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3-Day Trip to Delphi and Meteora from Athens

Name: 3-Day Trip to Delphi and Meteora from Athens
Brand: CHAT Tours
SKU: 31408
Price: 397.33 USD
Rating: 4.0 (47 reviews)

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3 days
Pickup offered
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Offered in: English

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Overview

See two of Greece’s most impressive UNESCO World Heritage sites on this 3-day tour of Delphi and Meteora from Athens. First, journey back to ancient Greece on a tour of Delphi, see the magnificent Temple of Apollo and learn about Delphi’s importance as the home of the Pythian Games and the oracle of Apollo. After an overnight in Kalambaka, continue to Meteora to admire the medieval monasteries perched dramatically on the mountaintop. This tour includes accommodation, some meals and round-trip transport from Athens by air-conditioned coach.

3-day Greece tour to Delphi and Meteora from Athens
Visit two stunning Greek UNESCO World Heritage sites in one tour
Enjoy a guided tour of ancient Delphi on the slopes of Mt Parnassus
View the Temple of Apollo and hear about its legendary oracle
Explore two of Meteora’s spectacular rock-top monasteries and learn about their history
Stay one night in Delphi and one in Kalambaka, with two breakfasts and two dinners included
Choose between first-class or tourist-class accommodation to suit your budget

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

This Delphi and Meteora tour offers two accommodation options depending on your budget.

What's Included

Professional English speaking guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
2 nights of accommodation
Free Wifi in the Amalia hotels and in the coach
All Fees and Taxes
Breakfast (2)
Dinner (2)

Lunches
Surcharge : Overnight stay tax Euro 3 per room per night (starting from 01/01/18)
there is no pick up service from ports, airport, airbnb and apartments

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Leof. Vasilisis Amalias 10, Athina 105 57, Greece
Hotel Amalia on Syntagma square , opposite of the National Garden

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

08:30 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

Pick up service commence 07:30 to 08:15. 08:30 is the departure time of the tour from departure point.

What To Expect

Day 1

Athens - Delphi

3 Stops

Mount Parnassus

Admission Ticket Free

Delphi Archaeological Museum

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Temple of Apollo

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Oernight 4 stars

Meals: Dinner

Day 2

Delphi (free morning) - Kalambaka

1 Stop

Delphi

6 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: overnight 4 stars

Meals: BreakfastDinner

Day 3

Meteora - Athens

1 Stop

Kalambaka

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
A dress code is required to enter monasteries. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
Very important: Children aged 5 to 12 years old must hold passport or ID in order to get the discounted price. Otherwise they will pay entrance ticket to the Archaelogical sites or Museums.
Not wheelchair accessible
Your guide will give you your entry tickets to the sites and museums
Port , airport or private apartment pickup are not available

Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.0

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Tristan_H, May 2024

We had very mixed feelings about this trip. The monestaries were beautiful and absolutely worth the trip/drive. However our first guide for the Delphi portion was not very pleasant and provided a stilted incomplete history. We also skipped a stop due to poor time management. We loved the relaxing 24 hour stop in the Amalia hotel in Delphi - but primarily because we were a week + into our trip. It might feel like a waste of time if you don't want to relax. Our second guide was wonderful and the bus drivers were quite professional. The food was VERY disappointing because the dinner/breakfast you pay for is buffet which is fine but then we stopped for lunch the last two days at places the tour picked and had to pay for restaurants we didn't want to eat at. The lunches were poor quality and overpriced.

Response from Host, May 2024

Dear Tristan, We are thanking you for your kind review. Unfortunately the lunch meals always are on the way in local restaurants therefore not included in the package. Thank you Hara Kritikidou Customer Service Manager

Do NOT pay extra for the first class hotel!

Xiao_G, Sep 2022

I paid for an upgrade for first class hotel but I found out that everyone is going to same hotel and there is no upgrade for hotel or rooms. I asked for partial refund for the difference but they're not doing anything. In addition, there is almost no activities on the 2nd day while we were in Delphi, wasted a lot of our time.

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Dear Xiao, You booked and paid for first class hotels. You stayed at hotels Amalia Delphi and Kalambaka , both of them first class =4 4stars. The tourist class hotels were hotels Hermes in Delphi and Orfeas in Kalambaka . As for second day , our advertised program is clear that you have free morning on own in Delphi. thank you Hara Kritikidou Customer Service Manager

Both the archeological...

Alexander_L, Apr 2022

Both the archeological site of Delphi and Meteora are beautiful and full of history, definitely worth a visit.

Amazing Sights in Greece!

