CRETE
Crete’s best days out.
The 15 most popular food tours on Crete — what each day actually involves, what it costs, and the operator running it.
A 4-hour Chania Old Town walking tour with a local guide, Venetian/Ottoman stories, and serious Cretan street-food tastings.
Most Popular“Manos, our tour guide, was fabulous! Super knowledgeable, funny, explained Greek local life, and showed us all the best, authentic places to get food. Highly recommend this tour!”
Walk and taste your way through Chania with Cretan classics, tsikoudia, cheeses, olives and sweets, plus herbs and handmade knives.
“We had the best time on this walking food tour in Crete! It was such a fun way to explore the city while tasting all the local favorites. Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and made everything feel relaxed—like exploring with a local friend. We tried so many delicious bites, from fresh cheeses and olive oil…”
An 8-hour small-group tour in Crete tasting olive oil, Cretan wines, and raki, plus olive mills, lunch, and pottery.
“Really enjoyed this tour. George was a great guide and we had many interesting stops. Plenty of food, olive oil, wines and raki. Enjoyed the pottery experience too.”
4-hour private Chania street food tour with coffee, market tastings, and Venetian harbor sights. Pomace brandy, raki, cheese. English.
“This tour is a great way to learn about the old town, sample some amazing traditional dishes and get the inside track on great restaurants from your guide.”
Eat like a Cretan at eight local stops in Heraklion: sand coffee, bougatsa, cheeses, olive oil, wine, and more in 4 hours.
“This was one of the best parts of the trip. the food and drink was outstanding, and our guide was incredible. Not only was she exceptionally knowledgeable on the cities history, but every local was excited to see her when we walked by. It truly made the tour an authentic and unforgettable experience. I can…”
Ride an e-bike through Heraklion for Cretan bites, bugatsa, Greek coffee, museum tastings, and unlimited house wine.
“We had a wonderful time with Alex! He ensured we had a fantastic time, felt good on the bikes, and would be trying foods that we hadn’t had before! Definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Heraklion!”
Half-day food walk in Chania with market tastings, Ottoman-Jewish stories, raki and mezedes by the harbor, plus Splantzia wine.
“This was an easy paced food tour that highlighted some of the excellent foods (and drink) from Crete. We walked through the old district of Chaina, while our guide explained the history of the town and the important sights. And yes, we enjoyed all sorts of different, delicious local foods.”
Sunset craft beer and Greek food walk through Chania Old Port with 6 beer tastings, a full lunch, and a Lighthouse sunset finish.
“Marie Claire and Stelios were the best hosts to introduce us to Chania with their love for craft beer and finished off with most amazing sunset. Can't wait to spend another evening with Bonnie and Clyde Tours!”
Chania sunset walk with sommelier-led wine tasting, 3-course organic dinner, sheep-milk ice cream, and raki shots for $163.
“Our tour was everything we hoped for and more. Adonis was the coolest guy ever and had so much knowledge to share with us. He was the perfect guide making us feel super comfortable and we had such a fun time. Chania is amazing and for our last night here this was great. We wished…”
Chania walking food tour with The Hellenic Odyssey: bougatsa, Greek coffee, filo and cheeses, plus a light lunch in Old Town.
“We’ve done food tours before, we love to include them when travelling but the food on this tour was exceptional. Stella was an amazing tour guide and we loved it being only a small group. It was easy to hear everything she had to share.”
Chania food tasting tour: Vouves ancient olive tree, honey and cheese lessons, winery tastings, then swim time at Nopigia Beach.
“It was great. Extremely hot on the day but the itinerary was perfect”
Rethymno olive grove tasting: sample 4 Cretan olive oils, pair with a 4-course meal, and learn harvest history and how to choose.
“Absolutely loved our little trip to the olive grove. It was such a beautiful setting and we learned a lot about the different olive oils and flavour profiles.”
Wine and food in Crete’s Zourida Gorge, with eight Greek wines and an eight-course Cretan feast in a small group.
“We had the most amazing evening. The food is delicious and the wines are very high quality. Our group was great so the evening was very enjoyable. The staff were brilliant. Do not miss this experience!”
A 4-hour Heraklion walking food tour with eight local stops, including Greek coffee cup reading, bougatsa, cheese lessons, olive oil, and wine.
“This tour takes you to some unique local places and focuses mainly on the food and drink with some historical knowledge added in. It was a lovely afternoon spent enjoying really good food and company. A highlight for me was enjoying a cup of Greek coffee at a cafe that used to be a Turkish…”
Heraklion on an e-bike: Cretan food tastings, wine and spirits, photo stops, and stories from Alex and Marina, in 3–5 hours.
“Great tour, lots of fun with good local food and a friendly guide with great sense of humour. Would definitely do again and recommend to others.”
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