Meteora Day Trip from Athens by Bus with Optional Lunch | La Vacanza Travel

Meteora Day Trip from Athens by Bus with Optional Lunch

Duration: 14 hours
Destination: Greece, Greece, Athens
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  • 14 hours
  • Athens
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Immerse yourself in some of Greece’s most spectacular scenery on a day trip to Meteora by bus, the most fascinating way you could never imagine.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Kalabaka 422 00, Greece

Catch the bus of 08:00 am to Kalambaka in the morning from opposite the Athens Railway Station and enjoy a trip that will give you the chance to admire the beauty of the countryside. Arrive around 12:30 pm in Kalambaka, a small town built at the foot of the majestic grey rocks, and crowded by the Meteora Monasteries.

Stop At: Meteora, Kastraki, Kalambaka 422 00 Greece

Arriving in Kalambaka, our English speaking expert escort will be waiting you holding a signboard with your name on it and will transfer you to the Meteora Monasteries. For almost 5 hours you will have the time to explore two Monasteries as well as the hermit caves of Badovas. Meteora is included in the UNESCO world heritage monument list. The monasteries are perched on top of towers of sandstone, which for centuries provided totally inaccessible retreats for the monks. The most visited Monastery is the Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron, which is the largest of the monasteries located at Meteora. It was erected in the mid-14th century and was the subject of restoration and embellishment projects in 1483 and 1552. The building serves as the main museum for tourists. The Katholikon (main church), consecrated in honour of the Transfiguration of Jesus was erected in the middle of 14th century and 1387/88 and decorated in 1483 and 1552.

Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Kalabaka 422 00, Greece

At the end of the day, our expert escort will transfer you back to Kalambaka, where you will have the time to stroll around and have a light lunch (not included). At 5:35 p.m. the bus departs from Kalambaka, and arrives at 9:58 p.m back to Athens.

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions
  • Round-trip shared transfers in Kalambaka
  • Expert English speaking escort
  • Transport by air-conditioned vehicle with WiFi
  • Visit two Monasteries and the hermit caves of Badovas
  • Free Map and bottle of water
  • Local taxes

Exclusions
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off service in Athens
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance fees of the Monasteries
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Infants (ages 3 and under) are free
  • To enter the monasteries, appropriate clothing is required. Women should not wear short skirts and must have long sleeves. Men are not allowed to wear shorts.
  • Amendments are serviced based on the availability
  • ***IMPORTANT UPDATE from September 2023 until further notice: due to the recent flooding affecting train services, this tour will be operated by a modern air-conditioned bus as replacement departing from opposite Athens Larissis station at 07:45am. The journey takes approximately 5 hours (with a 20 min refreshment stop) You will spend 5 hours in destination visiting Meteora and then return to Athens (arrival at approximately 11:00pm)***
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

St. Larissis, Athens 104 37, Greece


Departure Time

07:30 AM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

14 hours


User's Reviews

Monica_R

19 Apr, 2024

Beautiful place and good and knowledgeable guide ! It was a great experience for us to discover these place.

Catherine_K

17 Apr, 2024

A trip of a life time! Meteora should be seen by everyone. The drive from Athens to Medora is long, but there are plenty of stops on the way. Our tour guy was informative, accommodating, and very funny. She gave us plenty of opportunities for picture taking and was very knowledgeable about the history of the area. We highly recommend this incredible tour.

msgtp

16 Apr, 2024

The trip from Athens to Meteora is extremely uncomfortable (outside temperature of 30C but bus extremely hot as driver never engaged AC). Once you survive the trip up the local guides are wonderful, personable and knowledgeable. The monasteries are amazing! The rock formations extremely impressive. Ride back to Athens unremarkable because sleep is the order of the evening/night. Very good trip but could be great with a tweak to procedure on the ride from Athens to Meteora.

Lorraine_L

15 Apr, 2024

The trip from the village to the monastery with our guide Maria was amazing and extremely informative. It was a wonderful experience to see. My only suggestion would be to examine how to meet the bus in Athens. I was dropped off early in the morning there were 30 buses plus on that street. I arrived at quarter after seven and could not locate the Meteora bus. I ran up and down both sides of the street and the side streets trying to locate the correct. It was 755 when I finally located the bus. It left at 8:10 I was getting very anxious that I was going to miss the excursion, that would be the only part that I would make better. I was not the only one that was a little concern and had to rush and find the bus. There were several other tourists as well had difficulty. I would highly recommend examining this part of the tour on the experience was amazing, particularly in the monasteries.

Siddharth_G

14 Apr, 2024

Maria was an amazing tour guide explaining everything throughly and answered any questions we had. However the transfer at kalabaka was very disorganized, we were left behind at the transfer point due to a language barrier as another couple took our place with our tour group . Imagine being a tourist being stuck in the middle of nowhere with no idea what’s happening, luckily someone else from another tour company contacted them and they came back for us. I HIGHLY recommend that the tour company have the guests name printed on a piece of paper( LIKE THE OTHER TOUR COMAPNIES DID) so everyone knows which tour guide to go with especially if they can’t pronounce your name. Maria however saved the day we really enjoyed this trip, its a can’t miss experience and worth the long journey

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Great local guide

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Highly recommended! One day trip is doable!

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Awesome day trip!

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Meteora is out of this world

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Monastery tour

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Exceptional & Breathtaking!

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Great trip with teens to Meteora

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Great way to see the Greece countryside! But be prepared for 8 hours traveling. So fun!

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Must visit meteora wonderful place for nature lovers

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