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Half-Day Meteora Cultural Tour: Enjoy Panoramic Views and Deep History from Kalambaka Train Station
4.8
97 Ratings
Kalabaka
Immerse yourself in the deep history and panoramic views of Meteora on this 4-hour cultural tour. Departing daily from Kalambaka Train Station, learn about the area’s myths and legends from a local’s perspective while supporting the local economy.
Immerse yourself in the deep history and panoramic views of Meteora on this 4-hour cultural tour. Departing daily from Kalambaka Train Station, learn about the area’s myths and legends from a local’s perspective while supporting the local economy.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Meteora - Serene, spiritual, magical, mystical, extraordinary, breathtaking, immense, inspiring, impressive. These are only some of the words people very often use in an effort to describe the Meteora phenomenon. Visit Meteora, even if your interests are not deeply religious. It is the only way to enrich your feelings of spirituality that this…
- Meteora - Serene, spiritual, magical, mystical, extraordinary, breathtaking, immense, inspiring, impressive. These are only some of the words people very often use in an effort to describe the Meteora phenomenon. Visit Meteora, even if your interests are not deeply religious. It is the only way to enrich your feelings of spirituality that this area already exudes, no matter how long or brief your sojourn in our beautiful land.
What's Included
- Expert local English-speaking guide
- Complimentary onboard WiFi
- Provided bottled water for hydration
- Climate-controlled vehicle for comfort
- Exclusive access to 3 monasteries and secret hermit caves
- Expert local English-speaking guide
- Complimentary onboard WiFi
- Provided bottled water for hydration
- Climate-controlled vehicle for comfort
- Exclusive access to 3 monasteries and secret hermit caves
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees 9,00€ (3 euros per person at each monastery)
- Train tickets
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Entrance fees 9,00€ (3 euros per person at each monastery)
- Train tickets
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information
If you only have a short time to visit Meteora, don’t miss this 5-hour afternoon tour of the Meteora Monasteries. Take in the panoramic views and learn about the history and myths of the area from local insiders.
On this tour, you will:
Visit the interior of 3 monasteries
Explore the hidden hermit caves
Enjoy many photo stops to capture all the…
If you only have a short time to visit Meteora, don’t miss this 5-hour afternoon tour of the Meteora Monasteries. Take in the panoramic views and learn about the history and myths of the area from local insiders.
On this tour, you will:
Visit the interior of 3 monasteries
Explore the hidden hermit caves
Enjoy many photo stops to capture all the monasteries and breathtaking vistas
Make a lunch stop at the charming Kastraki village
Our knowledgeable local guide will conduct the tour in English, and we also offer a smart audio guide in French, Spanish, and German.
The tour starts and finishes at the free parking area of the train station in Kalambaka town, a very convenient location.
Book your experience today for an unforgettable visit to Meteora! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore the wonders of Meteora with local experts.
- A small amount of walking is involved, but there are stairs to climb in the monasteries
- To enter the monasteries, appropriate clothing is required; Ladies should not wear short skirts and must have long sleeves; Men are not allowed to wear shorts
Location
Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Καλαμπάκας
The tour will start and finish at Kalampaka train station.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(97 Ratings)
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Shyamal_s
Aug 28, 2024
Awesome trip - Fantastic tour guide. Tour conducted per description. I Will recommend this trip to all concern. The monasteries were out of the world
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Seattlegin
Mar 14, 2024
Fantastic experience - We spent a day hiking around Meteora on our own, but would have missed out on so much of the depth of the experience if we had not taken the VisitMeteora tour! Dimitrius our guide and Sotos our driver were amazing. They shared the history of each monastery, the hermitages, the details of the towns of Kalambaka and Kastraki, the geological formation of the landscape, the religious and military context of the area, and even great restaurant recommendations. It was fantastic.
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Z2963unedn
Nov 13, 2023
Well organized tour - Fantastic tour. Very well organized, informative and entertaining. Given we had only half a day, the tour provided as much fun and adventure as possible.
I would most definitely recommend this tour to anyone.
