Meteora Monasteries Tour: Half-Day Sightseeing Experience

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Meteora Half-day Tour will take you back to the dark ages and stories of the first monks.

Meteora Monasteries Tour: Unraveling history and beauty in a half-day exploration

Experience Meteora’s rich history and natural beauty with our Meteora Half-Day Sightseeing Tour!

Highlights

  • See all the monasteries
  • Enter inside three monasteries
  • Learn the history from a local’s perspective
  • Great photo opportunities
  • Save time and effort, let us drive you to every monastery

Join this tour and explore the Holy Monasteries of Meteora! Discover which monastery was the first to be established and uncover the true motivations behind the monks’ decision to climb the steep rocks of Meteora and build their monasteries there. Experience it all and see everything! Our Meteora Half-day Sightseeing tour will take you to the most beautiful spots to enjoy breathtaking views and capture stunning photos. With this comprehensive half-day morning tour, you’ll immerse yourself in this astonishing site’s wonder through the locals’ eyes and narratives! The 4-hour tour includes pick-up and drop-off service from Meteora hotels and guesthouses.

The Meteora Half-day Sightseeing Tour does not overlap with our Meteora Sunset Tour! Combine both tours for the ultimate Meteora experience!

  • Local live English speaking expert guide.
  • Hotel pick up from Kalampaka or Kastraki
  • Smart audio guide available in the following languages: English | Spanish | French | German | Italian | Portuguese | Russian | Polish | Korean | Chinese | Japanese
  • Transportation by VIP Mercedes minibus
  • Free Map and Bottle of water
  • Free wifi on board
  • Entrance fees (only cash) to the monasteries (5 EUR per person for each monastery)
  • Guide inside the monasteries (audio guide available)
  • Tips (optional)
  • Personal travel insurance

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Frequently Asked Questions

We have split our tours into morning and afternoon ones. Furthermore, all our tours visit different places in Meteora. This way, you can combine any morning tour with any afternoon tour you wish! A classic combination is the Meteora Hiking Tour in the morning and the Meteora Sunset Tour in the afternoon.

You can make a booking with us literally at the last minute! Just keep in mind that there may be no seats left on the tour if you do that! We recommend booking at least one week in advance, in order to have the best chances of finding availability.

All our bus tours run regardless of weather. If we are forced to cancel an activity because of extreme weather conditions, you have the option to change date or switch activity or cancel and receive a refund.

First of all, keep in mind that, since every monastery closes on some days of the week, we do not visit the same monasteries every day. The monasteries we usually visit though are the following:

  • Meteora Half-day Tour: Great Meteoron, Varlamm and Rousssanou
  • Sunset Sunset Tour: St. Stephen Meteora
  • Hiking Tour: Great Meteoron.

Trikala is a city about 21km away from Kalampaka. Because of that, we do not offer pick up from there. You can catch the local bus to Kalampaka, which runs regularly and come by our offices here to start the tour.

We pick up clients from AirBNBs on our tours. If you are staying in one then please also include your phone number on your booking details in order for us to be able to reach you.