local experiences

Dine with locals

Try a delicious meal without the waiters or the extra forks – come over to ours for lunch or dinner!

Available tours in this category

Home-cooked meal with Maria

An inventive exploration of traditional and contemporary Greek cuisine

duration: 3-4 hours

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Home-cooked meal with Dionysia

Get ready for a delicious home-made food by a Greek ‘mama’!

duration: 3-4 hours

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Awards & Accolades

Our alternative tours, around Athens and beyond, have earned us multiple awards from Tripadvisor.

Our unique tours and services are top-rated in Viator.

Our excellent tours and reviews made us a Top Partner of Get Your Guide.

Alternative Athens is Awarded for Sustainable Tourism Practices by Booking.com.

Alternative Athens has won two awards in the 2019 Greek Tourism awards.

Testimonials

"Awesome tour- small group, great guide! Our family loved this tour - just long enough and interesting stories of mythology of all the sites. Tour guide was great and it was a small group so felt intimate. Highly recommend!"

MollyW1234

"This was the perfect way to see Athens main attractions, the tour guide was very passionate about the information she was sharing with us. Great experience overall."

Htraveljourney

"We learned about the area, history of LGBTin Athens, local hot spots, and much more. At the end of the night it was like we were locals and apart of her circle of friends. A MUST in Athens if you are LGBTQI."

Ady S