1 day Meteora Tour from Volos by Mini Bus

Our tour of Meteora was amazing. Yiannis and Costas were both excellent hosts. We would definitely recommend visiting Meteora to anyone who is able to visit!

It was an amazing experience!! This is a must see when you visit Greece. Meteora was on my husband's bucket list. Our tour guide, Ria was very knowledgeable. Excellent tour!!

Our train tickets arrived by email well before the tour, with assigned seats. Athens station was easy to navigate and find the train ok. Top tip there’s a station cafe... read more on the platform side that we only saw after getting to the platform!
The train was a little delayed, announcements kept coming on the platform which was ok, no actual information on the length of the delay tho!

Eleni and the driver (whose name I can’t recall, apologies) were both superb throughout the tour. They were waiting outside the station with a large sign with names listed below, no issue. We ended up on the largest of the coaches which was nice and a group of I think 16 people.
From the station we went to the main square in Kalambaka and stopped for 15 mins by a bakery to grab drinks and sandwiches/ pastries and bathroom stop, also goes to spot potential places for dinner after the tour.
The monasteries were stunning and lived up to all anticipation. there were 24 in Meteora, now only 8 and 2 uninhabited. 4 monks monasteries and 2 female. The first was the Holy Monastery of Grand Meteoran, be warned there are 275 steps down and up to get to the monastery and the same coming out. Superb, stunning frescoes, just magical views of the other monasteries too. Second was Varlaam, only 150 steps here, just as beautiful and the views were magnificent. En route fro here to the last monastery we saw the scenery used for a Games of Thrones scene and the monastery (occupied by one 53 yr old hermit monk) used in For shout Eyes Only.
The last monastery was the a holy Monastery of St Stephan, nuns here (priests at the the others two, none seen at the first one seen at the second with some serious ring kissing going on with visitors ).
St Stephan was way favourite of the three it is beautiful, the church itself is amazing, with incense to add to the ambiance. Beautiful lavender and rose gardens behind it with more stunning views over the valley and a sad dried up river bed (2022 drought).
A short stop at an icon workshop en route back to Kalambaka and ended up back in the central square.
We ate in the square at the Archontariki Taverna and the food was really good, service friendly too
The train trip back was smooth, just a long day but absolutely worth it it was phenomenal totally recommend it and the company they were superb

With a seven-headed group of friends from Belgium we booked a one-day Meteora visit, including train tickets, bus rides, tour guide, free leisure time, and lots of breathtaking views and... read more opportunities. Tour guide Harry was funny and amusing, bus driver Socrates seemed skilled (and courteous towards us and other road users), and together they managed to get a whole group of tourists wherever they wanted to get them, on time, with even lots of time to spend exploring the monasteries, and extra time for pictures of amazing views of, and on boulder-like formations.

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!

Highly recommend this tour! Our guide Dimitri was well prepared for our visit of the monasteries as well as the surrounding geologic phenomena known as Meteora. He was well educated... read more in English. Well versed in not only the the monastic tour, at times he slipped into Greek mythology. He provided scientific explanation for us to ponder as to the creation of the mountains so unique to this region! With no doubt this is the Best Tour for your money!!!

Tour guide was friendly and very knowledgeable. We were surprised by how much we learnt about the history of the area. Each stop was timed just right for us... read more to ask questions and take photos. We had hired a car so we did consider making our own way around the monostries, but we are really glad we chose the tour instead.

Amazing summary of Meteora - Maria, the tour guide, was amazing! Friendly and explained everything in detail. We loved the tour and definitely recommend it.

Wonderful tour! Our tour guide Maria was very kind and well-informed, and she made the trip very enjoyable. Great experience!

Amazing Experience - Clement was a fantastic tour guide. Very knowledgeable and engaging. The entire landscape was breathe taking and his insights to the area enhanced the trip. The long train trip to... read more get there was 100% worth it.

We were picked from outside our doorstep right on
time. Thomas was an incredible and very knowledgeable tour guide. He would provide us information and details that where very interesting... read more to know. We had a very nice time and ample time to visit the monasteries. Very much recommended!!

Long day but well worth it. Train is easy to find. We got an uber to the station and had our tickets on our phones. Tassos, the guide was excellent... read more and provided some great insites into the area. Amazing photos on a good weather day.

This has to be the best way to do a guided tour of Meteora. My wife and I are traveling the world and don’t do a lot of touristy group... read more activities but we only had a few days in Athens and Meteora Thrones made the experience very easy. Everything is booked for you and went according to the description. It’s a long train ride from Athens and that train is packed, no wifi and little service, so be sure to prepare for that. We were greeted by our guide at the train station and she was amazing. Personable, energetic and very knowledgeable. Please tip your guide if you have good service, we were the only people in our group to tip. As a rock climber, I’ve wanted to see Meteora for years and the views were better than the anticipation. We’re in our 30’s and active so we thought the walk/stair climbing was easy but some monasteries may be difficult for people with conditioning issues. Reviews said the monasteries accept credit card, but not really, we only entered 2/3 due to this so bring cash. One monastery let us pay by card in the souvenir shop. Unfortunately we missed Great Meteoron on a Friday due to a holiday prep, it’s usually open every day but Tuesday. If there are particular monasteries you want to see, check their schedule. IMO, each monastery has a different view and experience, worth going to each one. If you’re going to Meteora with a tour guide company, go with Meteora Thrones, they make the full day trip from Athens as easy and stress free as it could be. We left our apartment in Athens at 7 am and got home 11 pm. Sometimes the trains run late but best to be there 15 mins early.

Highly recommend the sunset tour. Includes a stop at St. Steven’s, and a drive by of several other monasteries and one Byzantine church. The sunset view was just amazing,... read more as it had just rained, and the sun setting through the clouds was perfect.

We stayed the night, and the next morning, we did another 4 hour tour. This time we saw 3 more monasteries, including the biggest one, the 2nd smaller nunnery and Varlaan. All so stunning!! I can understand why Meteora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

They come get you in a nice Mercedes van, and drop you off back at your hotel or wherever in town. The guides were fun, informative and helpful!! Thank you for an amazing experience!

Wonderful experience - The car is super new and really clean, Antonio, our guide, is a very nice gentleman with a lot of knowledge on the region. Super nice experience, I totally recommend!

A gorgeous place. Highly recommend! - Fantastic experience! One of the most beautiful places I've visited. Special thanks to Clement for being an exceptional tour guide.

The tour was very well organized. Our guide gave information in an entertaining manner during the driving, and we had enough time at at each monastery to explore on our... read more own. Every stop was well planned. There was time to have dinner even before going back to Athens. It was an amazing experience, well worth the long train rides.

Amazing trip to Meteora with great private tour - Had a fantastic private tour led by Antonis, it was great learning about the amazing history of Meteora. We especially enjoyed seeing the original monasteries and the hermit hole caves.... read more Highly recommended!