CRETE
Crete’s best days out.
The 15 most popular olive oil & wine tasting on Crete — what each day actually involves, what it costs, and the operator running it.
Chania food tour with the ancient Olive Tree of Vouves, honey and olive oil demos, award-winning cheese, and a 20-wine tasting.
Most Popular“Slightly smaller group would have made site access easier”
Land Rover safari in Crete: mountain villages, raki and olive-oil tastings, sunset prosecco, and a taverna dinner with unlimited wine.
“It was absolutely incredible. Highly recommend. The highlight of our trip. Had the most lovely experience tasting the oils and olives. Food was delicious and the scenery was memorising. Had the best time.”
Chania wine and olive oil tour with snacks: family wineries, the oldest olive tree, extra-virgin tastings, and Tsikoudia in 6 hours.
“It was a great experience! I can happily recommend it!”
Terra Creta olive oil factory tour in Kolymvari: a guided look from harvest to bottling and tastings of 3 oils in 1 hour.
“Very nice tour with simple and clear explanations of olive oil industry; farming and processing. Big thanks to Katerina.”
A day of Crete’s icons: olive oil tastings, Lasithi Plateau views, Zeus mythology, villages, and Knossos by luxury van with door-to-door pickup.
“Beautiful visit in the hills of Crete. We visited a place where they made olive oil. We sampled the different kinds that they made. We also sampled some Greek wine. We had a wonderful lunch in the mountains. The best part of the trip was our guide Niko. Was very informative on the history of…”
Chania to Kissamos wine country for olive mill tastings, two family wineries, and the ancient Vouves olive tree.
“The tour was amazing! Our tour guide Alex was exceptional in every aspect. The olive oil and wine were superb! I’d highly recommend anyone to take this tour!”
An 8-hour small-group tour in Crete tasting olive oil, Cretan wines, and raki, plus olive mills, lunch, and pottery.
“George was an excellent guide for our 7 person tour. All the stops were interesting and fun. The food at the tavern was the best meal we had in Greece. Be ready for raki!”
A private hour-long olive oil tasting at Koronekes in Epano Archanes, learning cold-press methods and sampling EVOO, flavored oils, and sweet pairings.
“Very interesting explanation, nice setting and good guide. The olive oil is very good. The dog is also very friendly :)”
Small-group 4WD from Chania to Vouves, Anoskeli, and Milia Mountain Retreat for olive oil, wine, and Cretan lunch.
“We were a family of six ranging from 16 to 82. Nik was an exceptional tour guide who was extremely knowledgeable about Crete and the local area. The trip to the wine and olive oil tasting was fantastic along with visiting the oldest olive tree which was spiritual. We had a wonderful drive to Mila…”
Cook with Marianna and Mama Stella in an olive-grove kitchen, then taste extra virgin olive oil and eat a full Crete meal.
“If ever you wanted to try traditional to cook Cretian dishes this is the place to go. Marianna and her mother Stella are phenomenal. We also got to meet some of the other members of the family. Grandma was so sweet. As for the dishes that Mariana and her mother taught us to prepare consisted…”
9-hour tour from Rethymnon: Kournas Lake, Argiroupoli springs, and olive oil tastings. Pedalo, swims, and Cretan taverns.
“This tour is extremely beautiful. I can’t choose an appropriate adjective for the beauty of Lake Kournas. The entire trip is definitely a 10/10. Our lovely driver Costas and our tour guide Andreas are like our friends already. They are very fun to talk to and we felt really happy for the whole day.”
Private 6-hour Heraklion wine tour to Peza: two family wineries, a medieval wine press, and a lunch paired with 12 Cretan wines.
“ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Areti was such a fun tour guide and incredibly knowledgeable about Greek wines. She took us to beautiful wineries with insanely gorgeous views, delicious wines, and perfectly paired local cuisine. She showed us local fresh fruits and herbs, and went out of her way to make sure our tour was incredible. As a…”
Semi-private 4WD wine and olive oil safari from Chania with sommelier tastings, cave and 3000-year olive tree stops, plus scenic lunch.
“Excellent guide and tour.we got to see some of the interior of Crete and taste the wines and olive oil produced there. Be sure none of your participants are not prone to motion sickness as there are curvy, rough roads involved.”
Cruise from Heraklion to Dia Island on a luxury catamaran with dinner, Cretan wine, swimming, snorkeling, SUP, and sunset views.
“It was fantastic trip. Nice catamaran, friendly staff, very good food. We were very happy! Thanks again)”
Taste olive oil, Cretan wine, and raki across 4 stops in small groups, with guided tours, lunch, and optional pottery in Crete.
“The entire tour was memorable. Every stop we made we meet the nicest and informative people. The last stop at the Raki was ver special and great food. We would highly recommend this tour. We were picked up from our cruise ship and returned with no problems. Anthony was gracious host.”
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