Chania Walking Tour: Delve into Authentic Cretan Food Tasting

Delve into the authentic flavors of Crete on a walking tour where you’ll taste local delicacies, visit a secret herbs store, and explore the best traditional Cretan knife manufacturer.

Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bougatsa Iordanis - A stop at the most amazing bougatsa. The most traditional one. A place to visit.
  • Chania Town - This experience is going to give you the opportunity to taste an abundance of local products, from the greatest Cretan producers.
    From the classic Raki / Tsikoudia, to Cretan Bougatsa, the local varieties of local Cheese,…
What's Included
  • Tea and coffee provided
  • Assortment of snacks included
  • Local spirit Tsikoudia/Raki served
What's Not Included
  • extra drinks (to those that are mentioned)
Additional Information

It was likely the Daily Telegraph that suggested a unique reason to tour each Greek island a few years ago. For Crete, the main lure was the cuisine. Local residents would undoubtedly concur, as while 90% of the Greek islands possess unrivaled allure, Crete adds to that appeal with the highest-grade food. Clearly, a culinary exploration of the city…

Location
Domino's Pizza
Kriari
It is not that we are eating Pizza. It is just a place with shade - where we meet. Opposite to the taxi station - square 1866.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Kartinihilde_f
Oct 22, 2024
Fabulous & delicious - It was a great food tour in the old town of Chania ,we had a fun group with very nice people . the tourguide was excellent ! Christos and het brought us to fabulous shops with delicious food . it was so nice to see the old town of Chania, meeting people from over the world and eating delicious snacks. our tourguide Christos was super friendly. Thank you for the nice trip.
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Susan_m
Oct 20, 2024
All of it.....and... - All of it.....and Christof was (is) fantastic!!!! We would highly recommend this tour, which I included the 'medicine' man, Yannis.
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Lenepetersen6
Oct 17, 2024
Great tour, food, guide. - Great tour with a lot of well prepared traditional food. Nice, small group of 7. Christos is - according to my 18 years old son - "a champ".
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Greg_d
Oct 13, 2024
Great experience. - Christos was fun and informative. We tasted a large number of dishes and went to some unusual shops. We really appreciated his following up with an email listing what we had tasted and even some suggestions for restaurants in Chania.
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David_h
Oct 12, 2024
Top trip top guide - The whole trip wax excellent Christos was amazing and I would thoroughly recommend this trip to anyone visiting Chania
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Kristina_p
Oct 10, 2024
Must-do food tour in Chania! - Our guide, Christos, was incredibly knowledgeable about the area, the food, and the history. He was very kind, engaging, and answered all of the questions. My friends and I did the morning tour and we learned a lot about the local cuisine while sampling (generous portions!) sweets and savory items, Greek coffee, and various herbs and olive oils. Highly recommend!!
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N2011
Oct 8, 2024
Christos Shares His Love for Chania and All of Crete! - Christos is an incredibly knowledgeable and passionate tour guide. He generously shares with each tourist his knowledge, so that at the end of the walking food tour you understand why Chania is so special. As we walked, we learned about the history of Chania and Crete. We went to Christos's special places for sweets, coffee, gyros, herbs and teas for health, and spices for cooking, We also had a delicious sampling of a few of Crete's incredible variety of cheeses. We visited a wonderful leather goods store and knife store, that we had asked about. There was absolutely no pressure to purchase anything during the tour, but believe me, you will want to. Christos is a master story teller, weaving together history, geography, cuisine, and personal anecdotes. By the end of the tour our group was well fed and well educated. During the rest of our stay in Chania, we went to a few of the restaurants that Christos had recommended and they were fabulous! We also asked him lots of questions about which villages to visit so we could explore Crete's wonderful wines and olive oil. Christos is a treasure, a tour guide that makes you see Crete through his eyes. We look forward to touring with him again Ta Leme Syntoma, Christos
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Nancy_k
Oct 1, 2024
Fabulous Day at Elefanisi Beach - Marcos did an amazing job driving the bus and getting us everywhere we needed to be on time and safely. Ingrid was a fantastic guide. She was professional, knowledgeable, and gave just the right amount of information. We enjoyed stopping at the store that had information about their bees. We were able to taste their honeys and I bought their beeswax salve with olive oil which was great for skin after a day at the beach. We enjoyed the drive to the southwestern coast. The mountains are captivating. Ingrid not only explained the topography but she also shared about the local crops of olives and chestnuts, even how the aquifer is refilled from the snow from the mountain tops. This was a perfect time to go to Elefanisi Beach. It wasn't crowded and we were easily able to get two chairs. Yes, the sand is really pink from the coral from Africa. It depends a bit on the action of the waves and the light. But if you go for a walk and watch the waves and the shallow sand you will be able to see pink bits of coral. It's a very nice area, with shallow water and lots of little coves to explore. On the way back we stopped at the small village of Elos and we were able to have a late lunch at a wonderful local taverna. Make sure if you can to go to the bakery and try their cookies and sweetbreads. Everything was delicious there. We were the last stop to be dropped off but it was a lovely day and we appreciated the great job that Ingrid and Marcos did!
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Seaside30182695431
Sep 28, 2024
This is tour is not to be missed! - I cannot recommend this tour enough. Christos is a wonderful, knowledgeable guide. The food was amazing and provided a wonderful overview of Crete’s food. We also visited an herb shop. There was zero pressure to buy anything. The owner was kind and provided an overview of various herbs, teas and herbal/spice blends. Christos also took us through part of Old Town including some off the beaten track spots. He followed up the tour with an email of all the places we visited as well as his recommendations for restaurants. If you miss this tour, you are missing out.
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Michael_j
Oct 10, 2024
Very disappointed! - Our ship ported 2 hours away from activity which we didn’t know until morning of event so we were unable to use our $487.00 tickets viator refused to refund or even offer a voucher for another excursion or a discount
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