Gramvousa Island & Balos Lagoon Adventure

Sail to Gramvousa’s pirate past, explore a Venetian castle, and swim in Balos’ Caribbean-like lagoon. Unforgettable adventure awaits!

Duration: 15 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rethymnon - The bus journey includes a passage through Rethymnon.
  • Chania Town - The route takes us through the historic capital of Crete as we head to the boat at Kissamos port.
  • Kissamos - After a bus ride lasting approximately 4 to 4.5 hours, we reach the Kissamos port where the cruise boat departs. The coach will pause for about 20…
What's Included
  • Gasoline
  • ENGLISH=tue & fri, GERMAN=tue & fri, FRENCH=tue & fri, POLISH=tue & fri
  • Escort on coach and boat
  • Transport by air-conditioned coach
  • Liability Insurance Coverage by ALLIANZ
  • Pick up / drop off (Malia till Amoudara-Gazi)
What's Not Included
  • Boat: 15€ per adult, 7.5€ per child to pay on the coach at your guide
  • Entry fee to Gramvousa-Balos: 1 euro pp to pay on the day on the coach to your escort.
  • OPTION Lunch = warm buffet and water (10€) to pay on the coach at your guide
  • Umbrellas and Sunbeds
Additional Information

Beginning early and heading west, the journey leads to the port of Kissamos. Here, the boat is boarded for an enjoyable one-hour sail along the coastline. Upon arrival at the port of the former pirate island of Gramvousa, stories are shared about how, during the Turkish occupation, the island’s residents began looting passing ships, earning the island…

Location
Rethymnon
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Camper29708597856
Jun 27, 2023
Long but amazing day - Honestly a really well organised day, the bus trip was about 3 hours from Ammoudara but that was expected. The food provided was really nice and the tour guides were very helpful. Only downside was that we didn’t actually get to go to Balos beach because of a reason to do with anchoring, which they only informed us when we were on the bus there as appose to 3 days before when they actually found out. We went to another similar beach which was still very nice and overall we had a really nice day. Boat views are to die for. Thank you
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943maritp
Jul 11, 2022
beautiful but very long day - the beach and the lagoon were very beautiful but the road to get to the harbor where the boat departs was very long. we had to come from sisi, to make it to the harbor it was a 5 hour bus drive. so if you are planning this trip know that it might take a long time to get to the harbor. it was also very busy on the boat and on the beaches so keep that in mind as well.
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Milot
Jul 21, 2022
Really not worth it - It really is not worth it. Considering the price and the amount of time you get to spend on the beaches. Don’t get me wrong the beaches are beautiful and really live up the hype. But the bus drive from Sisi was 10 hours in total. And you only get to stay for 1,5 hour at Gramvousa and 2 hours at Balos Lagoon. The food options on the boat were not as the tour operator said on the bus. Very limited choice of dishes. And beware you can get very sick on the boat because of the waves, the boat trip is about 2 hours long in total. And one thing they didn’t say is that the majority of the people you are traveling with are Polish people. The problem with that is that the tour operator was more focused on them, in terms of information about the history of these places that you will visit. The English translation was very short and it was obvious that this was more directed to people from Poland. So considering the fact that you will spend more time traveling, than actually enjoying the beaches i really don’t recommend this trip. They overcharge way too much.
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