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2-Day Trip to Delphi and Meteora from Athens


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From $196.11

552 reviews   (4.11)

Price varies by group size

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Departs: Athens, Athens

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Visit Ancient Delphi and Meteora, two legendary UNESCO World Heritage sites, on a 2-day tour from Athens! With an expert guide, explore the archeological site at Delphi on a walking tour and learn about Ancient Greece while seeing the Sanctuary of Apollo and more. Travel through the picturesque towns of the Thessalian plains, and stay overnight in a 3- or 4-star hotel in Kalambaka, gateway to Meteora. The following day, explore two of Meteora’s beguiling cliff-top monasteries before making the journey back to Athens.


What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Breakfast

Dinner

Entrance tickets to Delphi archaelogical site

Entrance tickets to two Meteora Monasteries

Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)

Overnight accommodation

Professional guide

WiFi on board

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Lunch meals

Pick up from Piraeus port, airport, airbnb and apartments

Surcharge : Overnight stay tax Euro 3 per room per night (starting from 01/01/18)


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 3
  • CHILD: Age: 4 - 12
  • ADULT: Age: 13 - 99

Additional Info

  • French speaking available ONLY on Wednesday
  • Mask: is recommended for clients and staff in the bus and closed museums
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Very important: Children aged 5 to 12 years old must hold passport or ID in order to get the discounted price. Otherwise they will pay entrance ticket to the Archaelogical sites or Museums.
  • French speaking available ONLY on Wednesday
  • Mask: is recommended for clients and staff in the bus and closed museums
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Very important: Children aged 5 to 12 years old must hold passport or ID in order to get the discounted price. Otherwise they will pay entrance ticket to the Archaelogical sites or Museums.

Cancellation Policy

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

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Reviews

Enjoyable and informative!
DivineGrace_A, 15-11-2022
Overall it was enjoyable! The only negative I can say was that we spent literally 30-40 mins or so in Apollos Temple in Delphi. The images of seeing downwards towards Apollos temple never happened. Although I can’t take away from how great our Tour guide, Yiota. She had the best back stories and historical context to power us through the traffic. The coordination between other travelers was clear. Excellent organization there. Onto the 2nd part of the tour, which was a stop for lunch, Amelia Hotel, and then to Meteora the following day. The hotel was great! The dinner there was amazing. Up and early next morning breakfast then head out. The bus ride was 4 hours or so including bathroom stops. But the Meteora was magnificent. The history and the sceneries and of course the temples. The temples had public shawls in case for ladies not wearing a skirt. We had a different guide for the Meteora portion, Iffy. She did an amazing job as well giving us a lot of historical context and the significance on the landmarks and artifacts. Really enjoyed it overall and I’d be remiss if I didn’t give a shout-out to the amazing drivers—squeezing through those tight roads with another bus and making it to our destinations on time!
Good but beware of hotel pick up issues
Peter_D, 16-10-2022
Great experience, overall. The only problematic thing was I had to engage in multiple WhatsApp texts with Viator for my hotel pick up. I'd changed hotels, but somehow I kept getting the same standard text response, "We'll check on this matter." This issue should have been resolved in one text and not over several texts that extended over 4 days. Unnecessary anxiety raised on my part. Problem was finally solved, but pick up was late and not at the hotel. I had to take an underpass and was picked up in the rain on a vey busy street. Otherwise, the rest of the trip was good.
Great experience
Yoko_K, 30-09-2022
Well organized and professional. Our tour guides had derp knowledge of the history and make this tour very enjoyable.
Monasteries of the hills
Stacy_K, 10-11-2022
The whole tour was nice, guide did their job. Was a typical tour.
Wish this tour had added a town walk around.
Many options available for these locations, research wisely
Daisy_M, 21-10-2022
The tour started out strong. About 15 people. The guide was very passionate and interesting. Delphi was amazing. If you booked the one day tour you were given time to enjoy the museum as well, but if you booked the two day tour you were not because there is a lot of travelling to cover. At Delphi, I was transferred to a different tour group (11 people approx) for meteora and unfortunately the guide of this group had contracted a painful eye infection. She did her best to continue but was understandably not at her best.
The four star hotel was designed to resemble a monastery. Kind of an immersive experience. We arrived too late to enjoy the pool, unfortunately, though it looked beautiful. There was no heat in my room even though i turned the thermostat up to the highest setting. So I piled on all the blankets provided in my closet and made do. The meals were buffet style.
By the morning our guide had to leave us because of her infection and we were transferred to "go tours" to finish our trip. This meant our small group joined a large bus tour (approx 50 people total) The Go Tours guide did not seem to care very much about being a guide. Rather than go to Meteora first thing in the morning, when the light is beautiful, he took us to a tourist souvenir store. Similar to tuk tuk drivers in india or thailand. We made it to meteora around noon, when the light is the harshest for photographs. the tour was too large for everyone to fit in the rooms in the monasteries.
My recommendation would be to book the one day Delphi tour instead of the two day tour. And do Meteora separately, perhaps by train or by renting a car. That way you can control when you go the monasteries and get better pictures in the golden glow of morning or evening. You can also choose which monasteries you go to and take more time to enjoy the location. There is a town nearby that you can stay in with lots of restaurants and hotels and beautiful views.