Athens a full or half day tour

[beckytravel]

I originally booked an 1/2 day tour, will I have time to see the highlights? I was thinking a whole day much be to much for the kids (older but...)

[CruiserBruce]

I think a full day would be better. You could easily spend a couple hours just at the Acropolis. So not sure how much of Athens you could see in 4 hours.

[marazul]

Full day by all means. When your kids are back in school and look at their history or art textbooks they will be able to say "I was there!"

 

A half day tour is more likely to be a boring driveby with a lightning visit to the Acropolis. On a full day, you will get out and explore many wonderful places. Athens is worth three days of solid sightseeing. Do spend the full day.

[cruisemom42]

I completely agree with the other two posters. :) There is a lot that's worth seeing in Athens.

[chipmaster]

FULL DAY, we did such a tour and that wasn't enough time. Our children were 7, 12 and 14 at the time, had a great time. It was hot, but still worth every extra minute.

 

I originally booked an 1/2 day tour, will I have time to see the highlights? I was thinking a whole day much be to much for the kids (older but...)

[punka97]

I agree with the other posts,Athens is one of the most historical cities of the world and there is many thinks to see,so is better to have a full day tour.

[Hollywood Traveler]

Thanks, everybody. You've convinced me. Even though I wasn't the OP, I was wondering the same thing. Now I know. Do the full day.

[will work to cruise]

We were debating between a half or full day and chose the full day. We did not want to feel too hurried. Just booked two days ago for our June 2012 cruise.