I had booked with AWT before leaving home as it seemed to be the best way to see and learn about the Athens sights. The week before leaving, the demonstrations in Athens turned violent and I became concerned about our upcoming trip. I emailed to Despina, who was my contact and she assured me that the incidents were isolated and... more

Prior to taking a cruise aboard Cunard's Queen Victoria which departed from Athens, Greece, we had a day and a half of our own time to discover Athens. A great way to do this was by taking a walking tour, and we chose Athens Walking Tours. Our guide, Despina, was excellent; matter of fact, you will probably receive more information... more

23 October 2008 - Sydney Australia Our family recently returned from a wonderful 6 week holiday in Europe. During our short 2 night stay in Athens we thought a walking tour would hopefully be a great way of learining some of the history of the city. We found the Athens Walking Tour add in a hotel brochere and booked in... more

My husband and I took the Athens Acropolis tour with Despina. We loved our tour and loved spending time with Despina. I had read the previous posting about just getting the book shortly before we left on our trip so I wavered a bit thinking maybe we should just print off a walking tour and do it ourselves. I would... more

We recently traveled to Athens as a family of six and took a walking tour with Despina Savvidou / Athens Walking Tours. The tour lasted four hours and the conditions were sunny and hot. Our children range in age from 12 to 21. She involved all of them which made the experience more interesting for all of us. She also... more

I was excited to walk Athens, but unfortunately the 3.5 hour tour didn’t live up to my expectations. We started the tour in the Syntagma Metro station spending over an hour reviewing the excavation wall and the splendor of the engineering and ruins uncovered. Next hour we spent outside the station briefed on the history of Greece and the immediate... more

We booked this on-line before arriving to Athens from NZ. Our tour guide was Vicki. There were about 8 of us on this particular walk. This was including me, my husband and 15 year old daughter. We had a fantastic time. The information that Vicki gave us was just great. She was so enthused about the whole tour herself and... more

After reading the previous review i was actually shocked! Me,my son, my daughter and a friend of ours took the tour on the 25th of July with Georgia as our guide and we found it great! Georgia was very knowledgeable and it was actually like talking a walk around Athens with a good friend. She was so kind, nice ,very... more

After reading the reviews on tripadvisor, I was excited to book the walking tour of Athens. A group of about 12 of us all joined this tour and had high hopes. We met at the subway station as described and were introduced to our guide, a local woman with personal knowledge of the city. Unfortunately, we found the tour nothing... more