The tour allows you to see all six Meteora monasteries from the outside and visit one monastery inside.
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Capture the Serenity of Meteora’s Sunset: Join Our Meteora Sunset Tour Today
Join us for the ultimate Meteora tour experience! Escape the crowds and discover the hidden gems of this UNESCO World Heritage Site on our Meteora Sunset Tour ®. Visit the interior of one monastery, explore the stunning Byzantine church, and uncover the hidden hermit caves for a truly unforgettable journey.
Meteora Sunset tour begins with a visit to one monastery of Meteora, Agios Stefanos, or Saint Nicholaos. Then it takes you to the Byzantine church of the Virgin Mary in the old town of Kalabaka telling the town’s long history of 27 centuries. Visit the thousand-year-old hermitages of Bandovas, learn the stories and the legends, and enjoy great views from the most panoramic spots of Meteora.
And as the sun begins to descend, getting ready to touch the mountain ridges we’ll bring you to a magical spot to enjoy the most captivating sunset views. Sitting on the edges of cliffs you will feel the evening cool breeze blowing through giant cliffs rising above the valley. Allow your senses to explore moment by moment the dimming of the light as the sun sinks behind the mountains. It will be a perfect way to end a beautiful day at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Meteora with an awe-inspiring tour to be remembered forever!
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The tour allows you to see all six Meteora monasteries from the outside and visit one monastery inside.
The Meteora Sunset Tour start time varies depending on the season and sunset hours. Exact departure time will be included on your booking voucher. You could check it on the booking widget.
We have split our tours into morning and afternoon ones. Furthermore, all our tours visit different places in Meteora. This way, you can combine any morning tour with any afternoon tour you wish! A classic combination is the Meteora Hiking Tour in the morning and the Meteora Sunset Tour in the afternoon.
You can make a booking with us literally at the last minute! Just keep in mind that there may be no seats left on the tour if you do that! We recommend booking at least one week in advance, in order to have the best chances of finding availability.
All our bus tours run regardless of weather. If we are forced to cancel an activity because of extreme weather conditions, you have the option to change date or switch activity or cancel and receive a refund.
First of all, keep in mind that, since every monastery closes on some days of the week, we do not visit the same monasteries every day. The monasteries we usually visit though are the following:
Trikala is a city about 21km away from Kalampaka. Because of that, we do not offer pick up from there. You can catch the local bus to Kalampaka, which runs regularly and come by our offices here to start the tour.
We pick up clients from AirBNBs on our tours. If you are staying in one then please also include your phone number on your booking details in order for us to be able to reach you.
In each monastery there is an entrance fee of 5€ per person. Kids up to 12 years old they don’t pay entrance fees in the monasteries.
The Monastery of the Holy Trinity and Great Meteoro are the less accessible (over 300 steps). Rousanou, Varlaam and Saint Nicolaos have an average number of 140. Some of the monasteries apart the staircases requires uphill walking in paved paths. The Holy Monastery of St Stephen is connected with a walking bridge, thus making it more accessible than any other monastery.
Appropriate clothing for everyone is required to enter the monasteries. Sleeveless clothing and shorts over the knee for men are prohibited and you‘ll be denied access if dressed that way. For ladies skirts and shawls are available to borrow or buy at the entrance of monasteries in case they don’t have such clothing to cover themselves.