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Travellingvegetarian
Oct 7, 2023
Informative well organised bus tour, excellent guide - We did the afternoon train tour as we were staying in Kalambaka but did not want an early start. As their was some flooding in the area the bus was a little late arriving from Athens, we met at the train station.
The tour was excellent. I have forgotten the name of our guide on 27 September but she was excellent, really informative and from the area so was able to talk about her experiences. It really bough our trip to life. We visited two of the monasteries but stopped for views of them all. It was 4 hours well spent.
We did a morning e bike tour the next day and pleased we did the bus tour in the afternoon as the monasteries and roads are very busy in the morning.
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Effie
Jul 24, 2023
Excellent and interesting tour. - Very interesting and informative tour. Tour guide Katerina and driver Dinos were professional, warm and friendly. They did an amazing job. Highly recommend the tour.
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329stamk
Jul 5, 2023
Excellent - Katerina (thw Tour guide) and Kostas (thw mini bus driver) were both amazing. We thank them a lot for the experience.
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Calgirl007
Feb 20, 2023
Amazing place, Great Tour!! - This was such a wonderful trip, a four hour away from Athens…you end up seeing so much history, culture and beautiful landscape. We booked our own train tickets and took a private car tour from Kalambaka. The train reaches at 12pm and our guide George was waiting for us at the train station. We had talked to him before reserving our tour so we had lot of clarity as to how this will be done. George was amazing and very knowledgeable of the area and history. His English was perfect and told us lot of anecdotal stories. He showed quite a few monasteries and also hermit caves. He would stop at various places that had amazing views of the monasteries as well as picture taking opportunities. Be prepared for some hikes and climbing steps in order to visit some of the monasteries. Before leaving us at the train station in the evening he took us to a bakery so that we could pick some items for our train ride back to Athens. The train leaves at around 6:30pm and going back kind of became a little tiring. Our trip with Visit Meteora was really enjoyable and a learning experience about the place and its history. Sometimes it is worth picking up the phone and talking to the tour organizers just to make sure everyone is on the same page. We would definitely recommend them to our friends and family visiting Meteora.
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Blueicejy
Oct 4, 2022
Slightly overcrowded bus if not thats fine. - Magnificent views on the Meteroa. Some place you shouldnt miss when you are in Greece. Tour was slightly overcrowded with 40 paxes into a big bus. Tour ended slightly later than usual but everything was covered as promised. Would be better if the tour has lesser paxes. Or at least no sharing of seats between strangers.
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Angelk930
Aug 17, 2022
Recommended - Recommended!
Driver and tourguide where very kind both.
When i had a fell from the stairs from the great meteoron on the way back the driver get us back to our car.
Thank you for your help that day, my enkel has broken eventually.
But i have enjoyed my visit at the Meteora anyway!
Regards,
Angelique van Middelkoop
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832bernadettev
Jun 27, 2022
Very well organized tour to Meteora - The whole trip was organized very well and professionally. We were picked up right on time from the train station with the bus and tour guide waiting for us. The first stop was at a restaurant, so people could grab a quick bite after the long train ride and use the toilets, as the monasteries have only turkish toilets. Lunch was not included. Afterwards we started the tour, by stopping at several view points to take pictures and learn more about the monks and the history of the place.
The tour guide Maria was very lovely, energetic and funny. She shared a lot of information with us, answered all questions and made the experience even better.
The package includes the visit of three monasteries, but the entry fees are not included in the tour package. Be sure to check out which ones you would like to see, as not all monasteries are open each day of the week. We went on Wednesday, so the biggest one was open on that day.
During our trip to Greece it was really hot, so even though the bus has air-conditioning and takes you close to the monasteries, you have to climb some stairs, part of them in the sun, so a hat, sunscreen and water are a necessity. You have to wear appropriate clothes to enter the monasteries (skirts for women and pants for men, which cover the knees). You can buy veils at some monasteries and one of them also offered skirts for free.
The whole trip was really enjoyable, the view from there is amazing, the monasteries are beautiful and the tour was really great. Would definitely recommend this.
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