METEORA - 2 Days from Athens Everyday with 2 Guided tours & Hotel

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Experience the awe-inspiring beauty of Meteora on a two-day tour from Athens. Explore six monasteries, witness the majestic sunset, and learn about the history from a knowledgeable local tour guide.

Duration: 2 days

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Departure from Athens by bus - Hotel Check in - Majestic Sunset Meteora Tour

Meteora - Depart from Athens at 8:00am to Kalabaka with our coach-bus and admire the beautiful Greek landscapes during your trip. Shortstop midway to Meteora.

Arriving in Kalabaka at 12:30 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.

The Majestic Sunset Meteora tour is one of the top rated tours in the area. You will have for 4 hrs the chance to see all the area, visit 1 main monastery inside, the Byzantine Church of Virgin Mary in the old city of Kalabaka and admire the sunset from the best panoramic viewpoint of Meteora rocks.

After your tour, we will drop you off again at your hotel or in Kalabaka for a short walk.

Monastery of St. Stephan - Admire St Stephen (Agios Stefanos) Nunnery during your Majestic Sunset Meteora Tour

Byzantine Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary - Visit the oldest monument of the area and learn the history of this important sacred place.

Panoramic Morning Tour or Authentic Hiking Tour - Free Time - Departure from Kalabaka to Athens

Meteora - Next morning at 09:00 join a comprehensive Panoramic Morning Meteora Tour (3 monasteries inside) or an Authentic Hiking Meteora Tour (1 monastery inside) (your choice, you have to inform us by email after the booking which tour you wish to do).

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.

Great Meteoron Monastery - Visit Great Meteoron, the biggest and oldest monastery of Meteora. You will visit this monastery if you choose Panoramic Morning Meteora Tour or the Authentic Hiking Meteora tour (the monastery is closed every Tuesday and in this case you will visit Varlaam or St Nicholas Monastery)

Varlaam Monastery - Admire the monastery of Varlaam

Holy Monastery of Rousanos - Saint Barbara - Admire Rousanou Nunnery

What's Included

Hotel Pickup / Drop off (for the 2 Meteora tours)
One night 3 hotel accommodation with breakfast (4 extra cost)
Panoramic Morning OR Authentic Hiking Meteora Tour – ( 2nd day )
Convenient transportation from / to Athens with air-conditioned bus-coach
Highly educated, English speaking, Tour Leader during the 2 tours
Majestic Sunset Meteora Tour – ( 1st day )

What's Not Included

Pickup / Drop off from Hotel in Athens
Entrance fees of Monasteries (3 euro each)
Stayover hotel tax paid personally in reception (1.5€/room 3 hotel, 3€/room 4 hotel)
Meals and soft drinks
Guide iinside the monasteries
Tips (optional)

Additional Information

Travel by our coach bus from Athens and enjoy two 4-hour local Meteora tours, one each day. Experience the Majestic Sunset Tour on the first day and choose between the Panoramic Morning Tour or the Authentic Hiking Tour on the second day. We are the only ones in the area offering these tours. See all six monasteries and the incredible phenomenon of the giant rocks. Learn the history from the best local tour guide with our mini bus.

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.
For the second’s day activity please send us an email or message with your choise between the Panoramic Morning Meteora Tour or the Authentic Hiking Meteora Tour
If you do not contact us with your preference for the 2nd day you are automatically registered to the Panoramic Morning Meteora Tour

Location

Larissa Station

--- Athens Railway Station (Larissis Station) at : 08:00 am --- 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 , Diligianni Str (be there at least 15 min before )

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Pulgarcita1975

Jul 24, 2024

Meteora with the best company - It has been very exciting and spectacular.The Guide did his best to please all our concerns and questions raised on the tour. We had a mishap with the driver of the bus to the outbound as he was during a journey with his cell phone and helmets on, we drew his attention and rectify .

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Backpacker788820

Jul 1, 2024

Meteora Thrones 2 day tour from Athens - The tour was well organized. The transportation was comfortable, punctual and provided wifi. The itinerary was interesting and fun. The guides were extremely friendly and knowledgeable. The bus to and from Athens stops halfway, at a restaurant for 30 minutes.

