The 15 Athens Cave Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Meteora Monasteries Day Trip with Caves and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4,670 reviews · 14 hours · from $87Our pick

Review of the $87 Athens to Meteora day trip, with three monasteries, Hermit Caves, local lunch, expert guides, and practical tips.

“Very knowledgeable guide and great guy Clement was able to make the trip interesting and unique. Every stop was a new adventure and great reward despite having some tiring climbs! it makes you truly appreciate the effort and faith of the monks who made the monasteries possible hundreds of years ago.”

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2.Athens to Meteora: Monasteries, Caves & Seaside Stopovers

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,958 reviews · 14 hours · from $83Best value

Review of the Athens to Meteora day trip, with monasteries, hermit caves, Greek meals, seaside stops, costs, stairs, and practical tips.

“Trip more than we expected Meteora was amazing great weather tour guide amazing Maria and drivers did a great job and monasteries where incredible. But after our hashing tickets online and expecting lunch we not on list to get lunch so we paid for lunch was not going dispute what they said please check our booking reference GYGX7NVNFM2A please check if this included lunch and advise”

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3.Meteora Monasteries, Caves & Coastal Stopovers with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,432 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $88

Review of Athens to Meteora with monasteries, hermit caves, lunch, coastal stops, transport, costs, stairs, and practical booking advice.

“Interesting tour, be prepared for a long bus ride. Apostolis, the tour guide was knowledgeable and professional!”

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4.Meteora Monasteries & Caves DayTrip from Athens with Greek Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 879 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $87

Review of the Meteora day trip from Athens, including monasteries, caves, lunch, transport, costs, guide quality, and practical tips.

“The monasteries were beautiful (the 2 we could see) but the experience was awful and rushed. The drive from Athens to Meteora was from 8am to 330pm, with 3 stops (bathroom break, 30min snack break and 30min lunch break). We saw only 2 monasteries (not 3 like advertised) and the last 4 were barely visible due to fog and the sun had already set. This is partly due to traffic detour due to the farmer's strike, but the tour guide said this has been happening for 3 years. They need to adjust the schedule to a 630am or 7am departure to account for detours and allow for time at Meteora…”

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5.Meteora Monasteries, Hermit Caves Tour with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 724 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $87

Review of Athens to Meteora day trip with monastery visits, hermit caves, scenic stops, practical tips, costs, stairs, and honest value advice.

“Yes, it is a very very long bus ride. But I believe was worth it when you see the monastery. Kate was a wonderful guide and very informative, and was always willing to answer all of our questions As far as Key Tours they were easy to contact and communicate with, but there was a mishap, as there was not pick up and drop off at my hotel at indicated”

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6.Meteora Monasteries, Hermit Caves & Seaside Escapes

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 543 reviews · 14 hours · from $84

Review of the $84 Athens to Meteora day trip, with monastery visits, hermit caves, expert guides, sea stops, transport tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Loved my day trip to Meteora. Guide was very informative and jovial. The monasteries were incredible .”

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7.Delphi, Thermopylae, Corycian Cave 300 Spartans Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 492 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $169Top rated

Visit Delphi, Arachova, Corycian Cave, and Thermopylae from Athens in one small-group day, with mountain views, history, and local lunch.

“Originally I'd been looking into getting to Delphi and Thermopylae myself - tend to do a lot of travelling in Scotland and enjoy finding my own way. But upon seeing the travel options to get there and how relatively little there is to do around Thermopylae apart from the battlefield I started to consider other options. So many of the tours were just to Delphi. But for this one to cover the exact places I want to go, plus the cave and flying visit through Arachova... It was perfect. I maintain that I COULD have found my way to the battlefield or the other sites by myself, sure. But. Without…”

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8.Meteora Caves & Monasteries Day Trip by Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 468 reviews · 14 hours · from $123

Review of the 14-hour Athens to Meteora train trip, with monastery visits, hermit caves, photo stops, costs, travel tips, and drawbacks.

“Driver and tour guide was very helpful. Trip from Athens was long but worth it. I would consider staying over night out that way”

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9.Meteora Monasteries Private Full Day Trip From Athens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 360 reviews · 11 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $350

Review of a private Athens to Meteora day trip with three monasteries, Kastraki lunch, Thermopylae, private transport, and practical tips.

“Great trip! Our guide was very knowledgeable and gave us great advice on where to get the best pictures!”

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10.Delphi, Corycian Cave, and 300 Battlefield Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 344 reviews · 12 hours · from $170

Review of the 12-hour Delphi, Corycian Cave, and Thermopylae tour from Athens, with practical tips on price, walking, lunch, and transport.

“Excellent day out. Anastasios brought each site to life.”

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11.2-Day Meteora Monasteries/Caves Tour and Hotel Stay

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 216 reviews · 2 days · from $141

Review of the 2-day Athens to Meteora tour, with sunset views, monasteries, caves, hotel stay, transport details, costs, and practical tips.

“What a wonderful trip out of Athens ! Perfect organisation , bus on time, schedule respected, nice hotel room with view on the rocks .. our guides on both days were very knowledgeable and nice… the views / landscapes are just stunning 🤩… excellent sunset point to enjoy the serenity of a truly amazing sunset between 2 rocks - and I also warmly recommend the 8km hiking on trails between the monasteries on day 2”

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12.Corinth, Cave of Lakes, Odontotos Railway Private Tour with Greek Lunch Included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 141 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $486

Review of a private Corinth and Cave of Lakes tour from Athens, with the Odontotos railway, Greek lunch, mountain scenery, and practical tips.

“Our tour guide Nikos was AMAZING! Words can’t do express how lucky we felt having him show his beautiful country to our family. Our children still talk about him, even almost 6 months after our trip! Reach out to him and his company and have them plan your ENTIRE trip to Greece. He knows what he’s doing. The town of Kalavitra was amazing. We had our best meal of the entire trip at a restaurant Nikos took us too and ordered for us. The train ride was amazing, Corinth and Acrocorinth were incredible, the cave of lakes was breathtaking. And he was so knowledgeable. The next time we come back…”

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13.Explore Corinth & Mythical Cave of Lakes, Ride Cog Rail Plus Meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 10 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $336

Review of a private Athens day trip to Corinth, Kalavryta, the Cave of Lakes, and Odontotos Railway, with lunch and hotel pickup.

“One of the best tours that we did while we were staying in athens.Everything was beautifull and George shoved us everything and took as everywhere where we suppose to go and see.We still will continue to have lots of memories for ever.Very friendly and even translate for us.And never mind the good lunch that he took us to this restaurant.Thank you George for wonderfull time!!!”

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14.Kayak and Snorkeling at Caves and Hidden Beaches

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $108

Review of Athens’ 2-hour kayak and snorkeling tour, with sea caves, a private beach, guides, pricing, logistics, and practical booking advice.

“Dimitris and Mike were great guides. The trip was very fun and they made sure everyone in the group was keeping up. Great trip for families and friends! Thank you Nomadspath!”

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15.Meteora Monasteries & Caves Unesco Wonder in Greece Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $276

Review of a private Athens to Meteora day trip with monastery visits, Thermopylae, hotel pickup, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“An amazing spiritual and historical must do. The Monasteries break out of the rocks and are nestled in beautiful bush. You can almost feel your brain slowing and your stress abating as you wonder around. The larger ones can be very busy so please be patience and respectful.”

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