OLYMPIA VIP TOUR
DAY TRIP TO OLYMPIA BY LUXURY MINI BUS
Daytrip excursion to Olympia from Zakynthos
Enjoy a unique trip to Olympia by our new and luxury mini bus. Not only will you be travelling like a VIP also your precious time in Olympia will be of a totally different experience. To share your time with your official guide in the museum and archaeological site of Olympia will benefit to a truly VIP Olympia feeling, you will feel like an ancient winner yourself!
Our VIP Olympia day trip takes place once a week. Our journey starts early in the morning from the area of your accommodation with our luxury mini bus. With destination, the port of Zakynthos town. Here you will board one of our local ferries, which will in just over an hour arrive at the small port of Killini on the Peloponnese. From here it will take us just under an hour to reach the sacred site of Ancient Olympia. This VIP Olympia excursion will give you plenty of information concerning the ancient Olympic Games, and be a very interactive and flexible experience with freedom to explore and enjoy all the beauty around you. You will have about 3 hours at the site, where with the help of our fully qualified guide you will tour the whole of the archaelogical site with it’s stadium, temple of Dia, the sacred site of the lighting of the Olympic Flame and the museum. Here you will have the chance to see many of the beautiful artifacts that have been discovered during the excavations over the centuries.
After your unique guided tour you will have some free time in the modern village of Olympia for refreshments and souvenir shopping before we start our return journey. Before reaching Killini you will have a chance to enjoy the views towards the ancient castle which stands proudly above the port before boarding the ferry for our return journey to Zakynthos.
Please be aware:
• The tour involves walking from the Museum to the Ancient site.
• At the Ancient site of Olympia you will be walking on a gentle sloop.
• This tour is not suitable for most children under the age of 6 years old.
• It’s your own responsibility to be in time at the pickup point for departure for Zakynthos at the end of the day.
• Make sure you have a bottle of water with you as they don’t sell water at the Ancient site.
• On 31 July this tour will be offered by big bus (55 euro for adults).
The excursion day:
Sunday
The excursion prices:
Adult: 68 euro PP
Child: 58 euro PP
Child age on this tour: Until 10 years old
The above mentioned prices are including the ferry tickets to the mainland of Greece. The lunch is not included in the excursion price. The entrance fees for the Archeological Site and the Museum are not included in the price (A combination ticket is €12 – free of charge are children till 18 years old and 65 plus have a 50% discount – copy of passport needed).
David P
We went on tbe VIP Olympia tour with Nefis Travel. Super fun and easy experience. They’ll pick you up from near your hotel and take you and the rest of the group to the destination. From there you have a great your guide showing you around and clearly explaining how things go.
Carl J
I did the day trip to Olympia this time and wow what an excellent day with Nicos , the site of ruins there are very interesting to walk round and then to the museum , the little village is very quaint …. the ferry crossing was very nice …. I have nearly completed most of the tours but will wait till next year
Aaron J
My family & i went to Olympia with this company, they were brilliant from beginning to end, very polite, caring, punctual & so informative. We were picked up at our hotel early morning to make the journey to the ferry port, how exciting, the ferry was awesome!! Small shops & cafe for breakfast, amazing views of the island, a fantastic experience. Nefis use a lovely modern mini bus, air conditioned, the guide was also brilliant, we were never rushed. Olympia was so interesting, the guides were also experts in knowing where the shade was at the Olympia site! Also there was a lovely relaxing meal stop after the tour, we stoped & had a shopping stroll & a delicious meal & well deserved drinks! Do read up on Nefis website as there is detailed information of the various itineraries that they offer, always superb value for money & all have extra elements that make them stand out above the rest, our family have been on many of their tours, boat trips & very different & unique evenings. Keep up the fantastic work Nefis team. If you visit Olympia wear comfortable shoes, it is a historical site with flat but stony ground.
Mr and Mrs Donovan
We both enjoyed this trip as it was great to see the birth place of the Olympics. The ancient site was really interesting and the modern town of Olympia was a lovely little place. It was a joy to experience this in a small group. To have the time and to stand in the birthplace of the Olympic games, surrounded by all that history, was for us a dream come true Our guide Jo was a great help and Maria the official guide is just amazing. What a passion does this lady has for the history. Great to see. Happy we found Nefis travel!
Bryan and Carol
We went with Jackie on the back to the roots tour and we also went to Olympia, firstly both were considerablely cheaper than the ones offered by the main tour operators. secondly smaller groups so you could hear what was being said, both were well worth the money Well done guys keep up the good work loved ever minute.
David Rawle
Thank you so much for making our Zante stay unforgettable with the fantastic Back to the roots tour also the turtle and Olympia. An extra thank you for sorting out tickets due to problems of our own making. A five star service. David Rawle.
John C
Superb trips, well organised friendly, knowledgeable, best prices.
Highly recommended, particularly Olympia, Roots and Kefalonia