Full-Day Trip to Meteora from Thessaloniki
- 11 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
There are few landscapes that excite the travelers as much as a visit to the enchanting Meteora. The gigantic rocks with the breathtaking volume and height, as they sharply arise in the edge of a big flatland, interrupt the smooth landscape like they were unreal, form part of an impressive geological phenomenon that you can’t miss the chance to observe closely. Moreover, the human intervention in this eerie scenery is astonishing: Monasteries built in the highest point of the rocks, seem to hover between earth and sky, between human and divine element. In 1989, Meteora was added in the list of the World Heritage of UNESCO.
Inclusions
What's included
- Basic travel insurance (during transport)
- English speaking excursion attendant
- Transport to and from Meteora
What's not
- Guided tour inside the monasteries and museums
- The cost of the lunch at the restaurant
- Tips
- Meteora (cash only)
Itinerary
We reach Meteora at around 12:30p.m; this fascinating complex of huge steep rocks of pennant, arising close to the first elevations of the longest sierra in Greece, Pindos (the “spine” of Greece). We visit two of the six operating Holy Monasteries depending on the schedule of each one. During our visits to the monasteries we make a short stop to admire the stunning panoramic view of the Holy Monasteries from up high and capture the mystique of the landscape. The wild unapproachable area with the sandstones of more than 65 millions years old is majestic and at the same time unearthly and divine as until today their origin cannot be explained. Next, we enjoy our greek traditional lunch break in Kastraki, at Kalampaka area, against the view of the astonishing Meteora. We depart to Thessaloniki at around 15:30p.m and we have a last stop for 20΄ for coffee and rest. We are back at about 19:00p.m, making the same stops where we started from.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Very enjoyable day....
Very enjoyable day. Giorgio was a great guide and gave us good information about the city and the monasteries. Enjoyable, safe, smooth bus ride.
5Monastery tour
Excellent and interesting sites to visit of particular authenticity and outstanding scenery to view.
5Get the facts
Once you get to the activity it’s very interesting and enjoyable, but you must get there! From Thessaloniki it’s a four hours public bus ride to the pick up point. You must find your way to the bus station, ride three hours, transfer to another bus and ride for another hour in order to be picked up by the tour provider. Once picked up, you are taken to a meeting point to have lunch and await other participants. At the end of the three hour activity, you return to the meeting point, transfer to the minivan and get dropped off at a point where you must walk down hill to start your four hour public bus ride back to Thessaloniki. All of that said, our tour guide was great and did all she could to appease the disgruntled participants.(I’m sorry I forgot her name)
5Great visit to Meteora.
Well organised day trip with friendly and informative guide, great way to visit Meteora. good value for money.
5Amazing day trip
Stunning scenery with some history to add. Loved every minute, from exploring the monasteries to just taking in the amazing landscapes. Sisi our guide was great.
5Excellent trip with spectacular scenery
Good air conditioned coach with reasonable stops. Guide pointed out things of interest on route meteora was spectacular monasteries beautiful and accessible food at restaurant good and swift service perhaps a little expensive
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Aristotelous square and Egnatia square in front of Statue of Eleftherios Venizelos at 08:00
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 49 travellers
- Operated by
- Ammon Express
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Our trip attendant shall wear a clothing with the AMMON Express marking so that he will be recognisable easily.
- You should be at the departure points 10' before the time indicated in the schedule. The bus cannot remain at designated stops, except for boarding.
- The monasteries have strict dress rules prohibiting entry to male visitors wearing shorts and women visitors with sleeveless sweatshirts. Women need a long skirt/ dress to enter the monasteries.
- The approach to the monasteries is achieved through stairs and requires comfortable footwear.
- Please be consistent with the exact appointment times specified by the Ammon Express escort, so that the excursion to Meteora will remain unforgettable to all participants.
- Please bring cαsh with you for entrance fees (€5 per monastery)
How it compares in Thessaloniki
- Its from-price is 75% below the median of the 101 day trips we list in Thessaloniki.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 101.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece's second city, is a Byzantine and Ottoman port on the Aegean, with a waterfront tower, Roman monuments and excellent street food.
Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC and became one of the main cities of the Roman and Byzantine worlds. The White Tower stands on the waterfront promenade, a rounded Ottoman-era tower that is now the city's emblem, and the Rotunda and the Arch of Galerius recall the Roman ruler who made the city his base. The early Christian and Byzantine churches, among them Agios Dimitrios, are listed by UNESCO.
Top-ranked sights in Thessaloniki: White Tower (Lefkos Pyrgos), Aristotelous Square, Church and Crypt of Ayios Dimitrios.
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