15 Olympia Tours, Priced One by One

1.Ancient Olympia: Archaeological Site and Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 555 reviews · 1 day · from $30Our pick

Visit Ancient Olympia at your own pace with one-day admission to the archaeological site, Archaeological Museum, and Museum of the History of the Olympic Games. The site and Olympic museum allow entry anytime on your chosen date, while the Archaeological Museum requires a timed slot. English audio guidance is available for selected options, but no device or earphones are provided.

“Olympia was amazing to experience. The audio guide was informative, but the stops were in a totally random order, so we had to navigate with a map to figure out where the stops were at. The guide would be better if it was in order.”

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2.Tour with Virtual Reality and Audio

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 505 reviews · from $28

Meet Olympia Back in Time near the town church, learn to use the VR glasses, then explore Ancient Olympia at your own pace. The audio guide leads you to 15 monuments, while 3D scenes rebuild temples, training grounds, the Olympic Stadium, and the lighting of the Olympic Flame. Admission is separate.

“This was a great way to see the ruins. The VR brought things to life and gave you a clearer understanding of what it looked like in yesterday year. I would have struggled without this. The VR had GPS, so it directed you around each of the areas. I collected the VR in a shop just off the high street. It’s about a 5 min walk from the entrance. I just had a set time to return them by but plenty of time. I walked around at my own pace and the route happened to miss a lot of the groups walking around. I would 100% recommend this to others”

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3.Katakolo Port: Transfer to Ancient Olympia and VR Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 403 reviews · from $13

From Katakolo cruise port, ride about 30 to 40 minutes to Ancient Olympia in a modern air-conditioned bus. You get roughly three hours for the ruins, museums, and village, plus a phone-based VR audio tour in 10 languages. Staff such as Chrisy and Mehmet help with directions and setup, but you explore independently rather than with a guide inside the site.

“The guide....Ethmet is wonderful, be knows his stuff!! Having him talking in spanish to my family was a blast!! The description of places were top, the visits recomended by Ethmet to the shops where spectacular...(credit card just get a workout). Overall it was a magnificent and enlightment tour!! Thanks!!”

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4.Archaeological Site & Museum E-Ticket & Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 272 reviews · 1 day · from $41

Use a mobile audio guide to explore Ancient Olympia at your own pace. Your ticket covers the archaeological site, the Archaeological Museum, and the Ancient Olympic Games Museum. Follow the route from the Gymnasium to Pheidias’ workshop, with offline maps, narration, and stories in English, German, Italian, French, or Spanish.

“Great experience, museum was interesting , ruins fascinating made better with audioguide. Only thing I would recommend are gats or umbrelkas for shade.”

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5.Ancient Olympia Half-Day Tour from Katakolo Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 228 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $14

Meet GREKALAND TRAVEL staff near Katakolo cruise port, ride about an hour to Olympia, and spend three hours exploring the ruins, museum, and village on your own. Guides such as George, Chrissy, and Chrysi may provide helpful commentary and lead you to the ticket office. Admission costs €20 extra.

“Good transfer from port. The only issue the tour provider had no record of our booking. Fortunately they accepted our Viator tickets.”

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6.Pyrgos and Katakolo Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 196 reviews · from $11Best value

Board near the Katakolo cruise terminal and ride to Pyrgos on a one-day hop-on hop-off ticket. Stop at the town center, Archaeological Museum, and Saint John Orthodox Church, with multilingual audio commentary. The uncovered upper deck offers good views, but sun, heat, and low branches require care.

“clear instructions. easy booking. last minute availability. Great price.”

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7.Half day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 130 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) Top rated

Travel privately from Katakolon Port to Olympia with a driver-guide, then explore the ancient site and museum on your own with an English guidebook. Add a family-run honey farm, local treats, and a beach stop. Guides such as Tina, Stathis, Nancy, and Charis are praised for friendly service, but a licensed guide inside Olympia costs extra.

“Great little tour to see the sights at Olympia and awesome time at the honey farm. Driver was great as well”

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8.Half Day Olympia Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · 5 hours (approx.)

Travel from Katakolo Port with a private driver such as Andreas, Christos, Nancy, or Marilena. Visit Olympia’s ruins and museums, then choose local stops such as Klio’s Honey Farm, an olive mill, Agios Ilias Beach, or Kremasti Monastery. The service is flexible, but a licensed guide at Olympia costs extra.

