Full-Day Trip to Meteora from Thessaloniki
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From $65.28
188 reviews (4.36)
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Duration: 11 hours
Departs: Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
There are few landscapes that excite the travelers as much as a visit to the enchanting Meteora.
The gigantic rocks with the breathtaking volume and height, as they sharply arise in the edge of a big flatland, interrupt the smooth landscape like they were unreal, form part of an impressive geological phenomenon that you can’t miss the chance to observe closely. Moreover, the human intervention in this eerie scenery is astonishing: Monasteries built in the highest point of the rocks, seem to hover between earth and sky, between human and divine element. In 1989, Meteora was added in the list of the World Heritage of UNESCO.
What's Included
Basic travel insurance (during transport)
English speaking excursion attendant
Transport to and from Meteora
What's Not Included
Entrance fees (€3 per monastery – cash only)
Guided tour inside the monasteries and museums
The cost of the lunch at the restaurant
Traveler Information
- INFANT: Age: 0 - 2
- CHILD: Age: 3 - 12
- ADULT: Age: 13 - 99
Additional Info
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Please bring cαsh with you for entrance fees (€3 per monastery)
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The monasteries have strict dress rules prohibiting entry to male visitors wearing shorts and women visitors with sleeveless sweatshirts. Women need a long skirt/ dress to enter the monasteries.
- You should be at the departure points 10' before the time indicated in the schedule. The bus cannot remain at designated stops, except for boarding.
- Face masks provided for travellers
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Our trip attendant shall wear a clothing with the AMMON Express marking so that he will be recognisable easily.
- Please be consistent with the exact appointment times specified by the Ammon Express escort, so that the excursion to Meteora will remain unforgettable to all participants.
- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
- The approach to the monasteries is achieved through stairs and requires comfortable footwear.
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
What To Expect
Meteora
During our visits to the monasteries we make a short stop to admire the stunning panoramic view of the Holy Monasteries from up high and capture the mystique of the landscape. The wild unapproachable area with the sandstones of more than 65 millions years old is majestic and at the same time unearthly and divine as until today their origin cannot be explained.
Next, we enjoy our greek traditional lunch break in Kastraki, at Kalampaka area, against the view of the astonishing Meteora.
We depart to Thessaloniki at around 15:30p.m and we have a last stop for 20΄ for coffee and rest. We are back at about 19:00p.m, making the same stops where we started from.
5 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
Reviews
Helleni was a very good guide.
We are satisfied also the driver and the the minibus.
The weather wasn't perfect, but still I enjoyed my trip.
As per the description we stopped at three locations.
The bus trip back to Thessaloniki took another 3 hours.
The tour was as advertised, not less and not more. We were a bilingual group. The monasteries and their geological background were impressive, but the time we spent there was limited - 50 min each for 2 out of 6 monasteries, and a photo stop for 15 min. I think the guide could have provided more information - historical, geological, religion-related. The restaurant, though the food was good, provided only bottled water, 2.5 euro for 1.5-2 liters of water, in a GLASS bottle. You would have thought when you pay for overpriced water you can take what’s left!
