Alexander The Great Private Tour from Athens

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  ATHENS TO AIRPORT

  Begin your full-day private tour early in the morning with a hotel pickup. Your driver will take you to Athens Airport, where you will connect to your flight to Thessaloniki. Your flight to Thessaloniki takes about an hour and the flight tickets are included.

  3 hours • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Thessaloniki

  Upon arrival at Thessaloniki Airport, an English-speaking driver will transport you in less than 90 minutes to your first destination Vergina, known as Aigai in the past and served as the first capital of the Kingdom of Macedon.

  1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai (Vergina)

  You will visit the beautiful village of Vergina, known as Aigai in the past and served as the first capital of the Kingdom of Macedon. In Vergina, in 1977, the archaeologist Manolis Andronikos oversaw excavations and discovered four burial sites, three of which, in the majority of experts' opinions, belonged to Alexander the Great's father Philip II, one of his wives, and Alexander IV of Macedon. The Museum, the Palace, the city, the Acropolis, and the surrounding territory make up the larger Vergina archaeological site. The Royal Tombs in the historic necropolis of Aigai are the most significant sight. In the same area as the graves, which have been submerged in mud for so long, is a museum exhibiting the discoveries. The gold larnaca (funeral box) decorated with the star of the Macedonian Dynasty and holding King Philip II's bones and the remains of his golden wreath is the museum's most significant display.

  3 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  Archaeological Site at Pella

  Your driver will transport you in less than 45 minutes to the city of Pella in Central Macedonia, where you will have the chance to visit the archaeological site.

  2 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  Thessaloniki

  After this fascinating visit, we will drive you to Thessaloniki airport to board your 1 hour flight to Athens.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Athens

  Flight from Thessaloniki to Athens. Once you land in Athens, your driver will meet you at the Arrivals exit at Athens Airport to drive you back to your hotel.

  3 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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