Meteora Hike: Discover Hidden Trails and Monasteries

Discover hidden trails and monasteries in Meteora. Enjoy a gentle-paced hike with local insights and avoid the crowds. Book your small group tour today.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Meteora - Meteora is an area that covers few square kilometers, where an ancient monastic community and a rare geological phenomenon of huge rock pillars coexist in absolute harmony. Located at the northwest tip of the plain of Thessaly, Meteora today has become one of the most popular destinations of mainland Greece. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an archeological site and an officially declared holy place! At the foothills of the rocks, there are 2 settlements, the town of Kalabaka and the village of Kastraki.
What's Included
  • Local English speaking mountain guide
  • Bottled water
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off to/from Kalambaka or Kastraki
  • Visit the hidden monastery of Ypapanti
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees (approx. 3 euros each)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Explore Meteora on a gentle-paced hike, and discover the little-known trails that many day-trippers to the UNESCO World Heritage site don’t get to see. On a round-trip route from the Doupiani rock to the heady heights of Grand Meteora Monastery, pass some of the smaller rock monasteries such as Ypapanti and learn about Meteora’s intriguing rock formations and history. • You will go to secret local spots that the vast majority of other travelers will never experience. • Visit the Great Meteoro Monastery and the hidden monastery of Ypapanti and avoid the crowds. • You will learn about the culture and history of the place on a deeper level and from a local’s perspective. • You will learn about etiquette and behavior (especially important at religious sites). • Daily departures depart any day you want, 365 days a year • You get to meet people from around the world • Small size groups up to 12 pax.

  • Please bring comfortable and appropriate hiking shoes
  • This tour requires customers to be physically fit
  • The monasteries have a strict dress code: men must wear trousers and long sleeves, women must wear a long skirt. If you do turn up in shorts, trousers and skirts will be provided.
Location
Meteora
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jpdigger
Oct 7, 2024
Very Enjoyable - Highly recommend - We really enjoyed this tour. We did this hiking tour the day after doing the sunset tour the evening before. These two tours together were a perfect way to see the region of Meteora. We saw and learned so much on this hike which we were not able to see from the road. The guide was enjoyable and knowledgeable. This is a rigorous hike. The distance is not too great (7kms) but it is up and down and the paths were, at places, rocky and unsteady. We are late 60s and not avid hikers and managed well but you need good knees and good shoes to enjoy this hike. We wished we had used Visit Meteora to arrange transport to and from Thessaloniki and Athens. Try to get them involved in arranging your visit to the region.
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Richard_s
Sep 26, 2024
Worthwhile morning to early afternoon tour - Great tour. Will not take you to most of the monasteries but will get you to cover a good deal of the area surrounding them. I found this combined with driving to some of the individual monasteries the day before a complete tour of Meteora. Kristos was a great and entertaining guide.
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Tricia_q
Sep 21, 2024
Wonderful Experiene with an Exceptional Guide - Our guide was very knowledge, friendly and considerate of all ability levels . This 60 yr old women would of not accomplish the 5 mile hike without him The hike was beautiful, and we would recommend it anyone visiting Meteora.
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Melissa_r
Sep 9, 2024
Wonderful hiking experience. Highly recommend - Perfect hike. It was informative and epic scenery. Not too hard, but not so easy that it was boring.Still felt like I got a workout in lol. Can't wait to go back and do the caves with you guys. Thank you for a wonderful hike.
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Stefanie
Sep 8, 2024
Morning hiking - We did this tour in the morning. Pick up was on the spot and after a short drive we started our hike. Pace of the hike is adjusted to the group and our guide gave a lot of information about the history of meteora, the monasteries and nature.
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Natalina2412
Aug 12, 2024
An exclusive hiking tour - An exclusive hiking tour of the breathtaking Meteora! Our group consisted only of four including the guide, Chris, who was an experienced and enthusiastic guide, full of information about the history, geology, and natural history of this fairy-tale place. The whole experience went flawlessly, from the booking, with due reminders, the pick-up from/drop-off at the hotel, which in my case was actually quite distant from Kalambaka, and of course the hike. It was ca 7 km long, but rather easy. We had free time to visit one monastery. Absolutely recommended!
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Roula_k
Jul 26, 2024
BUCKET LIST…METEORA HIKE✔️ - This trip was on my bucket list and what better way to celebrate 60 years of life than hike the majestic Meteora! It was an amazing trip and our tour guide Christos was FANTASTIC! A native to the region, he shared his wealth of knowledge and was very kind, caring and patient. Christos made sure everyone was having fun, stayed hydrated & safe during the hike taking extra breaks when needed. Christos was very encouraging and this hike exceeded our expectations! We highly recommend this specific tour and our professional guide Christos! Thank you for helping us make everlasting memories🏞️
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Ahjvanm
Jul 9, 2024
if you want to see meteora, take this hiking trip ! - beautifull hiking trip, made special by our very enthousiastic guide Chris, who showered us with intersting fects and insights about subjects ranging from history ,architecture , religion ,nature, geology
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265irinaj
Jun 26, 2024
Fantastic tour - My family including 2 teenagers did this tour with Evan. We absolutely loved it. What a great way to experience and explore the local region. It was off the beaten track and mostly in the shade. This was our concern as temperatures even in the morning around +30. But when we hiked we had a lot of breeze. Fantastic way to arrive to the monastery too! It just opens up in front of you and views are spectacular. I’m so glad we’ve done it this way as it was truly magical. Full hike is about 7km. Our guide gave us lots of information and showed us wild life too
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Cristian_t
Jun 21, 2024
Best guide in Meteora - Christos was an amazing guide who told us all sorts of interesting historical events that took place in Meteora. He was a pleasant person who was very calm and funny. He showed and explained to us more stuff about tortoises and plants. It was an interesting and beautiful experience through the mountains.
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