Meteora Panoramic Morning Small Group Tour with Local Guide
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This 4-hour, small-group tour with an experienced tour guide and a VIP limo mini bus will take you to Meteora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Meteora is one of the largest and most significant complexes of orthodox monasteries in Greece. You will have the opportunity to visit all six of the monasteries in this area, exploring the interior inside three of them.
Inclusions
What's included
- Best Stops for Panoramic views and photos
- Transport by luxury air-conditioned mini-bus
- Local , expert in the area , Tour Leader
- Hotel pickup and drop-off from Kalabaka or Kastraki
- Free wi-fi
- See all 6 monasteries and visit inside 3 of them
What's not
- Meals and soft drinks
- Gratuities
- Guide inside the Holy Monasteries
- Each Monastery
Itinerary
Many centuries ago, on these gigantic rocks reaching heights of close to 2,000 feet, one of the most important monastic communities of Greece was formed. After you’ve picked up in the morning from your hotel in Kalabaka or Kastraki enjoy a comprehensive Meteora half-day tour for 4 hrs, seeing all the area of Meteora, all 6 Holy Monasteries with the chance to visit inside 3 of them. Our expert in the area local, English speaking, Tour Leader will be with you to give you all the information you need about the area, share with you a vast amount of knowledge and he will help you to visualize why and how the first monks managed to establish one of the biggest monastic community in Greece on top of these unique rocks. Transported with comfort and safety, by our luxury air conditioned LIMO VIP Mini Bus towards cliff-top monasteries. Also with plenty of stops to the best viewpoints and with short walks, he will explain to you all the geological phenomena.
We visit inside Great Meteoron (according to the timetable of the monasteries if it is closed we go to another monastery)
We visit inside Varlaam (according to the timetable of the monasteries if it is closed we go to another monastery)
We visit inside Rousanou (according to the timetable of the monasteries if it is closed we go to another monastery)
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Great tour
Beautiful time of day for taking pictures. Lots of stairs to visit the monasteries but very doable if you just take your time. Lots of photo stops.
5Highly recommend this tour 😊
So glad we booked this trip! Great value for money, excellent tour guide with fantastic local knowledge, and the small group meant we could jump on and off the bus for some quick viewpoint stops to capture all 6 monasteries as well as going inside 3 of them. Highly recommend.
5An extraordinary, not to be missed experience
The monasteries are absolutely amazing, and we had a fantastic time on the morning tour. It was very well organised, we had plenty of time at each stop, and our guide Maria was super friendly and knowledgeable. I highly recommend Meteora Thrones for your tour.
5Amazing experience
Fabulous morning visiting 3 monasteries and stopping to photographing a few more. Amazing place and Lina (guide) was really good. One of the best guides I’ve come across. Very knowledgeable and kind. Highly recommended
5Wonderful day visiting monasteries in Meteora
This tour was approximately 5 hours and was absolutely worth every single minute spent! It is a bit strenuous going up to each of the monasteries we visited (a ton of steps and steep hills) but again worth every bit of effort! Spectacular frescos in each of the churches. Bring cash for souveniers and nominal entrance fees for each (5 euros each to enter) as they don’t take cards for payment. Kostas, our guide was amazing with rich knowledge and extreme care for all of those in our group. Georges was a phenomenal driver and kept us safe! 🥰🇬🇷 Thank you for a wonderful day! ❤️
5Meteora monasteries
9am pick up near accommodation Visited 6 monasteries with 3 tours. The guide was a very knowledgeable local. A very hot day and they supplied water. A solid 4 hrs
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- • We offer pick up / drop off from all the hotels in the area of Kalampaka or Kastraki. • Please advise us your hotel. Pick up time depends on the location of your hotel.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- Meteora Thrones -Travel Center
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
How it compares in Meteora
- Its from-price is 48% below the median of the 98 experiences we list in Meteora.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 4 of 98.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Meteora
Meteora is a UNESCO site in central Greece where Orthodox monasteries stand on tall pillars of rock above the Thessalian plain.
Meteora is a forest of sandstone and conglomerate pillars, some hundreds of metres high, rising abruptly from the plain of Thessaly beside the town of Kalambaka. From the fourteenth century monks built monasteries on the summits, reaching them at first by ladders and rope nets, and six are still active. The Great Meteoron, Varlaam and Roussanou are among them, with frescoed chapels and views down the Pineios valley.
