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Guides to Mount Olympus

Practical, up-to-date guides for your time on Mount Olympus: the routes to Mytikas, how hard the scramble really is, which guided hike to book, day trips from Thessaloniki, the gorges below the peaks and the best time to go.

How to Climb Mount Olympus 2026: Routes, Hours & RefugesRoutes, hours, one day or two, refuges and the summit.Read the guide →Mount Olympus Difficulty 2026: Hike vs Scramble, HonestlyHike vs scramble, fitness, heights, beginners and kids.Read the guide →Mount Olympus Guided Hikes 2026: Summit Tours ComparedSummit trips, easy walks and which tours stay low.Read the guide →Mount Olympus Day Trip 2026: What Thessaloniki Tours CoverWhat the day trips cover, by train, coach or on your own.Read the guide →Enipeas Gorge 2026: Trail Conditions & Easy Olympus WalksThe gorge after the storms, waterfalls and walks with children.Read the guide →Best Time to Hike Mount Olympus 2026: Month by MonthMonth by month: summit season, snow, cold and storms.Read the guide →

Tours & guided hikes

Popular Olympus tours

Booked on GetYourGuide, with a full refund if you cancel up to 24 hours ahead.

One-Day Mytikas Summit with a Mountain Guide Summit in a day ★ 4.99 hours30 reviews

One-Day Mytikas Summit with a Mountain Guide
4x4 to a refugeHelmet, harnessAges 13 to 70

A 4x4 drive takes you high up to a mountain hut, then a guide leads you over Skolio and up the final scramble to Mytikas, roped in. For fit hikers who have only one day.

What's included
  • English-speaking mountain guide from Trekking Hellas
  • 4x4 transfer from Kalyvia to the mountain hut and back
  • Helmet and harness for the scramble to Mytikas
  • Light snack; bring your own lunch and water
  • Full refund if you cancel up to 24 hours ahead
Rated4.930 reviews Check dates
Dion & Mount Olympus Day Trip from Thessaloniki Most booked ★ 4.610 hours1,265 reviews

Dion & Mount Olympus Day Trip from Thessaloniki
Waterfall walkAncient DionLitochoro

A forest walk to a waterfall pool on the lower slopes, ancient Dion and lunch in Litochoro, with an archaeologist host. The mountain's foothills in one easy day, not a summit hike.

What's included
  • Pickup and drop-off in central Thessaloniki
  • Air-conditioned coach and an English-speaking archaeologist-historian host
  • Short walk to the Agia Kori waterfall, with a swim if you like
  • Entry to the Dion archaeological site is paid on the day
  • Full refund if you cancel up to 24 hours ahead
Rated4.61,265 reviews Check dates
Two-Day Guided Hike to the Olympus Summit The classic route ★ 5.02 days3 reviews

Two-Day Guided Hike to the Olympus Summit
Night at Refuge ARope, helmetSunrise start

Hike from Prionia to Refuge A on day one, then set off before sunrise for Skala and the roped scramble to Mytikas. The standard way up, at a calmer pace; only 3 reviews so far.

What's included
  • Experienced English-speaking mountain guide
  • Transfer from Litochoro to Prionia and back
  • Helmet, harness and rope for the scramble
  • Refuge bed and meals are paid at the refuge
  • Full refund if you cancel up to 24 hours ahead
Rated5.03 reviews Check dates

Book your day before you go

The classic route via Refuge A over two days, roped to your guide on the scramble to Mytikas.

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