Private Tour
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Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Meteora, a rock formation in central Greece hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries on this private, full-day excursion from Athens.
Travel in private, air-conditioned vehicles and get around all the sites your group is interested in visiting within the extensive mountain complex before returning comfortably to Athens.
• Walk around the rock formations and visit up to three of the monasteries for an up-close look at ancient hermit life
• Take photos and create lifelong memories at this picturesque yet imposing natural beauty
• Enjoy authentic Greek food in Kastraki village
• Return to Athens via Thermopylae, hearing battle tales along the way where 300 Spartans fought 100,000 Persians
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Our drivers are not official tour guides, but they are knowledgeable and can provide fascinating commentary in fluent English. Although they will not enter the sites with you, they can answer all of your questions about the places you visit with this tour.
Third party activities and especially extreme sports are not allowed during the tour. This can be a cause for immediate cancellation of the tour.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Private transportation
Athens hotel/ Piraeus port/ Athens airport pick-up and drop-off
Bottled water
WiFi on board
Professional drivers with deep knowledge of history (not licensed to accompany you in any site)
Lunch (With Greek Traditional Food option)
Air-conditioned vehicle
Licensed tour guide
Per monastery
Select a pickup point
Athens
We start our tour early in the morning from Athens till Meteora. Our driver will pick you up from your hotel/ apartment or the airport/ port. The travel time is about 4,5 hours.
Kalabaka is a town and seat of the municipality of Meteora in the Trikala regional unit, part of Thessaly in Greece. The population was 12,000 at the 2011 census, of which 8,330 in the town proper. The Meteora monasteries are located near the town.
Lunch: Enjoy authentic Greek cuisine and traditional foods.
Pickup included
Lunch: We will make a stop for lunch anyway, but it is not included in the price.
Pickup included
121 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Ekaterina B,
Sep 4, 2025
- Viator
The whole experience which included the company and especially our knowledgable and polite driver, Fotis, was amazing. This tour truly enhanced our Greek trip to magical Meteora. Highly recommend, totally worth it, we miss the experience already!
Ken Y,
Sep 2, 2025
- Viator
Such an amazing trip. Fotis is a very kind, professional guide. He arrived on time, explained well the arrangement and tried to introduce the surrounding areas, history during the rise. We departed from hotel at 0630, stopped for coffee & BF after around 1.5 hrs, then another 2 hours drive to the 1st monestery. Visited totally 3 monesteries and being brought to a small town for lunch. Also stopped by a few spots for taking photos. Each monestery we spent around 30-40 mins. Door to door a total 12 hours trip. Though the total cost is a bit expensive, the car is very comfortable, and it is more flexible, less crowd comparing to the group tour. Worth to spend for such special experience. Once again, thx for Fotis's whole day arrangement we really enjoyed and will surely have a wonderful memory to this place.
Justin B,
Jun 7, 2025
- Viator
The reviews were on point with this trip! We didn’t want to try and navigate the train station like other bookings were doing so we paid extra for this. Well worth it! We enjoyed a quiet trip up to Meteora and enjoyed the peaceful Monetaries. Afterwards, they take you to the most peaceful Greek restaurant at the base of the “mountains”.
Harsh P,
Sep 13, 2024
- Viator
Nice private van with AC and water included. George (our driver) was very well mannered and great with the kids. He was very informative during the drive and pointed out multiple sites of interest along the drive and provided lots of historical insights. At Meteora, he stopped along all 6 monasteries and we visited 2-3. Highly recommended tour!
Amy H,
Sep 11, 2024
- Viator
My most memorable parts of this tour were the Monasteries! Highly recommend visiting the monasteries.
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