Meteora: Athens Train Journey to Sacred Sky Monasteries

Meteora is the most amazing historical site in Greece, but it’s 5 hrs from Athens. This tour makes it possible to enjoy the drive with lovely lakeside stops and then tour the monasteries w/a knowledgeable guide. He even knows the best photo stops too. Homemade Greek lunch included was a delightful bonus.

I'm dropping one * because of the experience: I'm not sure it's worth a long day's travel to see the monasteries. The landscape and monasteries really are very beautiful and special, but perhaps just not worth the long day to do it. Another star dropped because some was a bit chaotic: we got picked up, dropped at the bus station and had to look for half-an-hour to find our bus. The guide who joined us for the main part of the tour was great, but the bus driver didn't speak English and couldn't tell us things we needed to know, like when the food stops were and for how long.

it is an absolute must when visiting Athens. I would definitely go there and stay for hiking. It was spectacular!!

The climb to the monasteries involves a lot of stairs so a walking stick might help some people. Also women need yo wear a dress or skirt.

This is a really long day - but so worth it! The monasteries and nunneries were breathtaking and the views were amazing. Be prepared for walking and lots of stairs to reach the monasteries, but it really is worth it! (Women - you need a dress or long skirt)

Great tour. Very long day so if you are thinking of booking this be prepared. The bus pickup in the morning could be improved as there was no signage and bus numbers as stated by the operator previously. As there were multiple buses for other tours, we had to check each one to find for our booking. But once you are at the site of Meteora, the sites visited and views were amazing. Our tour guide, Kate, was excellent - funny and informative. Overall we enjoyed the tour.

Good full day. Long bus ride but had plenty of time to nap. Food was expensive but good. Tour guide was knowledgeable and cute.

This was a long bus trip to the Meteora area which was a beautiful place once we got there. A few suggestions - have the driver or a tour guide tell about the areas we traveled through such as history, culture, names of lakes, etc. Spend less time on meals and more time touring the monasteries.

We went on a long bus ride, 3 hours each way, to the beautiful Meteora site. The whole area was stunning and the monasteries were interesting. But our tour guide was very poor. Rude and course and didn’t show much passion for the sites. We were suppose to see 3 monasteries, but only saw two. We were suppose to go to the caves, but she pointed at them from a distance. For amount of time we spent on this tour, only way it would be moderately worth it is if we had a great tour guide or audio tour of some type was included. Food was Ok but not great.

Be prepared for a very long day and pay attention to the start and end times. Also be aware that the ending drop off point is not at any of the hotel pick up points but at a train station where you will have to uber for a taxi. The breakfast and dinner stops-while fine food wise- are at the same location, prompting us to think there is an obvious relationship between the tour company and the restautuant. It would have been nice to go to different places for each stop. But the destination itself is of course quite wonderful and I guess it makes up for the many hours on the bus. Oh, the caves "stop" is basically a drive by, and if you are on the wrong side of the bus it is gone before you even notice it. So yeah Meteora is very unique, interesting and awesome. But just be prepared for the day long trip.