Kalavryta-Rack railway/Cave of Lakes, private tour from Athens/ Nafplion (10h)
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Price varies by group size
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Duration: 10 hours
Departs: Athens, Athens
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
We visit Kalavryta and surrounding areas as travelers, not as tourists. We get as excited as you to travel, to enjoy the history & scenery.
Schedule is flexible, but most importantly our drivers are seasoned travelers and are dedicated to helping you live the tour of your life, that is suited to your needs and lifestyle.
This private tour takes you via Corinth Canal ( short stop) to Peloponnese. Continue to Diakopto, from where you will take the cog railway, a unique train ride via Vouraikos Gorge to Kalavryta. From train station we drive to the majestic Cave of Lakes in Kastria (visit). Return to Kalavryta, explore village (visit Holocaust Museum), return in Athens by car this time. On the way we will stop at Mega Spileo Monastery (the oldest in Greece)
You have the options of a full payment at the time of your booking or reserve your tour with a deposit only 50% at a lower rate (than Options/ Full Pay) and 50% on your tour date. See additional info
What's Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
English Guided Tour in Cave of Lakes
Pick up / Drop off, from/to your hotel/apartment in Athens, Piraeus, or request another location
Private Transportation & includes: (Fuels, Toll Roads, Parking Fees)
Professional English speaking experienced Tour driver (with history knowledge) for the day
WiFi on board
What's Not Included
Gratuities
Meals & personal expenses. Entrance fees to Kalavryta Holocaust Museum 4€ & Cave of Lakes 9€
Train fee 10€ (Diakopto- Kalavryta/ one way) For weekends or holidays, purchase your tickets online.
Traveler Information
- INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
- CHILD: Age: 3 - 9
- ADULT: Age: 10 - 99
Additional Info
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Train fee 10€ (Diakopto- Kalavryta/ one way) For weekends or holidays, purchase your tickets online in advance. Your return from Kalavryta to Athens or Nafplion, it will be by car, so will see another view of the mountain and we will have the chance to vi
- Your tour is private & flexible and available from/ to Athens or from/ to Nafplio. However we only request to have in mind the agreed hours. If you would like to extend the trip, please make a fair arrangement with your driver/tour leader.
- Bookings: You have the flexibility of two options! Full payment or a Deposit (Pay deposit 50% of total amount) - Reserve the tour at a lower rate (than Option/ Full Pay) with a deposit 50% at the time of booking. The remaining 50% will be payable on your
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You Have the options of 3 different Vehicles types: Sedan up to 3 adults or family of 4 (2 adults + 2 kids - up to 11 years old free) - Minivan ( from 1 to 7 persons - 2 kids/ up to 11 years old free ) - Minibus ( from 1 to 14 persons - 2 kids/ up to 11 y
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- 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.
What To Expect
Corinth Canal
More than 2500 workers digging 6.400m for twelve years (from 1881 to 1893). Stop for photography, walk across on a pedestrian bridge and admire the canal from 80 m high
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Diakopto
From Diakopto train station you will buy your tickets for this unique rack rail way train to Kalavryta. Train fee 10€ (Diakopto- Kalavryta/ one way) For weekends or holidays, please purchase your tickets online in prior time.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Take the Diakopto–Kalavryta Railway, an historic 750 mm gauge cog railway in Greece. It runs 22 km (14 mi) through the Vouraikos Gorge, stopping on route at Zachlorou.
It is one of the most beautiful natural sights plus one of the most spectacular railway rides. The little train travels through streams, climbing the majestic narrow gorge, up into the mountains, through bridges and tunnels, over waterfalls, along cliffs and through forest of pine and oak trees. When the incline gets really steep it switches form regular track to a cog system.
1 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
Kastria Cave of the Lakes
The cave is an old subterranean river consisting of three levels. During the winter when the snow melts it is transformed into a flowing river with waterfalls. During the summer, it dries up, leaving behind 13 lakes.
Daily from 09:30 to 16:30 Holidays and summer time extension
Tickets Adults: 9,00 €. Children/ Over 65: 4,50 €.
60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Kalavryta
In early December 1943, the German Army's 117th Jäger Division began a mission named Unternehmen Kalavryta (Operation Kalavryta), intending to encircle Greek Resistance fighters in the mountainous area surrounding Kalavryta. During the operation, 78 German soldiers, who had been taken prisoner by the partisans in October, were executed by their captors. In response, the commander of the German division, General Karl von Le Suire personally ordered the "severest measures" — the killing of the male population of Kalavryta — on 10 December 1943.
Operation Kalavryta was mounted from six cities: Patras, Aigion, and Cornith on the Gulf of Corinth and from Argos, Pyrgos and Tripolis in central Peloponnese. All "Battle-Groups" were aimed at Kalavryta, although the divisions from Pyrgos, Argos, and Corinth returned to their bases soon after.
60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Municipal Museum of the Kalavryta Holocaust
In early December 1943, the German Army's 117th Jäger Division began a mission named Unternehmen Kalavryta (Operation Kalavryta), intending to encircle Greek Resistance fighters in the mountainous area surrounding Kalavryta. During the operation, 78 German soldiers, who had been taken prisoner by the partisans in October, were executed by their captors. In response, the commander of the German division, General Karl von Le Suire personally ordered the "severest measures" — the killing of the male population of Kalavryta — on 10 December 1943.
Operation Kalavryta was mounted from six cities: Patras, Aigion, and Cornith on the Gulf of Corinth and from Argos, Pyrgos and Tripolis in central Peloponnese. All "Battle-Groups" were aimed at Kalavryta, although the divisions from Pyrgos, Argos, and Corinth returned to their bases soon after.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Mega Spileo Monastery
According to tradition, the monastery is one of the oldest in Greece, reputedly founded in 362 by the Thessalonian brothers Symeon and Theodore, who with the help of Euphrosyne (a local shepherdess, honored as saint for her part in these events) discovered in the cave the icon of the Theotokos painted by Luke the Evangelist.
Several of the monks became members of the Filiki Etaireia and took part in the Greek War of Independence. On 8 December 1943, the German 117th Jäger Division destroyed the monastery and executed 22 monks and visitors as part of reprisals that culminated a few days later with the Massacre of Kalavryta.
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Athens
• Admission Ticket Free
Reviews
He was on time, very knowledgeable about his business and professional.
I was very impressed with him showing us the beauty of Greece!
I will love to come back for more!
Thank you for a delicious day!!
Angie and Walt from Alaska
