Meteora Private Trip from Athens
A Road Trip in the “Middle of the Sky”
- Duration: 12h
- Tour Guide: State-Licensed
- Admission Tickets
- Language: English
- Mercedes Luxury Vehicle
- Upgrade Options
- Multilingual Options
- Private Full Day
- 24/7 Support
- ID: UP09FD
Have you ever dreamed a Road Trip in the “Middle of the Sky”? Discover the place of inaccessible sandstone mounts where “things suspended in mid-air”. The 24 giant rock formations of Meteora stick out of the ground like giant stone fingers, allowing the ancient monasteries to sit, suspended in the air and be visible through the clouds. Enjoy your private day trip from Athens to Meteora UNESCO’s World Heritage.
Discover the “pillars of the sky” from the 11th century
The Meteora is a giant rock formation and UNESCO’s World Heritage site reach almost 400m into the sky, hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries. Above the town of Kalabaka, The Meteora rocks stand proudly at the centre of an amazing landscape, like something out of a science fiction movie, housing 24 monasteries in total, of which 6 remain active.
- Duration: 12h
- Tour Guide: State-Licensed
- Admission Tickets
- Language: English
- Mercedes Luxury Vehicle
- Upgrade Options
- Multilingual Options
- Private Full Day
Experience
What To Expect
- A bespoke private full day trip from Athens to Meteora
- Visit 1-2 of the amazing monasteries that are perched high upon the steep rocks*
- See the statue of Leonidas of Sparta & 300 Momument in Thermopyles
- Enjoy the sights at your own pace in the luxury vehicle with our guides and drivers
- Get a taste of local life & insider’s intel from your tour mates
Highlights
- Leonidas of Sparta & 300 Momument
- Meteora, Kalabaka
- Theopetra Cave
- Kastraki Village
- The Monastery of Grand Meteoron
- The Monastery of St Stephen
- The Monastery of Varlaam
- The Monastery of the Holy Trinity*
- The Monastery of Rousanou/St Barbara*
- The Monastery of St Nikolaos*
TOUR PACKAGE
- Starting Point: A chauffeur-driven private vehicle will pick you up from your location
- The gates of Thermopylae, Leonidas of Sparta & 300 Monument (Short stop)
- Meteora (visit 1-2 Monatseries time-dependent)
- Lunch Break in Kalabaka or Kastraki Village (cost of meal is excluded)
- Ending Point: Drop off location
- *Visit to Theopetra Cave (time-dependent)
- Private State-Licensed Tourist Guide, English speaking
- Option 1: Only On site, Olympia
- Option 2: She/he will escort you for the entire tour/day
- The tour guide will escort you for the entire tour/day
- Private Transport by Luxurious Mercedes Vehicle (no taxi)
- Hotel pick-up & drop-off (Athens City & Coastal)
- English Speaking Chauffeur – “Tour Insider”
- Admission Tickets: Priority – Skip the Lines
- On Board: bottled water, snacks & refreshments, WiFi, mobile/tablet chargers
- All taxes, fuels, tolls, vehicle insurance, parking fees and handling charges
- Customizable “tailored to your wishes”
- 24/7 Customer Support
- Personal expenses, lunch, dinner
- Tips and gratuities
- Accommodation
- Guide’s other Languages: Deutsch, Español, Français, Pусский, Português, 中国, Italian, Japanese, Turkish,Romanian, Arabic, Swedish, Dutch, Greek, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Polish
- Vehicle type/class upgrade (e.g. Limo, MiniVan, Limo VIP MiniVan, Minibus)
- Meteora Overnight Stay (4* or Boutique Hotel accommodation). Recommended.
- For bookings including the extras/upgrades, please fill in the Request Form or send an email at info@upper.travel
History, Pilgrimage, Nature, Culture, Family & Kids Friendly
- The tour is held in English. For other languages, please send a request.
- The tour is private and can be customised to your wishes and whims
- We offer only Private Tours, therefore some of them are directly bookable for later dates because they are subject to availability. If you wish to book a tour at an earlier date, please fill in the Request Form or send an email at info@upper.travel
- If you have any special requirements please advise us (e.g. accessibility, health issues, wheelchair, child seat, etc)
- Now before you visit: Comfortable clothes & hat, athletic walking footwear, sun block cream & sunglasses
- Each Monastery will require between 45 mins to1hr least to visit owing to the steps
- Each Monastery has specific visiting hours (Winter/Summer)
- Visitors must wear trousers or long dresses/skirts to enter the monasteries
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