LoisC244, May 2019

Our 3-day trip to Delphi and Meteora was unforgettable! We loved the archeological sights in Delphi, the beautiful monasteries and view in Meteora, as well as all the extra details of the trip--nice people on the bus, great and knowledgeable guide, beautiful hotels, fantastic meals--especially the lunch at the seaside in Itea near Delphi!

Response from Host, Jun 2019

Hello from Chat Tours, Thank you very much for your great review. You have chosen one of the best tours of our schedule as it combines visits of Delphi and Meteora and leisure time in between . We will be glad to see you again in Athens and offer you our high-quality services . Always at your disposa, Angelina Skyla

Very good tour, definitely recommended

Andrea_H, May 2019

Everything was amazing except the Hotel in Meteora was disappointing. The tours were well organized & we had two great guides - Joy in Delphi & Effie in Meteora. Drivers were incredible too, including Nik who stopped the bus to save turtles crossing the road. Hotel in Delphi was good - food good, service was great. Location was wonderful & spectacular views. Hotel in Meteora was disappointing. Wifi was terrible, zero sound buffering in rooms & loud, echoing hallways. Pool closed too early too (8 pm), which didn’t help us as we arrived just past 7 & then dinner was served. Hotel is also outside town, so nothing to do. Sheets are scratchy, as was the toilet paper! However, it seemed all worth it the next day when we went to the monasteries & were blown away by the breathtaking scenery. I would recommend this tour, just don’t have high expectations of the hotels.

Response from Host, Jun 2019

Hello from Chat Tours, Thank you for your kind words. We are very glad about your comments for our professional guides and drivers. As far as the hotel accommodation is concerned , we use Amalia Hotels that are 4-star hotels with all advantages related to them and we do not have regurarly any complaints . We are looking forward to seeing you in our beautiful city and offer you our high-quality services. Always at your disposal, Angelina Skyla.

Knowledgable guides, first class accommodations

L8697PJjennifers, Sep 2018

It was a great way to end my 3 week visit to Greece and the islands! I appreciated the constant communication prior to the trip, to help us reconfirm with the local tour operator CHAT Tours, and everything was clear. I was amazed by the beauty of the landscape and mountains throughout this tour, which was unexpected. Our tour guides (one in Delphi and another in Meteora) were fantastic and very knowledgable. I'm not normally one for big group tours, but everything was made easy, and I'm glad I chose the 3 day vs. the 2 day version of this trip, so that we had 24 hours in Delphi to explore additional sites and wander the village, have cappuccinos on patios overlooking the amazing views, and swim in the Amalia Hotel pool. It was well organized and admissions and entries to sites were handled for us. The downside was the long drive home, the volume of tour buses at these sites, and the busy rest stops. These are heavily visited UNESCO Heritage Sites, and I hadn't realized that, or the distances prior to the trip. It would have been handy to have a road map of Greece with me to track the journey and help me remember the little towns we went through.

Sites and guides were excellent...

Gerald C, Sep 2017

Sites and guides were excellent. Food was good. Long bus rides in comfortable buses. On 3 day trip there is too much free time, two day better use of time or four day. Hotels were clean but very hard mattresses. Delphi and Meteora are sites not to be missed.

To summarize I would say a great...

Gerhard, Aug 2017

To summarize I would say a great tour - but not without flaws. Seating on the bus was somewhat chaotic - especially if you join the bus at the end of the pick up from your hotels - you end up sitting apart from your travel companion without any sympathy from the tour guide - worse was when we were shunted from Chats tours to another tour operator after the Delphi overnight stop - it ended up wasting hours of idleness . The Amalia hotels used on the tour was great - most outstanding was the hotel in Kalambaka as far as standards go but unfortunately very far out of town - impossible to walk to town, so one is very much confined to the hotel grounds. The sights on tour was great : Delphi visit was amazing although too short - great pity that there was no stop at the beautiful town of Arachova - it is a major oversight of the tour organizers to not include a stop-over here. Meteora is mind blowing - a must see for anyone visiting Greece. The tour and route from Delphi to Kalambaka Meteora includes beautiful mountain scenery. The stop at Thermopylae and the statue of Leonidas is very informative thanks to the great tour guide. Even with the flaws I would still recommend this tour with a 5-star rating.

A very special trip to discover...

Prudence R, Aug 2017

A very special trip to discover Delphi and Meteora - thoroughly recommend as it takes you into the ancient history of this great country. A really special tour. Walk up to the monasteries as they are absolutely unique.

