Beyond Athens

self-drive tours

A wonderful way to explore at your own pace, featuring our top-rated app, tips for the best restaurants, activities and places to visit and live support from our team of expert travel designers!

Available tours in this category

Wonders of Mainland Greece

An awe-inspiring journey to Delphi & Meteora, in a quest for the inexplicable

duration: 3 days

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Highlights of the Peloponnese

Mycenae, Nafplio, Arcadia & Olympia: In search of heroic principles that shaped our world.

duration: 3 days

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The Grand road trip of Classical Greece

A journey of discovery to Greece's most significant historical sites: Olympia, Nafplio, Mycenae, Delphi & Meteora

duration: 5 days

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Fire, Sea and Stone: The Very Best of the Cycladic Islands

Paros, Naxos and Santorini

duration: 10 days

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Myths, Mountains and Minotaurs: The Ultimate Cretan Road Trip

Chania, Heraklion & Rethymno

duration: 10 days

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Lesser Traveled Roads: The Real Northern Greece

Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Pilio, Meteora & the Pindos Mountains

duration: 10 days

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Roads of Power in the Peloponnese

Nafplio, Pylos, Monemvasia & Mani

duration: 7 days

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The Grand Roadtrip of the South & the North

Mani, Pylos, Olympia, Delphi & Meteora

duration: 12 days

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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

"We loved all of the food we tried with our guide. We were only in Athens for one day on a cruise and still had time to explore Athens some more after the tour. We had a great time!"

Celena S

""Our trip was absolutely fantastic. We were very impressed!" Paige & Emma K."

SD General review 1

""We loved the hotels and the recommendations as well as your ‘must sees’ for the sites, villages, landmarks and restaurants." Martina"

SD General review 4