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Best Tours & activities in Athens (2026)

A local guide adds a great deal in Athens, where the stories behind the ruins and the food are not always obvious. Athens Walking Tours, founded in 2004 as the first walking tour company in the city, runs small-group and private tours of the Acropolis with licensed guides, alongside food walks, shore excursions for cruise passengers and day trips to Delphi and Meteora. Alternative Athens looks at the modern city too, with food, street art, mythology and nightlife tours in small groups and activities designed for families.

For a private guide, Athens Insiders tailors tours to each group, with options such as an Acropolis tour for families, a four-hour food-tasting walk and day trips to Cape Sounion or Mycenae and Nafplio. Athens Food on Foot, founded by Anna Tzogia, focuses entirely on food, with tasting walks through the historic centre and Plaka, plus family and vegetarian versions. Greeking.me, based on Syngrou Avenue, combines Acropolis and food tours with a Greek dance lesson and sunset trips to Sounion. Book ahead in spring and summer, check whether entrance tickets are included, and wear comfortable shoes with grip for marble paths.

5 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 tours & activities in Athens

  1. Alternative Athens Experiential tours and day trips, Central AthensAn Athens-based experience company running small-group city, food, mythology, street art and nightlife tours, plus day trips across Greece.
  2. Athens Walking Tours Walking tours and day trips, Syngrou AvenueThe first walking tour company in Athens, founded in 2004 by licensed guide Despina Savvidou, offering small-group and private tours, food walks and day trips.
  3. Athens Insiders Private tours, AthensAn Athens company designing private guided tours of the city, from the Acropolis and food walks to family activities and day trips to Delphi and the Peloponnese.

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3. Athens Insiders

Private toursAthens

An Athens company designing private guided tours of the city, from the Acropolis and food walks to family activities and day trips to Delphi and the Peloponnese.

View details — Athens Insiders

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5. Greeking.me

Tours, experiences and tailor-made tripsSyngrou Avenue

An Athens-based travel company founded in 2015, offering Acropolis and mythology tours, food walks, a Greek dance lesson and day trips alongside tailor-made trips.

View details — Greeking.me