Two day Delphi and Meteora Tour from Athens

Athens, Greece

The first day you will arrive at Delphi around noon. Famous for its theater, Temple of Apollo and ancient ruins, Delphi was considered the center of the earth and the universe, and played a central role in the classical Greek world. Visit at the archaeological site and the TEMPLE of APOLLO famous for its oracle. In the afternoon after lunch depart through Central Greece and the cities of Lamia (short stop), Trikala crossing the Thessalian plain, to Kalambaka (a small town built at the foot of the majestic grey rocks, and crowded by the METEORA Monasteries (short stop for souvenirs). Overnight stay in Kalambaka at centrally located town hotels. Divani Kalambaka 4* or Orfeas Hotel 3* based to your choice.

The second day leave in the morning for nearby Meteora for a tour of the cliff-top monasteries to visit two different BYZANTINE MONASTERIES* built on top of rock towers and providing fantastic views over the plain. Meteora is included on the UNESCO world heritage monument list. The monasteries are perched on top of towers of sandstone, which for centuries provided totally inaccessible retreats for the monks. Meteora is considered one of the most beautiful area of mainland Greece, and its monasteries are one of the country's most unique attractions. By your return you may visit optional a factory of Byzantine style icons. Return to Athens passing by the heroic monument of Leonidas king of Sparta in THERMOPYLAE (short stop for photos). The tour returns to Athens in the late afternoon.

USD $167.00

Review by:   Robbo,    July 2018
Many have said that this tour has a lot of travelling, they are right. We had the tour guide that had limited knowledge of English and who spoke way too long on each subject thereby minimising our time to see the attractions, especially at Delphi. This tour would be much better by leaving a little earlier, stopping for 5 min photo opportunities on the way there were many scenic opportunities, but not chance to view due to time constraints and having more time at Delphi. I came away seeing no more than a few ruins, had no idea what the place would have really looked like one other guide had a map to show his people, not ours and no time at all to visit the museum although entry was included in the ticket price. Meteora is truly magnificent, not their fault it rained heavily for most of our visit. Hotel was great with a fantastic view of the rock formation we were 4 star. Food stops left a lot to be desired, all were demanding cash, no receipts no wonder Greece is in a mess!, although they accepted cards if you told them you had no other money. One very large place virtually had only enough food on hand to cater for our bus, with very little choice.

Review by:   Ashley G,    March 2018
This was an amazing experience. I met some great people on the ride to and from and the sites were breathtaking. I would do this again if given the chance!

Review by:   fssum,    November 2017
I find this tour very good especially the Meteora. Our tour guides were excellent. We had 2 guides, one for Delphi and another for Meteora. They were very friendly and funny. They both provided a lot of good information about this tour. The tour was also very punctual on departure and return as well as all the sightseeing spots and lunch breaks.

Review by:   David A,    October 2017
Absolutely awesome trip! I agree with the other reviews that more time should be given for Delphi Museum. Your ticket covers it, so go see it for at least 30-45 minutes. Start the trip 30 minutes early or Key should be more efficient in the morning loading busses.. They wasted 45 minutes loading people. Everyone should boycott this tour until they add it at a fundemental part of the tour. Maybe cut the icon store time at the end-waste of time and I'm sure a money maker for Key. Otherwise Marie did an awesome job.

Review by:   Victoria B,    July 2017
Two day Delphi and Meteora was amazing! Our guide, Sofia, was very friendly and knowledgable!! Itinerary was well planned, nothing was rushed or prolonged. Would definitely recommend this tour! Just one thing they don't tell you, you have to follow dress code when visiting the monasteries at Meteora. Make sure to have long pants for the gents, and long skirts for the ladies no pants.

Review by:   Rebecca L,    July 2017
Absolutely fantastic in every way. Our tour guides had a knack for getting us ahead of other tour groups. I do wish we'd had more time at the sights but it would not have been practical in the 2 days we had.

Review by:   Janet M,    May 2017
If we had kept the initial tour guide and included the Delphi museum, we would have rated this 4 stars. Katerina was amazing in delivery and knowledge. She was with us Athens to Delphi. Unfortunately our group was then turned over to another woman, who may have had a lot of knowledge, but understanding her was almost impossible. This assessment was shared by a couple from Germany and other Americans. Yes, her accent was heavy, but it was the lack of organization of her thoughts and sentence/paragraph structure that made most of what she said very confusing. It didn't matter where we sat in the bus, so volume was a non-issue.

Review by:   Magoo,    April 2017
Sadly, after all of the very positive feedback I got about this tour, I was unable to go due to medical issue.

Review by:   carlagallegosv,    November 2016
Excellent! Everything was great. Our guide and the tour. Although I think the time at Delphi wasn't enough, there were too many things to see! The hotel DIVANI KALAMBAKA was perfect.

Review by:   Tammy K,    November 2016
This is amazing tour I was so lucky with this fun group tourist also our driver he can sings. He sang to entertain us during the traffic jam in Athens. Our tour guider do excellent job. She is fun and has lots of knowledge in history of the tour. She is deserved more tips from all of us included the driver. We were in heaven!

Review by:   Teresa H,    August 2016
This was a truly outstanding experience! Delphi and Meteora were beautiful and fascinating. But, the VERY BEST thing about our trip was our tour guide, Ruli. She was very well-read, knowledgeable, smart, funny, and personable. Our driver was very skilled and went out of his way to be helpful to us. I would definitely do this trip again and I highly recommend it