Full Day Tour to Meteora | Meteora Day Trip from Thessaloniki
Private tour tailored to your needs with an English speaking professional driver to Meteora Monasteries. Flexi Transfer provides everything you need for an exciting day trip to Meteora fully customized by you.
Send us an email with your request or give us a call to speak to a travel expert and plan with him your tour.
tel.: +306937039967
Enjoy the luxury of a private tour. We provide our best vehicles, designed specifically to give maximum comfort and safety for your excursion:
| premium car: | 1-4 persons |
| premium minivan: | 1-8 persons |
What to expect?
Morning pickup from your hotel in Thessaloniki in a private vehicle. We drive through Katerini-Larissa-Trikala plain, where we can have a stop for rest or coffee. The average travel duration from Thessaloniki city to Meteora is 2 h 40 min.
When we will arrive at Meteora, we have enough time to visit at least 2 different of the Meteora Holy Monasteries built on the top of rock towers and discover the priceless artifacts and wall paintings inside the Monasteries.
In the afternoon, we may visit Kalambaka, a small town built at the foot of the majestic grey rocks and have a stop for lunch at a local traditional restaurant, known as Greek taverna. The day-trip concludes with a drop-off to your hotel in Thessaloniki.
Inclusions
• hotel pickup and drop-off.
• full day tour (8-9 hours tour/5 hours on road)
• transport by private vehicle (premium car or premium minivan)
• professional English-speaking driver
• all taxes
Exclusions
• entrance fees of monasteries (3€ each)
• professional guide (unless stated differently)
• meals
About Meteora
Meteora, a series of amazing sandstone rock formations that look like stilts reaching to the sky, is a UNESCO heritage site, welcoming thousands of tourists every year. On the edge of sandstone peaks, the amazing clifftop Orthodox monasteries of Meteora are one of the most popular destinations in all of Greece.
In centuries past, Greek Orthodox monks seeking protection and shelter from persecution built these secluded abodes and houses of worship between the 12th and 14th centuries. Over time 24 monasteries were built, today six of these monasteries, the majestic stone castle-like structures, remain, including two convents, at the site that abuts the town of Kalambaka.
There are roads to reach a few of the monasteries, but the few remaining monks and nuns at the site often take a cable car.
Do I have to wear a mask in transports – inside taxi or private hired vehicles – in Greece?
(2022 guidance on the use of face masks in Greece – Covid19 update)
TAXIS / PRIVATE TRANSFERS / MINIVANS / MINIBUSES / CITY BUSES
Our staff will wear a face covering inside the taxis and all private-hired cars for the duration of your journey. Our driver will use hand satinizer before and after any transaction or contact with your luggage etc. In Greece, it is the law that you must wear either a face covering or face mask even if you are vaccinated inside the taxis or private hired cars. Exemptions include people who have medical issues (trouble breathing, unability to wear a mask properly etc), children under the age of three (3) or you have any other legitamate reason not to – however please note that proof maybe requested by local authorities. Our drivers treat everyone with respect and compassion and understand if it is not immediately obvious that some people are not able to wear face covering for medical reasons.
AIRPORTS / AIRPLANES / TRAINS / INTERCITY BUSES:
From Wednesday 1st of June 2022 and after, Greek state decided and it is the law now that masks are not mandatory.
SHIPS / FERRYBOATS
From Thursday 2nd of June 2022 and after Greek state decided and it is the law now that masks are not mandatory, but it is strongly reccomended.
Where do I have to wear mask in Greece?
(in use after 1st of June 2022 for summer/autumn period – Covid19 update)
From Wednesday 1st of June 2022 and after, Greek state decided and it is the law now that:
– Masks are NOT mandatory anymore INDOORS. This means that you DON’T have to wear a facemask anymore, if you want to visit a coffee shop, a restaurant, a beach bar, a shop, hotel or supermarket.
– You MUST wear a mask, if you visit the following places: public hospital, pharmacy, private clinic, doctor’s office, medical centre, retirement and nursing home. You must also wear a mask, when using public transportation (public bus, taxi, chauffeurred-driven vehicles etc)