Itinerary
Day 1: `Departure from Athens Railway Station - Sunset Tour
Stop At: Meteora, Kastraki, Kalambaka 422 00 Greece
Depart from Athens at 8:00am to Kalabaka with our lux coach-bus and admire the beautiful Greek landscapes during your trip. Shortstop midway to Meteora.
Arriving in Kalabaka at 123:00 we will transfer you to your hotel to check in and be prepared for the Majestic Sunset Meteora Tour. We will pick you up from your hotel for the tour. After your tour, we will drop you off again at your hotel or in Kalabaka for a short walk.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Holy Monastery of Saint Stephan, ΑΓΙΑ ΜΕΤΕΩΡΑ, Kalampaka 422 00, Greece
Admire St Stephen (Agios Stefanos) Nunnery during your Majestic Sunset Meteora Tour
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Byzantine Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, Kalambaka Greece
Visit the oldest monument of the area and learn the history of this important sacred place.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Hotel in Kalabaka (included in the package)
Day 2: Morning Tour - Departure from Kalabaka to Athens
Stop At: Meteora, Kastraki, Kalambaka 422 00 Greece
Next morning at 09:00 join a comprehensive Panoramic Morning Meteora Tour or an Authentic Hiking Meteora Tour (your choice).
For 4 hours you will have the chance to experience all the beauty of the unique phenomenon of Meteora and the Holy monasteries on top of the rock giants.
After your morning Meteora activity we will transfer you back to your hotel to have lunch and prepare for your departure back to Athens.
The bus departs from Kalabaka at 18:00 and you will arrive in Athens around 22:45.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Great Meteoron Monastery, Eparhiacos dromos Meteoron, Kalambaka 42200 Greece
Visit Great Meteoron , the biggest and oldest monastery of Meteora
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Varlaam Monastery, Kalambaka Greece
Admire the monastery of Varlaam
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Holy Trinity Monastery (Agia Triada), Kalambaka Greece
Admire the monastery of Holy Trinity
Duration: 35 minutes
Stop At: Holy Monastery of Rousanos - Saint Barbara, Μετεώρων, Kalampaka 422 00, Greece
Admire Rousanou Nunnery
Duration: 35 minutes
Stop At: Agios Nikolaos Anapaphsas, Kalambaka Greece
Admire St Nicholas (Agios Nikolaos) Monastery
Duration: 35 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
See Availability.
Larissa Station, Athens 104 44, Greece
08:00 AM
2 days(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
Departure place: Athens Train Station (Larissis Station) be there at least 15 min before the departure of the bus at 08:00 am exactly
There will be a sign “METEORA THRONES – TRAVEL CENTER” on the window of the bus , waiting outside the train station on the road across the street from the train station.
Supplier is not responsible if you miss the bus please be there on time
Appropriate clothing for everyone is required to enter the monasteries. For ladies skirts by the knee or longer are required. No pants for ladies, no shorts, no sleeveless shirt. For men sleeveless clothing and shorts over the knee are prohibited.
Please make sure you have cash for the monasteries 3 euro each entrance. There is no ATM machine in the area.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Dan_L
We’re a group of 6 attending 2 days Meteora tour. It’s beautiful stunning places to see and the tour organizer is almost perfect if if the tour return time to Athens is doing earlier say around 3 ~ 4pm. The tour ended at 1pm but we have to wait until 6:30pm to go back is wait too long! We getting bore too spend to too much time in the smal town Kalampaka. The 4 stars hotel is also not what it should be. The tour should also provide rest room break during the tour as it’s pretty long hours
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Posted On : 2024-05-17
Posted By : Rhonda_R
The monasteries of Meteora are gorgeous witnesses to the ingenuity and faith of the monks and nuns who settled there. The rock formations are majestic and awe inspiring. The frescoes of the biblical stories, the history of Christianity, and Greek Orthodox traditions are stunning.
We visited 4 of the six remaining monasteries and walked to to the caves where the monks lived before the monasteries were built. Chris and Nikolas were knowledgeable and engaging.
It would have been helpful to have the entire travel details including the return time to Athens. It was a surprise to learn that although the second tour ended at 1:30 pm our departure wasn't until 6:00 pm. We arrived in Athens at 10:30 pm when we expected to get back around 6:00.
