Travel and Tours

 

Join RacingThePlanet and Greek Running Tours for an exclusive pre- or post-race exploration of Greece! This is a special way to see Athens, Marathon and the area around the host town. Guided by renowned ultrarunner and 4 Deserts Champion Dean Karnazes, you will learn more about the history and origins of the marathon, visit the ancient sights, indulge in exquisite Greek food and experience the magic of Greece up close and personal. We hope you will join us for this unique experience of a lifetime!

TOUR DATES - Join any day(s) you desire

EXPLORE ATHENS - 25 September or 6 October

  • Luxury coach travel to Athens from event host hotel.
  • Guided tour of the Acropolis and Parthenon.
  • Sightseeing and shopping tour of the Plaka and Agora.
  • Exclusive Acropolis view lunch.
  • Visit Panathenaic Stadium.
  • Visit Acropolis museum.
  • Commemorative backpack filled with unique Greek foods and sundries.

Price: 575€

EXPLORE MARATHON - 26 September or 5 October

  • Luxury coach travel to Marathon from event host hotel.
  • Attend a talk and presentation on the history of the marathon and long-distance running, beginning in 490 BC.
  • Exclusive private visit to the Marathon Museum.
  • Visit Marathon Beach where the Battle of Marathon took place.
  • Special seaside tavern lunch.
  • Visit and tour of the Tumulus of the Athenians, the mass burial site of the soldiers who fought at the battle of Marathon.
  • Optional 3K-5K easy shakeout run or walk along the coastline.
  • Commemorative backpack filled with unique Greek foods and sundries.

Price: 475€

If you are interested, please contact Tour Director, Dean Karnazes, at [email protected].

About Dean Karnazes

Named by TIME magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World,” Greek-American Constantine “Dean” Karnazes has raced and competed across the globe. He has won the Badwater Ultramarathon, running 135 miles across Death Valley in the middle of summer, and completed a marathon to the South Pole. He is a 4 Deserts Ultramarathon Champion (2008), and was the first to complete the 4 Deserts Grand Slam.  Dean once ran 50 marathons, in all 50 US states, in 50 consecutive days. 

Dean is a NY Times bestselling author and recipient of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award. He’s twice carried the Olympic Torch and currently serves as the Global Ambassador of Greek Tourism.