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Great four hour trip with breathtaking views. Wonderful opportunity to get a first impression of the whole of Meteora and to prepare the next visit with selected monasteries. Very knowledgable... read more tour guide speaking impeccable German and English. Evcharisto!

We took the 4 hour tour from Kalambaka after reading some positive reviews. We caught the train from Athens on our own, which worked out fine, had snacks and coffee... read more on the train. The tour was very well organised and we saw the 6 monasteries and entered 3 of them. More time inside at the first one would have been good but I can understand why it isn’t done due to time constraints. Other than this the tour didn’t feel rushed and there was time made for photos. I will have a lasting memory of the excellent pizza slice at the cafe we were taken to - best ever. Our tour guide and driver were highly skilled and knowledgeable and I felt safe at all times.

We had a really great tour with a super guide. They pick you up at your location and drive you with a bus to the best spots and tell you... read more everything you need to know. Everything super easy.

The whole tour was amazing.
We learned a lot about the monasteries and their history. The guide was really nice and available.
We could visit a monastery and the Byzantine... read more church, afterwards we went to see an absolutely beautiful sunset at the top of the rocks.
Would recommend it and do it again !!

We had a great time with this tour. Our tour guide greeted us at the Kalambaka train station parking lot. We were grouped with other tourists in a big coach... read more bus. The tour began by taking us to a 20min stop in the Kalambaka town to grab some food. The tour is well organized with photo and monastery stops. The tour ended at Kalambaka train station, about 50 minutes before our scheduled train back to Athens.

The company also offers this tour with return train tickets from Athens. It's a little more expensive than booking the train tickets yourself. However, the trainose website is not well organized. I got first class tickets for a family of 4 with 2 young children. 2 days before my trip, the train company emailed me and said I have booked the handicapped seats due to technical difficulty from their part, and they changed my tickets to coach class. I wasn't happy but I wasn't going to fuss about it. But when we were boarding, those coach seats were actually occupied. After some stress and communication, the train conductor put us in empty seats in first class (and some other wonderful passengers volunteered to move their seats so we could sit together with our young children). And similar thing happened on our return train tickets back to Athens. I'm happy that at the end it was resolved. But we are traveling in low season now. I can't imagine what would happen if the train was full in high season.

The point of my story is, it might be worth it to book the tour along with the train tickets through a 3rd party who probably would know how to navigate the trainose ticketing website.

Great tour! - Clement was our guide, and he was absolutely wonderful! I think the driver deserves some mention here too, because WOW! I wouldn't want to drive a bus in that area!... read more He did an excellent job!

Meteora was amazing. The monasteries are absolutely beautiful and so full of history. Everyone should take this tour at least once!

Clement was very knowledgeable and helpful. We learned so much about the monasteries, the area around, and some of the local legend. Highly recommend!

We had a great trip. Took a train from Athenes and met our guide who took us in a very comfortable car to the different monasteries before the bulk of... read more the tourists arrived in buses.
We had a private tour of one of the monasteries which was very interesting and then had a time for a great lunch with a wonderful view without any tourists before taking our train back to Athenes the same day.
Over all a great experience and a beautiful site to visit.

This trip was a long day but completely worth it! The train was comfortable and travelled through some beautiful scenery and meeting Ria (apologies if this is spelt incorrectly!) at... read more the station was quick and easy! We stopped first in the main square of Kalabaka at a cafe qhich is good for a bathroom break and good snacks / food should you wish but absolutely no pressure to buy. You stop there at the end so good for any purchases for the train back too. There is also a nearby supermarket and many good restaurants which Ria will show you. After this stop then onto the first monastery. Be advised that some monasteries have A LOT of steps / steep slopes to get to them so something to keep in mind. On our trip we visited St Nicholas, Varlaam and the nunnery at St Stephan - All of which are breathtaking....both inside and the views outside. Ria was so knowledgeable and friendly, you were always interested to hear the next pieces of information. It was intriguing to learn how the first monks got to the monasteries, how they built them and especially how they got up / down! Ideally, you would want to spend at least a couple of days in the area to fully explore (I'm sure they'd have a trip for that too!) but if one day is all the time you have then I cannot recommend this trip enough! I would certainly book again.

