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Escape the city and uncover the beauty of Hydra, Poros, and Aegina on a private day trip from Athens with your own local guide. From island charm to rich history, each stop offers a unique glimpse into Greece beyond the capital. Discover hidden gems, local stories, and unforgettable views—all in just one unforgettable day.

Destination

Athens, Greece

Category

Day Trips

Duration

12 hours

Transport mode

Public Transport

Available languages

English, Ελληνικά

Included

• Private guide
• Boat transport
• All Withlocals tours are carbon neutral

Excluded

• Meals
• Entrance to attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 3 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at In front of Everest sandwich shop - Athens to start your journey

   View on Maps

2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. More about Greece

   Give yourself the time to not only visit Athens by also visiting some beautiful islands! Greece is such a beautiful country that the more you know about it, the more you’ll fall in love with it. That’s why your host can’t wait to take you to Hydra, Poros and Aegina

4. Island Gems

   Check out Hydra, Poros, Aegina, and more must-sees but with a twist...through the eyes of a local. Get to know some of the less walked paths with some great hidden gems and alternative stories that only a local knows about

5. Cultural Contrasts

   Cities are like snowflakes; each one of them is unique. And as you visit the islands, you’ll be able to see the differences compared to Athens. Discover how much traditions, architecture, and even language can change from one city to another and how they complement each other

6. Local Knowledge

   To experience the best of all 3 spots, there’s no better way to do so than like a local. Your local host will make this private day trip an enriching experience by sharing knowledge, stories, insights, and answering your questions!

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Ignatius

(About local Evanthia)

29 July 2025

The tour was great and we got lots of amazing details during the entire tour. Great experience

Marketa🇫🇷 France

(About local Dionysis)

25 July 2025

Dionisys was a wonderful guide, a true Athenian in heart and spirit. His deep knowledge of history, mythology and archaeology provided a fully immersive experience, the one we were hoping to receive. He shared all this knowledge in an easy manner, that wasn’t overwhelming, on contrary, it was wonderfully enjoyable. Extremely knowledgeable and accommodating

Jason🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

18 July 2025

Dionysis Was extremely knowledgeable about many topics about Athens. We visited some historical sites and got to walk the National Garden. Enjoyed a coffee and refreshments along our walking tour. I would recommend hai tour to gain a better understanding of the history of Athens from a locals perspective. Very Knowledgeable

Sarah🇺🇸 United States

(About local Evanthia)

12 July 2025

Evanthia was a wonderful, energetic, and friendly guide. Her recommendations were all wonderful, with the loukoumades and souvlaki being some highlights. We had such a fun time, and would highly recommend her to anyone! Athens Walking Food Tour

Ekua🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

11 July 2025

Dionysis was extremely knowledgeable and answered most of our questions. He was super personable and helped us experience Athens like the locals do, he also gave us recommendations on places to eat and shop. Thank you so much!Exceptional!

Yenni

(About local Eleni)

7 July 2025

Eleni has a depth of knowledge about the city from her familial roots in Athens and her deep studies and research as an archaeologist. We learned about so much more than food. Speaking of, the food tour took us to over 5 places where we must have tried over 10 dishes and sweet treats. Her energy is very calming and she knows all the best spots for each dish. You can find almost any dish in any of the Greek restaurants and bakeries, but Eleni knew where to find the long-standing locals joints and led us through several beautiful neighborhoods. Highly recommend!Top notch exquisite food tour!

Sheri🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

6 July 2025

We had a great private food tour on our arrival day in Athens. Dionysis was flexible with our start time since our flight was slightly delayed. We went to more off the beaten places, which was our goal. He also followed up with recommendations for the rest of our stay. Our group of 4 really enjoyed our tour!Great day with Dionysis

Todd🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

6 July 2025

Our family had a great time. He knows all the best places to go and has stories about everything. Just enough for a full day of sightseeing without being too much for our 10 year old. Perfect walking tour!

