Knossos Palace Skip-the-Line Ticket: Explore Ancient Minoan Civilization with Tour Guide

Skip the line and explore the ancient Minoan civilization at Knossos Palace with a licensed guide. Don’t miss the colorful wall paintings in the House of the Frescoes!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Palace of Knossos - The Minoan Palace at Knossos is arguably the most instructive Neolithic and Bronze-Age site in the Aegean/ Eastern Mediterranean (7000-1000 BC). The reconstructed remains give you a chance to experience the labyrinthine architecture of the Minoans as no other site can, and provide a wonderful backdrop to many vignettes to…
What's Included
  • Group up to 16 people; tour given via ‘Whispers’ (if group size over 6 pax)
  • Licensed tour guide for a guided tour in a small group at Knossos Palace
  • Entry ticket for the Knossos Palace
What's Not Included
  • Meals and drinks
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Transfer
Additional Information

Skip the ticket line to enter Knossos Palace and take a tour with a licensed guide. Explore the ancient palace and be amazed by the House of the Frescoes and its colorful wall paintings. Learn about the history of the Minoan Civilization.
Meet and greet, our check-in operator, next to the entrance of the archaeological site, by the ticket booth. Your…

Location
The Palace of Knossos
Cancellation Policy

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

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Mblechman33
Jun 26, 2024
Excellent tour guide - The guide was outstanding giving a very detailed history of the palace of Knossos along with the Minoans. She tied together Greek mythology as well in a storytelling manner. Highly recommend this tour
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Nancy_s
Jun 22, 2024
Wonderful - Our guide was fantastic and very knowledgeable and engaging - thank you for a memorable experience .
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Daniel_w
May 29, 2024
Semi-Private Tour of Knossos - Katerina had so many stories about the history, but always tried to share in a way so we could visualize the city as a living place. Her enthusiasm added to the experience. Definitely worth having a guide instead of just looking at a ruin you don’t understand.
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Julee_p
May 22, 2024
Excellent - Our tour guide-Akrivi was very knowledgeable and explained in the history timeline in detail. It was so interesting!
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Jane_t
Apr 1, 2024
Knossos with a 9 year old! - Katarina was absolutely brilliant as our guide! She pitched it at such an interesting level for us to learn more about the history of Knossos! It was enhanced by her well prepared visual aids and passion for the area. Katarina is incredibly knowledgeable and a lovely person to spend time with! Thank you for an enjoyable visit!
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Keshav_j
Mar 14, 2024
An unforgettable and incredible tour with Katarina! - Since I had booked during the off-season, I was the sole person on a tour with Katarina, who was very engaging, knowledgeable and very passionate about Knossos. She could answer everything, as well as provide her own insights and ideas. Since Katarina is an archeologist and site excavator herself, she possesses vast knowledge about the palace, and of the Minoans. A true tomb raider! Thank you so much Katarina!
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David_f
Jan 19, 2024
Ask for Akrivi for your Knossos tour. - Akrivi was so wonderful. She had so much information to give us. So much more than expected. The time went by so quickly and the tour was very long. If we had a question, she knew the answers immediately. Her knowledge was more than just about the area but also about the history of the rounding countries and their people.
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Ghislaine_s
Oct 17, 2023
Fascinanting tour do not skip the museum - Very knowledgeable and engaged guide tour and small group made this tour a very worthwhile ecperience.
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Robert_r
Jul 13, 2024
Enjoyable but pricey. - Our guide was amazing. Very pleasant and very easy to understand and talk to. Enjoyed the location and the amazing history and site itself. But not worth the additional $60+ over ticket prices for the tour.
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Mary_p
May 24, 2024
Great guide, bad viator logistics - The tour guide was EXCELLENT! Highly recommend! But the Viator logistics were terrible. We were to meet the tour at the entrance. At 9am the entrance must have had 500+ people swarming around. No one could tell us where to go, who to talk to. We were 10 minutes late because of this.
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up to 12 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).