Private Day Trip from Thessaloniki to Meteora: Discover Imposing Rocks and Hidden Monasteries

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Embark on a private day trip from Thessaloniki to Meteora and explore the breathtaking rocks and hidden monasteries. Discover the monks’ climbing techniques and capture stunning photos along the way.

Duration: 10 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Meteora - Visit one of the most beautiful places in Greece, the imposing rocks of Meteora, on a private small group tour from Thessaloniki. Marvel at spectacular landscapes and explore unique monasteries. Discover local myths and learn the incredible and unique methods the first monks used to build the beautiful monasteries on top of the rocks.

What's Included

Private transportation
Bottled water
In-vehicle air conditioning
Surcharges on fuel

What's Not Included

Lunch
Gratuities
Licenced Tour Guide
Entrance fees

Additional Information

Explore Meteora: Monasteries Between Heaven and Earth
Join an unforgettable full-day excursion from Thessaloniki to the stunning landscape of Meteora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where ancient monasteries appear to float atop towering rock formations.
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Location

Meteora

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Tivoliterrace

Oct 4, 2025

Great trip to Meteora - Yannis was very professional and informative. Excellent driver and guide. We all had a thoroughly enjoyable day with him and would want him as a guide again.

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Angela_s

Oct 2, 2025

Brilliant!! - The most beautiful, informative tour with George. George went above and beyond. He was knowledgeable and never made you feel rushed. This was my best tour for my 11 day cruise in Greece. Thankyou !

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Sep 18, 2025

Meteora Day Tour - Yanni arrived to pick us up on time from the appt where we were staying. It’s about a 3 hr drive to Meteora. We stopped at “ Travel Stop at the Top” for a coffee break.Yanni has done this trip a number of times & is quite knowledgeable about Thessaloniki & surrounding area. Sights around Meteora are spectacular. Unfortunately we got to the monastery at the same time as several tour buses & ot was quite crowded in the monastery. This was more than made up for by the restaurant “ Elias Garden”where he took us to eat. Reasonably priced with great food. It’s a long day but well worth the trip.

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Petermikhail

Aug 11, 2025

Meteora tour with De Tour Transfers and Yannis - 5 stars all the way ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Our day trip to Meteora with Yannis was truly spectacular! The drive is long, but so worth it! Yannis picked us up directly from the port and I voiced the concern many cruise passengers have — will we make it back in time before our cruise leaves? I shouldn’t have worried, Yannis had us back with plenty of time to spare! We really wanted to focus on seeing as many monasteries in Meteora as possible, and Yannis tailored our trip to allow just that, giving us plenty of information about the area along the way. He handled the winding, mountainous roads with ease and we were able to stop at three different gorgeous monasteries (which is a lot considering the hikes you take to get there — make sure you wear appropriate shoes!). We were also able to see the caves where the monks used to live as hermits. Yannis took several family photos of us at the best and most picturesque photo stops. Despite the time constraint set by our cruise ship, we never felt rushed, and Yannis’s relaxed and easy going nature helped make for a day we will forever appreciate and remember! We won’t hesitate to book another tour with him next time we are in Thessaloniki. Thank you, Yannis!

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Monica_s

Jun 23, 2025

The perfect tour guide - Our guide Yiannis was fantastic. He knew the history of everywhere we went through (modern and historic) but more importantly very practical and catered to our interests. We did a day trip to Meteora from Thessaloniki to see the monasteries. He took us to that the right places including monasteries , the caves below, a picture perfect cliff side view of multiple monasteries, a killer restaurant ( everything we ate and the staff were as good as it gets), and a cute roadside stop for a break, bathroom and snacks. It is one thing to get a killer guide, it is another to get a wonderful conversationalist in the car with you. You are spending the day with a stranger and it did not feel that way with Yiannis. We have booked private tours like this in quite a few countries and this was by far the best! Book Viator and request Yiannis with no hesitation.

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Joyce_m

Jun 20, 2025

A great day with Yanis. - Yanis, our driver and guide, was perfect. We wanted a private tour because we wanted to decide for ourselves where we wanted to go and how much time we wanted to spend at each spot. He was very accommodating. He also know a great rest. Stop for us and a delicious incredible place for lunch. Everybody knew him and we felt like special friends whoever have arrived. But more than that, he’s a great conversationalist… And we learned a lot about the politics and laws of Greece. Very lovely day. The time flew by.

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James_m

May 16, 2025

Beautiful monastries, well worth a visit! - We had a fantastic day with our brilliant driver Yannis. He's informative and a great guy to chat to. The monasteries are simply stunning and well worth the journey from Thessaloniki to see them.

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Adventurer629868

Apr 29, 2025

THE BEST !! - Just fabulous. George our guide was very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful, great at communication. He knew everything you would possibly need to know. We saw more than we thought we would plus a lovely late lunch at a small restaurant on the way home. We were all very very happy. Thank you George and the tour company. We were a group of 4 Australians. Great value for money too.

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Clarence_u

Apr 28, 2025

Meteora excursion - Had a great excursion with D Tours Transfer. Nilkki was wonderful and they were able to get us back to our ship on time to catch our ship back. Highly recommended! “Thank you “D Tours Transfer.”

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Moritti23

Mar 29, 2025

Amazing Day trip to Meteora - A group of 8 of us took this day trip to Meteora. I can’t recommend it enough. Not only was the scenery and Monisteries beautiful, but George, our tour guide was wonderful. He told us about the history of the area and Greece. He was kind, funny and patient with the 6 of us crazy females 😀. The guys in our group were very glad they had other male companionship. If you take this tour, definitely ask for George - he won’t disappoint, I promise. If I could give more stars, I would. George - thank you for everything!

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From $535 (Per Vehicle)

up to 8 guests

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