Best day of our week in Crete! - I cannot rate this experience high enough! Nikos was an amazing tour guide; knowledgeable, friendly and so authentic. The experience itself was also amazing. It started with a tour through the olive groves, where Nikos taught us about the history of olive oil farming in the area, and about the specific type of olive they grew. It was a very hot day, but we stayed in the shade and there was a beautiful breeze blowing through the olive trees! We stopped half way under a grove of trees, and sat and chatted while eating olives and drinking raki! After this, we headed to the factory where the local co-operative makes their olive oil. We were shown the process of making olive oil, and where the problems can lie. The factory was amazing and huge! We saw the whole process, from raw olives to bottling at the end. After this Nikos took us to grab some waters and then we headed off to his family's garden. Here we prepared some Cretan food using olive oil, with the help of his lovely mother Maria! We then sat under the shade of an olive tree and listened to the cicadas whilst we ate and drank and chatted. It was beautifully peaceful and the perfect end to the trip! As I said, I can't recommend this experience enough. It was a beautiful day, and the highlight of our whole holiday! If you have the chance to go on The Olive Trail, I would definitely go!

Amazing Olive Experience - A very interesting and informative tour about the history and use of the olive. We also enjoyed the cooking class and the tasting of the olive oil. Nicos and Janis love working with the olive trees and are there with heart and soul. Top was also the German tour guide Irena. The time in the beautiful vegetable garden has passed with very good explanations, food and raki. We had a very nice and eventful day, which we would like to repeat at any time.

Great day! - We had an amazing trip, starting by walking through the olive groves, seeing the factory and learning about the process of harvesting olives, before tasting a variety of olive oils and ending the trip making some delicious food - I would really recommend this tour as you visit crete!

A quintessential Cretan experience - We had such a great experience with Nikos on The Olive Trail yesterday. He has an unrivalled knowledge and passion for olive oil and we left feeling like experts! We joined the tour halfway through, and Nikos and his family were so accommodating to our needs (being pregnant in 38 degrees), looking after us and cooking a delicious meal in their garden under the olive trees. Felt like the quintessential Cretan experience and we’d highly recommend it! Plus his olive oil is fantastic so make sure you buy a tin.

Wow. Amazing trip - a true local experience - An amazing full day trip. Host Nikos was so friendly, passionate and informative. Really understood about Olive trees, the oil making process and how sophisticated it is. The extraction plant was very interesting and the guide very knowledgeable and again passionate. Finally had a small gathering lunch - with cooking lesson at Nikos family Olive plot. Food amazing and so fresh and tasty. Did some Virgin olive oil tasting - really interesting and very educational. Fantastic day. Definitely recommend.

The Olive Trail - a definite must if you’re in Eastern Crete. - This was definitely a highlight of my tour. Starting off in an olive grove Nikos passionately talked about the agriculture, pruning, and the harvesting of olives. We then visited the olive mill where we learnt the intricate process of producing olive oil, thank to Yiannis who was equally passionate about this liquid gold. Finally we headed off to Nikos’ grove for olive oil tasting and where his mother and mother-in-law cooked the most delicious lunch using, olive oil of course. Highly recommended for all.

Exceptional Olive oil excursion - Nikos was exceptionally knowledgeable and passionate about olive oil. We learnt so much. First a walk through the olive trees with Nikos and then to the olive press where Yannis explained in much detail the process of making oil from this fruit. Lunch in the family grove with the most delicious lunch made by Nikos’s mother. A wonderful day, I can highly recommend a visit and tour.

Olive oil tour - The Olive Oil tour was great! We started out walking through the olive tree grove where we learned a lot about the care of the trees. We then went into the factory where we learned how to make olive oil. After that, we ate a lot of great food and had some raki! We really enjoyed this tour!

Highly recommend this tour - The experience of the olive tour was amazing, authentic, and truly one of a kind!! The acres of olive trees and other plants was incredibly fascinating to walk through and learn the complicated family history of. We also learned so much about the process of traditional Cretan olive oil making; this included a walk through of the factory where the olive oil is produced which was truly impressive and educational. Then, our time at the taverna was an amazing couple of hours of enjoying traditional food and learning the factors that go into evaluating extra virgin olive oils. We have talked about this tour since we took it, and are still evaluating the different olive oils we come across using what Nikos taught us. Thank you so much to Nikos for his expertise and insight in creating this experience, and I commend him for his ability to keep people continuously intrigued and create a lasting memorable experience. - The Schaevitz Family

With love for Creta olive oil - Thx Nikos. We had an impressive day which we will remember long time. We learned a lot from you certainly of tasting. Furthermore I was impressed by Yanis the oil plant manager. I’m immediately liked him. A pleasant and passionate person with impressive knowledge and at the same time hands on. All together we had a wonderful day. I will send you a sample of our oil as soon as we have the new harvest. All the best and thans for your passionated engagement. Regards Berthe & Boy