PRIVATE : 1 day Meteora Tour from Thessaloniki by Train

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.

Very nice guide and driver. Interesting comments and relaxed atmosphere. Very convenient with young kids.

Dimitrios was an amazing guide! We had such a great experience. The monasteries are beyond words and truly worth the trip. We were worried about the long... read more train ride but it ended up being really fine, and my kids met some new friends along the way. We had time for a sit down meal before heading back, and lots of flexibility during the tour. If you have a chance to see the Byzantine church in town, definitely ask Dimitrios for it!

Loved our experience. Great guide and driver. I wish we had planned to stay longer in Kalambaka. We spent a bit to long on a train for a single day... read more to and from Athens and wish we stayed overnight. Gorgeous area!

Excellent tour! - Excellent organisation, very professional and efficient. Our guide Antoni was very competent and improved our experience in this magical place.

4 Hour Tour to visit 3 of the Monestaries at Meteora and see 3 others from outside.
Yannis (Guide) and Kostas (Driver) made this Tour an amazing experience; knowledge... read more about the Monasteries, the wonderfull Landscapes and where to get the best pictures.
The Participants in the Tour came from different Countries, but Yannis and Kostas made us feel like One Group. An exciting, challenging (physically) and educational Meteora Tour.
Such a Tour with Meteora Thrones we would recommend every one to book!!

We did the sunset tour and morning tour. All staff were friendly, knowledgeable, and stopped at some good places for pictures. They seemed to take pride in where they lived... read more as well, which I think made them such great guides. I did get inured on one of my tours and they did not have a first aid kit, so my only recommendation is they have a fully stocked one since there is the possibility of getting injured (very slim and I am sometimes a klutz, but you are touring older areas with steep inclines and declines, etc, which means it could happen). They did offer to stop by the pharmacy but that would have cut into everyone's tour time. I highly recommend them and would do it again.

Meteora is Amazing - Thomas (Day 1) and Tasos (Day 2) were very helpful and knowledgeable about the area. They also gave good recommendations on where to eat. The place was spectacular.... read more Only downside is the train ride from and to Athens which takes 5 hours each way.

Meteors Thornes service is great, they pick up us at the train station, visit all the spots we wish, and the tour guide told us lots of info about the... read more place. Highly recommend!

we visited Meteora's monasteries with this tour. Everything was perfect, we were lucky as the 7:20 train from Athens arrived on time in Kalambaka, where the buses were already waiting... read more to take us to the first short stop to get some food before starting the real tour. The guide was very nice and knowledgeable, she provided also some good tips to visit the places as well as plenty of historical information. The time dedicated to each monastery is between 45 and 60 min, hence more than enough to enjoy the visits and to take pictures. The building are true masterpieces, and the panorama and views are unforgettable. For women, remember to bring a long skirt as it is required to enter the monasteries, although some of them may have some spare foulards to be used for the visits. Remember also to bring some water/food as in case of rush the time dedicated to additional stops could be very limited.

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

Awesome and great experience - The 2D 1N trip allowed us to see 5 monasteries and to experience the day and evening beauty of Meteora. It gives us extended time to truly appreciate the beauty... read more of the place. The hotel stay was also comfortable and allow us time to walk through the small village Kalampaka.

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 guide, Krissa, was very friendly, accommodating and knowledgeable. We were easily guided from the train station, throughout the tour and back to the train station without any discomfort. Each... read more point of interest was thoroughly explained and all questions were answered thoroughly.
I highly recommend this tour company!

Amazing adventure! Train depart around 8am morning from Athens, it’s around 4 hours journey. There is small snack and coffee shop in a train. After we arrived in Kalambaka around... read more 12 our lovely tour guide Ria was waiting for us. The car we did sightseeing was with ac, very comfortable. She had also water for us. As we decided not to take a break before sightseeing we went straight into Kastraki village to start the sightseeing. Ria was extremely polite, she told us absolutely everything and more than we could ever learn about place, history, monasteries and monks. She had a great knowledge, good positive vibe and patients to make us millions of pictures. Private tour was more convenient for us we didn’t have to wait for others, if we wanted to stop for pictures we did. We took our time in visiting monasteries without any time/ other people pressure. After all Ria has took us for lunch in a lovely traditional restaurant because we eat local when we travel. And around 6 pm we departed back to Athens. Make sure u book your trip ahead, might be not available last moment. Also way back is little bit tiring, train had some traffic delays so I took us more than 5 hours so I would recommend (if you have time) to stay a night in Kalambaka and go back next day. The level of hiking to monasteries is moderate, but if you do it slowly and have water with you, it will be okay.

The place is excellent incredible views
Time perfect for the activities
Elena, the guide Is EXCELLENT, she knows very much about this place, good speaking in Spanish and English... read more too.

Beautiful Tour - The tour offices employees are very welcoming and helpful, the tour guide gave a lot of insightful information everything was just great.

Wonderful trip. Awesome views. Heart touching experiences, monasteries, hermits, nuns, monks, solitude, amazing nature!

Good guide, energetic, kind, humorous,