12 2-Day Experiences in Athens to Build a Day Around

1.Delphi and Meteora 2-Day Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 825 reviews · 2 days · from $271Our pick

Travel from Athens to Delphi and Kalambaka by comfortable air-conditioned coach, with a guide such as Marianna or Angelike bringing Greek myth and Orthodox history to life. Visit Delphi, two Meteora monasteries, and Thermopylae, with hotel, dinner, breakfast, and site admissions included.

“My family and I had a wonderful weekend on the 2D1N tour to Delphi and Meteora. We found it very eye-opening! Our guide Dorsia(?) provided us with many mythology stories and background info on the places of interest. Overall, it was a fruitful trip! Our driver, Theodore, was a very responsible driver and ensured a smooth journey despite the long hours of travelling.”

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2.2-Day Tour to Delphi & Meteora with Guide and Tickets From Athens

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 692 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $269

Travel from Athens to Delphi and Meteora in two long days, with guided visits to Apollo’s sanctuary and two cliff-top monasteries. The tour includes transport, tickets, dinner, breakfast, Wi-Fi, and a 3- or 4-star hotel in Kalambaka. Guides vary, with names including Stephanie, Evie, Xenia, and Avros.

“There is no doubt that Delphi and Meteora are amazing destinations with great history and fantastic vistas. It is a long way from Athens and this mass-tourist experience is fair way of seeing them at a reasonable price. Our guide for the Meteora was great.”

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3.Delphi and Meteora 2-Day Tour with Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 392 reviews · 2 days · from $259

Travel from Athens to Delphi and Meteora by air-conditioned coach, with guides such as George, Anthony, Sofia, and Demi explaining the sites. Visit Apollo’s sanctuary, two Orthodox monasteries, Kalabaka, and Leonidas’ monument at Thermopylae. Hotel, breakfast, dinner, and entrance fees are included.

“It was wonderful. The tour guide Militsa was very knowledgable and very clear on her explanations. Friendly, helpful. The bus driver, Socrates, loves to keep the bus very clean and comfortable and as well very safe driver. It was very positive and enriching experience”

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4.2 Days in Meteora with 2 Guided Tours and Hotel Stay

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 376 reviews · 2 days · from $141

Travel by air-conditioned coach from Athens to Kalabaka, stay overnight, and explore Meteora with two small-group tours. Local guides such as Vaso, Giannis, and Nancy lead sunset viewpoints, monastery visits, Byzantine landmarks, and an optional morning hike past caves and old monastic ruins.

“great experience all around. We felt very safe with our driver from and back to Athens. Vaso our tour guide was very professional and her English was very clear and easy to understand.”

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5.2-Day Delphi and Meteora Tour from Athens

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 262 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $265

Travel from Athens to Delphi and Meteora with a licensed guide such as Michael, Christina, Marianna, or Evan. Expect a long but scenic bus journey, a short Delphi visit, two monasteries, one night in Kalambaka, breakfast and dinner, and a return to Athens around 6:30 pm.

“Coming in the off season, our tour group was small and the sites less crowded. Many thanks to our amazing guide, who was very experienced and knowledgeable and made this trip a great one despite the poor weather on the second day.”

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6.2 Days from Athens Everyday with 2 Guided tours & Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 190 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $144

Travel from Athens to Kalabaka by coach, sleep one night in a three-star hotel, and see Meteora at sunset and again the next morning. You can choose a panoramic monastery tour or a guided hike. Guides such as Anastasia, Clement, Nancy, and Christos have received especially warm praise, though the long return-day wait requires planning.

“The monasteries of Meteora are gorgeous witnesses to the ingenuity and faith of the monks and nuns who settled there. The rock formations are majestic and awe inspiring. The frescoes of the biblical stories, the history of Christianity, and Greek Orthodox traditions are stunning. We visited 4 of the six remaining monasteries and walked to to the caves where the monks lived before the monasteries were built. Chris and Nikolas were knowledgeable and engaging. It would have been helpful to have the entire travel details including the return time to Athens. It was a surprise to learn that although the second tour ended at 1:30 pm our departure wasn't until…”

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7.Meteora 2-Day Tour Sunset & Morning Small Group + Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 188 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $145Top rated

Travel from Athens to Meteora by modern coach, sleep in Kalambaka, and explore the monasteries at sunset and the next morning. A Meteora-born guide leads the small group, with a choice of a 7-kilometer hike or minibus tour. Expect stairs, monastery fees, and free time between tours.

