3-Day Private Tour of Crete: Explore Knossos, Heraklion, Chania, Rethymno, and Eastern Crete

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Embark on a 3-day private tour of Crete and discover the rich history and natural beauty of this Greek island. Visit Knossos palace, explore the cities of Heraklion, Chania, and Rethymno, and enjoy the scenic views of the eastern side of Crete. Book now!

Duration: 7 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

WeGuide.gr - Meeting point for guided tours - Day 1: Visit the Mythical Palace of Knossos of King Minos and Labyrinth home to the Minotaur. Get to know the largest city and Capital of Crete. Explore the Historical city center of Heraklion and Capital of Crete! The 7th labor of Hercules was performed here, the birthplace of El Greco and…

What's Included

Private transportation
Bottled water
Lunch
Live tour Guide (ENG)
Knossos palace & Archeological museum of Heraklion Entrance Tickets

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Dinner
Accommodation

Additional Information

Crete Exploration in 3 Days
Private excursion from the Heraklion region, led by your own certified travel guide.
• Day 1: Tour the Knossos palace, visit the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, and end with a stroll and tasting trip around the historic Heraklion city.
• Day 2: Discover western Crete - Cities of Chania and Rethymno. Stroll around the old…

Location

WeGuide.gr - Meeting point for guided tours

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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(16 Ratings)

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Lingeringlurker

Oct 17, 2022

The highlight of our trip to Crete - Simply the best. The highlight of our trip. Akrivi is an ideal guide and makes everyone feel she speaks to them. I studied classics at university, and I still found I learnt new things; my friend knew very little about the subject but also felt it was perfectly pitched for her. It's not a private tour that you can book just for your own family, but the groups are still so small that it feels like it is and everyone gets their questions answered in detail. (She had sophisticated answers to everything we threw at her!) We were really impressed by her fluency, both in the English language and just in her natural speaking style. She must give this tour several times a week, and yet we still felt like the jokes and key lines were being delivered fresh, for the very first time, just for us.

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Beth

Sep 24, 2022

Knossos Palace tour is not to be missed! - Great tour of the Knossos Palace with Katarina on Sunday, September 18th. She was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. She also brought great visual aids to help explain the environment at the site. You definitely need a guide for this tour to be able to grasp the magnitude of Knossos. The combo Knossos tour and Archaeological Museum of Heraklion is as great value. Both places need to be on your Crete itinerary.

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Cristina_s

Sep 21, 2022

Amazing experience - Wonderful experience! Akrivi was amazing. She paid attention to everyone in the group and she is a natural story teller. The tour is totally worth the time and money and I would recommend it to anyone who visits Heraklion . Thank you, Akrivi!

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Aristeidis

Aug 14, 2022

So much to miss if you don't do it - Our tour guide (Eirini X.) was lovely; very friendly, very warm person. It was obvious she knew everything about the place, its history, the architecture, all the details. We were very exited throughout the visit, we enjoyed the experience and highly recommend to everyone who visits Crete. It's a unique place with so much to offer, but all of this is easy to miss without an experienced tour guide. Bottom line: don't miss on a guided tour in Knossos, you'll definitely not regret it.

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Kaisha_w

Jul 17, 2022

Amazing!! - Upon arriving to Knossós, the meeting point was easy to find. There is also a café at the entrance if you arrive early and want a drink or snack. Our tour guide, Katerina was fantastic and passionate; she guided us gracefully around the site, feeding our imagination with interesting facts, making the whole experience very enjoyable and stimulating. 5* tour - would definitely recommend!

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Francois_d

Sep 9, 2021

Very professional and knowledgeable guide - We really enjoyed our visit of Knossos Palace with our guide. Easy to find our guide and she (Akrivi) was really good and knowledgeable. We really enjoy the visit with her. It is important to know that the skip the line is for Knossos and even with ticket you may wait really long time to enter the Archeological museum in Heraklion (we had to wait 1 hour to enter).

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Miguel_m

Aug 30, 2021

Best Iraklion Experience ! - Wow! This was such a great tour. After all the negative reviews online about the actual site I can say just ignore them. It’s a site well worth visiting and my guide was amazing! She was punctual waiting fir me with a sign with my name. She was really knowledgeable and really made this tour a good History abs cultural lesson! I would highly recommend this tour !

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Ellisa_g

Jul 24, 2021

Fantastic tour - The palace was a must see for us and it did not disappoint. Our guide Joanna added so much to our visit. She gave us a true appreciation for the history and significance of where we stood.

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Pam

Oct 11, 2019

Knossos - Joanna was an excellent guide- free of hyped untrue stories. A welcomed academic experience. Would definitely recommend this tour and this guide.

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Culture751123

Sep 29, 2019

A great experience - A wonderful and informative experience. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and informative. Getting in front of the long lines was a added bonus. We highly recommend this tour.

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up to 6 guests

1 Adult