Meteora Half-Day Tour from Kalambaka

Highlights

  • Travel comfortably in an air-conditioned minibus with Wi-Fi

  • Learn about Meteora’s history from an English-speaking guide

  • Snap photos from panoramic viewing spots

Summary

Meet your guide at your Kalambaka hotel and travel by air-conditioned minibus to Meteora. Upon arrival, admire the sandstone pillars and the monasteries built on cliffs. Take time to snap some photos of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Your guide will take you inside three of the main monasteries (at your own expense), telling you the history of the area and its 24 historical monasteries. You also visit spots with panoramic views of Meteora. On the ride back to your Kalambaka hotel, take advantage of the vehicle’s free Wi-Fi to update social media with your day’s adventures. Arrive in the afternoon, leaving you enough time for a rest before heading back out for dinner.

Tour info

Duration
4 hours
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Commentary
Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Meteora is famous for its monasteries perched on top of cliffs. On this walking tour, see all six remaining monasteries at the UNESCO-listed site, and go inside three of them (admission not included). Hear commentary from your guide about the area’s history, and take photographs from scenic viewing spots. A small group size means plenty of time for questions, and hotel pickup and drop-off make for a seamless experience. 

What’s included?

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off to/from Kalambaka or Kastraki

  • Local English speaking tour leader

  • Bottled water

  • Free WiFi on board

  • Small size groups up to 15 people.

  • Entrance fees ( 3 euros per monastery, three monasteries 9,00

  • Food and drinks

  • Gratuities

  • State Licensed Guide

  • Entry/Admission - Roussanou Monastery

  • Entry/Admission - Varlaam Monastery

  • Entry/Admission - Great Meteoron Monastery

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 4h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

Covid Policy

  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands

Due to the current COVID situation, all Monasteries of Meteora will no longer be providing skirts and shawls at the entrances. Sleeveless clothing and shorts over the knee for men are prohibited and you‘ll be denied access if dressed that way. For ladies skirts below the knee are required.

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Visit Meteora Travel

About operator:

Visit Meteora is a group of travel professionals and local destination experts who have combined their talents, knowledge, resources and travel passion to become the pioneers of Destination Management Company in Meteora Greece. In 2016 and 2017 Visit Meteora was awarded the golden prize of the Greek Tourism Awards, for its excellence in destination marketing and management of Meteora. Our company offers the most exclusive mixture of enjoyable and memorable travel experiences both in the Meteora region and also around it, ranging from soft adventures and sight-seeing tours to day trips and transfers in one of the most breathtaking places of Greece! We take great pride that all of our tours are highly rated by our customers, proofing our long lasting commitment to excellence in everything we do. Above all, our main goal for the past years is to bring our visitors in touch with the essence of what a Meteora visit is all about: a deeply transformative experience in a natural wonder.

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