2-Day Private Tour: Ancient Olympia, Arcadia Mountain Villages and Monasteries

Enjoy this, summer or winter, PRIVATE trip for 2-7 related people & experience the birthplace of the Olympic Games but also authentic non-touristy Greece of the mountain villages. This is a unique two full day tour to the mountain villages, gorge/river and monasteries of the central Peloponnese and to the most celebrated sanctuary of ancient Greece; Olympia.

On Day1 explore the beautiful villages of Dimitsana & Stemnitsa. Visit a couple of cliff hanging monasteries, taste local food, visit the  Water-Powered Museum. Enjoy real lunch with the locals. Wander around one of the stone built villages and spend your night in a beautiful traditional guest house.

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Day2 starts with breakfast in the mountains. Then, a 45 minutes drive to ancient Olympia the “Valley of Gods” and the birthplace of the most important athletic event of all times, the Olympic Games. You will have a chance to run down the original Olympic track and visit the museum.

Itinerary

Day 1: Olympia

Stop At: Archaeological Site of Olympia, Archaia Olympia 270 65, Greece
The home of the Olympic Games
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Archaia Olympia, Olympia 27 065 Greece
You will also visit the world-famous Olympia museum and get the chance to see some unbelievable sculptures such as the sculpted decoration of the marble temple of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the famous Hermes carved by the ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at one of the mountain villages in a great stone built top quality guesthouse

Day 2: Mountain Villages & Monasteries

Stop At: Open air Hydrokinesis (water power) Museum, Κεφαλάρι Αϊ-Γιάννη, Dimitsana 220 07, Greece
We shall be visiting the Water-Power Museum containing a reconstructed watermill, tannery and gunpowder mill showing how the basic pre-industrial techniques used water as the main energy source for the production of various products.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Moni Agiou Ioanni Prodromou, Stemnitsa Greece
An amazing cliff hanging monastery that we visit after a 20 minute hike through the forest.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Stemnitsa, Stemnitsa, Arkadia Region, Peloponnese
An amazing mountain village for an amazing lunch. The jewelers' village! Beautiful, authentic, stonebuilt!
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Athens, Athens, Attica
Back to Athens and to your base/accommodation. You can optionally be dropped off at your cruise ship or even the airport.
Do remember that you can combine this tour with several other unique sites of the Peloponnese with our most popular being the 5-Day Peloponnese tour.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: We will be returning to Athens with drop off at the accommodation you've arranged and provided us with its location.