Private Tour
Meteora Experience: Private Day Trip from Thessaloniki
Overview
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Joining this day trip you will discover the most important spots in Meteora by visiting three of the oldest monasteries of the region, take amazing photos of their stunning views, walk through narrow old paths and enjoy your lunch at Kastraki posing a nice back-round of the high cliffs.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Travelers need to dress appropriately
Visiting time of each monastery may vary according the season
Travel time included at the duration of the trip
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Bottled water
Private English Speaking Driver
Air-conditioned vehicle
Official licensed Guide
Lunch and Refreshments
Great Meteoron Monastery
Agios Stefanos
Varlaam Monastery
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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What To Expect
Great Meteoron Monastery
Great Meteoron or Megalo Meteoron is the biggest and oldest monastery of all in Meteora. The monastery offers amazing views to the surrounding landscape. During your visit you have the chance to visit the museum of the monastery, where historical codices and religious icons of high value are on display. Moreover, take time to gaze at the artistic details of some of the best samples of post-Byzantine art of Greece, found inside the main church of the monastery.
Varlaam Monastery
The Holy Monastery of Varlaam is the second biggest monastery of Meteora. Located very close to Great Meteoro Monastery, it was founded in the mid 14th century by a monk named Varlaam. The chapel was finally decorated in 1548. The beautiful frescos in the monastery’s chapel of All Saints belong to the famous hagiographer of the 16th century Franco Catalano. The monastery has preserved the tower with the old pully system where you can see the net, used by the first monks to bring up people and provisions. The visitors can also see a very large 16th-century oak barrel used for water storage over the previous centuries. The monastery of Varlaam has opened recently a brand new museum, where visitors can admire the excellence of religious painted icons – mostly contemporary to the Renaissance period – and precious holy vestments of the priests from the Byzantine period.
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Meteora Experience: Private Day Trip from Thessaloniki
Pickup included
Reviews
44 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A must see while in Greece
Gesilda C,
Oct 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a wonderful heavenly experience. Meteora was amazing and spectacular and definitely a must see. Our private tour with Dimitri as our driver - he was fun and a skilled driver. He even took us to his favorite spot for late lunch early dinner and food was outstanding. The car write was comfortable as expected in a Mercedes Benz.
Fantastic - a “must see”.
normanp311,
Aug 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Today we travelled ~170 km SW to Meteora. It is world famous for its six Eastern Orthodox monasteries that are perched atop gigantic rock pillars in the mountains. The monasteries are world heritage listed; and are absolutely amazing…. certainly a “must see”. We visited three, the last being a monastery for Nuns. All have been around for some hundreds of years; and it is incredible to imagine that they were built so long ago. There is a very strict dress code to enter (we came prepared) and some of the monasteries are REALLY hard work to get to. Lots of steps; Lots of rests; Lots of sweat … but we made it. On the way home we stopped at a Greek Taverna, located at the foot of the mountains. Very authentic. Our driver (Bill) was fantastic. Very courteous, knowledgable, friendly and punctual. He was terrific.
Day at Meteora
961mitchelg,
Aug 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great trip to Meteora today 8/21/25. Well worth it. Ask for Stella. Great guide who guided us through all those steps on a hot day
Totally worth it!
G7790YXanns,
Jun 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Astonishing scenery and architecture, lovely monasteries, and a friendly guide who was very accommodating. I’m glad we splurged on adding the licensed guide.
Private Day Trip to Meteora was great!
cheryljF3841DL,
May 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great day visiting 3 monasteries with private driver and a licensed tour guide. Good communication from booking and throughout trip. Glad we added a tour guide. Dropped off close to sites and able to see a lot in one day with “Johnny” or Ionios. Good plan, amazing views, attentive to each person’s needs and able to answer both tourist and Greek friends questions. Highly recommend
Meteora day trip with multigenerational family
601kylien,
May 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great tour to Meteora with IgoHellas. Our driver Demitri and tour guide John were both wonderful. John was knowledgeable, friendly, kind, and as a bonus, a great photographer! We were a multigenerational group of 3 adults and 1 toddler and they were very accommodating and we all had a great time. They planned the day perfectly and we were able to visit 3 monasteries that our group enjoyed and were some of the more accessible ones because of our toddler. After the monasteries, they took us to a great local cafe and we had a delicious traditional Greek lunch. IgoHellas was great to work with beforehand with planning and aaccommodating some specific requests that we had. They were quick to respond both by email and WhatsApp with any and all questions I had making international travel planning very smooth. Overall we had an amazing experience and highly recommend this tour and company to make the trip to Meteora memorable and easy!
The best!
Kelle G,
Apr 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very friendly! They are punctual! Fantastic! Thanks for the work of vcs! Unique experience! Safe and comfortable transportation.
Excellent choice - worth every cent
courtneymQ4984UY,
Mar 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide was wonderful! The photos we took were amazing! Lunch was spectacular. I felt like we definitely got more than we paid for and was really glad we went with a private tour over a tour bus.
Perfect trip to Meteora
Jeremy C,
Jan 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing tour of Meteora with Stella! Prompt pickup and smooth ride to Meteora. We had time to explore 3 monasteries and got lunch before driving back to Thessaloniki. It was ~3 hours drive each way, but the sights of Meteora are definitely worth it! Highly recommend!
Amazing
Ritasdayspa,
Jan 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful trip to Meteora, Giannis was a great and friendly driver. Very nice clean vehicles were used and I’m very happy with my experience. I completely recommend this service.
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