20 Feb 2023
This was such a wonderful trip, a four hour away from Athens…you end up seeing so much history, culture and beautiful landscape. We booked our own train tickets and took a private car tour from Kalambaka. The train reaches at 12pm and our guide George was waiting for us at the train station. We had talked to him before reserving our tour so we had lot of clarity as to how this will be done. George was amazing and very knowledgeable of the area and history. His English was perfect and told us lot of anecdotal stories. He showed quite a few monasteries and also hermit caves. He would stop at various places that had amazing views of the monasteries as well as picture taking opportunities. Be prepared for some hikes and climbing steps in order to visit some of the monasteries. Before leaving us at the train station in the evening he took us to a bakery so that we could pick some items for our train ride back to Athens. The train leaves at around 6:30pm and going back kind of became a little tiring. Our trip with Visit Meteora was really enjoyable and a learning experience about the place and its history. Sometimes it is worth picking up the phone and talking to the tour organizers just to make sure everyone is on the same page. We would definitely recommend them to our friends and family visiting Meteora.