Private Tour

Meteora Full Day Private Tour from Athens including Lunch

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

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

Additional Info

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.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

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

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

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.

4 hours 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Kalabaka

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.

Admission Not Applicable

Options

With Greek Traditional Food

Lunch: Enjoy authentic Greek cuisine and traditional foods.
Pickup included

Without food

Lunch: We will make a stop for lunch anyway, but it is not included in the price.
Pickup included

Reviews

4.94

119 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

115

Listen to the reviews! (Positive)
Justin B,
Jun 7, 2025
- Viator
5.00
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”.
Excellent Tour!
Harsh P,
Sep 13, 2024
- Viator
5.00
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!
Pretty good tour from Athens to the Monasteries
Amy H,
Sep 11, 2024
- Viator
3.00
My most memorable parts of this tour were the Monasteries! Highly recommend visiting the monasteries.
Excellent tour don’t miss it
Carol P,
Jun 12, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Our guide Petros was also our driver. He was polite and well mannered with extensive amount of knowledge about all things in Greece. He took us to 4 monasteries after the Grand Meteoron was closed for a day. We visited inside 3 of the monasteries. He was one of the best driver we had in the last 6 week of our trip from Italy to Greece. He keep his hand and eyes on the road!! We would highly recommend this tour especially with Petros.
Magic of Meteora
Tara D,
Jun 1, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Bill and Peter were our drivers and did an outstanding job! The drive is 4 hours each way, they made sure we had restroom breaks and provided water. They made sure we saw and visited which monasteries we wanted and we took our time no rushing. When we were finished with one they were right there to pick us up. We did the lunch included, it was delicious we basically ordered whatever we wanted off the menu.