Meteora Monasteries & Thermopylae - Private Full Day Tour from Athens
This tour covers the Meteora Monasteries (located on the top of imposing rocks) which are of the most famous sights of Greece and the Thermopyale. This tour has a personalize character. The car will be only for you. The driver will try to face all your needs during the tour. You may easily customize the suggested itinerary in accordance to your wish. JG Athens Tours gives specific attention to the quality than to the quantity. Our clients' safety is of our outmost priorities. Due to recent pandemia of Covid 19, increased precautionary measures of personal hygiene have been taken.
Options
Private Tour up 3 people
Sedan Mercedes Benz or similar
Pickup included
What's included in Meteora Monasteries & Thermopylae - Private Full Day Tour from Athens
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
MeteoraPass-by Only
The tour starts with driving via the marvelous Thessaly plain to Kalambaka with the famous Meteora Rocks (also known as "The Rocks of the God"). The whole complex of the rocks with the monasteries has been listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites.
Great Meteoron Monastery
You will visit at least three of the famous Byzantine Monasteries built since middle ages on the top of the rocks.
Leonidas Monument
After lunch break in kalampaka and on our way back to Athens we shall have a stop to Thermopylae where the famous battle between the Greeks & the Persians took place in 480 B.C. You will admire the marvelous statue of King of Sparta, Leonidas who, with 300 Spartans & 700 Thespians, faced numerous Persian forces under the command of King Xerxes A’. It was there that Leonidas told to Xerxes the world famous phrase "Molon Labe" which means "Come & Get It". Our tour ends with the return drive to Athens
Inclusions
- WiFi on board
- Bottled water
- English speaking Driver/guide (Not allowed to enter inside the archaeological areas & museum)
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Private Tour
- Hotel or Apartment Pick up & Drop off
- Fuel surcharge
- Local taxes
- Airport pick up & drop off (On request with additional cost)
- Entrance fees for the archaeological sights & museums
- Licensed Tour Guide for escorting you into the sights (on request with additional cost)
- Food and Drinks
- Gratuities
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 5 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
The pick up point will be just outside the entrance gate of the hotel or of the building of the apartment.
