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Excursion to Cape Sounio – Temple of Poseidon plus Sunset with self transfer eco meeting point

Να μη χάσεις

Travel through the colors of an enchanting sunset against the view of the Aegean Sea

We enjoy a half-day trip to Cape Sounio and the Temple of Poseidon enriching our visit with one of the most astonishing sunsets in Greece. On the way back, we drive through the Athens Riviera and learn about all the interesting waterfront points where the locals hang out. Be like a Greek with us! Don’t miss it!

  • Visit the Temple of Poseidon arising from the edge of Cape Sounio
  • Watch the impressive panoramic view from the south-eastern peak of Sounio against the Saronic Gulf
  • Let the breathtaking sunset travel you through the colorful canvas of the sky
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Σύντομη περιγραφή

We depart to Cape Sounio with the bus of Ammon Express together with our friendly trip attendant-archaeologist, from the “Smart-Eco-Pickup” at Halandri metro station. The distance is 60km and lasts approximately 1 hour.

We reach the rocky Cape Sounio when the sun is about to immerse into the Aegean Sea. The best moment to enjoy the picturesque area of Sounio and capture its beauty is during sunset. Even Homer talks about Sounio in his epic poem Odyssey and great leaders as Menelaus of Sparta stopped at Sounio to provide honors to his fellow companions. “Holy Sounio, Cape of Athens.

We have about 1.5 hours to walk around the magnificent Temple of Poseidon, the God of the Sea and second most powerful among the Olympian Gods after Zeus. The temple is one of the most important in central Greece and second most important after the Temple of Acropolis. The ancient Greeks used to build their sacred areas in certain points measured in a way so that there was a form of triangulation among them (equilateral and isosceles triangles). This tendency was very common in ancient Greece and is known as triangulation. The Temple of Poseidon is the peak of an isosceles triangle with the Temple of Aphaeas in Aegina and the Temple of Hephaestus in Thissio.

Discover the signature on the marbles, of various famous authors who passed by the Cape of Sounio. Very characteristic is the one of the romance author Lord Byron (1810A.C) who couldn’t resist and left his marking on it. Let the romantic aspect of Sounio travel you while you watch the idyllic sunset fading into the clear blue Aegean Sea. It is one of the most remarkable sunsets in Greece.

We are back at the Smart-Eco-Pickup of Ammon Express, at Syntagma metro Station, at Syntagma Square.

Take a break from the fast-moving pace of the city!

Athens dressed-up in its night lights has a different glamour – Don’t miss it!

Join us and feel like being with a friend who is excited to show you around like a Greek!

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Τι περιλαμβάνεται

INCLUDED
  • Round-trip transportation to Cape Sounio and the Temple of Poseidon
  • Transportation in a new luxury air-conditioned bus
  • English-speaking escort archaeologist
  • Free Wifi on the bus
  • Basic travel insurance (during transport)
NOT INCLUDED
  • Entrance fee to the archaeological site of Sounio (10€)
  • Guided tour inside the sites
  • Personal expenses
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Πρόσθετες πληροφορίες

STARTING POINT AND DEPARTURE TIME
  • Smart-Eco-Pickup at Halandri metro station at
  • 16:00 from September 16th to October 28th 2023
  • 15:00 from October 29th until November 19th 2023
  • 14:30 from November 20th until January 31st 2024
  • 15:30 from February 1st until February 29th 2024
  • 16:00 from March 1st until March 30th 2024
  • 16:30 from March 31st until April 30th 2024
  • 17:00 from May 1st until June 7th 2024
  • 17:30 from June 8th until July 17th 2024
  • 17:00 from July 18th until August 17th 2024
  • 16:30 from August 18th until September 7th 2024
  • 16:00 from September 8th until September 25th 2024
  • 15:30 from September 26th until October 26th 2024
  • 14:00 from October 27th until December 31st 2024

Pick up is at Halandri Metro Station, very close to the city center in order to avoid the city traffic jam. Drop off point is at Syntagma metro station, at Syntagma Square in the city center. You will receive directions by e-mail with the location of Halandri metro station. With the “Smart-Eco-Pickup” and drop-off service we depart directly from Athens and save time (up to 2 hours), which is disposed for the main attractions and sights during the day. Be a Smart-Traveler and join our green environment policy to reduce the city’s pollution and traffic jam. Act like a local by using the modern metro of Athens just 1min from the highway.

AVERAGE EXCURSION DURATION
  • 6 hours
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Terms of Participation

Below you can find the terms of participation of Ammon Express regarding all the daily excursions, tours and activities from the various starting locations. We suggest you to read them carefully as you have to comply with them once you complete a booking through the website of Ammon Express or via another affiliated website. Ammon Express reserves the right to change the terms of participation any time finds it necessary.

 

USER’S ACCOUNT ON THE AMMON EXPRESS WEBSITE

The client must create a user account on the website of Ammon Epxress and provide the necessary information during the reservation process (full name, telephone, e-mail etc.) for the final confirmation of the reservation. The client is responsible for the confidentiality of the private password and can change it any time he/she wishes. The client can deactivate the user account on the website of Ammon Epxress anytime.

MINORS – CHILDREN – BABIES

Ammon Express does not provide services to minors (<18 years old) without adult supervision. Children at the age 3-12 travel with -50% discount on the price of the ticket. Infants up to 2 years old travel free of charge on an adult lap. The coaches of Ammon Express do not provide child safety seats.

PETS

The transfer of small-sized animals up to 7kg is permitted only in special dimensions baskets of 50x40x70cm, with a muzzle and only in the passenger compartment. The responsibility for their supervision throughout the duration of the trip (food, water, shadow, tranquillity) is of their owners. The owners must also comply with the pet policy and the rules of each destination.