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Posted On : 2024-05-16
Posted By : Mirdza_L
Meteora was beautiful, but the beginning of my trip was terrible. There were problems finding my name in the lists. At least it was done. When we arrived in Meteora there was no local guide for persons who have a two-day trip. When a bus and the guide arrived we were taken to the hotel. I was directed to a hotel, but my name was not on the list. The administrator was sent to another hotel on the opposite side of the street. I was not registered there either. It was raining and I could stay on the street between two hotels. In the end, I asked to call the organizers and clarify something. It turned out that I must be in the first hotel where I was not announced. After about an hour, someone called me and asked if I had registered at the hotel.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : Shirley_H
Easy return Coach ride. Our Hotel Axious was in great position, close for walking town n find restaurants.
Monasteries Sunset and Morning tours very good. Only negative we felt was the time on 2nd day waiting around after tour until 5.30pm pickup. Too lo g.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11
Posted By : Angie M
Breath-taking destination; excellent driving and hotel, but tour service was just ok…
The first day of the tour was amazing! We visited one monastery and the Byzantine church. However, the second day of the tour was truly only three hours and the tour guide repeated a lot of information from the previous day (because we had different tour guides on each day). It was very chaotic figuring out the bus transportation on the way back to Athens and the second day was a lot of hours just waiting around (from noon to 5:40pm). Additionally, we got very unlucky with a metro strike happening on May 1st that apparently is a thing every year so I’m not sure why the tour operator didn’t better prepare us for the difficulty that would lay ahead trying to get to our hotels in Athens at 10pm at night with no metros running.
For the price, including hotel (I did the 3 star hotel and it was great) and bus to the monasteries, I would recommend it if you have no better way of getting to Meteora. Otherwise, you might be better off if you can find your own way there to avoid the large amounts of times spent just waiting around and the repetitive tour guide information.
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Posted On : 2024-05-03
Posted By : James_C
Seeing the Meteora area rock formations and monasteries was fantastic. Amazing views and history. However, the logistics of the trip were awful. This was sold and is still advertised as a train trip. The train tracks were destroyed six months ago by flooding. This is now a 5 hour bus trip instead of a 4 hour train trip. This was known six months ago; we were sent an email two days before the trip to inform about the change. False advertising since it is still sold as a train trip. Our hotel Famissi Eden was on the outskirts of town. Claims to be 4*, 2* at best. Worn furnishings in the lobby, hard beds. We returned from tour at 8:30pm, buffet was finished, very little food left, they refused to fix individual meals. The bus logistics were bad, changing from coach to small buses on edge of town, no room for luggage in small bus. Guides did poor job of information on daily logistics, you had to ask them to get information. Viator getting bad name using the Meteora Thrones company. Quit using them unless they greatly improve the service.
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Posted On : 2024-05-02
Posted By : Joyce_F
Spectacular to see and worth the loooong bus rides but tiring. Trains were out so groups were combined on the bus rides and returned late. We needed more information in advance . Our first day guide hand good diction and overcame the small bus’s poor amp system Still, we would choose it again if this were the only way.
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Posted On : 2024-05-01
Posted By : Explore272375
The staff was super friendly and I learned so much on this tour. It was comprehensive and fun. I enjoyed learning and asking questions with our hiking tour guide. I enjoyed the local town as well. And the majestic views with the monasteries built up on the rocks. I loved learning about the geology of how the area was formed too.
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Posted On : 2024-04-20
Posted By : 610shreekumark
The trip was great ! The views in Meteora are amazing ! Definitely worth the 2 days .
Our guide CLEMENT for the Sunset tour was amazing . Very knowledgeable, friendly , passionate and really loves what he does . Kudos !
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Posted On : 2024-04-17
Posted By : Jessie_N
Our guides for the first day and on 2nd day (for the hike) are both good. It was a wonderful tour with lots of magnificent views. The hike on 2nd day was really good to see the monasteries from different angles. Our room was good as we were given one that faces the Meteora. Definitely making the long journey (5 hrs to and 5 hrs back) worth it
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Posted On : 2024-04-14
