Meteora is a place where getting there is a problem, but visiting the monasteries is nearly impossible without renting a car, so I thought taking a tour was the answer. The four-hour one-way trip was really tough, and many monasteries close at 2 PM in winter, so even though I was told we would visit three, we could only actually enter two. However, since my stamina isn't great, I probably would have skipped one even if we could have entered three, so visiting only two wasn't a problem. If I visit again, I'd like to visit on a tour of one night or more rather than a day trip. I recommend a tour of one night or more to others who will see this review. There is no problem with viewing the monasteries because you move along an efficient route, but the time spent there was too short to feel Meteora's reverent atmosphere.