Acropolis Entrance Ticket with Optional Audio or Live Guided Tour
Overview
Visit Acropolis, the most famous and most visited monument in the world from antiquity. Receive your ticket to your e-mail along with instructions to download your audio tours and go directly to the South Entrance. Scan your ticket, put on your headphones and listen to our professional guides present you with historical information and narrate original handpicked stories
Acropolis is an archaeological wonder, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and one of the most instantly recognizable landmarks of Athens. Skip the long lines and see the ancient Greek temple of Parthenon which is dedicated to Athena, the goddess of war as well as Propylae, the temple of Athena Nike, Erecheion and Herodes Atticus from the top.
Towering over the capital, Acropolis is a very impressive sight, and walking around its grounds, gives the visitor a feeling of awe and a true sense of the greatness of the ancient Greeks.
What's Included
- Admission Ticket for entering the Acropolis site within the specific time slot chosen upon booking
- Self-guided audio tour for Acropolis (if option selected)
- Self-guided audio tour for Athens Old Town, Plaka
- Optional upgrade to a guided tour of the Acropolis (if Live Guide option selected)
- Hotel pick up/drop off service
- Personal expenses
- Audio device & Earphones
Meeting Location
Parthenon
Acropolis, Top of Dionyssiou Areopagitou, Athens 10558, Greece
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- If you have chosen the option"EntryTicket & Live Guided Tour", your meeting point is at Athanasiou Diakou 26, 11743, Athens..
- This offer includes only the regular adult-price ticket and people of all ages can use it to enter, paying the full price
- Since the monument operates under time slots, there is no guarantee that the ticket office will have free tickets available for your preferred time slot.
- Entrance is permitted only at the selected time slot or 15 minutes before or after
- The elevator is strictly available to disabled visitors only; we strongly recommend that customers call the numbers at least one day before their arrival to make sure that they will be able to make use of the elevator and ask any questions they need.
- People with disabilities receive free admission upon providing their Disability Certificate at the ticket booth
- Large luggage and strollers are not allowed
- From April 1st, 2025, EU citizens under 25 years old & NON-EU citizens under 18 receive free admission upon providing their ID at the ticket booth
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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- Admission Ticket for entering the Acropolis site within the specific time slot chosen upon booking.
- Self-guided audio tour for Acropolis (if option selected).
- Self-guided audio tour for Athens Old Town, Plaka.
- Optional upgrade to a guided tour of the Acropolis (if Live Guide option selected).
- Hotel pick up/drop off service.
- Personal expenses.
- Audio device & Earphones.
The minimum age to participate is 2..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Acropolis Entrance Ticket with Optional Audio or Live Guided Tour is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Acropolis Entrance Ticket with Optional Audio or Live Guided Tour will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Admission Ticket for entering the Acropolis site within the specific time slot chosen upon booking
- Self-guided audio tour for Acropolis (if option selected)
- Self-guided audio tour for Athens Old Town, Plaka
- Optional upgrade to a guided tour of the Acropolis (if Live Guide option selected)
- Hotel pick up/drop off service
- Personal expenses
- Audio device & Earphones
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- if you have chosen the option"EntryTicket & Live Guided Tour", your meeting point is at Athanasiou Diakou 26, 11743, Athens..
- This offer includes only the regular adult-price ticket and people of all ages can use it to enter, paying the full price
- Since the monument operates under time slots, there is no guarantee that the ticket office will have free tickets available for your preferred time slot.
- Entrance is permitted only at the selected time slot or 15 minutes before or after
- The elevator is strictly available to disabled visitors only; we strongly recommend that customers call the numbers at least one day before their arrival to make sure that they will be able to make use of the elevator and ask any questions they need.
- People with disabilities receive free admission upon providing their Disability Certificate at the ticket booth
- Large luggage and strollers are not allowed
- From April 1st, 2025, EU citizens under 25 years old & NON-EU citizens under 18 receive free admission upon providing their ID at the ticket booth
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
