Duration
10 hr - 14 hr
Audio guide
Enhance your experience with multilingual audio guide
Guided tour
Transfers included
Meals included
Indulge in a sumptuous meal as a part of your experience
4.7/5
(46)
Mykyta
Sep 2025Verified booking
4/5
Amélie
Jul 2025Verified booking
5/5
Nicolas
Aug 2025Verified booking
5/5
- Skip the hassle and experience all of Meteora in one seamless day. Travel from Athens in a luxury, air-conditioned coach and enjoy a curated journey through all six cliff-top monasteries.
- Your guide will share how monks scaled 300-meter cliffs with rope pulleys and tell tales of hermits who lived in silence for decades.
- Climb the stone stairways to 3 to 4 active monasteries in Meteora, like the Great Meteoron, the oldest and largest, or Varlaam, home to a towering 12,000-litre rain barrel still in use today.
- Walk a short trail to the Hermit Caves of Badovas, where monks once lived in cliffside grottoes, climbing with ropes and ladders that still hang above the cave mouths.
- Choose the lunch upgrade and enjoy comforting dishes like baked feta drizzled with honey, cinnamon-laced moussaka, and crispy spanakopita at Kastraki Village.
- Skip-the-line entry to three monasteries
- Round-trip transfers from Athens in an AC coach
- Access to the secret Hermit Caves
- Seaside stop for optional brunch
- Expert English-speaking guide
- Digital audio guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Korean, Chinese & Japanese
- Lunch (if option selected) at a local restaurant: Bread, water, and a choice of 10 traditional Greek dishes (vegan and vegetarian options included)
- Panoramic photo stops to see all 8 monasteries
- Visit to the hidden hermit caves
- Wi-Fi and USB chargers on the AC coach
- Monastery entry fee (€5 per person)
- Byzantine Church of the Virgin Mary entry fee (€2 per person)
- Guided tour of the monasteries’ interiors
- Tips (optional)
- TOTAL DURATION13 hours 30 minutes - 14 hoursMODE OF TRANSFERA/C BusTimelineMap
Start pointLarissa Station
5 hr by A/C Bus335.6 km
1. Kalabaka
31 min by A/C Bus2.1 km
2. Kastraki Village
11 min by A/C Bus4.7 km
3. Meteora
Highlights
Great Meteoron Monastery
Varlaam Monastery
Rousanou Monastery
St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery
Holy Trinity Monastery
St. Stephen's Monastery
46 min6.2 km
4. The Hermit Caves of Badovas
6 min by A/C Bus2.5 km
5. Kalabaka
3 hr 40 min by A/C Bus340 kmEnd pointLarissa Station
Your ending point would be same as your start point
These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.
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Mykyta
Sep 2025Verified booking4/5
Nicolas
Aug 2025Verified booking5/5
Louise
Aug 2025Verified booking5/5
Chiara
Aug 2025Verified booking5/5
Liam
Aug 2025Verified booking5/5
What to bring
- Bring some cash for entrance donations (€3 to €5 per monastery) and any purchases, as credit card facilities may not be available.
- Opt for sturdy shoes with good grip, as paths can be uneven and include many steps.
- Carry water and light snacks, especially during warmer months (June to August).
- Don’t forget to bring your own earphones and a fully charged phone to listen to the audio guides comfortably.
What's not allowed
- While outdoor photography is generally permitted, refrain from taking photos inside churches and of monks or nuns.
- Flying drones is prohibited without special permission.
Accessibility
- Meteora is not wheelchair accessible. All monasteries involve steps or inclined paths.
- If you have mobility constraints, consider visiting monasteries like St. Stephen’s, which has a paved path and minimal stairs.
Additional information
- Your tour bus will be across from Larissa train station on Theodore Diligianni Street, in front of Everest Café. Look for the 'Visit Meteora' sign.
- Expect to visit 2 to 4 monasteries. Each has a weekly closing day (Great Meteoron on Tuesdays, Varlaam on Fridays), so the lineup may vary.
- All monasteries require a €3 to €5 offering per person, payable in cash at the gate.
- Tour guides are not allowed inside the monasteries. To continue exploring while inside, take advantage of the multilingual audio guides.
- Tours use minibuses or local shuttles to transport visitors between sites.
- Basic toilets are available at larger monasteries (Great Meteoron, Varlaam, St. Stephen) and may require a small tip.
- The Meteora monasteries follow a strict dress code. Men must wear long pants; women need long skirts and shoulder coverage. Sleeveless tops and shorts are not allowed.
- Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.
- Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.
Meeting point
- Please check your final voucher for the meeting point details and specific instructions.
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