Drive through the scenic and beautiful landscape of the Peloponnese Peninsula , birthplace of the Olympic Games. Explore the modern Town of Pyrgos and the Archaeological Museum with our hop on hop off busses starting from the Katakolo cruise Terminal.
Posted By : Tamiko_B
When booking this excursion, make sure you have enough time to do both hop on hop off bus and the museums. We only had time to do the Archeological Museum and the Archeological Site. We did not have time for the Olympic Museum or the hop on hop off bus.
So please make sure you have time to do all this excursion says you can do within your visits schedule. Like the gentleman mentioned to us, it's up to us to check the schedule before hand. Also, you need to purchase your own museum entry tickets. It's worth going too if you are visiting Olympia.
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Posted On : 2024-06-23 06:39:12 
Posted By : geoffreys732
We had a new driver so things didn't go really well. There were supposed to be 5 stops. He made 2, both in the town of Pyrgos. The audio headphones were working for the first stop, no problem. By the second stop mine didn't work and my wife's had switched to Spanish for some reason. I thought he had just stopped for traffic and didn't realize that was our second and only other stop. By the time I figured that out, We went down to the driver and asked if he could just let us off now, right where we were. He did not speak English (no knock against him for that!) but called someone I could talk to. No, it was not possible to get off anywhere but the stops. So back to Katakolon we went.
We went back to where we picked up the bus and they said we could get on the next bus to go back, but we were here on a cruise and didn't have the time. The man I talked to turned out to be the same guy the driver called and remembered me He went to talk to a woman named Kristina. Kristina was a champ. She said it was a new driver still learning and he definitely got things wrong. She wanted things to be right so refunded our money. Five stars to her!
As long as you know you are getting basically a round-trip ticket to Pyrgos and not much more, I'd say it is worth the ticket. Just pay very close attention to the stops!
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Posted On : 2024-06-01 09:27:41 
Posted By : Cynthia_H
I missed the ride to Olympia. I don't feel the details are explained upon booking. I was expecting a more hop on/off experience where I could get on anytime. I saw conflicting start times. As I was 10 minutes late, the bus left. It should have been explained that there is only one start time to Olympia each day.
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Posted On : 2023-11-29 08:36:58
Posted By : Karen_M
We added on the excursion to Olympia had nice bus ride. Tour operator very good worked with us to be able to return us earlier than originally planned
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Posted On : 2023-10-28 16:47:02
Posted By : Dorothy_B
As a cruise ship destination, Katakolo is the gateway to Olympia, but the port and its neighbor Pyrgos (the county capital) themselves are delightful and informative. Having explored Olympia on a previous visit and wishing to avoid another crowded historical site/ museum, we chose the Hop-on. We enjoyed the Sunday morning ambience in Pyrgos’s central square and Memorial Park, the views over the bay, and the small jewel of the very well done regional archeological museum. The bus audio was a bit cranky (volume control stuck on the loud side, and the channels were a bit askew) but we figured it out. Efcharisto!
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Posted On : 2023-10-20 05:10:52
Posted By : Discover37943088785
Nothing to see along the way, bad information, bad ears. Bus broke down. Definitely not recommended. Our group of 5 agrees with this
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Posted On : 2023-10-19 04:33:39
Posted By : Tony_I
There are not many stops, but for the amount we paid, it was worth it. This is a small town with a few cool places to visit. Check it out!
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Posted On : 2023-10-14 13:07:35
Posted By : Colin_B
Good tour, well organized, plenty of time to see and do what you wanted. Had a great time walking around the ruins in Olympia. And a lovely meal at a Cafe in town.
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Posted On : 2023-10-04 18:16:23
Posted By : penelope_h
The museum of olympia was air conned & cool & free WiFi. Exhibitions very good, cafe & shop small. Bus air conned too which was a relief as sun was approaching 30 degrees!!! Too hot to do much walking around.
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Posted On : 2023-09-05 06:49:56
Posted By : scott_w
Way $$$ for what it was. You can pay €10 on the bus. I paid a lot more! At least 10 speakers didn't work on the bus. Save the $. The driver did nothing and then pretended not to understand.
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Posted On : 2023-07-10 07:32:02
