CRETE
Crete’s best days out.
The 15 most popular food & drink tours on Crete — what each day actually involves, what it costs, and the operator running it.
3-hour Agia Pelagia quad ride with a driving lesson, Achlada stop, olive oil tasting, and a sunset view over Heraklion.
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Quad safari through Crete’s cliffs, Achlada ghost village, and Fodele. Includes olive oil tasting and guided history.
“I liked the activity as we got even given a tour which was a nice surprise. Our tour guide Vangelis was very welcoming and made the whole experience amazing.”
Chania food tour with the ancient Olive Tree of Vouves, honey and olive oil demos, award-winning cheese, and a 20-wine tasting.
“Lovely trip to the mountains and more rural part of Chania area. Food and tastings were all excellent and not too long between stops. Interesting information from the guide and from the bee specialist. My only issue was the 45 mins of picking up people from all the stops and then an hour dropping them…”
A 4-hour Chania Old Town walking tour with a local guide, Venetian/Ottoman stories, and serious Cretan street-food tastings.
“A pleasant and knowledgeable guide. Elena was great. She sent us recommendations and photos after our tour. Highly recommend this tour.”
Chania wine and olive oil tour with snacks: family wineries, the oldest olive tree, extra-virgin tastings, and Tsikoudia in 6 hours.
“Kostas was a wonderful guide. The wineries were fabulous. The olive oil a delight. The food was delicious. The staff at each stop were so welcoming and informative. Couldn’t fault this trip. Absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much Kostas.”
Walk and taste your way through Chania with Cretan classics, tsikoudia, cheeses, olives and sweets, plus herbs and handmade knives.
“Our wonderful tour guide, Christos, was great, and the food was amazing. The places we visited were also popular resident hangouts, which implied to us that we were getting the best of the best. The servings were so generous that I couldn't finish everything. To us, the tour guide makes the tour, and Christos definitely…”
An 8-hour small-group tour in Crete tasting olive oil, Cretan wines, and raki, plus olive mills, lunch, and pottery.
“Amazing!!! We highly recommend this tour, we had the best time. George and George were awesome guides. All stops were enjoyable and educational in a fun way. Lunch was plentiful and delicious. The scenery was breathtaking. I can’t say enough good things… book this tour, you won’t regret it!”
A private hour-long olive oil tasting at Koronekes in Epano Archanes, learning cold-press methods and sampling EVOO, flavored oils, and sweet pairings.
“Good tour now i know how olive oil is made. Very friendly staff, good English level. Was amazing I recommend to visit.”
Cook with Marianna and Mama Stella in an olive-grove kitchen, then taste extra virgin olive oil and eat a full Crete meal.
“This was a delightful cooking experience! We have taken many different cooking courses but Marianna and her mother Stella are incredible! From the moment we arrived it was fun and Marianna is a great teacher. The food we made was delicious! We highly recommend this wonderful experience.”
4-hour private Chania street food tour with coffee, market tastings, and Venetian harbor sights. Pomace brandy, raki, cheese. English.
“This was just a great tour! It was a lot of fun, our guide was so informative about the foods of Crete and at every place we went to, the food was delicious and plentiful! Would highly recommend and don't hesitate to book this food tour!”
Eat like a Cretan at eight local stops in Heraklion: sand coffee, bougatsa, cheeses, olive oil, wine, and more in 4 hours.
“Eva was such a terrific guide, she was able to tell so much about the history of Crete, the food, it was such a wonderful Experience and she was great company! She showed me so many beautiful places and delicious eateries, plus gave me many suggestions for what to do outside of Iraklio as well,…”
Hike through Richtis Gorge, swim under the falls, and taste Crete’s olive heritage on a small-group full-day tour from Elounda.
“Great day out with George as our guide. Loved the gorge walk to the waterfall. Lunch was lovely and the olive oil tasting and tour was also very good. Overall excellent day”
Private Chania walking tour with sommelier-led Cretan wine tasting and a big lunch, plus hotel pickup and local secrets in Old Town.
“Great host and some unique experiences. Worth the time and the money. Saw bits of Chania we would not have seen othwrwise. Highly recommended.”
Taste 15 Cretan wines, tour Archanes and Peza vineyards, and enjoy an olive-oil tasting plus a gourmet lunch, with hotel pickup.
“Really lovely day with an excellent knowledgeable guide - lots and lots of wine to taste and some fantastic food. You may need to lie down afterwards.”
Ride an e-bike through Heraklion for Cretan bites, bugatsa, Greek coffee, museum tastings, and unlimited house wine.
“I was hoping to see more of the city and cycle more than we did. The food was good. The streets are narrow and crowded. You need to be careful of unexpected scooters, motor bikes etc. to pop up.”
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