Travel by train from Athens to Meteora and enjoy two 4-hour Meteora tours including a majestic sunset tour. See all 6 monasteries and marvel at the amazing phenomenon of the giant rocks. Learn about the area's history from the best local tour guides.

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Duration 2 days: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English, Greek
Small group: Limited to 15 participants

Highlights

Enjoy 2 guided Meteora tours including a sunset tour on Meteora Rocks
Stop at the best panoramic viewing spots and take incredible photos
See the magnificent monasteries
Be accompanied by a local tour guide

Full description

You will independently take the train from Athens train station at 7:57 AM to Kalabaka and admire the beautiful Greek landscapes during your trip to Meteora. Arriving in Kalabaka at 12:05 PM, be picked up from the train station and transferred to check into your reserved hotel. After lunch, prepare yourself for the Meteora majestic sunset tour. You will be picked up from your hotel in the afternoon and after the tour be brought back to your hotel or to Kalabaka town for a short walk. The next morning at 09:00 AM, be picked up from your hotel and join a comprehensive Meteora morning tour or a Meteora hiking tour. For the next 4-hours, you have the chance to experience all the beauty of the unique phenomenon of Meteora and the holy monasteries on top of the rock giants. After the tour ends, transfer back to your hotel where you can get ready for your departure back to Athens. Your train will depart at 6:22 PM and you will reach Athens at approximately 10:30 PM.

Includes

Round-trip train tickets
Accommodation in a 3-star or 4-star hotel (depending on option selected)
Sunset on Meteora Rocks tour
Morning Meteora and monasteries tour or Meteora hiking tour
Local guide on Meteora tours
Monastery visits
Hotel pickup and drop-off during the tour
Transportation via minibus
Wi-Fi on the bus
Meteora map
Pickup from Kalabaka Train Station upon arrival and transfer to your hotel

Transfer from hotel to the Athens Railway Station or Kalabaka Train Station
Entrance fees to monasteries (€3 each)
Guide inside the monasteries
Food
Tips (optional)

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask

Meeting point

Kalabaka Train Station.

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Important information

Know before you go

The local train company only issues 20 first-class tickets for the journey. If you select first-class train tickets when booking, and availability is restricted, you will be refunded the first-class ticket price, with second-class train tickets provided instead
Visitors inside monasteries must be dressed modestly. Women must wear long skirts and long-sleeved blouses. Men must wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts

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Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 83 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.4/5
Transportation
4.6/5
Value for money
4.4/5
Safety
4.9/5

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You have to pay for your own monastery tickets and also get to the Kalambaka station go Athens once it's over. The tour guides were amazing and well versed in the monastery and the rocks history. The hotel was very old and not that good but the hotel staff was amazing and so very kind.

September 16, 2022

Excellent trip! Chris our morning tour guide was awesome as was them van driver Chris.. Would highly recommend this tour! Only one slight hiccup. Not sure if train had problems or what but had to wait 50 minutes to change trains about half way thru the return trip. Therefore got back to Athens an hour later than scheduled.

September 12, 2022

It is difficult to understand the English from the two tour guides we had, especially the 2nd day morning one. Recording can be an option, at least we can have better understanding on the history and the background of these monasteries. Also several people in the tour had questions on how to spend the “free” 4 hours in the afternoon before the train starts at 6:22.

September 10, 2022

From Athens: Meteora 2-Day Trip by Train with a Local Guide

From Athens: Meteora 2-Day Trip by Train with a Local Guide

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