Meteora Day Trip from Athens with Lunch

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Duration: 14 hours
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Experience Highlights

Embark on a full-day (14 h) excursion from Athens to the impressive UNESCO World Heritage Site of Meteora rock complex and monasteries.

Enjoy a morning pick-up at one of four central locations in Athens (Leoforos Vasilisis Amalias, Plaka, Parliament, Omonoia or Karaiskaki Square) and travel in comfort by air-conditioned minibus to Kalabaka.

Along the way, you will be accompanied by a live English-speaking guide, as well as an audio guide in six languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Russian) to learn more about the history and geology of this unique site. On arrival, you'll tour two of the six monasteries open daily, explore the Monks' Caves and enjoy photo stops at the best viewpoints.

At midday, relax with a free two-course lunch (vegan and vegetarian options available) and water included, before free time in the picturesque village of Kalabaka.

  • Book now to secure your place on this unforgettable tour.
  • See the million year oldrock formations.
  • Visit the world famous Meteora and its monasteries.

What’s included

  • Pick-up and return transfer from 4 central points in Athens
  • Air-conditioned minibus
  • Live professional guide in English
  • Audioguide in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

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Keep in mind you need to arrive 10 minutes before start

Step by Step

Start your day by meeting your group at one of the four marked meeting points in the centre of Athens. Once all aboard the air-conditioned minibus, you will drive approximately 350 km to Kalabaka, admiring the Greek landscape as your English-speaking guide presents fascinating facts about the region.

Arriving in Meteora, you'll head first to Prosilio, the lookout point where the imposing, million-year-old rock towers soar into the sky. Here you will make your first photo stop and activate your audio guide to hear the legend of the first hermits who took refuge on these heights.

You will continue to two of the monasteries open to the public-usually the Great Meteor and the Varlaám Monastery-where you will enter their halls, chapels and museums. As you explore, your guide will explain the Byzantine architecture, wall paintings and monastic life that has endured here since the 14th century.

After an outdoor visit to the Monks' Caves (Badouva), you'll walk along walkways through impressive gorges and learn how the monks climbed the rock walls with simple ropes and wicker baskets.

You will have a traditional two-course lunch in a Kalabaka restaurant. Afterwards you will have about an hour of free time to stroll around the village, shop for souvenirs or have a coffee overlooking the rocks.

On the way back, your guide will share stories about contemporary Greece and you will arrive back in Athens by nightfall, completing a 14-hour experience full of culture, adventure and natural beauty.

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