Family trip. Excellent guide. Pictures dont do it justice. Hotel was comfortable. A highlight of our trip.

Very well organised tour and on time at the sunset rock!!
Giannis is very knowledgeable and explained everything in detail!

Taking the trip to Meteora with Meteora Thrones was an excellent choice.
They booked train tickets (nice experience for my 14-year old twins!) and took us on a very interesting... read more tour in Meterora's monasteries. The information provided by our Guide (Mrs Ria) was detailed but interesting and amusing. She provided information not only on the Monasteries but on the geological history and the greated Meteora area as well.
A trip worth taking!

We booked the 2 day tour which included a RT train ride from Athens to Kalabaka, 1 night accommodations, a sunset tour and a morning tour. We went early... read more September when Kalabaka and surrounding areas experienced torrential rain and flooding.

Clement was our tour guide who was excellent and you can tell he loves his job and passionate about sharing his knowledge. I give him 5 stars.

Day 2, because of the storm, the monasteries closed, train tracks and roads closed. The tour company tried to get us back to Athens by bus but because the roads closed, the tour company sent a van to the bus station to pick us up, made arrangements for 1 nt accommodations at their expense. James, the tour company owner, met us at the hotel and made sure we got checked in. Throughout this ordeal, the tour company stayed in close contact with us. We managed to find a different way to return to Athens but this tour company went above and beyond. They cared about us, our well-being and safety and I am very impressed at how they handled the situation.

Awesome experience! - We had a great experience with Meteora Thrones. They communicated well with us and kept us up to date with some last minute changes. They were flexible to work with... read more and our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. We loved our day at Meteora and would recommend Meteora Thrones.

I did this tour together with my two children (11 and 14 years old) and my husband. We knew it was going to be a long day with spending 8... read more hours in total on the train, but we were really interested to visit this unique area of Greece. We brought our simit, coffees and water on the train, but there was a bar car as well selling drinks and snacks. The morning train ride is great as you get to see the beautiful landscape of rural Greece. We arrived and got picked up by our tour guide Fotini and our driver Thanos. We had booked a private tour so we got a whole van to ourselves. That way we also had the flexibility to choose which monasteries to visit and do it at our own pace. We loved the tour very much. Fotini was very knowledgable and we learnt heaps. At the end of the afternoon they dropped us off at a fabulous restaurant (Metheora) as we told them that we are foodies and love to eat! After our fantastic meal they picked us up again and dropped us off at the station. The journey back is long and it was dark, so we napped a bit. Although it's a very long day, it was totally worth it. I would thoroughly recommend it. If you have small children or you like to travel and visit the monasteries at a slower pace, I would stay overnight as there is a lot to see. Also, some of the monasteries you have to climb up a lot of steps. For ladies, don't forget to wear a long skirt or dress as otherwise you won't be able to go inside the monasteries.

Great experience. It was fenomenal and Klement(Klime) was wonderful as a tour guide. We had a private tour, with multiple stops, explanations and stories. We definitely recommend it if you... read more are going to Meteora. Thank you!

A great tour for a day trip - We decided kind of last minute to join this tour, all train tickets were booked instantly. The train journey was comfortable. Tour guide and driver were excellent. I highly recommend... read more it!

Every penny worth spending - Everything was perfect for this trip. They made it so easy including sharing details & tickets for train. The guide was friendly, knowledgeable. He was very proficient in English.

The tour was well organized and professional. We were picked up at the Kalabaka train station and hopped into the waiting tour buses. There was no confusion about which bus... read more we should get into.

The bus was clean and the driver was an expert considering the meandering roads.

The tour guide was informative. If we had not joined a tour, I don't think we would experience as much.

It was worth it and highly recommended.