From Athens: Meteora Monasteries & Caves Full-Day Trip
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Highlights
- Skip the hassle and experience all of Meteora in one seamless day. Travel from Athens in a luxury, air-conditioned coach and enjoy a curated journey through all six cliff-top monasteries.
- Your guide will share how monks scaled 300-meter cliffs with rope pulleys and tell tales of hermits who lived in silence for decades.
- Climb the stone stairways to 3 to 4 active monasteries in Meteora, like the Great Meteoron, the oldest and largest, or Varlaam, home to a towering 12,000-litre rain barrel still in use today.
- Walk a short trail to the Hermit Caves of Badovas, where monks once lived in cliffside grottoes, climbing with ropes and ladders that still hang above the cave mouths.
- Choose the lunch upgrade and enjoy comforting dishes like baked feta drizzled with honey, cinnamon-laced moussaka, and crispy spanakopita at Kastraki Village.
What's included
- Round-trip, luxury coach transfers to and from Athens (with free Wi-Fi, USB chargers, and air-conditioned facilities)
- Meteora tour with panoramic views of all 6 monasteries
- Entry to 3 to 4 monasteries (subject to the day’s schedule, as some monasteries are closed on specific weekdays)
- Entry to the Hermit Caves of Badovas
- English-speaking driver
- Expert English or Spanish-speaking tour guide (based on option selected)
- Smart audio guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese
- Traditional Greek lunch at Kastraki Village (based on option selected)
- Bottled mineral water
Not included
- Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel in Athens
- A small offering of €3 to €5 per monastery
- Guide inside the monasteries (multilingual audio guides available)
- Tips for the guide (optional)
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience.
