3-Day Delphi and Meteora Tour from Athens: Ancient Marvels and Monastic Wonders
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47 Ratings
Athina
Embark on a 3-day tour from Athens to explore the ancient marvels of Delphi and the monastic wonders of Meteora. Discover the UNESCO-listed Delphi and its Temple of Apollo, then marvel at the medieval monasteries perched on rock pinnacles in Meteora.
Duration:
3 days
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
Mount Parnassus - Parnassos mountain & Arachova village
What's Included
- Free Wifi in hotels and coach
- Skilled professional guide
- Included meals: breakfast and dinner
- Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and taxes covered
- 2 nights in premium accommodation
What's Not Included
- Lunches
- Surcharge : Overnight stay tax Euro 3 per room per night (starting from 01/01/18)
- there is no pick up service from ports, airport, airbnb and apartments
Additional Information
Embark on a 3-day adventure from Athens, encompassing two of Greece’s most spectacular landmarks, complete with hotel lodging and return coach transportation. Discover the UNESCO-protected Delphi, perched on Mt Parnassus, and learn about the ancient oracle who once shared predictions from the Apollo Temple. Spend a day at leisure in Delphi to explore at your own pace. Subsequently, admire the UNESCO-recognized Meteora, renowned for its medieval monasteries atop slender rock pillars, before heading back to Athens. Your package includes an option of hotel categories in both Delphi and Kalambaka, located near Meteora, in addition to two breakfasts and two dinners, as well as pickup and drop-off services in Athens.
- A dress code is required to enter monasteries. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- Very important: Children aged 5 to 12 years old must hold passport or ID in order to get the discounted price. Otherwise they will pay entrance ticket to the Archaelogical sites or Museums.
- Your guide will give you your entry tickets to the sites and museums
- Port , airport or private apartment pickup are not available
Location
Leof. Vasilisis Amalias 10
Leoforos Vasilisis Amalias
Hotel Amalia on Syntagma square , opposite of the National Garden
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(47 Ratings)
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330josem
May 6, 2023
Very well organized and coordinated tour to 2 wonderful destinations! - Both destinations are worthwhile! This was conducted by CHAT tours. We were sent a message via the app with a more specific pickup time at our hotel on day 1. There were people picked up for multiple tours but then we were transferred to the bus that would take us to our tour. They organized and coordinated everything very well. The hotels in Delphi and Kalambaka (near Meteora) were Amalia Hotels and nice to stay. Breakfast and Dinner were provided for 2 days and both buffet style. The guides we had (Joy and Dimitra) were excellent and very knowledgeable and kept us well informed.
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Alexander_l
Apr 14, 2022
Both the archeological... - Both the archeological site of Delphi and Meteora are beautiful and full of history, definitely worth a visit.
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Loisc244
May 30, 2019
Amazing Sights in Greece! - Our 3-day trip to Delphi and Meteora was unforgettable! We loved the archeological sights in Delphi, the beautiful monasteries and view in Meteora, as well as all the extra details of the trip--nice people on the bus, great and knowledgeable guide, beautiful hotels, fantastic meals--especially the lunch at the seaside in Itea near Delphi!
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L8697pjjennifers
Sep 21, 2018
Knowledgable guides, first class accommodations - It was a great way to end my 3 week visit to Greece and the islands! I appreciated the constant communication prior to the trip, to help us reconfirm with the local tour operator CHAT Tours, and everything was clear. I was amazed by the beauty of the landscape and mountains throughout this tour, which was unexpected. Our tour guides (one in Delphi and another in Meteora) were fantastic and very knowledgable. I'm not normally one for big group tours, but everything was made easy, and I'm glad I chose the 3 day vs. the 2 day version of this trip, so that we had 24 hours in Delphi to explore additional sites and wander the village, have cappuccinos on patios overlooking the amazing views, and swim in the Amalia Hotel pool. It was well organized and admissions and entries to sites were handled for us. The downside was the long drive home, the volume of tour buses at these sites, and the busy rest stops. These are heavily visited UNESCO Heritage Sites, and I hadn't realized that, or the distances prior to the trip. It would have been handy to have a road map of Greece with me to track the journey and help me remember the little towns we went through.