This trip was excellent value for...

ac.rg.williams, Aug 2017

This trip was excellent value for money. Whilst we were split across a couple of groups to complete our experience, the times and rendezvous points were made quite clear, and the staff were punctual. So we had two tour guides: the first, Stathos ? created a great narrative, first as we left Athens toward Delphi and then at Delphi itself as we took 'the sacred route' to the temple of Apollo. This gave the information context and sequence. Our second guide, Irini, was also excellent - informative, easy to understand and thorough. The coach travel takes you through some amazing scenery from fantastic mountains to broad plains, allowing comfortable viewing of parts of Greek countryside that might not otherwise be visited, and the sites themselves make an excellent combination. The accommodation was comfortable - with the swimming pools being most welcome - although they were not of the quality advertised, especially with respect to the food which tended more to mass production than a dining experience. Delphi and Meteora are remarkable places visiting with knowledgable guides adds enormously to the experience and this tour is very good value for money.

Delphi and Meteora are both great...

MS_Z, Nov 2016

Delphi and Meteora are both great locations to visit, and putting them in one trip also limits the time you spend in the bus travelling though the views are amazing on the way. Our guides for both locations were entertaining and knowledgeable. The Amalia hotels where we stayed were also very nice, though the Kalabaka Meteora site was somewhat out of the town proper. On the other hand, we thought that the trip itinerary allocated too much time at Delphi. That portion of the tour was not taxing enough to require a night stop, and the major sights were covered in the walking tour though the guide skipped the Athena Pronaia temple. We felt later that it would have been more efficient to take the 2-day version of this trip far cheaper, too!, since the extra day adds no guided activities.

Combining 1,2,3 and 4 day tours...

WILLIAM_M, Oct 2016

Combining 1,2,3 and 4 day tours created problems, different guides, a pack of 48 people trying to follow and hear commentary in museums and churches was totally impossible. The use of headsets would have helped. The overcrowded bus led to seat battles. Some tour companies use a seat rotation system to overcome impolite clients. This may have helped. The first guide , a lady , was good, this was before the various groups were combined, the second man whilst funny, always started, before the 48 had assembled. This also included daily instruction in a hotel lobby. For me , 48 people is far too large for me. William McBain

Knowledgable and friendly tourguides...

Alexios V, Aug 2016

Knowledgable and friendly tourguides take you through tow of the most majestic and inspiring sites of Greece.

very nice tour. 3 day tour could...

JamesF_V, Aug 2016

very nice tour. 3 day tour could just as well have been done in 2 days, Delphi and Meteora were amazing places.

The 3-Day trip is nicely paced and...

SandyYvette_A, Jul 2016

The 3-Day trip is nicely paced and we have more than enough time to rest and explore both Delphi and Meteora. The guides Vicky and Joy are awesome in sharing the historical facts and we do enjoyed the journey very much.

Great tour well scheduled with...

MarieCharlotte_P, May 2016

Great tour well scheduled with knowledgeable tour guides. Very comfortable and beautiful hotels along the way. The only change I would make to this tour is probably to spend a bit less time in Delphi and more around the Meteora. Otherwise I would definitely recommend this type of tour especially when having a limited time in Greece.

To see Delphi and trhen Meteora is...

jimjenkins444, Oct 2015

To see Delphi and trhen Meteora is one of those rare sites in the world. The trip to Delphi was very good and the ruins were excellent but the highlight was to see the monasteries at Meteora perched on the very top of the mammoth rocks. Nothing like it. Also, the guide Irene was one of the best we have every had. We would recommend this trip without qualification

excellent hotel in Delphi but in...

Barbara M, Sep 2015

excellent hotel in Delphi but in Kalambaka our room in the Amalia had a non-functioning toilet flush, a sink stopper that once down we couldn't get up, a tv we couldn't figure out , and a door to the patio we couldn't open -- and the food was pretty mediocre. similarly, our guide at Delphi, Coreena, was outstanding Meteora only ok buses comfortable

The trip was quite nice. The hotels...

Rafal N, Aug 2015

The trip was quite nice. The hotels we were staying at were quite good, and the tour was conducted in a very relaxed pace that was exactly what I was looking for. Take note that it may not necessarily be conducted with 1 bus. I got dropped off at a hotel in Delphi by on bus that was doing 1 day trip to Delphi, and the next day after lunch I have gotten picked up by the bus doing 4 day trip. That was ok, although it would have been nicer if it has been communicated in the tour description.

It was a first for us and we enjoyed...

Mayuski, Jul 2015

It was a first for us and we enjoyed our trip around Greece. The 1st leg of the tour from Athens to Delphi was a real treat. Our guide Evie was a 'fire-cracker' and made everyone feel welcomed and excited about the trip. Her storytelling and positivity kept us all engaged at all time. On the 2nd leg of our tour we joined a different group. Meteora was also impressive, but it was Delphi that took our breaths away also because you had to climb up the hill in the heat. Both hotels were pleasant and beds were comfortable. The only downside was the food, which was less of a greek buffet and more of a international mix of pastas and meats. All together it was an interesting experience and one we enjoyed.