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Spinalonga & Agios Nikolaos Tour
4.4
41 Ratings
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Explore Spinalonga & Agios Nikolaos: boat trip, Venetian castle tour, swim in Mirabello Bay, and shop in Agios Nikolaos.
Explore Spinalonga & Agios Nikolaos: boat trip, Venetian castle tour, swim in Mirabello Bay, and shop in Agios Nikolaos.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Spinalonga - The island of Spinalonga (Greek: Σπιναλόγκα) is located in the Gulf of Elounda in north-eastern Crete. Originally, Spinalonga was not an island – it was part of the island of Crete. During Venetian occupation the island was carved out of the coast for defence purposes and a fort was built there. In addition to the abandoned leper…
- Spinalonga - The island of Spinalonga (Greek: Σπιναλόγκα) is located in the Gulf of Elounda in north-eastern Crete. Originally, Spinalonga was not an island – it was part of the island of Crete. During Venetian occupation the island was carved out of the coast for defence purposes and a fort was built there. In addition to the abandoned leper colony and the fortress, Spinalonga is known for its small pebble beaches and shallow waters.
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Κολοκύθα - Enjoy your swim in the crystal clear waters of Kolokytha bay.
Enjoy together with your kids! -
Agios Nikolaos - Agios Nikolaos is a medium-size town with a small-town feel, one that has lots to offer.
It faces the sea at three points: The Lake and port, Kitroplatia beach and the Marina. Lake Voulismeni at Agios Nikolaos is definitely movie-making material. Locals still recall how the Germans sunk their weapons during their retreat from Crete in the Second World War. Another local legend claims that the lake is bottomless. Whatever you believe, you will lose yourself in the lake’s mystical beauty. It is surrounded and overlooked by cafes and restaurants - a busy gathering place for local residents and visitors.
What's Included
- Pick-up from your hotel (at the specific tourist bus stop, outside of the hotel. No more than 800 m)
- Lunch
- Transportation by boat
- Drop-off at your hotel
- Information about the route and Agios Nikolaos during the bus ride, excursion on Spinalona island
- Transfer with air-conditioned bus
- Pick-up from your hotel (at the specific tourist bus stop, outside of the hotel. No more than 800 m)
- Lunch
- Transportation by boat
- Drop-off at your hotel
- Information about the route and Agios Nikolaos during the bus ride, excursion on Spinalona island
- Transfer with air-conditioned bus
What's Not Included
- Ticket entrance to Spinalonga (Adults 8 euro, discounts apply for some age groups))
- Ticket entrance to Spinalonga (Adults 8 euro, discounts apply for some age groups))
Additional Information
• An exciting journey along the north-eastern coast of Crete with a boat trip along the picturesque Mirabello bay.
• Accompanied by a professional guide, you will stroll through the streets of the Venetian castle and learn about the interesting history of the fortified island of Spinalonga.
• Continuing your voyage, the ship will moor in Colokita Bay,…
• An exciting journey along the north-eastern coast of Crete with a boat trip along the picturesque Mirabello bay.
• Accompanied by a professional guide, you will stroll through the streets of the Venetian castle and learn about the interesting history of the fortified island of Spinalonga.
• Continuing your voyage, the ship will moor in Colokita Bay, where you will have free time for lunch and swimming in the crystal clear waters of Mirabello Bay.
• A walk through the snow-white town of AGIOS NIKOLAOS, with many souvenir shops and boutiques around the bottomless lake Vouliazmeni.
- If an infant does not sit on lap in the bus, It is necessary to pay a child ticket.
- After booking we will contact you to arrange the pick-up. Please, note, if you do not provide your pick-up details up to 24 hours before the tour, we do not guarantee the pick-up. For pick-up from different location, please, contact us.
- Pick-up from the specific bus stops next to the hotels. From Area 1: all the villages between Amudara/Heraklion/Karteros/Amnissos/Kokkini Hani/Gournes/Gouves/Analipsi/Anissaras/Hersonissos/Stalida/Malia/Sissi
- Area 2: Sises/Fodele/Agia Pelagia/Ligaria/Achlada/Mades/Ammoudi/Rodia/Palaiokastro/Pantanassa /Linoperamata/Gazi
Location
Spinalonga
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(41 Ratings)
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183soniah
Aug 19, 2024
Explore the place - I booked(spinalonga island trip) it’s was amazing experience with -status MLB travel agency from sart to finish everything was organized and perfect.
