We will be spending 2 days in Athens in September 2019 and I'm wondering about hiring a guide for one day. Does anyone have anyone they can recommend or any other suggestions?
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Last Frontier aka Alaska 🏔️
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I believe in the RS guidebook there are suggestions for private guides in Athens. If you don’t have the book, you should purchase it or get it from your local library.
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Philadelphia, PA, USA
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This useful website https://tourguides.viator.com/Listing.aspx?Country=Greece&Region=Attiki&City=Athens lists 64 private guides in the Athens area... and gives ALL the info you need to make a decision. Photo & Bio of each guide, his/her credentials, specialty, reviews from past users, and very importantly, his/her fees per hour, or half day, or day. You contact them directly, and if y ou wish, they'll tailor your day to your specific interests. I have heard great things about these guides ... y ou certainly can learn more ahead of time than just getting a name from someone.
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We used Aristotle koskinos who is I think the 4th one down on the list. We had him for a four hour tour of Athens starting with the Acropolis. We had a mixed group in terms of interests and I actually chose him because a woman with 13 year old twins posted about how well he related to her children. That said my brother in law who regularly goes to Athens wanted his card for a future trip.
He related well to our group of 7 and is extremely well informed. He was prompt with emails and met us at our air Bnb from which we walked to the acropolis.
Beth