prices
NOVEMBER-APRIL The 2-day tour is organized on Wednesdays.
MAY-OCT the tour is organized on Mon, Wed, Thu and SELECTED SAT No tour on TUE
– Cumbine the 2-day tour to Meteora with the day tour to Argolis + Nafplion. Old town of Nafplion is beautiful.
(Read the Special prices for combination of tours (Combo Tours column) in the footer)
– Any booking in the last 48 hrs can be done on our premises.
– On weekends the office is closed
In 3* hotel with breakfast + dinner. Double room = 150 € p.p !Single room =180 €.
* Entrance fees to Delphi and 2 monasteries = NOV-MAR €8 p.p., APR-OCT €15 p.p. must be added.
The price INCLUDES:
– transportation by modern bus
– Pick up from near your hotel in central Athens. Drop off at same location, or, at the terminal.
– Entrance fees to 2 monasteries, that are open on the day that you visit Meteora.
– Stopover at the monument of the Spartan King Leonidas at THERMOPYLAE
– Services of the professional tour guide all along the tour.
– 1-night hotel accommodation.
– dinner + breakfast in the hotel.
NOT INCLUDED :
– Lunch. The bus stops near restaurants, but the lunch is extra. In Kalambaka, the bus stops at the central square where there are lots of restaurants to choose from.
– The hotel tax of €5.00 (in 4* hotels) per room, per night.
– The New “City TAX” for overnights in hotels. The accommodation Tax will be payable by the guests prior to their check-out as following: 4* hotel: €3.00 per overnight per room, 3* hotel: €1.50 per overnight per room.
ALTERNATIVE cheaper solution:
You pay for the tour services, 110 € and book a bed in a Kalambaka hotel (See the hotels in https://www.hostelworld.com/st/hostels/europe/greece/kalambaka/)
The Tour services include:
Pick-up/ Drop off near your hotel.
Fees to enter the site in Delphi and 2 monasteries at Meteora,
And the services of the English-speaking professional tour guide.
The bus parks at the entrance of Kalambaka and walking distance from your hotel.
Appropriate clothing is required for everybody that visits the monasteries.
For men: Sleeveless clothing and shorts over the knees are not allowed, and
For ladies: Skirts below the knees are required.
Highlights
This tour visit two important sites, in mainland Greece. You will get a picture of the ancient Greek civilization and of Byzantine art and architecture. Pace is manageable with plenty of time on the sites.
* The traditional village of Arachova.
* The modern Village of Delphi.
* The sanctuary with the temple of Apollo and the Oracle of Delphi.
* The monument of Leonidas, the Spartan King, in Thermopylae.
* 2 monasteries are visited. One of them is the nunnery of St. Stephen.
Itinerary
DAY 1: The bus starts the pick up at 07.30 am and, traffic allowing, it departs from the terminal in the center of Athens at 08.30 am.
Passing by THEBES, LEVADIA (short restroom stop), and ARACHOVA, you arrive in DELPHI at +/- 11.30 am.
Delphi was considered by the ancient Greeks to be “the center of the universe”. With a professional tour guide, you will explore the site.
13.30 The group proceeds for lunch, and at +/- 14.45 departs via AMPHISSA, LAMIA, and TRIKALA for Kalambaka with a short photo stop at THERMOPYLAE, the site of the famous battle between the 300 Spartans against the huge Persian army in 480 B.C. took place. In antiquity Thermopylae (= hot gates,) was a narrow coastal passage. Its name comes from its hot sulfur springs. “Hot gates” is also “the place of hot springs and cavernous entrances to Hades. After a brief rest stop outside Lamia, we shall arrive at your hotel in Kalambaka at +/- 19:00. Overnight.
DAY 2: 08.15 After breakfast you will visit a local art studio.
You continue and visit two of the monasteries that are open on that day.
12:30 Return to Kalambaka for lunch and at +/- 14:00 you start the return and arrive in Athens at 19:30.
Time Tour Plan & Services
8:30 Depart from the terminal at +/- 08:30
11:30 After a short break outside Levadia you arrive in Delphi
11:45 With the professional tour guide you visit the sanctuary
13:45 Proceed for lunch at a local restaurant (not included in the price).
15:00 Continue to Kalambaka via Thermopylae (photo stop) and Trikala.
19:15 Arrival in Kalambaka. Check-in at the hotel and (optional) dinner at 19.30
08:15 Depart from the parking of Hotel ORFEAS and visit an icon exhibition
09:00 Drive to Meteora and visit 2 monasteries (entrance fees included).
12:00 Have lunch at a local restaurant. (Not included in price)
14:00 Start the return and arrive in Athens at +/- 19:30. Hotel drop off by 20:00