“Marilena was a wonderful tour guide whose thoughtfulness and attentiveness to our requests was greatly appreciated. We enjoyed her insights about the local culture and knowledge of the locations we visited including Olympia and an Olive Mill.”

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9.4 hour Katakolon shore excursion (Olympia – Winery – Beach)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 88 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.)

This private four to five hour outing links Olympia’s museum and ancient stadium with a family-run winery or olive-oil farm and a coastal stop near Katakolon. Your driver, who may be Nikos, Stathis, Andrew, Niki, or another local guide, handles port transport. Olympia is self-guided unless you arrange a licensed guide for an added fee.

“I understood that the tour to the archaeology site did not include a tour. However I was not informed that there would not be any body giving any explanation of what we went to see. We hooked on to a celebrity guided tour , walking near her group so we can understand what we were looking at. She was not happy that we were following her group. The winery we visited was ok, as was the food prepared by the owners mother. We then visited the beach however, we were not told that the chairs and umbrellas had been removed from the beach so we could only look at it…”

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10.Private Katakolon Excursion to Ancient Olympia, Winery and Beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 82 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.)

Travel from Katakolon Port in a private, air-conditioned vehicle to Ancient Olympia, its archaeological museum, a local winery, and Agios Ilias Beach. Drivers such as Andreas, Nancy, and Marilena tailor the day, share local history, and may arrange olive oil, honey, or family winery visits instead of the beach.

“Very pleasant and knows the local area and history. I was dubious of the olive mill being a tourist trap but turned out to be a highlight of the day. Family run business”

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11.Half-Day Olympia Private Tour from Katakolon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.)

From Katakolo, a private English-speaking driver takes you to Olympia’s ruins and museum, then helps shape the rest of your four to five hours. Add an olive oil mill, honey farm, winery, monastery, beach, or local lunch. Expect comfortable transport and personal service, but no official guide at the archaeological site.

“Marios drive us to Olympus and he was a very friendly driver. Happy to take us wherever we wanted for the day. Much better than a bus full of people on the cruise”

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12.Katakolon Small Group Tour: Olympic site, Honey/Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 59 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $126

From Katakolo port, ride in a small van to Ancient Olympia with live commentary, then meet a local beekeeper at Klio’s Honey Farm. Finish with olive oil, olive, wine, and Greek sweet tastings at Padelina. Guides may include Elena, Eleni, or Maria. Entrance fees cost extra.

“Enjoyed the trip to visiting the honey farm and then the olive oil and wine tasting my favourite was olive oil truffle infused. The attached gift shop was huge and took home some great souvenirs. Our guide was very caring and answered our questions.”

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13.Olympia Tour and Archeological Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 57 reviews · 1 - 4 hours · from $129

Travel from Katakolo Port to Ancient Olympia by air-conditioned coach, then explore the sacred site and Archaeological Museum with licensed guides. You’ll see the Temple of Zeus, original stadium, statues, pottery, and the ancient starting line. Bring ID, sturdy shoes, and consider booking Whisper headsets so you can hear clearly.

“A great overall tour which provided transport, entry and guided tours of the key sites. Everything was very good, though the air conditioning in the van was not very cool and it was a hot day. Otherwise, I’d happily recommend!”

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14.Private Guided Tour of Ancient Olympia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · 1 day

Spend almost 2.5 hours with Maria or another local guide walking Ancient Olympia’s sacred grove, stadium, Temple of Zeus site, Olympic flame site, and museum. The private tour runs in English, German, or Greek, suits groups of up to seven, and includes guiding but not museum entry tickets.

“The guide was friendly and very knowledgeable. The extra information made for a more complete and enjoyable experience.”

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15.Ancient Olympia full day private tour from Athens

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 54 reviews · 12 hours · from $298

Travel from Athens or Piraeus to Ancient Olympia in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with WiFi and bottled water. Stop at the Corinth Canal, then spend about five hours at Olympia’s archaeological site, temples, stadium, and museums. Drivers such as Nicholas, George, and Spyros provide fluent English commentary, while a licensed guide can be added for a fee.

“Great experience safe and experienced driver! Learned so much about Olympia and other Greece facts. Thanks so much Petros!!”

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