Explorist
  • Badge of Excellence
  • Europe,Athens
  • 2 days (approx.)

  • Pickup offered

  • Mobile ticket

  • Offered in: English

2-Day Private Tour to Peloponnese: Kalavryta Railway, Caves, Nemea

This is an uncommon 2-day private tour to the Peloponnese. You visit unique mountainous sites and caves completely off the touristic beat! Your exclusive professional driver will drive you to: Corinth Canal Diakofto village Odontotos train crossing to Kalavryta Cave of the Lakes Dimitsana overnight Open-air Hydropower Museum Vytina Kapsia Caves Nemea archaeological site and museum As this is a private tour, our guests enjoy luxury travelling, with photo stops-as-you-go. To get you more acquainted with the local ways and Greek culinary delights, we offer a 3-course option (drinks excluded) in selected traditional Greek taverns. For your 1-night you rest in supreme 4-star or Boutique-hotels (price included).

What's Included

  • Free airport/residence/hotel/port pick up and return
  • Brand new luxury vehicles with WiFi, A/C and bottled mineral water for all guests
  • Professional English speaking experienced tour driver (live commentary)
  • Private and Exclusive Luxurious Transfer
  • For your 1-night 4-star Mansion or Boutique hotel (depending on availability and season).
  • Meals and drinks (unless you take the lunch option)
  • Your tour driver can not escort you into the sites
  • Gratuities
  • Kapsia Cave
  • Kalavryta
  • Diakopto
  • Ancient Nemea
  • Offshore Hydropower Museum
  • Kastria Cave of the Lakes

Meeting And Pickup

Start time:

8:00 AM

What To Expect

    Day 1: Corinth Canal, Diakofto, Odontotos Train Kalavryta Gorge, Cave of Lakes, Dimitsana
  • Corinth Canal

    Start your tour with a morning pick up from your residence and set off towards the Peloponnese peninsula. Driving for about an hour we reach our first stop at Corinth Canal, an awe-inspiring engineering miracle, six and a half km long, separating the Aegean Sea with the Ionian Sea.

    Duration: 15 minutes

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • About an hour later we reach Diakofto, a pretty seaside village where we will get aboard the popular “Odontotos” small train, a gauge rack railway. Odontotos runs through the gorge of Vouraikos and the village of Zachlorou. The train covers the 22 kilometre trip in about an hour, with a short stop at Grand Caves (Mega Spilaion Monastery) and ends up in Kalavryta where your driver will be waiting for you. Tickets: 9.50 euro per person.

    Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

    Admission Included: NO

  • Kalavryta

    Kalavryta is famous for its striking natural beauty, its abundance in waters, its ski resort (second biggest in Greece) and its historical importance for Greeks. On 13th December 1943, the German 117th Jäger Division executed nearly all-male population and resulted in the total destruction of Kalavryta.  There is a Memorial dedicated and a Holocaust Museum in Kalavryta which we can visit if you wish (Entrance Ticket: 3 euro pp).

    Duration: 1 hour

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Kastria Cave of the Lakes

    Leaving Kalavryta, our next stop is the Cave of the Lakes, with its mysterious galleries and multicolour chambers, the imposing stalactite and stalagmite formations. What makes this cave quite unique is that has the three different levels with lakes on every level, 13 in total. Ticket 9 euro per person. After this impressive natural formation, we head towards Dimitsana, the last stop for your first day. Dimitsana's beautiful mountain scenery, stone houses, and its history as the heart of the Greek independence movement in the early 1800s make it a fascinating place to explore. It is a very popular winter resort with excellent local cuisine. You will rest for the night at 4-star traditional mansions or Boutique hotels such as "En Dimitsani" Hotel.

    Duration: 45 minutes

    Admission Included: NO

  • Day 2: Open-Air Museum, Vytina, Kapsia Caves, Nemea Temple, Nemea Winery
  • Offshore Hydropower Museum

    After your breakfast, you will visit the Open-Air Water Power Museum in Dimitsana. The Open-Air Museum's theme is focused on the importance of hydraulic power in traditional societies.  You will visit the watermills, the gunpowder mill and the workshop's buildings. Ticket 4 euro per person

    Duration: 30 minutes

    Admission Included: NO

  • Vytina

    Our next stop is close by Vytina stunning village, the “Jewel of Menalon Mount”. You will stroll Vytina's lively square with the stone church of Agios Trifonas, built in 1846.  On the square, there are small, traditional cafes offering Greek coffee and delicious local sweets.

    Duration: 1 hour

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Kapsia Cave

    Next, your driver will take you to the Stalactites of Kapsia Cave. This amazing Cave is a complex system of swallow-holes on the lush Mantineia mountain range. Multicoloured stalagmites and stalactites compose a unique and impressive canvas that is reflected on the surface of the small ponds inside the cave. Ticket 6 euro per person

    Duration: 45 minutes

    Admission Included: NO

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 Hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

    • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 Hours before the experience’s start time.
    • If you cancel less than 24 Hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
    • Any changes made less than 24 Hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
    • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Starting from

$750.00

Price varies by group size