Nafplio, Corinth Canal & Nemea Wine Tasting Private Tour

Three regions, one smooth day in a Mercedes

A private guided tour from Athens to Nafplio, the Corinth Canal and a Nemea winery, traveling in a Mercedes with an English or Greek-speaking driver-guide for eight hours. The route takes you through an engineering landmark that has operated since 750 BC, into a top Greek winery where you taste wine and learn from an oenologist, and through the neoclassical streets of Nafplio, Greece's first modern capital. Hotel pickup is included. Wine tasting is available as an add-on at checkout.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Corinth Canal, Nafplio, and Nemea Winery

• Travel from Athens to Corinth Canal
• Explore Corinth Canal engineering marvel
• Drive to Nemea winery
• Enjoy wine tasting at Nemea winery
• Travel to Nafplio seaside town
• Explore Nafplio old town and have a meal
• Optional visit to medieval castle in Nafplio

The experience

The day starts with pickup from your Athens hotel, then heads south toward the Corinth Canal: an engineering feat completed in 750 BC that still moves shipping traffic between the Aegean and Ionian seas. You stop to see it, then continue into the Nemea region, where a modern winery set among vineyards opens for a tasting led by an oenologist. The winery's 2013 Syrah won the world championship that year, and the tasting gives you time to understand what went into that bottle and the others around it.

Nafplio fills the afternoon. The town was Greece's first capital after independence and holds layers of history: Venetian walls, neoclassical mansions, narrow streets that climb toward the old fortifications. You have time to walk, eat lunch at a restaurant in the old town (at your own cost), and photograph the harbor and the surrounding hills. The medieval Palamidi castle sits above the town if you want to climb up. It's not included in the tour but stands as the most photographed landmark in Nafplio if you choose to add it.

A Mercedes E-Class or EQE handles the driving, which means the ride is smooth and the car itself becomes part of the comfort. Your guide drives and narrates, so there's no separate driver and no switching vehicles. Fuel and tolls are covered. The whole day runs eight hours from pickup to drop-off.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Athens.
• Mercedes E-Class or EQE for the entire day.
• driver-guide in English or Greek.
• fuel and tolls.
• wine tasting at the Nemea winery with an oenologist.

Information

Lasts 8h, runs every day, 9 start times, from € 208 per person, with a live guide in English and Greek, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day9 departure times: 08:00, 08:30, 09:00, 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30 and 12:00Another time? ›

GroupPrivate3 group tours ›

Live guideEnglish and Greek

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Book up to2h before

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancy

Operated by Greece Experience Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want a private Mercedes for three stops (canal, winery, coastal town) rather than joining a shared bus where you're locked into fixed timing and group pace.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Greek.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly happens at the Nemea winery?

An oenologist leads a tasting where you sample wines from the region and learn how they're made. The winery sits in the vineyards themselves and is designed as a modern Greek building, so the setting is part of the experience. Lunch and other drinks beyond the tasting are not included.

Is Nafplio really the first capital of Greece?

Nafplio was Greece's first capital after independence in the 1820s, before the government moved to Athens. The town's neoclassical architecture and Venetian fortifications date from that era and earlier, and walking its streets shows that layered history directly.

How long do we spend in Nafplio itself?

The afternoon is yours to explore the town, eat lunch, and walk the old quarter. The guide is with you and can point out the key sites, but you set the pace and choose where to stop.

What's included in the price, and what costs extra?

Hotel pickup, the Mercedes, your guide, fuel, tolls and the wine tasting are included. Lunch, drinks beyond the tasting, tips and gratuities are separate. If you're picked up from the airport instead of a hotel, there's an extra charge of 40€ per vehicle.

Can we visit the Palamidi castle above Nafplio?

Palamidi is not part of the standard tour, but it's the most photographed castle in Nafplio and sits on the hill overlooking the town. You can add it as an optional stop during your time in Nafplio if you want to climb up and see the view.

Is this tour suitable if I'm not very fit?

The tour works for all fitness levels. Most of the day is spent in the car or walking at your own pace through Nafplio's streets. The Palamidi castle, if you choose it, involves climbing, but that's optional.