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Andrea_h
May 24, 2019
Very good tour, definitely recommended - Everything was amazing except the Hotel in Meteora was disappointing. The tours were well organized & we had two great guides - Joy in Delphi & Effie in Meteora. Drivers were incredible too, including Nik who stopped the bus to save turtles crossing the road. Hotel in Delphi was good - food good, service was great. Location was wonderful & spectacular views. Hotel in Meteora was disappointing. Wifi was terrible, zero sound buffering in rooms & loud, echoing hallways. Pool closed too early too (8 pm), which didn’t help us as we arrived just past 7 & then dinner was served. Hotel is also outside town, so nothing to do. Sheets are scratchy, as was the toilet paper! However, it seemed all worth it the next day when we went to the monasteries & were blown away by the breathtaking scenery. I would recommend this tour, just don’t have high expectations of the hotels.
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Cfq_11
Nov 10, 2018
Excellent - I had arrived in Athens a few days before my traveling companions and so I decided to book this tour rather than hanging around Athens.
The trip was well organised and it is a great way to see two of the most important sites in Greece. I did not feel rushed at all and there was even some spare free time to explore on my own.
The Amalia Hotel in Delphi was beautiful and well located. The Amalia Hotel in Meteora is a much bigger and older establishment but perfectly adequate.
The tour includes a drop off at the end and instead of traveling all around Athens I would suggest that you get off the bus near a Metro station and make your own way back to your hotel. Of course this would all depend upon the amount of luggage you have with you.
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Gerald
Sep 2, 2017
Sites and guides were excellent... - <p>Sites and guides were excellent. Food was good. Long bus rides in comfortable buses. On 3 day trip there is too much free time, two day better use of time or four day. Hotels were clean but very hard mattresses. Delphi and Meteora are sites not to be missed.</p>
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Tristan_h
May 1, 2024
Consider a day trip - We had very mixed feelings about this trip. The monestaries were beautiful and absolutely worth the trip/drive. However our first guide for the Delphi portion was not very pleasant and provided a stilted incomplete history. We also skipped a stop due to poor time management.
We loved the relaxing 24 hour stop in the Amalia hotel in Delphi - but primarily because we were a week + into our trip. It might feel like a waste of time if you don't want to relax.
Our second guide was wonderful and the bus drivers were quite professional. The food was VERY disappointing because the dinner/breakfast you pay for is buffet which is fine but then we stopped for lunch the last two days at places the tour picked and had to pay for restaurants we didn't want to eat at. The lunches were poor quality and overpriced.
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Lynnb54
May 12, 2018
Better to take the two or four day trip - Delphi and Meteora are truly amazing. There are just better ways to see them. Chat Tours and Amalia Hotels are under the same ownership, so these tours all use the Amalia Hotels. The hotel in Delphi is quite nice and conveniently located; the one near Meteora is far from town but adequate. Breakfast and dinner are at the hotel.The bus stops for lunch (you pay for this meal) at rest areas where many tour buses stop. Food included at the hotel is a buffet and not particularly good. The way this tour works is that you participate in the Delphi day tour until the middle of day one, then the bus drops you at the hotel and you are on your own in Delphi for twenty-four hours until you meet up with their four-day tour group and continue onward with that group to Meteora. Our tour guides were knowledgable though the Delphi guide was unclear on what exactly to do with the three day people. My conclusion at the end of the tour is that you may as well take the less expensive two-day tour and save the extra money that you spend to stay the day in Delphi. You might also look for a tour that has better food.
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Xiao_g
Sep 24, 2022
Do NOT pay extra for the first class hotel! - I paid for an upgrade for first class hotel but I found out that everyone is going to same hotel and there is no upgrade for hotel or rooms. I asked for partial refund for the difference but they're not doing anything. In addition, there is almost no activities on the 2nd day while we were in Delphi, wasted a lot of our time.
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