Crete Buggy Safari

A convoy of off-road buggies on a dirt track above the sea in Crete, under a blue sky.

A Crete buggy safari puts two guests in an open off-road buggy behind a guide, on dirt tracks through olive groves, gorges and mountain villages far from the coast road. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, buggy versus quad, the … Read more

Chania Paratriking

A pilot and a passenger in helmets fly in an open paratrike under its wing above the blue sea on Chania paratriking.

Chania paratriking is a tandem flight in a motorised three-wheeled trike hung under a paraglider wing, flown by a licensed pilot for 10 to 20 minutes over the coast, Lake Kournas and the White Mountains of western Crete. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the … Read more

Crete Segway Tour

Four riders in helmets on segways on the harbour wall in Chania, with the Venetian lighthouse behind, on a Crete segway tour.

A Crete segway tour is a guided ride on a self-balancing, two-wheeled segway through the old towns of Chania or Rethymno. Riders glide past Venetian harbours, Ottoman mosques and narrow lanes. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours, the Chania and Rethymno routes, how … Read more

Chania Shore Excursion

The stone lighthouse at the entrance to the Venetian harbour of Chania in the evening sun, a stop on a Chania shore excursion from Souda port.

A Chania shore excursion is a tour that collects cruise passengers at Souda port, the harbour that serves Chania on the north-west coast of Crete, and brings them back before the ship sails. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the excursion formats, old town and … Read more

Elafonisi Day Trip from Heraklion

Aerial view of the curved pink-edged beach and turquoise shallows at Elafonisi, the goal of an Elafonisi day trip from Heraklion

An Elafonisi day trip from Heraklion crosses almost the full length of Crete, from the capital on the north coast to the far south-west of the island, where the pink-tinted sand of Elafonisi lines a lagoon so shallow that visitors wade across it to the islet. Tours across the rest of the country are listed … Read more

Elafonisi Day Trip from Rethymno

Aerial view of the Elafonisi islet, sand spit and shallow turquoise lagoon in south-west Crete, the goal of an Elafonisi day trip from Rethymno

An Elafonisi day trip from Rethymno runs from the north coast of Crete to the far south-west corner of the island, where a shallow lagoon with pink-tinted sand separates the beach from a low islet that you reach on foot through the water. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. … Read more

Lakki: Crete’s Mountain Village on the Road to Samaria

Lakki: Crete's Mountain Village on the Road to Samaria

Lakki is a mountain village in the Chania district of western Crete, perched on a slope of the White Mountains along the road that climbs from Chania up to the Omalos plateau and the Samaria Gorge. Whitewashed and stone houses stack up the hillside, giving wide views over deep valleys and distant peaks. Cool air, … Read more