RULES DURING THE TRANSPORTATION

There are certain pick up points for all the activities from each departure city:

From Thessaloniki:

Meeting Point: Aristotle’s Square & Egnatia Street (Venizelos Statue) 08:00

From Athens:

The Metro Station Halandri where the client must take the exit “Doukissis Plakentias Str. (To Vrilissia)”. The trip-attendant will be waiting at the exit at 08:30a.m and at 17:30 if the excursion at Cape Sounio – Temple of Poseidon plus Sunset.

ATTENTION: For the excursion Aegina the meeting point is at Piraeus Metro Station at 08:10a.m

*The client should be at the departure point at least 10΄ before the time indicated in the schedule.

If the client has the option to change the pick up point (e.g from Thessaloniki) must inform Ammon Express via e-mail or telephone about it in order to update the reservation records. In case that the client shows up to a different pick up point from the one that was stated in the beginning without informing Ammon Express, there is a high risk of missing the bus and the client is responsible about it.

On each trip there is a trip attendant who ensures the smooth running of the trip and the compliance with the program. The entrance in the coaches of Ammon Express is achieved with the demonstration of the electronic ticket printed or on a mobile screen or with the oral report of the reservation number. The company reserves the right to ask the traveler to show and hand other documents of identification, when the company considers it necessary for safety reasons and protection of the other passengers and the interested.

The client is not allowed to bring his/her suitcase/es or luggage to the trip unless it is requested via telephone or e-mail and receives a confirmation from Ammon Epxress. In this case, the luggage is carried under the client’s full responsibility.

Smoking, drinking and eating is not permitted inside the coach.

The client is expected to have a good behavior that respects the other passengers, driver and trip attendant. Passengers accompanying children are responsible for their good behavior. Unnecessary contentious behavior cannot be accepted.

Customers in a state of inebriation, lack of respect to the rest of the customers, the driver and the trip attendant or with a behavior that sets in risk the smooth running of the excursion or the safety of the rest, may not be allowed to enter the bus.

Clients who miss the bus and do not participate in the excursion due to delay, negligence or incorrect timing on their fault, are entitled either to transfer the activity on a future date or change it with a different one paying the price difference, if the new one has a higher rate. In case that the new trip is cheaper, the client is not entitled to a refund of the price difference. In any case all the above are valid upon availability.

The coach drivers must comply with a strict law regarding the acceptable hours of driving, the scheduled break during long distances and the total hours of driving in 24hours period. In case with intense traffic jam, roadworks or other force majeure reasons, the drop off points are subject of modification for the proper compliance of the law.

TICKETS

PAYMENT: The payment is realized through the website of Ammon Epxress with debit/credit card.

PRICES: The price for all the activities is per person. The price of the ticket does not include either the client’s personal expenses or the tip for the driver, trip-attendant or guide. The price is subject to change without notification.

CHANGE OF RESERVATION: The change of the excursion date is accepted if there is availability on the new date and can take place either online or by e-mail until 48 hours before the departure time of the bus. No additional charge will be applied except for the difference in price that the new trip may have. If the customer chooses a trip with a cheaper rate, he/she is not entitled to a refund of the remaining amount.

CANCELLATION: Cancellation of the reservation can be made before the start of the tour. The cost of the tour is non-refundable.

LOSS-THEFT: If a ticket is lost or stolen, the customer should call the office of Ammon Express or send an e-mail, in order to give details and get a new voucher.

If a ticket is lost or stolen just before the departure of the bus, the customer should give to the trip attendant his/her data, so that he/she can confirm the reservation and allow him/her the entrance.

POSTPONEMENT-CANCELLATION OF THE TRIP

Any postponement or cancellation of the trip by fault of Ammon Express is announced to customers via e-mail.

POSTPONEMENT: In case of postponement of the trip to another date, the customer is entitled to a refund or to a re-book for any other date he/she wishes, upon availability.

CANCELLATION: In case of cancellation of the trip, Ammon Express is obliged to refund the customer with the full price of the ticket.

COMPLIANCE WITH THE TRIP SCHEDULE: The departure times of the Ammon Express coach mentioned in the schedule can be changed up to one hour before or after the programmed one, due to specific circumstances. This change will be notified to customers via e-mail as soon as the decision of the new departure time is taken. In this case, the customer is not entitled to refund.

The remaining times appearing on the trip schedule are not binding. In case of delays due to external or force majeure factors (traffic jam, roadworks, compulsory road detour, bad weather conditions, etc.), Ammon Express is not responsible for the incompliance with the trip schedule.

MONEY RETURN

If the customer is entitled to a refund, this is done to the customer’s bank account within 4-5 days.

SAFETY DURING TRANSPORT

The proper functioning of the coach is the responsibility of each partner agency, whose means Ammon Express uses.

Basic insurance is provided during transport.

PERSONAL DATA SECURITY

DATA SECURITY: We would like to inform you that complying strictly with the law on the protection of personal data, we do not subject to any unnecessary treatment the personal data of our customers and partners, that become our property, but strictly comply with the privacy within the existing legislation.

USE AND PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA: The user acknowledges, agrees, consents and expressly accepts that our company has the right to use, process and transmit personal data for operational and IT service reasons. At any time, users have the right to access their personal data and information, or refuse any further processing of their data under Article 13 of Law 2472/97 on the protection of personal data.

AMMON EXPRESS GNTO License Number (Touristic Business Registry) // 0933E60000149701