Full-Day Tour to Meteora from Thessaloniki: Scenic Train Journey and Historic Monastery Visit
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38 Ratings
Thessaloniki
Embark on a full-day tour from Thessaloniki to Meteora, enjoying a scenic train journey and exploring historic monasteries. Discover hidden local spots and immerse yourself in the culture and history of the region.
Duration:
13 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Meteora - Kastraki is indeed a most picturesque place with an authentic, local character. Feeling closer to the local lifestyle in the Greek province, enjoying the proximity to nature and finding peace of mind are some of the major assets of this place that urge visitors to book accommodation in this traditional, beautiful village.
What's Included
- Transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Onboard Wi-Fi during transit
- Expert local guide
- Complimentary mineral water
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees (3 euros per person at each monastery)
- Lunch
Additional Information
While visiting Thessaloniki, embark on a rail adventure to Meteora and uncover the rich history of its ancient monasteries. Ease back and enjoy the ride with your round-trip train tickets until you rendezvous with your guide. From there, marvel at the wondrous monasteries and step into three of them (at personal cost), while understanding their unique past.
• Enjoy the flexibility of setting off on any day of the year with daily departures.
• Experience the picturesque landscapes as you journey by train.
• Opt for train travel to lessen environmental impact as trains provide high energy efficiency per passenger than airplanes or cars.
• Discover hidden local gems that are overlooked by most travelers.
• Participate in intimate group sizes.
• Delve deeper into understanding the locale’s culture and history from a native’s viewpoint.
- To enter the monasteries, appropriate clothing is required; Ladies should not wear short skirts and must have long sleeves; Men are not allowed to wear shorts
- A small amount of walking is involved, but there are stairs to climb in the monasteries
Location
Thessaloniki
Catch the morning train of 8:56 a.m. from Thessaloniki to Meteora from Thessaloniki’s Central Railway Station and enjoy a Day Trip from Thessaloniki to Meteora by Train that will give you the chance to explore Meteora and the monasteries.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(38 Ratings)
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No-iam-not-lost
Aug 30, 2023
Great day trip. - Last-minute changes to the train schedule from Thessaloniki were communicated in advance and clearly by the team. They gave us a few different alternatives to get to Meteora, we chose a private transfer. It was well worth it.
The tour itself was informative, and our guide was extremely knowledgable and passionate about the place. She brought the history and stories of the monasteries alive.
We thoroughly enjoyed the day.
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Oscar4one
Jun 13, 2023
Enjoy Meteora through Viator - It was an enjoyable tour. Everything went really well. I'll recommend this tour to admire these monasteries and the surroundings.
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Michael_d
May 16, 2023
Meteora a must see. - Tour guide terrific, as was driver - schedule ran very well
Sites were extraordinary. If have not seen Meteora, highly recommend.
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Zoe_f
Aug 12, 2022
Highly recommended - Our guide Katerina was very knowledgeable, professional and personable. She gave us insights and information, including her personal connections to the monasteries. Our driver Dinos was skillful in navigating the tight roads, enthusiastic in showing us the sights, and a great photographer. Highly recommended tour!
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Vduarte1
Jul 14, 2022
Exceptional tour to Meteora Monasteries - Exceptional excursion! Our guide Caterina was so knowledgeable, passionate & helpful. Meteroa & it’s surrounding town is so beautiful and you can stay there to fully enjoy the beauty of the monasteries. The train from Thessaloniki & it’s transfer went smoothly.
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Katharine_k
Jul 11, 2022
A great way to explore Meteora! - We are archaeologists, so we have, perhaps, unreasonably high expectations when it comes to tours. However, this tour did not disappoint. Katalina was friendly, incredibly knowledgeable and good at attending to the group's needs. She's also a local and her love of the region was obvious. The monasteries and scenary themselves are breath taking. Plus, the train tour was small (12 people) so we got to see a lot and ask a lot of questions. Totally worth the time and money to travel to Meteora from Thessaloniki.
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Maryflowers87
Apr 19, 2022
Nice day in Meteora! - Good organisation and good guide!
Really nice day!
Meteora is really beautiful place!
Must To See!!!
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David_a
Apr 26, 2023
Solids Tour - This was a solid tour. The tour guide was very engaging and interactive and provided a lot of good information about the area and the monasteries. There were no trains to Thessaloniki to Meteora so they offered to give us a full refund or private transportation there and back for only 200 euros. I really appreciated that they gave us an option instead of cancelling and giving us a refund. I only gave 4/5 stars because the tour description says “local guide” and it wasn’t clarified that the guides don’t go into the monasteries with you or tell you what to look at or what things inside mean, and that was why I booked this specific tour. The guide would talk and provide information while we were in the van and then we were dropped off at a monastery to wander around on our own. Overall it was a good tour and I recommend it, I just wasn’t blown away and think some things can be improved and the tour description could be more descriptive and accurate.
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Triciaburritt
May 24, 2022
Meteora is a wonderful place to visit, but not with the tour group I was assigned! - This is a fantastic place to visit, but I was disappointed on my arrival on the train at Kalabaka to find that I was assigned to travel on a very full and cramped coach of 30 plus people. My tour was described as having the comfort of a VIP limousine minibus in a group of no more that 15 people. The guide was not particularly welcoming and tended to be too casual and opinionated in her remarks.
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Beebopping
Aug 9, 2022
Train to nowhere - I never was able to make it to the tour.
They had me be at the Thessaloniki train station at 8:18 for a 8:56 train and I assumed there would be someone to meet me there???? No One. Got on the first train at 8:56 which was supposed to arrive at the second train station at 10:35. Paniced at 10:49 when it finally arrived at a train station I got off, only to find out that this was a stop too soon and the train was running late. Never made it to the second train . The train station was kind enough to turns my three train tickets in for a ride back to Thessaloniki. A waste of about 6 hours and 150.00E which it cost me with the taxi trips to and from the train station.
Not a good trip to take with any language barrier!!
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