From Athens: Full-Day Meteora Tour with Greek Lunch

Name: From Athens: Full-Day Meteora Tour with Greek Lunch
Brand: Meteora Trip
SKU: 132551P5
Price: 111.59 USD
Rating: 4.5 (32 reviews)

Athens, Greece

From $111.59

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

14 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Explore Greece beyond Athens with a half-day bus tour to the striking monastery complex at Meteora. Ride the bus from Athens to Meteora and then explore the archaeological site complete with six monasteries on foot. Discover the history of this UNESCO World Heritage Site and learn about Meteora’s rock formations before the return journey to Athens.

Get outside Athens with a bus tour
Explore an ancient monastery complex
Learn about Meteora’s history and landscapes
Visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site with ease

What's Included

Roundtrip transportation from Athens to Meteora
Air-conditioned bus with onboard WiFi
Local tour guide
Guided Meteora tour (5h approx.)
Stops to see all the monasteries of Meteora
Free time to visit the interior of 3 of them
Panoramic photo stops
Lunch at a local restaurant
Bottle of water

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Entrance fees of each monastery (3 euros per person)
Guided tour inside the monasteries (available upon request)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Stathmos Larisis, Athina 104 39, Greece
Begin your adventure by boarding our private, air-conditioned bus at 07:45 AM. The bus will be conveniently located on the street just opposite the Central Railway Station of Athens (Stathmos Larisis). You'll easily identify it by the "Meteora Trip" sign displayed in the front window.

Start time

07:57 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Athens

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Meteora (Pass By)

Saint Nicholas Monastery

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Roussanou Monastery

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Great Meteoron Monastery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Varlaam Monastery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Holy Trinity Monastery (Agia Triada)

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Agios Stefanos

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kalambaka

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Athens

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 35 travelers

Operated by Meteora Trip

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 good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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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Featured review

GuylaineGardner

Everything was amazing and our guide excellent ! We enjoyed it very much ! The Météores are a placé to go

Reviews

4.5

32 reviews

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Meteora is out of this world!

daniel_c, Apr 2024

The best part of the trip: the unbelievably nice Meteora tour guide. She is a young, red-head Greek woman with so much energy and personality! The sites were awesome, but my wife and I loved our guide. The bus driver in the other hand was unprofessional: he followed too closely behind semi trucks and other vehicles which was very dangerous and unnecessary. He was overheard dissing on American travelers. I think he needs customer service training as well as drivers training before allowing him to drive passengers again. I dont remember his name, but he is a taller older man that’s balding on top and seems to be from the area based on his accent and mannerisms.

A tough journey but worth it!

Joy_C, Mar 2024

Once at the monasteries the visit was incredible, Nicholas was a great guide, and the lunch at a local taverna was delicious, and with it even though it was after the visits to the monasteries. Pick a tour company that goes to a local taverna as a lunch option. Tho issue I had was with the mode of transportation to Meteora. The ride is 5 hours each way, the buses were dated, dirty and the WI-FI was spotty at best. No information was given about rest stops, and on the return trip the passengers were told to switch buses, except not everyone was advised of that, which caused confusion and a delay in leaving.

Utterly magical bucket list destination!

Maarten_V, Nov 2023

Magnificent location! Change from train to bus (because of floods) was extremely well handled, as was the overall booking. The guide - Maria - was knowledgeable and bubbly: the perfect person for this sort of thing! Lunch was typical tourist fare. Long, long day but managed to visit three monasteries and see the others, with plenty of time for all.

Choose a different operator

Jory_B, Oct 2023

The train isn't operating so we took a very small runner van. EVERY seat was filled including the 4 side by side backseat, which 4 adults should not have to suffer through for 4.5 hours each way. Luckily they transferred us to a newer (yet same sized) van once we got to Meteora, and then we finally met our tour guide who was very nice, and that part of the trip was okay.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Dear Jory, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you may have encountered during your recent trip to Meteora. We understand that the initial transportation aspect of the tour did not meet your expectations, and we sincerely apologize for any discomfort you experienced. It's important to note that we are committed to being among the few operators that offer smaller group sizes, aiming to provide enhanced convenience and a more personalized experience for our passengers. However, we understand that the seating arrangement may not have been optimal for your group, and we are committed to implementing improvements to enhance this aspect in future instances. We want to assure you that our goal is to provide a comfortable and enjoyable experience for all our guests, and we take your comments seriously. Your feedback is valuable to us, and we will use it to review and improve our services. On a positive note, we are delighted to hear that the situation was addressed upon reaching Meteora, and that you found our tour guide to be very nice. We take pride in our team of knowledgeable and friendly guides who strive to make each tour a memorable experience. Your recognition of their efforts is truly appreciated. If there is anything else you would like to share or discuss, please feel free to reach out to our customer service team. We appreciate your understanding and hope to have the opportunity to serve you again in the future. Sincerely, Dimitris G. General Manager

Marvelous excursion !

GuylaineGardner, Oct 2023

Everything was amazing and our guide excellent ! We enjoyed it very much ! The Météores are a placé to go

Long ride, rushed visits, good bus guide, average food, beautiful Meteora, good communication & service

Pascale_F, Sep 2023

*Maria was a good guide. I just wished she stayed with us in the tour and not just shared stories on the bus from Kalambaka. *We had to take the bus and not the train due to the wildfires and heavy rains that ruined the train tracks. That was comfier in a way but longer. 8 hours on the bus in total from Athens was exhausting. *The monastery visits were cut short multiple times because the each of the 3 has a different schedule so we were really rushing through the visits. *I recommend you stay in Meteora for a day or two and maybe hike a bit because the landscape is magnificent and the tour itself is too short, removing the 8 hour ride. *I took the "with lunch" selection. The restaurant food was not bad, not great though. Maybe go without the lunch option as you will be eating at the same restaurant anyway. *They were very communicative with me before the tour, explaining why we are taking the bus and not the train etc...

Great tour and tour company

Rodney_L, Sep 2023

Initially booked as a train ride. The train was unavailable due to floods in the area. When I contacted the tour operator they patiently answered all my questions. They provided a bus as an alternative means of travel. The trip was a couple of hours longer. It was a comfortable bus with a good driver with a stop along the way. At the starting point a bit of confusion till the bus driver looked up our names as to which one we rode on. In Kalabaka we were met by our tour guides and sorted into which tours we belonged. Due to a misunderstanding on our part our meal was not covered by the tour. We talked to Marie our tour guide and we were refunded our portion by the end of the tour. Great service provided. Our tour guide Marie was very knowledge and very informative about the monasteries. It was such a blessing to visit them. Be Prepared for moderate to strenuous exercise. I wouldn"t hesitate to take this tour or any other from this tour company. The monasteries are amazing and I would recommend anyone to take this tour.

Exceptional Experience in Meteora

jacqueline_r, Jan 2023

Excellent weather, driver and guide. The guide was very experienced and gracious and knowledgeable. The trip was exceptional well done and memorable.