Dia island is the uninhabited, lizard-shaped island off Heraklion, reached on day cruises that anchor in its south coves for swimming, snorkelling and lunch. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover where Dia lies, the cruises you can book, the coves, the myth, the old port, … Read more
A Crete private tour is a full or half day on the island with your own driver or licensed guide, a route you choose from your hotel or cruise port, and stops at the villages, beaches, lakes and ancient sites of Crete. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. 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 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 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
A Rethymno day trip from Heraklion is a day out from the capital of Crete to the Venetian town of Rethymno on the north coast, by bus, car or guided tour, with the return in the evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the road … Read more
A Heraklion shore excursion is a tour that meets cruise passengers at the port of Heraklion, on the north coast of Crete, and brings them back to the ship before it sails. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the excursion formats, the old town, the … Read more
Archanes tours visit Archanes, a wine village south of Heraklion in central Crete at the foot of Mount Juktas, with its restored houses, its wineries and the Minoan sites around it. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover what the tours cover, the Knossos combinations, wine … Read more
Gortyna tickets give entry to the archaeological site of Gortyna, also spelled Gortyn, in the Messara plain of south-central Crete, home of the Gortyn Law Code inscribed in stone. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover what the ticket covers, where to buy it, e-tickets, reduced … Read more
The Heraklion hop on hop off bus is an open-top sightseeing bus in Heraklion, the capital of Crete, with two routes: a red line through the city and out to the palace of Knossos, and a blue line to the beach hotels of Ammoudara. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece … Read more