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

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METEORA 2 Days by Train from Athens including 2 Guided Meteora tours Daily

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2 days
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Join this comprehensive tour of the Meteora rock formations and spend two days taking in extraordinary views of central Greece in the clear morning light and as the sun sets. Visit all of this UNESCO World Heritage Site’s historic, precipitously-placed Eastern Orthodox monasteries; this small group tour gives you time to explore these stunning sites, so there’s no need to sign up for a large group tour and run the risk of missing out.

Don’t stress about organization: your accommodation and transport is pre-arranged
Learn more about the history of Meteora from your small group’s guide
Hotel and train station transfers are included as part of your transport
Don’t run out of data: upload your snaps to Instagram with your transport’s free WiFi

What's Included

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

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)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Larissa Station
Athens 104 44, Greece
--- 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 )

Start time

08:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Day 1

`Departure from Athens Railway Station - Sunset Tour

3 Stops

Meteora

4 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Holy Monastery of Saint Stephan

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Byzantine Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Overnight in Hotel in Kalabaka (included in the package)

Meals: Not included

Day 2

Morning Tour - Departure from Kalabaka to Athens

6 Stops

Meteora

4 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Great Meteoron Monastery

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Varlaam Monastery

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Holy Trinity Monastery (Agia Triada)

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Holy Monastery of Rousanos - Saint Barbara

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Agios Nikolaos Anapaphsas

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Not included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate

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.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 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.

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Reviews

4.5

111 reviews

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Great scenic tour but poor logistics.

James_C, May 2024

Seeing the Meteora area rock formations and monasteries was fantastic. Amazing views and history. However, the logistics of the trip were awful. This was sold and is still advertised as a train trip. The train tracks were destroyed six months ago by flooding. This is now a 5 hour bus trip instead of a 4 hour train trip. This was known six months ago; we were sent an email two days before the trip to inform about the change. False advertising since it is still sold as a train trip. Our hotel Famissi Eden was on the outskirts of town. Claims to be 4*, 2* at best. Worn furnishings in the lobby, hard beds. We returned from tour at 8:30pm, buffet was finished, very little food left, they refused to fix individual meals. The bus logistics were bad, changing from coach to small buses on edge of town, no room for luggage in small bus. Guides did poor job of information on daily logistics, you had to ask them to get information. Viator getting bad name using the Meteora Thrones company. Quit using them unless they greatly improve the service.

A place like no other

Joyce_F, May 2024

Spectacular to see and worth the loooong bus rides but tiring. Trains were out so groups were combined on the bus rides and returned late. We needed more information in advance . Our first day guide hand good diction and overcame the small bus’s poor amp system Still, we would choose it again if this were the only way.

Wonderful tour experience

Jessie_N, Apr 2024

Our guides for the first day and on 2nd day (for the hike) are both good. It was a wonderful tour with lots of magnificent views. The hike on 2nd day was really good to see the monasteries from different angles. Our room was good as we were given one that faces the Meteora. Definitely making the long journey (5 hrs to and 5 hrs back) worth it

The most amazing experience!

Robert_M, Mar 2024

That was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had! Everything was perfect and everyone at the tour company were lovely, especially my tour guide Nick. Would definitely recommend to do this if you have time, you won't regret it!

Great sights but overall planning of the tour can be improved

tcena3800, Feb 2024

The tour guides were great. Both Christos and Stacey were very knowledgeable and friendly. I went during low season so our group only had 5 tourists total, which felt more like a private tour. The tour guides helped us take multiple pictures and answered all of our questions. Christos was also very handsome :) Now, here's the negative part of the review. The accommodation was the worst hotel I have ever stayed in my life. We stayed at the Alexiou Hotel in Kalabaka. On their google reviews, it looks like they have more recently renovated room, but I was given a room that was really old and disgusting. There were no elevators leading to my room on the second floor. When I first walked in, I smelled cigarette smoke and urine that smelled like a public toilet. I had to ask front desk to clean it again as I saw water on the bathroom floor pooling around the dirty toilet scrub. The curtain rod also fell off when I was trying to shower. The shower curtain weren't even sized correctly to keep water within the shower area, hence water got everywhere in the bathroom and floor were completely flooded. The bed was also very old, where you can feel all the springs. This place definitely felt like a cheap motel vs hotel. The timing of the tour didn't make any sense. On the second day, the tour was only from 9-12pm. We were dropped back off at our hotel where we were left to roam around until the bus came to pick us up at 6pm. Ultimately, after reading the itinerary description, it seemed like the one day tour got to see as many sites as the two day tour crew. Ultimately, I would recommend just doing the one day tour that way you can skip the disgusting hotel and you won't have to waste 6 hours just waiting for the bus back to Athens.

Wide eyed awe tour!

Mary_R, Dec 2023

The scenery and hiking among these monoliths was incredible. Of course the history and the amazing feat of building these cliff top monasteries centuries ago is hard to comprehend. Fantastic tour with knowledgeable friendly guides.

Thumbs down: 2 days Meteora day tour with Viator

karen_c, Oct 2023

This is the worst day tour i have taken. It was supposed to be First class train with 4 star hotel for 2 day meteora tour. Due to flood, the train is not operating to Kalabaka. So the tour agency arrange a bus service to the destination. First it was a full bus load and imagine we are carrying all the overnight bags on our laps throughout the 4.5 hours journey. Also the bus is smelly and stuffy as we are sitting behind. When we request driver to on the air con he commented the front passenger said they are cold. They are not considering those sitting behind are suffering the smelly bus and stuffiness. Also, the journey is too long when they only break after 2.5 hours. It's a test on our bladder system. We don't even dare to eat or drink during the break or bus journey just in case we need to go toilets and driver will not be stopping any where. Also, until we complete the tour, the agency did not say anything about the refund of the difference between First class train tickets and the bus fare. i will not be surprised they will claim there is no differene. It was the most horrible tour thoughout my greece tour and i will never trust Viator or book with them anymore.

