SHORE EXCURSIONS · GREECE
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The 6 most popular olympia shore excursions (katakolon) shore excursions for cruise passengers. The trips that get you to the sights and back to the ship on time, with run times, prices and the operator behind each one.
Private Katakolon shore excursion to Olympia, a family winery stop, and Agios Ilias Beach. Includes port pickup and skip-the-lines.
Most Popular“The best tour of Olympia and outskirts. The tour guide Andrew was warm and kind and knowledgeable! He made us feel the beautiful Greece.”
Small-group day trip from Katakolon to Ancient Olympia, then a honey-farm tasting and an indoor olive-oil market stop with port pickup.
“This was a full and interesting small group tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Viewing the ancient ruins of Olympus was an amazing experience. Visiting the small traditional honey farm, sitting in the quiet shade of the yard and sampling local treats drizzled with honey was wonderful. Later, tasting local olive oils and…”
Skip-the-lines Olympia from Katakolon with port pickup, museum time, and free olive oil tasting at an indoor market.
“Elias was an exceptional guide. He shared first-hand archeological experience, and we left with an understanding of how the parts of the very large Olympia site came together.”
Hop-on hop-off buses from Katakolo to Pyrgos include roundtrip transport and a multilingual audio guide for an easy cruise-day museum stop.
“We added on the excursion to Olympia had nice bus ride. Tour operator very good worked with us to be able to return us earlier than originally planned”
Private Katakolon to Olympia shore trip with ruins and museum, Klio honey pancakes, and a swim at Saint Andrew’s Beach. Skip ticket lines.
“Firstly I would like to say that we had a fantastic tour. Our driver, Dimitris, drove us well from place to place and acted as a tourist guide in between. The description in the version when we booked the tour was a bit confusing. It says "skip the ticket lines". The tickets are valid for…”
Private Olympia shore excursion from Katakolon with guided transport, on-board commentary, and optional traditional Greek buffet lunch.
“We enjoyed our visit through ancient Olympia where the Olympic Games first began. The ruins are amazing and it was fun to set up on the starting block in the stadium. What I did not like is the US$500 we paid for basically a cab ride from our cruise ship to Olympia and back. Driver…”
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