A day before I received the email from the organizer confirming the excursion without train tickets (although the message indicated that they were attached). I sent a WhatsApp message to the organizer in Spain and was really surprised by how quickly he replied and got in touch with his colleague in Greece. He told me that he would receive them in the afternoon and so he did. The train to Meteora was an hour late, but the guide promptly reorganized the tours, skipping the typical restaurant stop (some protested, but most of us wanted it). The spectacular visit, with clear explanations and short stops for incredible views. We saw three monasteries (Gran meteora, Roussanou and San Esteban), although I understand not all of them open daily and they will change. The train can get a bit heavy, but we went with three small children and it's nothing to write home about either. We did not see the need to spend the night in Meteora, one day is enough. The great price for the discount in adva

Maria was an amazing local guide, sharing funny stories from her childhood! And the bus driver took great photos of us in designated stops with views! Sadly, a day before the trip had to contact the agency because I received one train ticket instead of two (bought for my husband and me). After several hours we finally had both train tickets. Worth mentioning that barely anyone in the train sat in their seats and the seat numbering has a weird system - 26th seat is not next to 25th, 28th seat in next to 33rd seat, and so on. Our train back to Athens was late for more than 1,5 hours due to series of incidents: an accident on a railway, broken AC… despite that, no regrets visiting the Meteora monasteries - a stunning place!

Great experience booking the tour with GetYourGuide, and the Activity provider Key Tours. We took the 4-hour train and arrived in Kalambaka where the tour guide and bus welcomed us. Stopped for a quick 30-mins self paid lunch and proceeded on the almost 5 hour tour to the hermit cave stops and the 3 monasteries. Catherine was a great guide providing many details on the monasteries and hermit monks. Ample photo stops were facilitated by bus driver. They dropped us off close to a cafe and supermarket prior to our late evening return to Athens which gave us the opportunity to buy food for the 4+ hour train ride back.