Itinerary
Day 1: Indulge in history of Kalambaka and enjoy the breath-taking sunset
Stop At: Meteora, Kalabaka 422 00, Greece
This is a 2-day tour from Athens to Meteora and includes an overnight stay at a hotel, train tickets, and tours on the Meteora Rocks and monasteries in a small group. Receive your tickets and go to the Central Railway Station of Athens (Stathmos Larissis) at 7:30 AM. Board the train to Kalampaka and arrive in Meteora at 12:05 pm.
Pickup from the train station and drive to the hotel where you will be picked up at 4:30 PM and have the sunset tour. See all the six monasteries, a hermitage, and a Byzantine church so you will be immersed in the history of the area. Afterward, at around 9:00 PM you will be transferred to your hotel. Now you have free time to spend exploring Kalambaka. Find excellent museums including the National History Museum and Digital Projection Centre of Meteora. Wander every corner of the city and discover restaurants to taste the excellent local cuisine.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Byzantine Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, Kalambaka Greece
The Byzantine temple of Dormition of the Mother of God is the most important monument of Kalabaka.
The temple of Dormition of the Mother of God that is located in the old city was erected between 10th and 11th century on the ruins of an early Christian royal. It’s in the rhythm of an aisled Basilica mixed type, it has banking and enlightened the intermediate declinable splint and the tribelon. Explore this unique church and find ou how the ancient with the medieval has been combined.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in a 3 star hotel
Day 2: Explore the amazing...Tour around Meteora
Stop At: Meteora, Kalabaka 422 00, Greece
On the following day you will be picked up from your accomondation by our partners and your Meteora tour is about to begin. On that tour you are going to indulge in the history of the area. From the first hermits who they were living in to the caves to medieval times when monks started ,at a great risk, to built on those giant rocks. Find out how the monks have been motivated to built up there and which was the reason that they have picked this steep and inaccesible area to be their home. Later and when tour come at an end you will have time to spend in Kalabaka
the shades of the giant guards of the city. Later at 18.20 catch the train from Kalabaka to Athens.
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
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Kalambaka, Kalabaka 422 00, Greece
08:00 AM
2 days(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
Pets are not allowed to enter the monasteries.
You will receive an e-mail with the train e-tickets a few days before the tour.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : jhankard
Meteora is just amazing and feels out of the real world.
Well planned trip. Specially the evening trip to monasteries with our fantastic guide Antonios were amazing.
He explained with great patience all the history and helped us to understand the beauty of Meteora. Thanks a lot.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13
Posted By : Liz_C
Oh goodness … what an amazing tour… Antonios was an excellent guide. Very informative, fun, and taught us so much about the local area and monasteries! … Thank you! We loved it! Highly recommend this trip… plus delicious supper and lunch restaurants recommendations that we wouldn’t have gone to… thank you x a million!
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Posted On : 2024-05-03
Posted By : Crystal_H
It starts with a four hour train ride from Athens. Roundtrip tickets are issued electronically. No problems. Sthatis, my driver, met me at the station and dropped me off at Hotel Alexiou, which was included. Nice hotel with gorgeous views of Meteora from the balcony. A light breakfast the next morning is included. You are right in town,walking distance from shopping, cafes, etc. I had lunch at Valia Calda, recommended by the hotel. Food was excellent, reasonably priced, with large portions, and great service. I was picked up at the hotel for a sunset tour. Xrisa was our guide, who spoke excellent English and is very knowledgeable. We had a small group, only two others on day one. Only one other person on day two, so we were able to personalize the tour to what we wanted to see and do. I chose the afternoon tour for the second day. Got to know Xrisa even better. Hotel pickup on the second day was timely and drop off at the train station for return to Athens was prompt. I would highly recommend this tour without hesitation! The sights you will see and the knowledge gained will be well worth it.
