2 days

By train

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Itinerary

Day 1: Athens - Kalambaka

Stop At: Meteora, Kastraki, Kalambaka 422 00 Greece
Catch the train to Kalambaka of 7:20 am from the Athens Railway Station and enjoy a trip that will give you the chance to admire the beauty of the countryside. Arriving in Kalambaka around 11:30 am, our English speaking driver will be waiting you holding a signboard with your name on it and will transfer you to your hotel. You will have the whole afternoon at to discover this picturesque small town built at the foot of the majestic grey rocks, and crowded by the Meteora Monasteries. Why not visit the Natural History Museum of Meteora & Mushroom Museum. Meet the mushrooms and their rich variety of shapes and colors. Browse the collection and find information about the species that thrive in Greece. Dinner is included at the restaurant of the hotel.
Duration: 13 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3* or 4* hotel

Day 2: Meteora Monasteries - Athens

Stop At: Meteora, Kastraki, Kalambaka 422 00 Greece
Next morning, our guide will meet you in the hotel lobby to visit three main monasteries of Meteora and discover the natural beauty and the cultural heritage of this area. This morning tour will take you back in the dark ages and the story of the first hermits and monks who laid the foundations of what later on became the monastic community of Meteora. Learn which monastery was the first to be established and the true motivations behind the monks’ decision to try to climb the steep rocks of Meteora and to build there the monasteries. After this morning tour, our driver will transfer you back to Kalambaka, where you will have the time for lunch (not included). At 5:15pm the train departs from Kalambaka, and arrives at 9:25pm back to Athens.
Duration: 13 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.

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Included

1x Breakfast
1x Dinner
Accommodation included: 1 night
Hotel accomodation (A class / T class)
Local expert guide for the morning tour in Meteora
Hotel pick up/drop off for the morning tour in Meteora
Round-trip shared transfers in Kalambaka
Roundtrip rail tickets

Not included

Entrance fees of the Monasteries
Lunch & Drinks
Gratuities (optional)
Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Athens
Hotel accommodation tax

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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
Please note that from 1/1/2018, a new hotel accommodation tax has been applied and should be paid directly in hotels as following: 5* hotels - 4 Euro per room/per night, 4* hotels - 3 Euro per room/per night, 3* hotels - 1.5 Euro per room/per night.
You will receive an e-mail with the train e-tickets a few days before the activity
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

65%

Aquatic

35%

Reviews

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Lindsey G

5 | 2019-03-27

We visited two monasteries and a nunnery. Taking the train up the day before, we walked around the town and ate a late lunch. The views and the scenery were amazing and the history of area was interesting. Our tour guide was great, just expect to pay 3 euros at each place. We rode up on the train in A seat which made the trip more comfortable. Expect at the train station in Athens at night to have to haggle with the cab drivers some tried to charge 3 times the cost.

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annaragnars

4 | 2017-11-09

Everything met with our expectations, this is an incredible place and totally unique. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Unfortunately the 4 star hotel was sold out and our 3 star hotel was nice in many ways. The included dinner was not especially good though. October is absolutely the perfect time for visiting Greece, the temperature is just right and there are fewer tourists.

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m.f.williams

5 | 2017-10-20

The trip to Meteora was one of the most wonderful tours I have taken in any country and is highly recommended. We were issued first class train tickets and picked up at the train station by a taxi and driven to our hotel. The hotel was nice especially the staff and the dinner and breakfast buffet were good. But what made the tour really special was our guide James who was born in the area and our driver. We saw five monasteries visually and visited three. All three monasteries we visited were really interesting. We met other people on the train who were doing an independent visit and they saw only one monastery while we saw three in one morning! The information and commentary provided by James throughout the trip was interesting and entertaining.

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Susan W

5 | 2017-02-03

We took the train into Kalambaka and stayed at the Divani Hotel. The train ride lasts about 5 hours, but the time is well-worth the trip. Meteora is simply amazing in history and for touring the monasteries. The overnight trip is important to be able to see the monasteries in the morning, as most of them are closed in the afternoon. Everything is taken care of on this trip - train tickets, taxi to hotel, and knowledgeable tour guide thank you Dimitrius!

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Laura N

4 | 2016-06-27

While once in the town of Kalabaka everything went smoothly, getting there was not so easy. We missed our train and had to buy bus tickets to get to Kalabaka. They only phone# we had was for our taxi driver who helped. The tour of the monasteries was great and our guide was friendly, andl informed.

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