Climb Mount Olympus (2918m)

What an INCREDIBLE experience my group had!!!! The organisation at both the UK and Greek ends was flawless, and our local Mountain Guides (Thanassis, Alex and Costas) were patient, encouraging and experts in their field. I really can't recommend this trip highly enough. Great hiking and spectacular scenery. Do it!!!!

Great challenge and amazing trek up Mount Olympus. Our guides Thanasis and Yanis were great, experienced, friendly and very knowledgeable. Was tough but thoroughly recommended.

Fantastic trip would recommend it to anyone

This is an unbelievable trip! Our guides were first-class, knowledgable and great company. The views are immense and the landscape in steeped in greek mythology! The refuge camps were very accommodating and had a great, uplifting atmosphere after a long day of hiking!

I loved this trip from the beginning to the end. Communication pre-trip was great. I had asked multiple questions, including logistics arrangement and always got detailed replies in timely fashion. Organisation within WhatsApp group for trip logistics closer to departure time worked really well.

Once I got to Greece, everything was smoothly organised. The guest house in Litochoro was lovely, and people were friendly and wonderful. Due to potential thunderstorms, our guides suggested we do summit push on our first day, just in case we were unable to do it the next morning - we did that, and our entire group managed to summit.

The main guide, Thanasis, is just incredible. He has been doing this for 25 years so he is immensely knowledgeable and has plenty of awesome achievements under his belt. But for me, he shone exceptionally as a guide because he was patient and basically able to deal with the group of different abilities and backgrounds with ease. This made the experience better for everyone. We gelled well as a group and supported each other. Thanasis was always happy to give more information and support us. On day 2 since we had already done the Olympus summit, he took us down through a more interested route giving us a bonus summit.

The scramble part, which I was a bit nervous about, went really well due to his patience.

This was my first trip with MBA but it won't be the last. Highly recommend this trip, and especially Thanasis as the guide.

This trip exceeded my already high expectations. MBA made everything from airport pick up to airport drop off super straightforward.

Our guide, Thanasis was absolutely incredible. He was super knowledgeable, encouraging & supportive and really made this a 5 star experience.

The hike itself was spectacular - the views were unlike anything I had seen before and the strong connection to Greek mythology made it all the more magical.

I would encourage anyone considering this trip to just book it! You won't regret it.

Excellent trip. Strongly recommend. Our guide, Thanasis, was superb. Greek people are very friendly and welcoming.

MBA are racking up the great trips. I've had numerous with them now, and this was another special one. First off, a special call out must go to Thanasis, our guide. Kind, professional, interesting and super knowledgeable - he was the perfect guide.

Secondly, it was a great group whom I hope to stay in touch with.

Finally, the mountain itself and the scenery completely exceeded expectations. Not only is it utterly gorgeous, but you can see the role the geography played in the formation of Greek mythology. There is something very magical and eerie about the setting - some tranquil beauty mixed with almost harsh and daunting features. It's a combination that leaves you feeling very small and very large at the same time. The scenery changes from sharp peaks with some scrambling to rolling hills and gorgeous pine forests (a highlight for me).

In terms of exertion, I would say that the trip is accessible to anyone with a moderate amount of fitness - irrespective of experience - but yet will also leave anyone with a sense of accomplishment and feeling like they have gotten a proper workout.

In terms of tips; pack as lightly as possible. You can refill water every few hours at the refuges, which also stock plenty of food and snacks. A sleeping bag and towel aren't really needed, and you can rent anything at the great store in Litochoro.

Everyone we dealt with was amazing, and grabbing drinks in the town were another highlight to round the trip off with.

I would highly, highly recommend this - particularly for mountain lovers or geeks of Greek mythology.

Mount Olympus

A great blend of physical endeavour, thrill and beauty in one. A majestic place that felt spiritual in all its glory.

The climb is a proper challenge but totally worth it! The local guide is patient and clear, and we had loads of fun and laugh along the way!

Fantastic experience would definitely recommend

We had an amazing trip up Mt Olympus, very well organised from start to finish. Our guides (Alex and Ioannis) were professional and we felt safe throughout. Hotel on the 1st and last night was very nice, and the mountain refuge accommodation during the hike was clean and comfortable. The ascent up on the 1st day was tough, as it was a long and continuous ascent with very little flat parts of the hike, but there was plenty of time for breaks to take on water and food. The scramble to the summit was quite exposed, but I would describe it as a grade 1 scramble, which was relatively easy with good feet and handholds and it felt safe with ropes, helmets and harnesses used for the ascent and descent.

Go for it you won’t be disappointed.

Where do I start !! This experience has been phenomenal and I will be forever grateful for the memories that I made on Mount Olympus, I was a female solo traveller so didn’t really know what to expect and was a little nervous as this was my first time using Much Better Adventures but I needn’t have worried, from the pick up at the airport on Day 1 to the transfer back to the airport on Day 3 everything worked like clockwork!! Yanis and Saki ( our guides) we’re incredible and couldn’t have done enough for us up on the mountain, the experience on Olympus was AMAZING and we were spoilt with the views and being told the history of the gods on Olympus .. the hike itself is quite challenging especially in the heat but Yanis made sure we took plenty of breaks and kept hydrated. The Refuge on the mountain that we stayed at was clean and offered great food, there is no shower available but the toilet facilities were super clean!! We were blessed with the most beautiful Sunset and Sunrise on the top of mountain that was breath taking and something I will always remember.

Once again a great trip! Hot and hard work but the views were worth it. Great guides and new friends made, even had a bonus summit after dinner on the first night.

Fantastic trip and worth every penny. The guides and accommodation were great! First of many with much better adventures.

The trip was incredible ! I was in very safe capable hands and would love to do it again! Great laughs and team couldn't ask for a better trip! onwards to booking more!!!

Absolutely superb most amazing views and fantastic summit can't wait to book my next adventure

Stunning scenery, amazing hosts and delicious food - brilliant experience!

Our guide, Thanatos was incredible. Made us feel safe and well looked after throughout.

Our guide really knew the mountain like the back of his hand. He took care of us and made sure we were clear on what we needed to do and where we needed to be. An inspirational guy 💪 Also the other staff at the pickup point were very helpful and gave us all the advice we needed. Great people, I would come again.

The guide was fantastic, everything was well organised by our local guides. The service was terrific.

Well organised and great localhost.

The autumn colours were great.

The scenery, the food at the refuges and the chance to try some rock climbing were great.

Our guide Giannis was knowledgeable, friendly and funny - even taking time to show us Mt Olympus' oldest tree on the descent. The climb to Mytikas was a rewarding challenge; this was my first time climbing with ropes and helmets and it was great fun! The accommodation on the mountain was more than you would typically expect - good, reasonably priced food and drink and comfy beds. We spent the evening exploring some of the smaller peaks, including one with a church on, which I would recommend doing. Overall, a fantastic trip!

We felt safe with the guide (+20yrs of experience in the mountain), the views, the mountain hut’s food was amazing.

This has to be my favourite trip so far; not only did we luck out with the weather, but the scenery was fantastic, and I loved hiking in woods and obviously, achieving Olympus's summit! The fact that I got up there was down to the excellent, professional guides who were so sweet and great company to boot. Thanasis and Bob couldn't have been more kind, and more attentive to make sure I felt comfortable scrambling along sheer rock faces, even if I was clutching Bob's hand an awful lot of the way back down, haha. I never felt unsafe once, given that they were both so safety conscious, with helmets and ropes, and with Thanasis being a mountain rescuer in his other job! Thanks guys, I salute you!

The views were great.