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Small Group Meteora Morning Tour: Explore UNESCO Monasteries with Local Guide
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308 Ratings
Kalampaka
Embark on a 4-hour guided group tour in a VIP limo mini bus to Meteora, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Serving as one of the largest and most distinguished Orthodox monastic collections in Greece, Meteora will offer you the chance to discover all six of its monasteries, with an exclusive look into three of them.
Embark on a 4-hour guided group tour in a VIP limo mini bus to Meteora, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Serving as one of the largest and most distinguished Orthodox monastic collections in Greece, Meteora will offer you the chance to discover all six of its monasteries, with an exclusive look into three of them.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Meteora - 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…
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Meteora - 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. - Great Meteoron Monastery - We visit inside Great Meteoron (according to the timetable of the monasteries if it is closed we go to another monastery)
- Varlaam Monastery - We visit inside Varlaam (according to the timetable of the monasteries if it is closed we go to another monastery)
- Holy Monastery of Rousanos - Saint Barbara - We visit inside Rousanou (according to the timetable of the monasteries if it is closed we go to another monastery)
What's Included
- Panoramic views and photo opportunities at prime locations
- Luxury air-conditioned mini-bus transportation
- Guidance by a local expert tour leader
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off in Kalabaka or Kastraki
- Complimentary on-board Wi-Fi
- Tour all 6 monasteries with interior visits to 3
- Panoramic views and photo opportunities at prime locations
- Luxury air-conditioned mini-bus transportation
- Guidance by a local expert tour leader
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off in Kalabaka or Kastraki
- Complimentary on-board Wi-Fi
- Tour all 6 monasteries with interior visits to 3
What's Not Included
- Meals and soft drinks
- Gratuities
- Guide inside the Holy Monasteries
- Admission fees
- Meals and soft drinks
- Gratuities
- Guide inside the Holy Monasteries
- Admission fees
Additional Information
- 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
- 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
Location
Meteora Thrones - Travel Center
Trikalon
• 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.
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
4.8
(308 Ratings)
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Ernesto
Oct 5, 2025
Wonderful great visit morning tour of The Meteora Mono - We had a great small group tour of Meteora. We had enough time to see inside 3 monasteries and 3 outside with stopping for photos at various view points. Vaso our guide was excellent in giving the history of The Holy Monasteries and Erick our friendly great safe driver we had a wonderful time !
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Annmn8745sj
Oct 2, 2025
A great mornings tour - A wonderful experience with a very friendly guide. The bus was by far the best way to travel without any driving problems.
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Acomaoak
Sep 27, 2025
Bucket list - Check!!! - A great way to see the Monasteries with so much information provided by Maria that we would not know trying to do this on our own.
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U5560iistephend
Sep 26, 2025
Excellent tour - Was a very pleasant tour. The guide and driver were excellent, knowledgable. I was lucky that it was also a very nice day. There were a lot of steps to climb up and down and on a hot day very perspiring. They do tell you to wear appropriate clothing, however the monasteries seem to provide appropriate covering if you are not. The only problems were with the long queues at the entrance which combined with having only 1 hr at each (which would most possibly be enough if you took away the time queuing and climbing up and down the steps), and the amount time taken to climb the steps could leave too little time to properly look around for those that are less fit, also there was the problem of other tour groups with guides getting in the way and blocking the way through. The tour was only to sightsee all the monasteries and actually visit 3of them. There was the extra charge of €5 entrance to each monastery too which was made clear on the Booking. When you search on the internet it seems that the only way you can see the monasteries is by going on one of these bus tours which is not true as you can go to each one by yourself. But, it is still good to use this guide service for a first visit and I think is good value at €25, especially with being picked up at Hotel/Campsite and then offered the option on the return to being dropped off from where you were picked up or the town centre.
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Annette
Sep 25, 2025
Meteora monasteries: a modern pilgrimage - We were picked up from our hotel and on time. The bus was comfortable and clean with good air conditioning. Saki drove us right to the start of each of the 3 monasteries we stopped at and he manoeuvred the bus well and with care in lots of mountain traffic. He always found us after we had negotiated the stairs and crowds too. Aphrodite speaks English Greek and Italian so accommodated all of us so well. As advertised, there was no live commentary in the monasteries but on the bus, Aphrodite told us interesting facts about each monastery and the area. There is a guide on YouTube if you want more but seriously, we didn’t. These sacred spaces and the people who built them come through loud and clear. A brilliant day. We loved it
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Abqgo
Sep 23, 2025
A great experience - I’m not a tour person per se, but visiting the Meteora monasteries was a must, and Vaso and our driver (whose name I can’t spell) were lovely. Vaso was knowledgeable and I learned a lot about accessing the monasteries in the early days (IMO horrifying). Varlaam was super crowded with aggressive tour groups that flooded some of the main points of interest, but the museum is spectacular and I want to spend more time there (and don’t miss the video—!)
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Kurt
Sep 21, 2025
Visit to Meteora monasteries. - Tour guide Maria very good and informative.Monatories visited included monks who one could chat to Lunch provided very Greek and delicious
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350wolfh
Oct 8, 2025
By far preferable over driving yourself - Our tour started at 8:40 with pick-up at our hotel. I was surprised to see that the minibus used for the tour was actually a larger vehicle with 20 - 30 seats. It filled up during the next 40 minutes, when the bus cruised through narrow streets in downtown Kalabaka, no easy feat for the careful driver who had to navigate narrow roads and many obstacles. In my opinion, meeting up at a central place would have been much more efficient (yet the tour operators allow you to be picked up at your hotel).
After all passengers were collected, the tour started to get exciting. Our guide had numerous explanations, background information, and historical data on the sites we were going to visit. She was very good and clear with her explanations and she also clearly explained when we were expected to be back at the bus after each stop. This is when it was clear that this was the way to visit the monasteries rather than just driving up with your own car (which you can). We had between 40 and 50 minutes at each of the visited monasteries. This was not enough time to closely peruse the museums offered in each monastery, but enough time to get a good impression and take photos. I would opt for a smaller group next time, if I had the choice.
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Lizianp
Sep 26, 2025
Convenient way to visit. - The transport was good and avoided us having to park our car.
The guide was interesting in the bus.
The guide does not go into the monasteries with you.
The monasteries are very crowded with many huge buses.
Their guides blocked the entrances to parts of the monasteries as they told their story. Not the fault of our tour.
We did not go into the last monastery as they are all very similar and cost 5 Euro per person to enter.
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C9789oklisam
Sep 21, 2025
Breathtaking taking view - The view from the monasteries was breathtaking. The guide shared interesting information about the monasteries which were an incredible experience to see. However, we expected the guide to come with us inside the monasteries and tell us about the art, architecture and other historical facts.
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