2-day Meteora Tour from Athens by Train in Greece
Catch the train from Athens and admire the beautiful Greek landscapes during your trip.
- Travel by train and enjoy amazing views
- Enjoy 2 Top Rated Meteora Tours
- See all 6 monasteries
- Best local English speaking Tour Leader
- Runs 365 days
- Roundtrip Train tickets ( *First class upon availability , extra cost )
- One night 3* hotel accommodation with breakfast (4* extra cost)
- Pick up & Transfer from Kalabaka Train Station to your hotel.
- Majestic Sunset Meteora Tour (1st day)
- Morning OR Hiking Meteora Tour (2nd day)
- Highly educated, English-speaking Tour Leader
- VIP Limo Mini Bus (small groups) during the tour
- Hotel Pickup / Drop off (for the tours)
- Free WI FI on the bus
- Pick up / Drop off from Hotel in Athens to the Train Station
- Transfer from your hotel in Kalabaka to the Train Station
- Entrance fees of Monasteries (3 euro each) - ONLY BY CASH
- Licensed Tour Guide Guidance inside the Holy Monasteries
- Stay over hotel tax paid personally in reception (1.5/room 3* hotel , 3/room 4* hotel)
- Meals and soft drinks
- Gratuities (optional)
- Upon request Tour Leader in Spanish , French , Italian , German , Russian (extra cost)
- Departure time : 08:28 am (please be at the station at least 20 min before the train departure)
- Departure place : Athens Train Station (Larissis Station)
- Meeting point : 12:49 pm at Kalabaka Train Station (we will hold a signboard with your name)
- Train tickets will be sent in your email after your confirmation
- It is not necessary to print the train tickets, you can just have them on your phone
Catch the train from Athens Train Station at 08:28 to Kalabaka and admire the beautiful Greek landscapes during your trip.
Arriving in Kalabaka at 12:49 we will pick you up, and we will transfer you to your hotel to check in and be prepared for the Majestic Sunset Meteora Tour. The tour starts picking you up from your hotel with our VIP Limo Mini Bus.
We will take you to the hidden gems of Meteora that only locals know, and the smooth light of the evening will offer many chances for incredible photos.
Enjoy a comprehensive tour to all 6 Monasteries and have the chance to visit the interior of 1 of them. Your Tour Leader will be with you to provide all the information you need about the life of monks, and you will learn the amazing history of the area.
You will visit also the Byzantine church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, one of the most important monuments, situated in the old city of Kalabaka. In the walls of this church for hundreds of years, marbles of an ancient temple were hidden. The marbles belonged to the temple of God Apollo. Nowadays, that the plaster which covered them is removed you will be able to see Gods face represented as the Sun.
At the end of the tour, we will take you to the best viewpoint on the rocks to watch the sun setting behind the mountain range of Pindos or according to Greek mythology, you will see god Helios on his fiery chariot taking his horses to rest. Snap photos as the changing light paint the landscape in shifting hues of rose and gold before hopping back in the minibus for the return ride to your hotel. The sunset at Meteora is an once-in-a-life-time experience.
What better way to end your day at Meteora!
After your tour, we will drop you off again at your hotel or in the center of the city of Kalabaka for a short walk.
Next morning at 09:00 join a comprehensive Panoramic Morning Meteora Tour or an Authentic Hiking Meteora Tour (your choice). For 4 hours you will have the chance to experience all the beauty of the unique phenomenon of Meteora and the Holy monasteries on top of the rock giants.
After your morning Meteora activity, we will transfer you back to your hotel to relax and prepare for your departure back to Athens.
The train departs at 17:35 from Kalabaka and you will arrive in Athens at 21:57
Panoramic Morning Meteora TourMany centuries ago, on these gigantic rocks reaching heights of close to 2,000 feet, one of the most important monastic communities of Greece was formed.
After youve picked up in the morning from your hotel in Kalabaka or Kastraki enjoy a comprehensive Meteora half-day tour for 4 hrs, seeing all the area of Meteora, all 6 Holy Monasteries with the chance to visit inside 3 of them. Our expert in the area, local, English speaking, Tour Leader will be with you to give you all the information you need about the area, share with you a vast amount of knowledge and he will help you to visualize why and how the first monks managed to establish one of the biggest monastic community in Greece on top of these unique rocks.
Transported with comfort and safety, by our luxury air conditioned LIMO VIP Mini Bus towards clifftop monasteries.
Also with plenty of stops to the best viewpoints and with short walks, he will explain to you all the geological phenomena that had to occur so these impressive rocks could form.
The panoramic views will offer you a once-in-a-lifetime experience and will give you the chance of shooting the most impressive photos to share with your friends.
Go hiking in Meteora and youll experience a unique convergence of nature and spirituality unlike anyplace else in Greece.
Discover the paths of the first monks and see this unique geological phenomenon walking at its heart. Hiking in Meteora gives you the opportunity to see the monasteries and landscape from an entirely new perspective.
The views of Kalabaka , Kastraki, and the Meteora valley throughout the walk are simply stunning. Have also the chance to visit inside 1 monastery (Great Meteoron or Varlaam).
Our Professional Hiking Guide will be with you to give you all the information you need about the area.
Transported with comfort and safety, by our luxury air-conditioned LIMO VIP Mini Bus to the starting point.
Cancellation Policy
- LAST MINUTE Cancellation received more than 48 hrs before the tour will get a full refund
- Cancellation received within 48 hrs before the tour will incur a penalty of 100% per person (no refund)
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