English tour and 90% of the group was French. Nothing wrong with that it was just not explained in the description that it would be a mixed language tour.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).