Meteora Day Trip by Train from Athens

Maria was amazing! The way she explain things makes you really travel to that period. A lot of stops and time for pictures. The bus was clean, and the train had power sockets. The only thing is that they should mention in the guide the dress code for the monasteries. A lot of girls had to buy scarfs on the second one.

Well organized. Guide, Maria was very professional and gave personal attention and was very caring due to weather.

An amazing experience - the tour guide was entertaining and informative - the trip was organized and fit a lot of scenic photo stops and monastery visits- I highly recommend this side trip!!!!

Curious if this will make Viator’s website. Meteora was great despite bad weather. Do it, but I will never use Viator again. “Lost my reservation” secondary to a ‘glitch in the system’ of which I luckily caught night before we were to leave Athens. Booking for 5 (completely paid so no confusion there) made a month prior but only two train tickets emailed the day prior. Very difficult to see how many tickets as reservation confirmation says “for 2 or more”??? Luckily I called and they ‘fixed it’ however we had to rebook the entire train and lost 1st class status (done entirely for COVID reasons to avoid exposure the day before embarking on a COVID free cruise). Now daughter w symptoms. No - can’t prove it was from the train but nonetheless as a father I planned way in advance to mimimize risks. Viator had zero options, and the costumer service number given was another layer of booking… said “you’ll have to take your issue up with Viator” of which my reply was I thought that was who I was calling. No accountability. Hope this makes the website as a reply to Viator’s automated post tour review request. Otherwise it’s the effort of 3rd party websites to get my experience shared to avoid for future tourists. No option to get compensated / discount for all my time, frustration, and effort (and potentially a catastrophic cancellation of a subsequent cruise after flying across the globe).

Definitely worth the long train from Athens, in my opinion. It was rainy and foggy but still so cool, especially in the afternoon when the fog cleared so try to go on a sunny day if possible. There were about 15 people in our group. Nice, clean bus with heater. Bus driver was very nice, and our guide Maria was incredible! Very knowledgeable and had a hilarious dry humor. She explained everything clearly and both her and the driver made the best out of our rainy day. There were lots of spots to get out and take pictures with the best views. All 3 monasteries were super cool, plus you see more from a distance. Bring cash for the €3 entrance fee to each museum. Women must wear skirts past their knees or if you’re wearing pants you can use scarfs provided by the monasteries (because of COVID, one of the monasteries charged €3 and gave you one to keep). Our schedule got kind of rearranged because of the rain, but we were able to see everything, stop for lunch, and have about forty minutes in the evening to grab dinner before the train ride. Since the train tickets are included, this tour seemed reasonably priced to me.

Experience was amazing. All of the Monday were beautiful and Katrina was a really good tour guide. This was a one in a million experience. Train ride was fabulous and I would do it again. You do not want to miss this experience.

This is the most fascinating experience ever! The history and the beauty are out of this world! Don't hesitate - book this tour - you will not be disappointed! Our tour guide was a remarkable, knowledgeable young lady that is local to the area.

The guide was very entertaining & informative. He also was good about keeping us on schedule, which allowed us to see everything & yet return to the train station with enough time to grab a bit before boarding.

I cannot recommend this experience enough! While the day is long and the train trip took a large part of the day, we would absolutely do it again. This was one of the most unique and special places we visited while in Greece and I am so thankful we made time for it. Our tour guide was incredible and truly made the trip! Would recommend the first class cabin because it's more comfortable and you have more space. They did provide a skirt for people who didn't have pants that were long enough (and one of the monasteries was very strict about it for both men & women). Overall, it was an absolute highlight!

The views from the monasteries were amazing. Maria was a great tour guide and provided a wealth of knowledge about the history of the area.