Mark🇺🇸 United States

(About local Evanthia)

5 July 2025

We genuinely enjoyed Evanthia and her tour around Athens. She made a great effort to ensure we were all engaged, from a buff like me to a jaded 16yo girl. We covered a lot of territory, from the classical sites to off the beaten path. We had originally wanted to get up to the Acropolis, but bad timing on my part prevented our ability to get tickets. Evanthia made the most of the time we had, and I don’t feel cheated out of any part of our Athens experience. Highly recommended.Educational and fun day in Athens!

kashvin🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Evanthia)

28 June 2025

My wife and I booked a private tour of the Acropolis Museum, the Acropolis, and the Parthenon. She admits she didn’t know much about Greek history or mythology beforehand, so we weren’t quite sure what to expect — but we were both absolutely blown away. From the moment Eva greeted us, it felt like catching up with an old friend. She was warm, genuine, and instantly made us feel at ease. Her knowledge is truly incredible, but it was the way she shared it — with passion, depth, and clarity — that made the experience unforgettable. What really stood out was how Eva made the tour interactive and personal. She even turned us into characters from the myths she told, adding a playful and creative twist that brought everything to life. We both agree that this was one of the best tours we've ever taken. Eva didn’t just guide us — she connected with us, and made the history feel alive. We left completely captivated and incredibly grateful for the experience.The perfect tour

Kevin 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

27 June 2025

I was only in Athens a short time for the first time and wanted to get a sense and feel for the city. Dionysis was accommodating and really flexible. I booked for a much shorter time that we actually spent walking and touring. His archaeologist background and passion for Athens is evident with his knowledge and take on ancient Greece and the current state of things He has wonderful grecian hospitality and informative insight. After spending an already long day touring, Dionysis was a great addition to my visit. A great embassador! Efharisto.A little rivalry with Dionysus

Caitlyn

(About local Eleni)

19 June 2025

Overall the tour itself was just okay- a bit disappointing, actually. We were so excited about this tour and were really looking forward to the personalized and more intimate experience of hiring a tour guide from withlocals. I sent a message a month in advance to let our guide know a bit about us and our goals/interests for the tour and never heard back. I reached out again a couple days in advance through the website and finally heard back. However, when we were on the tour, it really didn’t seem like our guide read anything I wrote. The tour wasn’t personalized at all and honestly it lacked energy and enthusiasm. The time spent walking between locations was in silence whereas most tours I’ve been a part of the guide takes that time to tell stories or preface us with information for the next location we will be seeing. I will say, we definitely learned a lot about architecture and a little bit about the history of Athens and Athens’ occupiers which was so fascinating and I would have loved to learn more. I love history and hearing stories about past events, sadly, what history we did learn was spotty and disjointed which made it hard to put the pieces together. We enjoyed getting some lemonade near the foot of the Acropolis and hearing a bit more about our guide’s life and some details on modern Athens. I really don’t mean to be too harsh because our guide was a kind person but the tour wasn’t at all what we were expecting based on the descriptions on the website and the price.Athens Hidden Gems Tour

Jeff🇺🇸 United States

(About local Evanthia)

14 June 2025

It’s great to have a guide with expert knowledge combined with a great personality and that is what Evanthia provides. She clearly loves Athens and makes her customers love it as well!Evanthia Is The Best!

Unknown

(About local Evanthia)

9 June 2025

Evanthia is everything you want as a private tour guide! She quickly made us feel as thought we were good friend having a fun day exploring Athens! Her knowledge on how to navigate the crowds, where to take the best photos (and great photographer skills!), and her depth on the history and heartfelt connection to her culture is unbeatable. Our next trip back, we will be spending more time with Evanthia again!Our new best Greek friend!

Patrick🇺🇸 United States

(About local Evanthia)

4 June 2025

Evanthia was high energy, informative, and fun. Highly recommend!Great tour

Jerry🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

3 June 2025

Great walking to Tour and we recovered lots of ground, even more than we thought in the 1.5–2 hour introduction. Perfect way to put context to the city and some of the histories/archaeology of Athens, would highly recommend.Great introduction to Athens

Scott🇺🇸 United States

(About local Evanthia)

2 June 2025

Evanthia was a superlative guide and delightful person! We thoroughly enjoyed our time with her on the Acropolis and in the adjacent Museum. Her expertise in archeology was evident in her fascinating explanations, and her passion for the grand history of Greek culture was captivating. There is nothing like a personal guide to make history come alive! I have already recommended her to two other friends on their way to explore Greece in the next two months, and you can be sure we will contact her again on our next trip to Athens! Exceptional Experience

John🇺🇸 United States

(About local Eleni)

29 May 2025

Eleni guided us on a nice, chill walk to some spots in Athens we would never have known to check out with great views. She also shared some interesting history on our walk. Nice morning tour

Peter🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Dionysis)

28 May 2025

Dionysus was a great guide he went over the time allowed to show us everything planned. Very informative and interesting throughout. I would recommend him you won’t be disappointed Informative

Ann🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

28 May 2025

We are a group of 6 from Chicago area. Dionysus was great, very knowledgeable and took us to places we wouldn’t have gone on our own. Food selection and amount was perfect and the walk around the streets of Athens was just what we were looking for. Excellent!

