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Elafonissi Beach Tour from Chania
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Elafonissi
Embark on a full-day tour from Chania to Elafonisi, a stunning beach with pristine waters and a unique landscape. Discover the beauty of this separate island and enjoy a day of swimming and exploration.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Elafonissi Beach - Elafonissi Beach, renowned for its Pink Coral Sand, is celebrated globally according to top travel guides. The beach appears to split into two parts by water, giving the illusion of a separate island. Elafonissi is a protected area under the “Natura 2000” network. The island features dunes with sand lilies and junipers (similar to cedar trees). It serves as a nesting ground for the endangered Caretta-Caretta turtles and other rare species, and removing any plants or animals from the area is strictly prohibited. The beach boasts exotic white sand and turquoise waters reminiscent of the Caribbean, with pinkish hues in many areas due to crushed shells.
Near the peninsula’s “breaking” point, the water is shallow, not exceeding 1 meter, creating a small lagoon perfect for children. The eastern side of the beach, in front of the lagoon, is well-organized and the most popular.
- Elos - Elos Chestnut village is well-known among locals for its stunning natural beauty, featuring a magnificent chestnut forest and traditional tavernas that offer a unique culinary experience rooted in Cretan nutrition.
What's Included
- Pick up and Drop off with A/C luxurious bus
- Visit to Elafonissi Beach
- Visit to Elos Chestnut Village
- English Speaking guide
- Swedish Speaking guide (Wednesdays)
- 24/7 Superior Service
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses, extra beverages or meals
- Gratitude/Tips
Additional Information
Elafonisi is considered to be one of the most famous beaches worldwide (rated each year within the 10 best beaches in Europe and one of the best all over the world). With its amazing pink coral sand and its calm crystal clear waters, Elafonissi is one of the “must do” while visiting Chania.
Solo, couple or family, Elafonissi gets you amazed from the very first moment with the unique landscape that is formed and provides you with a lifetime experience that will make you indulge in the world of relaxation and joy.
Enjoy this tour with our professional, service-minded guides and bus drivers that will waive around all the narrow streets of the cretan road network and will driver you in safety and comfort to this amazing area.
Our team will be here to accept your booking and drive you through the whole procedure with happiness and joy in order to ensure a smooth, untroubled and professional experience in such an amazing area, that is certainly worth visiting.
- Remember to bring the following items: sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, swimsuit and beach towel
- Rubbish disposal as well as removing seashells from the beach is prohibited
Location
Elafonissi Beach
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
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Deeann_m
May 30, 2024
Gorgeous beach, great tour company - Great excursion, tour guide was helpful and provided great info on Crete geography along the way. Driver took the winding roads like a champ!
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Kimberly_n
May 30, 2024
Wonderful (pinkish) beach day - Communication in advance was very good. While the beach was definitely why we were all there, the honey store had an excellent presentation that nicely broke up the trip on the way. I wouldn't have needed the lunch stop on the way back, but perhaps others enjoyed glimpsing another small village. The beach was lovely. We were there early enough that the crowds were light, chairs were available and you could find a patch of sand with no one else around. As others have mentioned, the sand isn't all pink, but take a stroll and you'll definitely find pink patches. There's also a nice (E4) hike heading south along the coast. It is fenced off before you reach the next beach, but it was a pretty and well-marked trail (need good shoes - a lot of rock scrambling). It was a pretty full bus, so there were a lot of pick-ups and drop offs (for which I was on the first pick-up and one of the last drop offs). That made the day a bit long, but as long as you plan for that, it's a relaxing and fairly scenic ride.
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Debbie_g
May 30, 2024
Walking in water - The bus was comfortable and our guide was very informative and attentive. The beach was beautiful and walking so far into the water and on to the sand dunes. It was a fun experience.
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Rashley2
May 22, 2024
Awesome experience - Perfect place to vist .if you have mobility issues then this place is not for you as you have a very long walk on very uneven road donevto the beach
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Trisha_d
Oct 5, 2023
Wonderfully relaxing day! - Our guide was great. The bus trip was seamless. Loved having a small bus. We were a bit disappointed in so many reviews saying that the drive was terrible - as we would easily have driven ourselves in our hire car. Having said that, it was nice to just enjoy the ride and chat. We found the time at the beach was great. We easily got an umbrella, and had a really relaxing time. Lunch at Elos was good! Visit to Agia Sofia cave was also enjoyable.
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Joanet2018
Oct 3, 2023
I really liked the landscape in the mountains - Very good driver and on time. Excellent presenter. I recommend
Trip advisor for this tour. THANKS
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Yvonne_f
Jun 28, 2024
Good Tour - Overall we enjoyed the tour. The beach was really nice.
It takes about a 15 minute walk to get to the beach from the car park.
Probably the only negative thing was that the bus had to pick up so many people on the way so lots of stops, by the time we got to the beach it was extremely crowded. So no lounges or umbrellas on the shore were available.
On the way back we stopped at a little town called Elos which we had some amazing traditional Greek food.
Then lots of drop off’s on the way back.
But overall it was worth it.
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Annette_w
Oct 21, 2023
The driver and tour guide... - The driver and tour guide were very nice people. The walk to and from the beach to drop off and pick up was very far it’s ok for young people but not so much for us older folk
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Warren_s
Oct 19, 2023
Great Experience - Elafonisi beach is beautiful and I would highly recommend a visit. Our tour guide was very good, who provided us interesting and insightful information throughout the the tour. The stop off in the local village seemed a bit pointless though, and we would have preferred more time on the beach.
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Voyager818873
Oct 3, 2023
elefonissi beach trip ! - overrated I struggled to see any pink beach so don't get too excited yo may see a slight pink colour close to the waters edge when I was there it was whipping up sand in your face but apparently it does this most of the time so don't expect to chill out on the shores and take in a few rays also it gets very overcrowded so finding a spot to take a selfie was almost impossible all in all a disappointing day trip I wished I'd have saved my money and had a few more beers
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