Highlights of Athens Accessible Cruise Excursion

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Highlights of Athens Accessible Cruise Excursion

Best option if you only have 1 day in Athens

This full-day driving tour works well as either an accessible Athens cruise excursion from Piraeus or as a tour starting at your accessible Athens hotel. An air-conditioned, wheelchair accessible van will transport you quickly and comfortably between the tourist sights. You’ll visit all the world-class highlights of Athens in a single day: the Acropolis, the Temple of Zeus, the National Archaeological Museum, Syntagma Square, the Acropolis museum, the Plaka neighborhood, and more!

On this 8 hour Athens accessible cruise excursion, you can set your own itinerary or follow our recommended itinerary that visits all the most popular sights in Athens. The sights that we recommend visiting are located on top of the Acropolis, just to the south (the Acropolis Museum), to the east (near the Temple of Zeus), and to the north (in the Plaka neighborhood).

Many visitors to Athens make a stop at the Acropolis Museum but completely miss the world-class National Archaeological Museum located north of the other tourist sights. Not so if you take this tour!Other excellent sites that shouldn’t be missed such as the Panathenaic Stadium, the Greek Parliament on Syntagma Square, etc…) are located a little further away from the Acropolis and easy to reach with the wheelchair accessible van.

If you would like a shorter tour, you could choose the Half Day Athens Accessible Driving Tour. If you don’t need any transportation, the most similar tour to this one is the Accessible Athens Acropolis Private Guided Tour.

Tour Highlights

– Driving Panoramic Part with stops for photos
–Panathenaic stadium
–Syntagma Square
– Greek Parliament
– Unknown Soldier Monument
– National Garden
–Presidential Mansion
–Prime Minister’s Mansion
– Hadrian’s Arch
–The University , the Academy, the Old National Library
– Athens’ trilogy
– Niarchos cultural center which is located and the national library of Greece
– Theatre of Herodes Atticus

Walking Part
– Plaka neighborhood or Monastiraki neighborhood
– Athens’ cathedral

Visiting Part
– Temple of Zeus
– Acropolis Museum
– The Acropolis
– The Parthenon”

Accessibility Description

The Highlights of Athens Accessible Cruise Excursion is the most accessible tour that we provide. It has a 5 Star Sage Accessibility Rating because it uses a wheelchair accessible van and wheelchair accessible tour routes. The routes can be adjusted to meet the individual accessibility needs of the disabled visitor. Additionally, the tour guide can push a manual wheelchair user if necessary.

If you are arriving at the Piraeus cruise dock, you will take the wheelchair accessible Piraeus port shuttle (shown in the photo on the left) to the cruise terminal. Your tour guide will meet you at the cruise terminal exit (shown in the photo on the right).

A van with a wheelchair lift (shown in the photo on the left) will comfortable transport you into the city. The tour will follow a wheelchair accessible route by using curb cuts to avoid curbs and steps.

The Greek Parliament building and the Panathenaic Stadium (site of the first modern Olympics) are two of the sights that will be visited on this Athens accessible cruise excursion.

Your visit to the accessible Temple of Olympian Zeus will utilize the accessible entrance with wheelchair ramps.

Accessibility at the Acropolis Museum includes a wheelchair ramp and an elevator to get between the floors.

The Highlights of Athens Accessible Cruise Excursion uses handicapped friendly routes to view the Theatre of Herodes (shown in the photo on the left) and theAtticus Propylaia gateway to Acropolis (shown in the photo on the right). You will view it from afar and avoid all those stairs!

The Plaka neighborhood located just to the north of the Acropolis has some accessibility challenges including cobblestones. The Highlights of Athens Accessible Cruise Excursion uses the most accessible routes to visit the neighborhood.

The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum and home to an amazing collection of prehistoric artifacts. Your visit will use the wheelchair accessible side entrance (shown in the photo on the right).

Tour Details

Tour duration: 8 hours
Cost: €860 for 1 to 2 people, €910 for 3 to 4 people, €960 for 5 to 6 people. €1010 for 7-8 people.
* €50 off if booked as part of an accessible cruise & excursions package.
* €20 off if booked as part of an accessible Athens travel package.
* If you can transfer into a normal car without a wheelchair ramp, cheaper rates may be available. Contact us for more information.
Days of the week the tour is offered: Every day of the week
Meet-up time: 9 am
Meet-up place: Piraeus cruise dock or accessible Athens hotel
Dress code: None

Entrance tickets: Not included. Some entrance tickets are free for disabled visitors and one companion if they have a letter from a doctor/hospital signed, describing the disability and the percentage which has to be minimum 67%. Otherwise the cost is €20 per person to reach the top of the Acropolis and €20 per person for the Acropolis Museum. The letter must be sent to us prior to booking the accessible tour as our supplier will need to double check the letter. Also you are required to have the same letter on the day of the tour along with your passport for identification.

The same letter will be required to use the special lift at the Acropolis and you must also bring your mobility equipment (wheelchair, rollator, walker etc) to prove that you are in need of using the special elevator. Kindly note that the closure of the Acropolis elevator is something that is out of our control and we are unable to provide compensation in case the elevator is closed. Tours run rain or shine.

To review our cancellation policy please click: HERE. Tours run rain or shine.

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