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Crete Safari: Discover Real Crete's Wild Beauty
4.8
351 Ratings
Schisma Eloundas
Explore Crete’s wild landscapes and ancient paths. Visit Zeus Cave, enjoy breathtaking views, and savor authentic Cretan hospitality on this unforgettable off-road adventure.
Explore Crete’s wild landscapes and ancient paths. Visit Zeus Cave, enjoy breathtaking views, and savor authentic Cretan hospitality on this unforgettable off-road adventure.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Agios Nikolaos - Pass through the charming village of Agios Nikolaos, famous for its picturesque lake.
- Agios Nikolaos - Visit a family-run factory specializing in olives and olive products, and enjoy tasting various qualities and types of olive oil.
- Panagias Keras Church - Stop at this historic church. Although it is not open 5-6 days a…
- Agios Nikolaos - Pass through the charming village of Agios Nikolaos, famous for its picturesque lake.
- Agios Nikolaos - Visit a family-run factory specializing in olives and olive products, and enjoy tasting various qualities and types of olive oil.
- Panagias Keras Church - Stop at this historic church. Although it is not open 5-6 days a week, if accessible, its 17th-century frescoes are truly stunning.
- Kritsa - Take a stroll through the enchanting, ancient village of Kritsa.
- Katharo Plateau - Relish the breathtaking views of both the Libyan Sea and the Aegean Sea simultaneously, and ascend to the Katharo Plateau.
- Lassithi Plateau - Traverse the entire plateau and gain a wonderful insight into life at this high altitude.
- Windmills Of Lasithi Plateau - Admire the beautiful windmills scattered across the plateau.
- Krasi - Visit this quaint, ancient town, home to a massive, millennia-old plane tree.
- Malia - On the return journey, pass through the tourist-friendly village of Malia.
- Selinari - The historic Monastery of Selinari on the return route is one of the island’s most beautiful. Feel free to light a candle there if you wish.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- All inclusive tour
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- All inclusive tour
What's Not Included
- Hotel Pick Ups from Heraklion and west of Heraklion (Rethymnon, Chania) area.
- Zeus Cave Entrance Fees
- Hotel Pick Ups from Heraklion and west of Heraklion (Rethymnon, Chania) area.
- Zeus Cave Entrance Fees
Additional Information
Certainly one of the finest off-road adventures available. Traverse mountains and plateaus, and visit popular attractions while enjoying stunning vistas. The Land Rover Discovery is equipped with air conditioning. An experienced guide, refreshments, water, and a traditional Cretan lunch are provided.
This incredible tour takes you into the heart of…
Certainly one of the finest off-road adventures available. Traverse mountains and plateaus, and visit popular attractions while enjoying stunning vistas. The Land Rover Discovery is equipped with air conditioning. An experienced guide, refreshments, water, and a traditional Cretan lunch are provided.
This incredible tour takes you into the heart of Crete. After an olive oil tasting and a factory visit, you’ll ascend the island’s mountains and forests. Travel along ancient Minoan paths and civilizations to discover the hidden Crete. Experience pure nature, wild landscapes, and breathtaking views. At the highest point of the journey, you can see both the Aegean Sea to the north and the Libyan Sea to the south. Another highlight of your tour is the location where lunch will be served. You’ll have the opportunity to meet our local host and truly experience Cretan hospitality. If interested, you can try your hand at pottery, learning from a local artisan at a pottery workshop. A visit to a 2,600-year-old tree and much more awaits you on this safari tour, where you will uncover the authentic Crete.
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Location
Schisma Eloundas
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(351 Ratings)
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Ashton_a
Sep 30, 2024
A must when in Crete! - I’d give 10 stars if I could! Michael was a fabulous guide with a wealth of knowledge. This is an incredibly packed tour, so just be prepared for an all day excursion. The details and planning that went into this tour far exceeded my expectations. I loved every single part of it.
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868sawsans
Sep 30, 2024
Beautiful day with the most wonderful guide Gaetan - What an amazing day! Our guide Gaetan was exceptional and made our day so memorable! The cave was so cool to see as well as off-roading on the mountain. Gaetan was very attentive and great driver and made us all happy and laughing the whole day. He was a pleasure to be around and if I could give him 10 stars review, I would. Thank you so much for a beautiful authentic experience in Crete :)
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Jamesao3660vb
Sep 29, 2024
A fantastic way to experience Crete’s wondrous geography - This trip totally surpassed our expectation's. Having arrived a few days prior in Crete we had already fallen in love with the geography of the island (we are staying in Agios Nikolaos), with the glorious coastal views and picturesque seafront. We wanted to experience the mountainous areas of the island and thought that this trip would be a good way to do that.