Ricardo was very kind with us highly recommended.
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Sophie_m
Aug 7, 2024
Do it! You’ll love it. - History of Spinalonga. Great tour guide, very clear in multiple languages. Thank you Panos! The opportunity to swim in the gorgeous water. Mix with other tourists. A BBQ lunch with salad and beverages were included. It was fun shopping in Agios Nicholas too. I would do it again.
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Deons2024
Jul 20, 2024
A Great All-In-One Tour - A combination of historic sites seeing, crystal blue beach relaxation, town visits, a cruise, decent lunch, and all at a good price, this tour has many in one. I had a very enjoyable time and I bet you will to.
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Trevorch804no
Oct 8, 2023
We had an excellent experience with this tour - Booked this trip in the Status MLB office in Mononaftis Beach Mononaftis, Ag. Pelagia 715 00, Greece. The agent we booked with was very informative of all the trips and made our choice easy. The tour was first class, the guide was excellent speaking English, German and French. Highly recommended booking with this company.
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Stacy
Oct 4, 2023
Great investment of a day! Loved the barbecue! - Tour guide was very knowledgeable and the tour was so enlightening. Though there was a huge crowd everything was very well organized!
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Grahamc299
Sep 28, 2023
Spinalonga - It was amazing, not for the faint hearted UK health and safety would never allow it uneven steps rubble walk ways but if your up for it , like I said amazing
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817jeroens
Aug 21, 2024
New fans of tourguide Jeanet! - Very nice organized tour. Especially the tour guide Jeanet was great! Especially the variety in activities was very nice. It was a bit annoying that the tour was trilingual, we did not know this in advance. With regard to booking, the organization could do better. Only at 11pm the night before we had been informed that we had to be at the bus at 8.45. But despite this had a very nice day.
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Pennae
Oct 14, 2024
A well-managed but very large tour group experience - There aren't many tour options available for Spinalonga on a Monday, so I was glad to find this company. The tour ran smoothly, with connections from Heraklion and many, many resort areas in the east of the island. However, you do need to expect a very large tour group. We were two double-decked tour buses, of approximately 100 people, split into language groups (English/French/German on one bus, and Polish on another bus). The groups were split again upon arrival in Spinalonga into single-language groups, and the guides were very good.
The tour I was on flipped the itinerary so we went to Agios Nikolaos first, followed by Spinalonga and finishing with a swim and 'lunch' (3:30pm by then). I would have preferred the original itinerary because it would allow lunch to be at lunch time and an afternoon drink at Agiios Nikolaos rather than spending time hunting for a snack to tide over.
Overall, the tour was fine. I just wish I had known just how big the group would be. Although it was very well managed, I do prefer smaller tour groups.
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Mark_c
May 1, 2024
50/50 enjoyment - Agios Nikolaos is beautiful and we enjoyed the day overall! That said, we were disappointed in the Spinalonga portion.
We were told once we got off the boat we would be split by language and go with a tour guide. This turned out to be very disorganized once we reached the island, with several guides trying to make sense of the crowd and who was taking whom. We were then told there was no one to conduct the English tour for another 30-40 minutes and that we could walk around if we wanted or wait for a guide. We took some photos and wandered but figured we would have a better experience seeing the island with a tour guide.
Once we met with a guide she described and led us through a single street and repeatedly asked if we had seen the other highlights of the island, scoffing when we said we had not. This was frustrating, as we were led to believe that a tour guide would be the one to “tour” us through these highlights.
After finishing her “street tour” we only had fifteen minutes before our boat was scheduled to leave. We rushed to explore on our own, but missed out on most of the highlights.
In waiting for the tour guide we were led to believe that she would show us around the island; we wish someone would have said to explore most of the island on our own. If you find yourself without a tour guide after arriving, we suggest exploring the island on your own.
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Val_riej464
Jan 7, 2024
Disappointing - Nothing more to see today. 15 years ago this place was magical. Now you pay dearly to stay for a very short time and nothing is accessible anymore. Too bad, because this place is full of history
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