Hi is anyone interested in splitting a rental car or taxis to see Epidaurus and Mycenae from Nafplio on June 3 or 4? I am a solo traveler and don't want to rent a car but I've read (on this forum and others) that you can't do this via public transportation from Nafplio and the tour from Athens feels very rushed.
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Are you already booked for a stay in Nafplio on either of these days, or just considering a possible 1-night stay there, coming from athens? Of course, there SHOULD be a Nafplio-based small-group tour.... as there once was, but which was discontinued about 15 years ago, and despite constant inquires, no local travel agency there has bothered to re-institute it. So one is left with only a rushed tour from Athens, or a v. costly persional tour from Nafplio.
The reason I ask is that there is a decent-price 1-night (2 day) tour from Athens offered by CHAT tours once a week -- which I've suggested to people in the past because it gives you a lot of Free Time, so you don't feel rushed. If that is your situation, here's the link: https://chat-tours.com/tour/mycenae-nafplio-2-days-tour-6/
This tour #6 has changed (in ways I dislilke) but is currently the ONly 2-day from Athens. You see the Corinth Canal & Mycenae on outbound day, arrive late afternoon and have free time & enveing in Nafplio. Day #2 is free until after llunch, then one is given a walk-around "tour" of Nafplio by a guide (totally unnecessary. (Formerly the tour took you to Epidaurus aftr lunch on day #2). However, It's my thought that on such a tour, someone like you probably could easily find 2-3 others eager to share a taxi to Epidaurus & back on AM of Day 2. And then, instead of followng a guy around the streets & lanes, you coul have a nice Swim in the cute town beach.
Problem is, the website doesn't say WHICH 2 days of week it is offered -- I've emailed them at [email protected] and asked for urgent response, because many times a year, we get queries lilke yours.
PS: if indeed you'd consider such a trip, please know that Athens hotels are VERY used to people leaving for 1 night for a tour, then returning, and can stow your large bags in a secure storage room & welcome you back the nwxt night.