Run the track where the Olympic Games began

Olympia: The Famous VR Glasses Tour with Audio Guide

The best-reviewed experience at Olympia. Hold up the VR glasses at marked points around the site and the ruins in front of you are rebuilt as they looked in antiquity, while an audio guide tells the story. The site entry ticket is usually separate — check the listing.

• See 15 monuments reconstructed through VR glasses
• Multilingual audio commentary at your own pace
• The Temple of Zeus and Philippeion as they once stood

Katakolon: Olympia Highlights Shore Excursion

A guided shore excursion built for cruise passengers: meet at the port, drive through the Ilia countryside to Olympia, and explore the ruins with a guide who brings the history and mythology of the ancient Games to life before returning to the ship.

• Transport from the Katakolo cruise pier
• Guided visit to the sanctuary of Zeus and the stadium
• Timed around your ship’s schedule

Olympia: Shared Mini Bus Tour from Katakolon

The value pick from Katakolo: a shared minibus takes you to Ancient Olympia and back, with expert commentary and time to explore the ruins and the museum. Small group, relaxed pace, strong reviews.

• Round-trip minibus from the cruise port
• Commentary on the way and time at the site and museum
• Great value compared with a taxi

Olympic Site All-Inclusive Private Tour with a Local Expert

An exclusive two-hour walk through the sanctuary with a field archaeologist and certified guide. Expect the stories behind the stones — how the Games were run, who paid for what, and how the site was lost and found.

• A field archaeologist as your private guide
• Admission handled — no ticket queue
• Perfect rating from 30+ reviews

Private Guided Tour of Ancient Olympia

A private guided walk of almost two and a half hours through the Altis: the temples of Zeus and Hera, the treasuries, the workshop where Pheidias made his statue, and the stadium. Priced per group, so the more of you there are, the better the value.

• Private licensed guide for your group
• The sacred grove of Zeus and all its main buildings
• Priced per group (up to 7) — great for families

From Athens: Ancient Olympia Full-Day Guided Tour

The easiest way to reach Olympia from Athens: a comfortable coach across the Peloponnese, the Temple of Zeus, the stadium and the Bouleuterion with multilingual commentary and a VR app, then free time in the village before the drive back.

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in central Athens
• Around four hours at Olympia with VR commentary
• Time for lunch in the village

Ancient Olympia: Agrotourism Tour with Honey, Wine & Olive Oil Tastings

Combine the birthplace of the Olympic Games with the land that feeds it. A local guide takes you to a family honey farm, a winery and an olive-oil mill for tastings, with time at the ancient site and a relaxing stop on the coast.

• Visit a honey farm, a winery and an olive mill
• Tastings of local honey, wine and olive oil
• Guided visit to Olympia and time on the beach

4-Day Tour of Mycenae, Epidaurus, Olympia, Delphi & Meteora

The classic mainland loop from Athens: the Corinth Canal, Mycenae and Epidaurus on day one, Olympia on day two, Delphi on day three and the monasteries of Meteora on day four. Hotels, guides and entry fees included; over 200 reviews.

• Five UNESCO sites in four days
• Licensed guides, entry fees and 4-star hotels
• A stop at the Corinth Canal and the Meteora monasteries

Archaeological Site of Olympia

The sanctuary of Zeus, where the Games were born

The Altis — the sacred grove of Zeus — and everything built around it for over a thousand years: temples, treasuries, training grounds, guesthouses and the stadium, spread through a pine-shaded valley below Kronion hill.

Temple of Zeus

Home of one of the Seven Wonders

The largest temple in the Peloponnese, completed around 456 BC, once housed Pheidias’s colossal gold-and-ivory statue of Zeus. Earthquakes toppled it; its great column drums still lie where they fell.

Ancient Stadium

The original Olympic track

Walk through the vaulted tunnel athletes used and step onto the 192-metre track where the footraces were run, framed by grassy embankments that once held tens of thousands of spectators.

Temple of Hera (Heraion)

Where the Olympic flame is lit

One of the oldest monumental temples in Greece, built around 600 BC. Its mismatched columns tell the story of wooden supports replaced in stone over centuries — and in front of it, the Olympic flame is lit before every Games.

Archaeological Museum of Olympia

The finest treasures of the sanctuary

The pediments and metopes of the Temple of Zeus, Hermes of Praxiteles, the Nike of Paionios and one of the richest collections of ancient bronzes in the world — the essential second half of any visit.

Katakolo

The cruise port for Olympia

A small harbour town on the Ionian coast and one of the busiest cruise calls in Greece. Most visitors head straight for Olympia, about 40 minutes away — but Katakolo has its own museum, beach and seafront tavernas.