Super Tour mit noch besserem Tourguide. - Wir haben viele interessante Dinge über Kreta erfahren. Sind in kleine Dörfer gefahren. Haben uns sehr viel angesehen und das beste an dem Tag war der Tourguide. Dieser lebt seinen Job und war so so super.

Wonderful!! Absolutely wonderful - My friend and myself went on thus wonderful trip last Sunday. I must say to start with the tour guide,Nicotarias and the driver Costas were the best we could have had! So informative,passionate and just amazing humans,the tripnwould have been nothing without them. The 5 stops we made, the Melidoni cave,the village of Margarites,the Arkadi monastery, the village of Apostoli and the gorge of St Antonio really made us feel we'd learnt a lot about the people of crete and the beauty of the island. The food at the family Taverna in Apostoli was delicious, Costas played the lyre for us and him and Nicotarias got everyone up and dancing.We had a drink courtesy of Nico,the grandfather and owner of the taverna,still a great dancer at the age of 94! . The while trip was joyous and I highly,HIGHLY,recommend it,esp6if you are lucky enough to get to meet the wonderful gentlemen who guided us through it.

Return to Apostoli - We took the Real Crete tour last year and had such a great time, we decided to repeat it this year. Once again the tour was very enjoyable and informative, thanks to our guide Nectarios (apologies if I mispelt your name) and driver Costas. Our main reason for repeating this tour was to revisit the village of Apostoli and the traditional taverna to deliver photos which we took of the wonderful Cretan villagers who adopted my partner. As last year the hospitality, food and live Cretan music performed by Costas and the dancing performed by Nectarios was superb. My partner was again invited to sit with the locals and we promised to return to see them next year. All in all we had a wonderful day to remember. Thank you Costas, Nectarios and Mr Nicos' taverna, we will return.

When you book make sure Nektaria’s and Kostas are your guide and bus driver! - The trip was amazing but what made it better was Kostas the bus driver and musician and Nektario’s the Guide and dancer…my husband and I always do a bus tour but this has been THE BEST one we have ever been on! We will be back with our children and hope they will be around for our children to have the same amazing experience…the Tour is well worth it…we learned a lot …the food was good …the music …the energy was just everything the soul needs!

Excellent trip, a must do if you’re staying in Rethymno! - From start to finish this was a very well organised tour. Was easy to book at the shop by a knowledgeable rep. Pick up was near the hotel and on time. The coach was very modern, comfortable and air conditioned and expertly driven by Kosta. Anastasia, our guide, was very cheerful approachable and interesting and knew lots about the history of the sites she never had to resort to reading notes. Kostas Greek music and dancing was a highlight, but unfortunately for us most of the party were older Germans who didn’t want to join in , so this didn’t go on as long as we would of liked despite Kosta and Anastasia trying to get people to join in. The food at the Taverna was really good. We would of preferred to spend time at the lake rather than the monetary, but that’s just our preference, if we did the trip again we wouldn’t to go in the monestry but would head for the cafe! The scenery was stunning! It’s amazing how much was crammed into the day, we spent about an hour at each stop off. We highly recommend the tour to get out of the city and into the mountains and see real Cretan life. As we got back to Rethymno the company gave all the ladies a rose as it was Mother’s Day, this was a lovely surprise and a great end to a fantastic day.

Great - Fantastic all round destination. Lovely old town , good restaurants! Corina fabulous! Beach super . Everything great something for everyone!

Best excursion. - Amazing experience, the monastory, the views, Gorge of Saint Anthony, The taverna with the best guide and driver who enhance the whole experience from dancing, playing an instrument show real passion for their country...fun, entertaining and safe.

See the Real Crete - I would advise anybody visiting Crete to take this excursion. It's a great way to see several beautiful sites, take photos of the stunning scenery and learn some of Crete's history. The trip is well organised and timings allow for refreshments and toilet breaks. Nectarous (our guide) has a lovely voice and his commentary offers just the right amount of information and history. Kostas (our driver) is skillful and very personable. The stop at the taverna with dinner, music and dancing was the highlight. Kostas is a great musician and Nectarous starts off the dancing and invites you to take part. You don't have to, it's fun to watch and clap along. Take cash for the Monestery, caves and taverna

Enjoyable Day Out - We had a very enjoyable day visiting the Real Crete with Markadis Travel. The first part of the day took us into the countryside to visit the spectacular Cave of Melidoni which was set amidst a stunning landscape. The next stop, the village of Margarites was tranquil, picturesque and quaint – these two places were the highlights for me. The Arkadi Monastery was also very impressive. We enjoyed a traditional meal and dancing at a Terverna along the way, followed by a quick visit to a gorge, lush vegetation, and river at the bottom, lovely and cool too! This was a very hot and long day out, and we did feel that having lunch fairly late in the day wasn’t ideal (personal choice) as the visit to the gorge afterwards seemed quite rushed. That aside, we would recommend taking this tour, the tour guide was extremely informative and super friendly – thank you :)

Visited beautiful and special places - It was all very well organised. Guide spoke different languages and you could ask her anything. You had plenty of time to walk around the places you stopped. The guide also clearly indicated what time you had to be back at the bus. There were many people over 50 with us, but as a 23 year old it was also great fun to come along.