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Elena_s

Jun 25, 2024

Amazing tour of Meteora - Excellent tour with Meteora thrones. Very organised. Sunset tour with guide Anastasia was outstanding! She was brilliant and very knowledgeable about all aspects of Meteora! She was amazing! Very good hotel in Kalambaka with helpful staff. Overall, a fabulous tour, visiting 4 monasteries and other areas of interest at Meteora. Panoramic tour also very good. Highly recommend this tour with Meteora thrones. Very professional, friendly and organised. A must see!!! Absolutely beautiful! Thank you Meteora thrones!

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Dwight_m

Jun 24, 2024

Great cultural tour - Great tour must do when you visit Greece. Absolutely amazing. And the guides were great. However, you need to make sure you know when they’re picking you up and dropping you off. On the second day we got dropped off at 1 PM as the tour was over and Bus back to Athens was at 5:30 PM. So make your plans accordingly, but it’s a must do.

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Mirjam_h

Jun 16, 2024

Stunning sights, beautiful experience - The sunset tour was beautiful, but the walking with Christos was the best part. Everything was well organized and everybody was really friendly and helpful.

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Dylan_f

Jun 11, 2024

Well worth the time. - Really enjoyed the trip. Our guide, Stacey, on the first day was really fun and engaging. All the guides had great English, and knew tons about the area. The monasteries are very pretty and the sceneries are truly breathtaking. We showed up during a heat wave so it was very hot but the bus had good AC and only a few monasteries included a lot of walking.

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Emmanuel

Jun 13, 2024

Sunset tour is amazing, second day pretty repetitive. - Very well organized with clear instructions for departure and pick up. Sunset tour was amazing and worth the overnight stay.We had our room at the Kaikis hotel and it was great too. They allowed us to leave our luggage after checking out on the second morning. We chose the hike in the morning but it got cancelled due to heat, and we ended up on another bus tour that was very repetitive. Guides were friendly and knowledgable and recommended us some great restaurants. A bit too long of free time before pickup back to Athens on the second day. Overall the sunset trip made the trip worth it, I just wish it was less repetitive the second day.

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Kathryngy9477td

Jul 7, 2024

Excellent Tour Site but Limited Itinerary - Rating is low for the following reasons: 1. The tour itinerary is not fully disclosed until a couple of days before the trip and only then is the buyer aware that there are 4 hours on Day 1 and 4 hours on Day 2 with no scheduled activity. If you tour on the weekend be prepared that most stores are closed Saturday afternoon and Sunday all day. So there is nothing to do. 2. The tour guides do not enter the monasteries with you so there is no historical information given once you enter the grounds. They do a nice job of providing history while on the bus but nothing once you enter the monasteries. 3. On Day 2 there is a morning tour and then you wait 5 hours before the bus picks you up. We had asked the tour guy to inquire on taking a public bus so that we could return 4 hours earlier than scheduled. They were kind enough to inquire on availability but we weren’t told they did not make the reservation. So when we got to the public bus station, we found out they did not have room for us. So we then had to go back to our original hotel and wait the 4 hours for the pick up. 4. On the positive side, the tour guides were professional, helpful and informative and the historical sites were amazing. My recommendation is that the itinerary be fully disclosed so that the buyer can make an informed decision.

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Michelle_l

Jun 12, 2024

2 days itinerary is well planned. The only downside is we did not get a tour guide with passion and knowledge to share w - The trip itinerary is very good with the first day doing sunset tours and the 2nd day doing monasteries visits. Drivers on both days are very polite and friendly. However I am very disappointed with the first day sunset tour guide (Nicholas?). He has very limited information about the history, background etc of Mateora and the monasteries to share with us. Some of us had to eavesdrop the next team guide’s explanation.

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Alice_c

Jun 9, 2024

Visit Meteora but not this tour - Meteora is a gorgeous place and definitely worth visiting. However I don't recommend this tour. The tour was poorly organized. We were asked to pick one of two options and given little information for us to make the choice and decision had to be made on the spot. Also the second day the tour ended at 2pm and guests were left "stranded" in town for 4 hrs with no where to go before the bus picked us up at 6 for return to Athens. We arrived in Athens at 11 pm but the trip didn't have to be that long. Also one of the tour guides was outright rude. The first day we were dropped in front of the hotel with no orientation about the town. I asked the guide where we could get lunch. He answered in a loud and gruff voice "I don't know. Go look yourself." That didn't sound like a welcoming attitude to tourists.

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