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Hiking Tour to Meteora from Kalambaka - Local Agency

Operator: Meteora Thrones · Travel Center · listed in Tours that go inside the Great Meteoron

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Great Meteoron gets 40 minutes on this hike along the monks' paths. Hotel pickup and minivan transfers are included. A local guide leads groups of up to 20.

Choose this if the walk matters as much as the monastery visit. The walking part takes 200 minutes. Great Meteoron gets 40 minutes inside. Allow 4 hours for the whole trip.

An air-conditioned minivan handles the hotel transfers. A local hiking guide leads the walk between the rock pillars. Water and entry fees are not included. The guide stays outside the monastery.

Great Meteoron closes on Tuesdays. Varlaam or St Nicholas replaces it on closed days. Check Great Meteoron's Wednesday and Thursday opening from November to March.

Before you book

  • Hotel pickup is included. You can also meet at 28 Trikalon Street in central Kalabaka. Departure is at 09:00.
  • Children can join from age four. The child rate requires two paying adults.
  • You need moderate fitness. Give this a miss during pregnancy or with back or heart problems.
  • Bring your own water and €5 in cash for entry.
  • Dress for the weather. Bad weather can cancel this hike.
  • Cover your shoulders. Women need a skirt below the knee. Men need long trousers.
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Give this one a miss if you're pregnant, or if you have a back or spine injury or a heart condition.

Itinerary, stop by stop

  1. Walk the monks' paths for about 3 hours 20 minutes.
  2. Spend about 40 minutes inside Great Meteoron. Varlaam or St Nicholas replaces it on closure days.
  1. Meteora200 min
  2. Great Meteoron Monastery40 minentry not included
What the operator writes about each stop
  1. Meteora

    Go hiking in Meteora and you’ll experience a unique convergence of nature and spirituality unlike anyplace else in Greece. Discover the paths of the first monks and see this unique geological phenomenon walking at its heart. Hiking in Meteora gives you the opportunity to see the monasteries and landscape from an entirely new perspective. The views of Kalampaka and the Meteora valley throughout the walk are simply stunning. Have also the chance to visit inside 1 monastery (Great Meteoron or Varlaam). Our Professional Hiking Guide will be with you to give you all the information you need about the area.

  2. Great Meteoron Monastery

    The Great Meteoron , also known as the Holy Monastery of the Metamorfossis (Transfiguration of Christ), is a male monastery and is the oldest and largest of all the monasteries of Meteora. You will visit this monastery inside the days that is open , otherwise you will visit Varlaam or St Nikolas.

Included

  • Visit inside the most popular monastery
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Experienced , Local Hiking Guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Best stops for panoramic views and photos

Paid separately

  • Gratuities
  • Guide inside the monastery
  • Bottled water
  • Entrance fees

Meeting point, pickup and return

Hotel pickup or meet at the start point, departure at 09:00. Pickup 15 minutes before departure. 35 pickup points listed.

28 Trikalon Str - Central Square Riga Feraiou Kalabaka - Meteora

You come back to the same place.

Schedule and cancellation

Usual timetable: daily, at 09:00. Check your date when you book.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund when cancelled 1 day or more before departure
  • 0% refund when cancelled less than 1 day before departure

Cancelled for bad weather: another date or a full refund.

Ratings by source

Averages and review counts, as shown on Viator on 3 November 2026
SourceAverageReviews
Viator4.910
Tripadvisor4.968

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From the operator

In Meteora Thrones · Travel Center's own words, from the listing.

Discover the paths of the first monks with a Certified Hiking Guide and see this unique geological phenomenon walking at its heart visiting also 1 or 2 main monasteries in an amazing hiking experience in Meteora.

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