From Athens: Meteora Monasteries & Caves Full-Day Trip

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| Athens, Greece

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Instant ticket delivery

Mobile Ticket

Duration

14 hours

Live guide

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.

Round-trip, luxury coach transfers to and from Athens (with free Wi-Fi, USB chargers, and air-conditioned facilities)
Meteora tour with panoramic views of all 6 monasteries
Entry to 3 to 4 monasteries (subject to the day’s schedule, as some monasteries are closed on specific weekdays)
Entry to the Hermit Caves of Badovas
English-speaking driver
Expert English or Spanish-speaking tour guide (based on option selected)
Smart audio guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese
Traditional Greek lunch at Kastraki Village (based on option selected)
Bottled mineral water
Bottled mineral water

Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel in Athens
A small offering of €3 to €5 per monastery
Guide inside the monasteries (multilingual audio guides available)
Tips for the guide (optional)

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.
Note: If you wish to travel from Athens to Kalabaka by train on your own, please use the train tickets that will be sent to your email 4 days before your trip.
Board your bus at Larissa Station.
Address: Athens 104 44, Greece.
Landmark : Larissa metro/subway station exit on Deligianni Street.
Boarding time: 8am.
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