Mary🇬🇷 Greece

(About local Evanthia)

27 May 2025

We had a fantastic visit to the Acropolis ! Evanthia was very pleasant , incredibly friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Her engaging smile and enthusiasm made the entire morning a memorable experience that we won't forget. We recommend her tour services very highly. A Fabulous Time in Athens

Jesse🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

27 May 2025

Dionysis was an amazing guide showing us some of the best food in Athens. He was also very knowledgeable about historical sites that we were able to view while walking between food experiences, which made the tour very well-rounded. Amazing food and history

Debora🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Dionysis)

26 May 2025

Our family of four spent three hours with Dionysis walking around central Athens. We were taken to fascinating areas away from the tourist hot spots. Dionysis told us many interesting facts and answered our questions clearly. He also provided links to recommended eating places and good, practical advice about where and when to see the sights. We would recommend Dionysis without reservation.Interesting and informative

Mike

(About local Dionysis)

24 May 2025

Tons of fun. He showed us places we would never have found or tried. Very knowledgeable about the history and food. Highly recommend. Tons of fun

Rachael🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

23 May 2025

Linda🇺🇸 United States

(About local Evanthia)

19 May 2025

We travel many times a year and often do a food tasting tour the first day. This was the worst food tour we have ever experienced. The food we tasted was incredibly unimaginative (for example: a package of oregano and a package of bread sticks from a supermarket as two of the tastings!) Evanthia did not seem to have any real knowledge of Greek food, nor did she take us anywhere to taste any interesting local cuisine, except 2 pieces of filo pie we shared between the 5 of us. I DO NOT recommend a food tour with Evanthia. We were hugely underwhelmed.Disappointing food tour with Evanthia

Kathleen🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

15 May 2025

Dionysis gave us an awesome tour of Athens. We really enjoyed our day even with touring with a 2 1/2 year old an 4 month old. He was very flexible and patient with the toddler and adjusted as needed. We saw so many things that we would have never discovered on our own. He also gave us a great dinner recommendation for dinner at Lolo's. Thanks Dionysis. Athens Tour with Dionysis

SUSAN

(About local Dionysis)

14 May 2025

Dionysius was extremely knowledgeable and informative about Greek history and mythology. We learned that the words, “politics and idiot” were derived from Greek. Love it! He was lots of fun and answered every question we had with great depth. An informative morning with Dionysis!

Josh

(About local Dionysis)

13 May 2025

We had a great time with Dionysis. He led us around the city giving us information about the area, landmarks, and history of Athens. The food at our stops was very good and plentiful. We finished the evening very full and felt like we definitely received our money's worth. We highly recommend using Dionysis for your tour.Great Evening of Food and Information

Meir🇺🇸 United States

(About local Eleni)

13 May 2025

Broad understanding of history, religious aspects and moders Athens. Flexible and informative. Recommended.Athens for the interested visit

Steven 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

11 May 2025

Really nice and super knowledgeable about all things Athens. Knew the area like the back of his hand. Food stops were wonderful tasty local places. 😋 Excellent local guide

Unknown

(About local Dionysis)

9 May 2025

Is interesting enjoyable authentic just a wonderful timeFun times with an amazing guy

Carl🇺🇸 United States

(About local Evanthia)

4 May 2025

Evanthia was an exceptional guide for my Acropolis and museum tour. Her deep knowledge of Greek mythology and the history of Ancient Greece brought every site and artifact to life. She had a gift for weaving stories that were both informative and engaging, making complex historical context easy to understand and appreciate. Her passion for her country’s heritage was evident in every detail she shared. The entire experience was thoughtful, memorable, and far exceeded my expectations. I left with a greater appreciation for ancient Greece thanks to her insight and enthusiasm. I highly recommend Evanthia to anyone seeking a truly enriching and personal tour.Evanthia is awesome!