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Posted On : 2023-09-04
Posted By : howarc1
This tour starts with a four hour train ride from Athens. Roundtrip tickets are issued electronically. No problems. Sthatis, my driver, met me at the station and dropped me off at the Hotel Alexiou, which was included. Nice hotel with gorgeous views of Meteora from the balcony. A light breakfast the next morning is included. You are right in town, walking distance to shopping, cafes, etc. I had lunch at Valia Calda, recommended by the hotel. Food was excellent, reasonably priced, with large portions and great service. I was picked up at the hotel for a sunset tour. Xrisa was our guide, who spoke excellent English and is very knowledgeable. We had a very small group, only two others on day one. One other on day two, so we were able to personalize the tour to what we wanted to see and do.I chose the afternoon tour for the seond day. Got to know Xtisa even better. Hotel pick on the second day was timely and drop off at the train station for return to Athens was prompt. I would highly recommend this tour without hesitation. The sights you will see and knowledge gained will be well worth it!
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Posted On : 2023-08-27
Posted By : benm549
Our tour guides were knowledgeable, friendly and capable. We learned a great deal about the lore and history of Meteora though there was some duplication in the material covered by the guides, but it was overall an enjoyable and positive experience. Meteora is a fabulous place. The train trip out of and back to Athens went off without any problems.
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Posted On : 2023-08-24
Posted By : Thomas_L
The most beautiful place we've ever been! We took the two-day tour from Athens on the train - which we preferred to driving - and were promptly picked up from the train station in a very nice luxury van and delivered to our nice, cozy hotel overlooking Meteora. We had a bit of time to explore before being picked up for the evening part of our tour. There are no words to describe the beauty of Meteora at sunset - it's magnificent and definitely the way to experience this beautiful landscape. We also toured a number of other monasteries and stopped for plenty of photo opps.
The second day of the tour was more active - glad we wore comfy shoes! We had plenty of time to visit the monasteries and experience the area before being delivered back to the train station.
We thought Krissa (I know I spelled it wrong) was super lively and knowledgeable and made the trip most enjoyable, in particular.
If I had to give any recommendations, I would suggest more detailed information be posted or shared in advance. Thanks to so many excellent reviews I trusted all would fall into place, but it would have been nice to receive the train information when I scheduled the trip versus when I emailed to request it and more specifics about exactly when and where we should go in advance. This was no big deal and I'm sure some of it varies from one trip to the next - just a preference as I like to plan ahead. That said, they were very responsive when I reached out and absolutely wonderful to work with. Definitely would recommend!
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Posted On : 2023-07-25
Posted By : manasicaje
This was 100% absolutely the highlight of my 11 days in Greece.
Everything was planned perfectly, the train was a wonderful and comfortable way to travel, and Meteora was indescribable. A truly once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The guides really went above and beyond to give a memorable tour.
Thank you!
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Posted On : 2022-10-26
Posted By : Morten_S
All logistics worked very well, efficient with digital train-tickets. A nice four hour train-ride from Athen to Kalabaka (in Meteora county). We were picked up at station in Kalabaka and taken to the hotel. We had a couple of hours to relax and eat lunch until the guide Dimitri took us for a four hour afternoon and sun-set tour where we saw the fantastic landscape, its monastries, and with his excelent explaination of the history and the area.
Day #2; We were picked up from the hotel for a three-four hour morning tour where we visited several monastries. The driver was nice, though he didn’t explain or tell anything and his English was rather limited despite being a english tour.
It was a nice two-day tour which we are happy to recommend. Very good logistics, and if I had questions then Viator were easily available via the app to respond. The lack of guiding on day #2 was a big disappointment, but day #1 was very good, so it is fair to give an oversll 4* rating.
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Posted On : 2022-09-20
Posted By : erinlF635FH
The ONLY way you should experience Meteora is with Meteora Rocks. From the beginning to the end, our entire trip was flawless. Our tour guides were locals that were personable but professional, so full of knowledge and were simply the absolute best! If you're considering other companies, don't. This is it!
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Posted On : 2022-07-29
Posted By : Maria_L
The view of all the Monasteries and the outlaying Mountain areas are nothing but breathtaking. We were fortunate enough to have two great tour guides and driver that made the experience even more pleasant with all their knowledge and positive attitude. Even throwing in the occasional joke to keep us on Our toes and a little trivia.
We highly recommend this tour for anybody that is looking to be educated of the area and take in all the beautiful landscapes.
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Posted On : 2022-04-21