“The excursion was amazing. Our tour guide Chris was incredibly knowledgeable and just outstanding. Our driver Yiannis was also wonderful, personable, and a very safe driver negotiating some tight spots. Best excursion I ever had. The people of Kalambaka were so nice. Our hotel staff was welcoming, kind, and patient. They put out a delicious breakfast for us.”

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8.2-Day Meteora Tour with Local Guides and Hotel Stay

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 161 reviews · from $136

Travel from Athens to Meteora by air-conditioned bus, spend one night in Kalambaka or Kastraki, and tour the monasteries at sunset and the next morning. Guides such as Maria, Nicolas, Georgiou, and Dimitris explain the area’s story, while you choose a monastery visit or an 8-kilometer hike.

“Extremely recommended! For anyone thinking of going to Meteora, I wholeheartedly recommend you pick this because you won’t regret it. One day in Meteora is definitely not enough, there’s truly so much to explore and learn. Every monasteries has its own beauty and intricacies and we were so thankful to have covered four! (Since we went in Feb, one was closed for restoration but it was all okay) There’s so much history behind the place to learn and this was all perfectly explained by our guide, Nikolaos. Shout out to your expertises. The train and bus ride to Kalabaka was clear to navigate. We were aware that day 2 would…”

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9.Delphi and Meteora: 2-Day Bus Tour from Athens

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 65 reviews · from $292

Travel from Athens to Delphi and Kalambaka, then visit Meteora’s cliff-top monasteries with an English-speaking guide. The package includes a four-star hotel, dinner, breakfast, entrance fees, porterage, and Wi-Fi. Guides such as Effie and George have earned praise for clear historical commentary.

“Going to Meteora and Delphi must be done by tour/coach… and what Chatours have organised on your behalf, is both adequate and delivers on a trip to the monasteries with interesting commentary and thoughtful logistics. The ‘but’ only exists because it’s not my preferred means of travel, and to get to the rocks, it must be done via tour bus. The Amalia hotel had a great pool, so go there soon as you arrive. The buffet is ok, but like the hotel itself, it’s a little tired. If you’re on the fence about booking, choose Chat or Key because they both offer and deliver on the same thing, and you…”

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10.2-Day Meteora Tour in Spanish with Guide & Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 2 days · from $123Best value

Travel from Athens to Meteora by coach, sleep in Kalabaka, and see the monasteries on two local tours. Your sunset outing is in English, while the next day’s four-hour monastery tour is in Spanish. Guides such as Rula, Vaso, Jon, and Jakis have led this route.

“Hola. De todas maneras el aporte de la guía en ingles y español. Se suponía dos días con guía español, pero finalmente fue solo un día en español, solicitando el apoyo a otro turista la traducción cuando se se compre día.”

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11.Delphi 2 Day Tour from Athens with Overnight in 4 Star Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · from $236

Travel from Athens to Delphi by coach, with an English-speaking guide such as Joy or Dimitras. Visit Apollo’s sanctuary and museum, see the Charioteer, sleep in a 4-star hotel, and return after a free morning for Tholos, Castalia Spring, and village walks.

“Very informative guide Joy. Good hotel with glorious views”

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12.2 days Spanish guided tour in Delphi and Meteora

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 2 days · from $276

Travel from Athens to Delphi and Meteora with a Spanish-speaking guide such as Stella, or Estela. Visit Delphi’s ruins and museum, spend the night near Meteora with dinner and breakfast, then enter two monasteries before returning to Athens.

“Maravilhosa! Imperdível! Nossa guia, Estela foi simplesmente divina! Um enciclopédia ambulante! Meteora é o lugar mais encantador que já conheci!!!! Natureza e “homem” em perfeita harmonia!”

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