Meteora
- Address: Kalampaka
- Hours: Open daily; some monasteries have restricted schedules
- Admission: €2 per monastery
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Holy Place,
UNESCO Heritage Site,
Walking/Hiking,
Monastery,
Monument - Natural,
Ruin - Ancient
Meteora Reviews
We've found 71 Meteora reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by Carol O, November 2012
Doing what: 2-Day Tour to Meteora from Athens
Bus ride to Meteora and a stop in Delphi to see the ruins there. Excellent hotel service and stay. The food was also very good. The rock formations in Meteora and the monasteries were well worth the trip.
Review by Nam H P, November 2012
Doing what: 3-Day Trip to Delphi and Meteora from Athens
I enjoyed the tour. The monasteries at Meteora were amazing. Tour guides were knowledgeable. One thing that could've been improved was informing people if they would be joining other groups later in the tour at the start of the tour. On day 1, I was with a group of people that went to Delphi. When we got to the hotel for lunch, I was told I would be joining another group tomorrow since the group I was with would be returning to Athens. I had to ask the tour guide more questions for more info. I would appreciate this info early on so I would not be caught off caught.
Review by Frank B, November 2012
Doing what: 4-Day Classical Greece Tour: Epidaurus, Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora
This was a good tour. Everything went as planned. Meteora the definate highlight
Review by Stacy P, USA, October 2012
Doing what: 2-Day Tour to Meteora from Athens
A very well-coordinated spiritual experience. The tour guide spoke English very well. Also, the stop to Delphi on the first day was a wonderful way to educate travellers about how religion started in Ancient Greece and how Greeks before heading to Meteora and learning about Orthodoxy today.
Review by Koon Hoi W, October 2012
Doing what: 4-Day Classical Greece Tour: Epidaurus, Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora
I loved the trip. We had a very knowledgeable and capable tour guide named Mikaela and she was extremely informative and pretty much planned our trip to perfection. I have traveled a lot and joined many tours and this is one of the best I have ever been on in terms of organization. Every stop was great, even though by Delphi I have seen a lot of ruins and was starting to feel I had enough history. But the best stop is Meteora - some of the best scenery I have seen in my lifetime. The Amalia hotels are dated, but functional for the most part. I only wished we have more options for lunch then being pressured into going into their 'recommended restaurants', which are somewhat expensive for the quality of the food. All in all I'd recommend this tour in a heartbeat.
Review by Tina, Australia, October 2012
Doing what: 2-Day Tour to Meteora from Athens
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour to Delphi and Meteora. The guides were knowledgeable and friendly. The accommodation and evening meal was lovely and Meteora experience was magnificent.
Review by Judith R, October 2012
Doing what: 2-Day Tour to Meteora from Athens
Good experience. Would like to have gone to the museum at Delphi for a few minutes. We could have done it in the time we waited for our new driver. The van going from there to Meteora was a little uncomfortable with the number of people. However, the experience overall was great and we learned a lot about the country of Greece overall during the trip.
Review by laurie g, October 2012
Doing what: 2-Day Tour to Meteora from Athens
Guides were outstanding, especially Joy. They were knowledgeable, fun, and took time to get to know each customer. Delphi and Meteora were beautiful. Would have liked to have seen more than one monastery after a 12-hour round trip to get there. So we hired a cab and did some on our own. VERY disappointed with the hotel. I was ASSURED by person at Viator call center that it was in the village, not 7km away as the negative trip advisor reviews stated. Felt we were knowingly deceived. So we could not walk anywhere from the hotel as they had promised. Plus - this was supposed to be an "upgrade luxury hotel." It was the worst of the 5 we stayed at while in Greece, and we did not stay at expensive hotels. I think they just tell you you're getting an "upgrade" when really they're just throwing everyone in the same tourist class hotel that they were going to use anyway. No one at Viator could tell me what the "tourist class" option was. There is clearly a deal between Amalia and the bus companies. It was a bus dumping ground, and the "restaurant" felt like a school cafeteria with tourists being herded in assembly line fashion.They kept running out of food and you'd have to wait 20 minutes for an item to be replenished. Not the cultural experience we'd hoped for. And on a 2-day tour, it is strange for both lunches to be "sandwiches on your own dime at the gas station." Not what we expected from Viator or for that price.
Review by Arlene B, October 2012
Doing what: 3-Day Trip to Delphi and Meteora from Athens
Bus transfers were a little confusing. Spend less time in Delphi and more in Meteora - had some of day 1 as free time and all morning and part afternoon of day 2 in Delphi as well.
Review by Owen B, October 2012
Doing what: 3-Day Trip to Delphi and Meteora from Athens
The tour was good but my main criticism was the fact that we were dumped in Delphi for 24 hours before being picked up by another tour to continue to Meteora where we only had time to see two monasteries. Also, the tour did not take. Us to the Temple of Athena at Delphi which means the tour only really takes you to half of Delphi.
Review by Jonathan F, September 2012
Doing what: 4-Day Classical Greece Tour: Epidaurus, Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora
apart from some slighlty irritating people on the bus...which you always get. Loved the tour
V well organised, great guide (Dafni), educated, funny and informative, whilst looking out for the whole group.
We had the first class hotels which were costed at same price as tourist class for our dates so good value. Very nice 4 star Amalia hotels.
Delphi and Meteora were highlihts so if short of time you could do the 2 day which goes to just those 2
Review by Richard V, September 2012
Doing what: 4-Day Classical Greece Tour: Epidaurus, Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora
Great sites to visit, but prepare for a lot of walking and the heat. Not worth the extra long bus trip to visit Meteora.
Review by Robina F, August 2012
Doing what: 2-Day Tour to Meteora from Athens
This was a brilliant tour. Great hotel and both guides were excellent. Delphi and Meteora were amazing. I chose the 2 day based on reviews which said staying in Delphi was not worth it. Those reviewers dont realise the 2 day trip misses the museum at delphi and you never see the village itself only the ancient site .If you have the time do the 3 day.I needed to see a doctor at metaora and the guide went out of her way to make that possible. The monasteries are amazing and the hotel at meteora was excellent
Review by Avazeh T, August 2012
Doing what: 2-Day Tour to Meteora from Athens
Great trip which covers Delphi and Meteora. We all wished to have had more time in Delphi, no time was left to see the museum :( They took us for lunch to a remote location! Arrived at hotel at 7PM too late to use the cold pool. We could have more time in Delphi if we could arrive later at the hotel or have a shorter afternoon break at Kalambaka. Anyway, dinner and breakfast were nice and Meteora was fantastic. We visited two of the monasteries. If you are booking now make sure the monasteries of your interest are open on the second day.
ps. This tour is almost last 2 days of the 4 day classical tour and the groups are actually merged.
Review by Sue C, June 2012
Doing what: 2-Day Tour to Meteora from Athens
Overall the trip was great and the Monasteries were amazing. The accommodation was ordinary and the food was not good. We travelled to Meteora in a small bus however stopped at places for much larger buses. It would have been good if we could have stopped at better restaurants. I think you should add stopping at the cute town on the way to Delphi. It was such a shame we didn't get to walk around it.
