Crete canyoning is the sport of travelling down a river gorge on foot, by rope and by water, with rappels down waterfalls, jumps into pools and short swims. Guided tours run in the gorges near Rethymno and Chania. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the … Read more
A Crete tuk tuk tour is a guided ride in a small three-wheeled vehicle through the towns, villages and coast roads of Crete. Tours run from Heraklion, Hersonissos, Malia and Chania. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours, where they run, each route, safety, … Read more
A Crete dragon fruit farm grows the pink, cactus-born fruit in the countryside around Heraklion, beside old olive trees. Guided farm tours walk the rows of climbing plants, show the flowers and end with a fresh tasting. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours, … Read more
Crete soap making is a hands-on workshop where guests make their own bars of soap from Cretan extra virgin olive oil and local herbs, the way island families once did. Workshops run in Heraklion and the countryside around it. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover … Read more
A Cretan night is an evening of village dinner, live lyra music and traditional dances on Crete. Dancers in Cretan costume perform the pentozali and other dances, and guests join in. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours, the villages, the dances, the music, … Read more
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
A Heraklion market tour is a guided walk through the central market of Heraklion on 1866 Street, with its stalls of Cretan herbs, cheeses, honey, olive oil and raki, sold alone or with Knossos, the city sights or the CretAquarium. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below … Read more
A Crete cave tour is a guided day trip to the show caves of Crete, such as the Cave of Zeus above the Lasithi plateau, the Sfendoni cave at Zoniana and the Melidoni cave, by coach, jeep, quad or private car, with Knossos or an olive mill on the same day. Tours across the rest … Read more
A Spinalonga guided tour is a visit to the fortified islet of Spinalonga off Elounda in eastern Crete with a licensed guide, who leads the walk through the Venetian fortress and the old leper village and explains each stop. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover … Read more
Crete boat rental is the hire of a small motorboat, a RIB or a boat with a skipper from a harbour on the island, for two hours up to a full day, with licence-free boats open to drivers who hold no skipper’s licence. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. … Read more
A Crete cheese tasting is a guided session where visitors taste the cheeses of Crete, such as graviera and xinomyzithra, at a farm, a winery or a cooking class on the largest Greek island. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the cheeses, the tasting tours, … Read more
A Crete water park is one of the parks with pools and slides on the north coast of the island, from Chania in the west to Hersonissos and Agios Nikolaos in the east, open through the summer. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover where the … Read more