A must if you have some time while you are in Greece

Ahmed_A, Oct 2023

Amazing experience - a must if you have some time while you are in Greece! The guides were fantastic, especially Christos who led us on the hiking part! Thank you

Train is out of service

Steadysgirl, Oct 2023

Great Scenery, the rock formations and monasteries were wonderful. It was odd that we finished at 13:00, but the bus to take us back to Athens was not until 17:45. That was too much free time to wonder around the downtown since you are already checked out of hotel room. The train was down so we had to use bus. The bus ride was 5 hours each way…and not really a nice bus.

Great tour but check that the link for the train ticket is correct before you get to the station.

Diane_M, Aug 2023

The whole meteora experience was fantastic. Both guides were very informative. The only problem we had was trying to leave Athens as the link for our tickets was incorrect and did not come through. We nearly missed the train

Sunset tour and Christof made whole experience SPECTACULAR

Alice_O, Jul 2023

Wow..sunset tour with friendly and knowledgeable CHRISTOF was awesome. Very obliging and personable. My great photos don't do it justice..it is incredible and I would recommend to all. Other guide for morning tour THOMAS was not so personable and I was not impressed to hear him telling several guests that the sunset tour is not worth doing! I had raved about mine with Christoff to other guests and shown them photos and they were planning to book. When they heard Thomas they decided not to go...I would have thought as he worked for Meteora Thrones he should have been encouraging them. The 3 monasteries we saw on morning tour were great though.

2 days trip to meteora

Yenyu_L, Jun 2023

We were in luck with the weather which resulted in nice visits and pictures of the monasteries. In the town itself there was less to do, so spend some time waiting after the morning visit until the train departed

Great experience, totally worth it!

Alexandra_W, Jun 2023

Great tour overall. I especially enjoyed getting a closeup look of the hermit caves and the beautiful monasteries built into the side of the rocks courtesy of Stacy and Spyros (apologies in advance for any errors in spelling!). I thought both of our guides on the first and second day were excellent, polite, and very enthusiastic and full of knowledge. Some notes because other reviews noted this as well: a. Yes, you do get some of the same information at the sunset tour and the morning tour, but we did not go into the same monasteries. We did see a viewpoint of Agio Stefano that we'd seen the day before, but it was a different viewpoint since we saw it in the afternoon and I felt it was worth it. b. Not all B class train seats have outlets so prepare accordingly. c. You definitely need proper shoes, but I think this is especially applicable to the second day (I did the panorama tour) when there is much more walking. d. We saw three monasteries the first day and on the second three as well. e. I think you need to be in decent physical condition for this as there is a lot of stair climbing on the second day. f. You can get tie around skirts from every monastery except for the Grand Meteora Monastery where you'll have to purchase a scarf to tie around yourself if you don't already have one. g. Hotel was fine, no complaints, it's just a bit old, but is kept very clean and the lobby has lots of chairs for you to lounge in when you're waiting for your train to depart the second day. I believe the company and the hotel (Hotel Famissi) do have a special arrangement for you to checkout late because of the late train departure (17:35). h. This is absolutely worth staying the second day. 4 hours wouldn't have been enough and would've been too rushed though I understand not everyone has the full two days to spare.

Beautiful Meteora!!

Suellen, Jun 2023

A must see while in Greece. Took sunset tour w/Stacy—a wonderful guide full of information. Then took morning tour with Tomas who seemed disinterested and gave a lot of the same information as Stacy. Many stops to see monastery’s. Very nice hotel was included in your price.

Great tour in a beautiful part of Greece

Shaun_M, May 2023

Chat tours was responsive and professional. 2nd class train ticket was comfortable and has power with an adapter. Four star accomodation was clean but a bit out of town. Both tours were very interesting. Thomas the tour guide on the evening tour was knowledgeable and hilarious! 5 stars for him :) Second day the bus was tiny and full. Climbing up to the monasteries was an amazing experience however. Beautiful part of Greece and well worth visiting. Chat tours makes it very easy. Would recommend.

Amazing Meteora and monateries!

Ilya_G, May 2023

The tour was really good! The first day we were taken to some of the best views of meteora and given a very good overview. The second day, the tour was in deph visits of the monasteries. Highly recommend to Orthodox Christians and lovers of the history and nature's beauty!

The tour guide was...

Manika_S, Apr 2023

The tour guide was engaging, informative, and considerate of our time and interests. She made for a lovely trip where we learned the history in a way that we could appreciate both the monasteries and the incredible landscapes. This has been one of my favorite experiences!

Worthy

Paul_G, Feb 2023

Magnificent views, good guides and vehicles, excellent hotel. Description should have described number of steps on second day.

Incredible landscapes you have to see

Jeff_W, Jan 2023

Breathtaking views and incredible Monasteries to visit. Pictures do not do this stunning place Justice. A must see for yourself. Thomas our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful.

Great Way to Spend Time Away from Busy Athens

JeanY, Nov 2022

Very memorable trip to Meteora. It began with an early morning train ride from Athens to Kalambaka with a guide meeting us at arrival. Our guide was knowledgeable and we were thankful that our group was small (9 in total). We upgraded our hotel and had a pleasant stay. The monasteries were a sight to behold and we very much enjoyed our tip.