Want to avoid the hustle and bustle of a group museum tour joined at the last minute? You can arrange your own private tour of some of the top museums and sites in Athens, Greece. Private tours allow you all the time you need to explore the monuments in detail, and the guides are generally very well-informed and delighted to share their knowledge. You won't be straining to hear them or scrambling to keep up when the group is moving on, making a private tour an ideal choice for families and those with limited mobility.
The big group tours can be overwhelming at the Acropolis. With your own guide, you'll get a more up-close and personal look at the monuments, and you have the luxury of waiting for a crowd to move out of the way or the sun to emerge again so you can get that perfect picture.
It's easy to wander among these monuments by yourself if you don't mind your wandering combined with a lot of wondering. If, however, you like to know what you're seeing, a private guide can open up worlds of history and detail which are not included on the occasional placard or the free pamphlet.
The National Archaeological Museum in Athens is one of the must-sees of Greece - but unless you book a tour ahead of time, you may be faced with a wait for a tour in your language to fill up, and you have no guarantee that the group will let you spend time at the Greek artifacts that capture your fancy. This way, you're in control of your visit.
The Benaki Museum in Athens offers a beautifully curated collection in a lovely setting, but it's little known compared to the National Archaeological Museum. You'll enjoy this low-key tour of the famed Benaki collection of artifacts.