Agnieszka🇵🇱 Poland

(About local Eleni)

3 May 2025

It was a truly enjoyable afternoon – full of local flavors, hidden gems, and fascinating stories. The atmosphere was unique, and every moment brought something new. Definitely an experience worth having! truly enjoyable afternoon

Nafees🇺🇸 United States

(About local Dionysis)

2 May 2025

Dionysis was on time, warm and friendly. He took his time to give us a wonderful walking tour interspersed with many facts of Greek mythology and history, and other nuggets that only locals would know ranging from underground rivers to ancient politics. Dionysis is a must have guide for anyone who wants to experience Athens off the beaten track.A Walk with a Learned Historian

Pamela

(About local Evanthia)

1 May 2025

We had a great private tour of the Acropolis and Museum with Evanthia who, with her archeology background was passionate and knowledgeable. Very highly recommended! Evanthia

Kathleen🇺🇸 United States

(About local Evanthia)

29 April 2025

Evanthia was fantastic! She provided a great insight it Greek food and culture. She set a comfortable pace. I recommend highly recommend her.A great way to learn about Athens!

Allison🇺🇸 United States

(About local Evanthia)

26 April 2025

My family loved visiting Athens with Evanthia! It was the perfect way to get to know the city on our first full day in Athens. Eva was energetic, fun and informative and was able to connect with both parents and teens. She showed us some local spots and delicacies that we would not have learned about without her and gave us great recommendations for activities and places to eat for later in our trip. She also took some great photos of our family that we are so happy to have. We highly recommend doing a tour with Evanthia. You will learn so much and will have a great time! Fantastic tour with Eva!

Michael

(About local Evanthia)

26 April 2025

My wife and I were very fortunate to have Evanthia as our private tour guide for the acropolis and new museum . She was very knowledgeable and clearly passionate about the subject matter as she was an archeological expert. Evanthia was also very responsive to our needs as seniors and very helpful and flexible. We would highly recommend her to anyone who is interested in an engaging and pleasurable tour of the acropolis. By far our best tour in Greece!Best tour yet!

Matthias🇦🇹 Austria

(About local Dionysis)

25 April 2025

Annette

(About local Eleni)

20 April 2025

Sites we visited were great, little shop with honey and food were AWESOME. Very knowledgeable of the history of Greece , wish there was a little more mythology . Define worth it Had a great time

Andrew🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Evanthia)

19 April 2025

Unknown

(About local Evanthia)

16 April 2025

Eva was a wonderful guide. She quickly made us feel like part of the family. We loved that she named us Greek Gods as part of the tour. She was funny and informative and a wide range of subjects from history to shopping.Hidden gems tour with Eva

Maarten🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Evanthia)

12 April 2025

Eva is an excellent and smart guide and a wonderful person. This is the BEST way to see Akropoli and the Museum. We all love and recommend Eva as your Tour Guide!!! 🫶🏻😀Great Tour!

Carlos🇺🇸 United States

(About local Evanthia)

8 April 2025

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Excellent. Couldn't recommend a better guide. Wonderful way to get to know the area. Perfection 🙌🫶🏽

Julie🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Dionysis)

7 April 2025

Dionysius gave us a wonderful tour of Athens which included many hidden treasures that we never would have found by ourselves. He was knowledgeable and provided facts and information at each stop. He even took the time to provide restaurant tips & he also sent other tips for Athens to us via WhatsApp.Fantastic tour of Athens

Deborah🇺🇸 United States

(About local Eleni)

3 April 2025

Great guide, a lot if local knowledge, very interesting. We enjoyed it immensely!Great morning

christel🇸🇪 Sweden

(About local Dionysis)

2 April 2025

We just had some fantastic hours with Dionysos. What a fantastic guy ‼️‼️Dionysos

Unknown

(About local Evanthia)

1 April 2025

Evanthia is an enthusiastic guide who brought us to very special eateries and had us try local specialties, while pointing out interesting historical places and making recommendations for visits and restaurants. We especially loved the portokalópita orange cake, traditional greek coffee heated on hot sand, leek pie in a light filo pastry and lamb souvlaki. Bravo and thank you !We loved it !

David

(About local Evanthia)

30 March 2025

Evanthia was enthusiastic, fun, professional, knowledgeable, and helpful. She truly made the Acropolis, and Acropolis Museum, come alive for us. She was a wealth of knowledge, impressive for its breadth and detail. She patiently helped us through mobility challenges, making the day deeply enjoyable and unforgettable. We highly recommend her!An Outstanding Guide and Companion!