Mount Olympus & Northern Greece Private Tour

Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece (2,917 metres) and, more importantly, the mountain that gave the Greek pantheon its address. In ancient mythology, the gods lived on the summit; in modern Greece, it is a national park of beech and fir forests, alpine meadows, and a coastline at its base where the mountain meets the Aegean almost without transition.

Our four-to-five-day private Olympus journey is built around that meeting of mountain and sea. The first day moves from Athens north along the coast (a long but scenic drive) to a boutique hotel at the foot of the mountain. Day two is the mountain itself — a drive into the national park to viewpoints at altitude, a walk through one of the lower-elevation trails (the difficulty depending on your fitness), and time at the dramatic Enipeas Gorge.

Day three turns to history. Ancient Dion — the sacred city of the Macedonians, built at the foot of the mountain because it was considered Olympus' literal threshold — is one of the most atmospheric archaeological sites in northern Greece, with marble streets still in place and the foundations of temples to Zeus, Demeter and Asclepius. The site sits among streams and old plane trees, and is almost always quiet. The afternoon is for the Olympus coast — small fishing villages and clean beaches that almost no foreign visitor reaches.

From €3,500 for four to five days, the journey includes the private vehicle and driver throughout, all nights in pre-selected boutique hotels with breakfast, on-board Wi-Fi and water, and a small Greek farewell gift. This is a journey for guests interested in mythology in the place where it actually happened, paired with two of the most underrated coastal stretches in northern Greece.