15 Thessaloniki Tours to Build a Day Around

1.Full-Day Bus Trip to Meteora

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3,471 reviews · 11 hours · from $58Our pick

Review the Thessaloniki to Meteora day trip, with monastery visits, bus timing, lunch costs, dress rules, guide quality, and practical tips.

“The trip was very nice!! Our tour guide Konstantina was wonderful and very kind. The journey on the bus was comfortable and the tour guide told us many interesting insights. We had a toilet/coffee stop on the way there and back. Meteora had breathtaking views and we visited 2 of the monasteries there. Before departure to thessaloniki, we had food at the nearby village.”

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2.Pozar Thermal Baths and Edessa Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,243 reviews · 10 hours · from $58

Review of the Pozar Thermal Baths and Edessa day trip from Thessaloniki, with hot springs, waterfalls, village lunch, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“One of the best trips I’ve done in Greece. The thermal baths were wonderful, I could’ve stayed another hour or two. Next we stopped for lunch in a small village and the Taverna that our guide recommended for us was excellent. The food was delicious and local and the service was perfect. Finally, we stopped in.Edessa to see the waterfall for an hour which was plenty of time. All in all an excellent day! Thank you to Eva for being a fabulous guide!”

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3.Day Trip to Dion and Mount Olympus Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,046 reviews · 10 hours · from $58

Review of the $58 Thessaloniki day trip to Dion and Mount Olympus, with Agia Kori waterfall, Litochoro, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Our guide was extremely knowledgable about the area, and Greek Mythology. Transport was fantastic, comfortable with very good air conditioning! It was really a fantastic day.”

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4.OTE Tower Rotating Experience with Light Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 857 reviews · 90 minutes - 2 hours · from $21

Review of Thessaloniki’s OTE Tower rotating bar, with panoramic city views, light meals, sunset timing, live piano, and practical booking tips.

“Beautiful during the sunset! Great wine. Fantastic piano player. Perfect evening”

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5.Vergina and Pella Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 673 reviews · 8.5 hours · from $58

Review of the Thessaloniki to Pella and Vergina day trip, with ancient mosaics, royal tombs, museums, lunch, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Great daytrip to explore the birthplace of Alexander the Great and the tomb of his father”

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6.Mount Athos Glassbottom Cruise with Ammouliani Island visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 592 reviews · 5 hours · from $35

Review of the Mount Athos Glassbottom Cruise from Ouranoupoli, with monastery views, Drenia islets, Ammouliani Island, and practical tips.

“It was nice but not always easy to understand what the recorded guide was saying in 4-5 languages. And the seats weren’t very confortable to sit for 4hours. The stop at Ammouliani was a nice touch. It’s small but so beautiful.”

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7.Full-Day Trip to Meteora from Thessaloniki

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 542 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $60

Review of the Meteora day trip from Thessaloniki, including monasteries, transport, lunch costs, dress rules, timing, and honest value advice.

“The destination was spectacular. Just as special was the informative commentary. Our tour guide shared her obvious love of Greek history and culture with us, making it a very meaningful experience.”

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8.Thessaloniki Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 473 reviews · from $18Best value

See Thessaloniki’s White Tower, castles, churches, port, and squares by open-top bus with flexible hop-on hop-off access.

“Architectural Musee was closed, otherwise, great way to get around town !”

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9.Sithonia Beaches and Scenic Villages Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 328 reviews · 12 hours · from $100

Explore Sithonia’s finest beaches and villages from Thessaloniki on a small-group minivan tour with swimming, scenery, lunch, and local guidance.

“I booked a private Sithonia tour and expected a nice, scenic trip with beach stops. What I got was so much more! Our driver Stefanos gave us a great commentary along the way, including history, culture, every day life, customs and answered all the questions. He was extremely flexible, extended our stay at certain beaches when we asked him to and adjusted the schedule when necessary to avoid the big crowds. When I said I was planning to visit Ano Poli, the upper city, he changed the return route in order to pass thru Ano Poli at sunset time, so we got glorious views of the city from above! The…”

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10.Halkidiki Blue Lagoon Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 277 reviews · 10 hours · from $77

Review of the Halkidiki Blue Lagoon Cruise from Thessaloniki, covering beaches, boat comfort, lunch, pickup, value, and practical tips.

“We really enjoyed this trip. The pirate ship was great and the staff were wonderful. It was nice to see that a lot of things were done to engage young children. The beaches were amazing and beautiful. We really appreciated that umbrellas were provided on the beach and there was a small boat to transport personal belongings to and from the ship. Lunch tasted good and was a normal size portion. Only suggestion would be to serve a drink with lunch. Thank you for a great day!”

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11.Chalkidiki: Blue Lagoon & Ammouliani Island Cruise & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 269 reviews · from $45

Cruise from Ouranoupoli to Blue Lagoon and Ammouliani for swimming, Greek barbecue, glass-bottom views, music, and family fun.

“It was a great trip (kurva jó)! We have visited a nice snorkelling place and jumped a lot from the boat, than we had a great time at Alikes beach. The lunch was small but tasty, would recommend it anytime!”

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12.Half-Day Canyoning Trip to Mount Olympus

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 267 reviews · 6 hours · from $100Top rated

Review of Mount Olympus canyoning from Thessaloniki, with jumps, natural slides, rappels, safety tips, pricing, and who should book.

“We had an amazing time canyoning!! The guides were great, the water was cold but very refreshing!! Would recommend to anyone who likes outdoorsy activities.”

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13.Open Market Food Tour with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 186 reviews · 3 hours · from $53

Explore Thessaloniki’s markets, taste bougatsa, feta, olives, Greek coffee, and local treats on this friendly three-hour food walk.

“Our guide was so helpful! The food was amazing too”

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14.Food Tastings and Drinks tour with a Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 181 reviews · 4 hours · from $94

Explore Thessaloniki through markets, pastries, cheeses, seafood, coffee, and drinks on a four-hour small-group tour with chef Panos.

“The food tour with Panos is certainly a top highlight of my time in Greece! He is a hospitable and personable guide who is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about gastronomy. He has a wealth of knowledge on Thessaloniki and the history of the city and how it mingled from a mix of cultures. He shared information in a way that was interesting and inspirational. He knows the food scene so well in the city and how different chefs interpret food. It was so pleasant to see him run into people that he knows on the street and to see the local business owners’ faces light up when they saw him.…”

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15.Customized Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 129 reviews · from $54

Review of Thessaloniki’s private local walking tour, with custom routes, guide tips, pricing, languages, strengths, drawbacks, and booking advice.

“Giannis was a knowledgeable and good guide. He pointed out some great things for us and the personalized tour was a good experience. We highly recommend this tour.”

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