Our tour guide, Gaetan, was fantastic. He has a joy for life and a fun personality that is infectious. He provided plenty of great conversation throughout the trip, showed good local knowledge and passion for his role.
The variety in this trip makes it more than worth the price.The olive factory was interesting, the tasting delicious. The town of Krista was friendly and beautiful. The goats in the hills were very friendly and sweet. Lassithi Plateau and the roads through the area provide an incredible panorama of the dramatic Cretan landscape. The food we ate was absolutely delicious, and the location was spectacular. The cave of Zeus demanded a fairly rigorous hike, but was totally worth it - a very magical place, like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Finally, the old church we visited was a very special place.
The mix of great locations, a good vehicle and a friendly driver made this an experience we will never forget. This is extremely high value for money and I’d recommend this to anyone looking for a good day out. We plan on returning to Crete in the future and will likely book again on another excursion!
Thank you so much Adventure Crete and our amazing guide, Gaetan!
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Daydream05642944979
Sep 26, 2024
Wonderful experience from A to Z. If you want to see part of the island... even special;beautiful places,this trip is exactly - Everything was tip top organized. We were picked up on time and had a good car with an even better driver:-] Our guide was Petra. She is really super nice, arranged and helpful! You can tell that she enjoys the job and can therefore convey the joy and experiences in the best way.
The price-performance ratio is awesome. Every one of yours was worth it. Our expectations were exceeded:-]
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Keitht
Sep 25, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyable day out. - We went on this trip as it was the only one available from our location that we hadn't previously done. We knew about the steep and uneven walk up to, and in, the caves and were planning to stay at the cafe whilst fitter people than us went to the cave. At our first stop our driver (a mad Frenchman whose name I ever did get properly) spoke to us about that element and voiced his concern about us trying it. He was understandably relieved when we told him of our plan. The other 2 couple, both much younger and fitter than us, said it had been hard work and one said they wouldn't try it again.
Overall though it was a great day out with a visit to an Olive Oil factory, which may not sound exciting but we found very informative, a short stop in Kritsa, then up onto the plateau with fantastic views and real off-road travel.
The only slightly disappointing element was the lunch. It was advertised as a traditional meze and, as we had experienced this on a previous trip with Adventure Crete, we were really looking forward to it. It really was not what we expected. It basically consisted of a choice of either chicken or pork with a couple of potatoes and a salad.
Despite that slight negative it would not stop us travelling with Adventure Crete again.
One of the great selling points for their trips is that all seats are forward facing rather than the typical Land Rover setup of side facing bench seats in the rear which, we know from experience, offer limited views and a not very comfortable ride. Adventure Crete might want to consider either fitting side steps as getting in and out of the vehicles can be a bit of a struggle for the less nimble.
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Ain_v
Sep 19, 2024
Nice views - Very nice views in the mountains. Would not have gone there myself. Visited lots of places and got information about local life.
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Greg043
Sep 17, 2024
Fun excursion of the Zeus’ cave - Great trip through the plateau and up to Zeus’ cave. The stops were worthwhile (mostly small villages), and the food at the tavern was enjoyable. Our driver Gaetan was loads of fun and the other guests were good value. Thankfully the Range Rover was air-conditioned!
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Jennifer_p
Sep 8, 2024
Recommended! - Great tour guide, lots of stops along the way including a delicious lunch right after touring the cave. Well worth it!
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Katejboswell
Aug 28, 2024
Lovely immersive day seeing the real Crete - Amazing day exploring the interior of eastern Crete with our excellent guide Enrico who couldn't have been more accommodating. His English was amazing despite hailing from Italy! Highlights were the olive oil processing plant (yummy tasting and really interesting to hear about how they process the olives), stopping for leisurely stroll and coffee in Krista, the winding drive up to the Katharo Plateau (extraordinary views and so peaceful at the top with no sound other than the wind through the mountains, the sound of goat bells and accessional cry of eagles), lunch at Dimitri's taverna (a consummate host serving simple, yet delicious food and a great story about how his business came to be) and the beautiful great Plain Tree at Krasi. We did enjoy Zeus' cave once in, but be prepared for a big (and in our case hot!) climb to reach it and likelihood of queues at the ticket office). The day is a long one (9am-5pm) and our teenagers were flagging a bit by 3pm so we kept the visit to Krasi and Selinari short. Overall would highly recommend!
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Beverly_r
Sep 4, 2024
Worth the time and money. - It was interesting to stop at the Olive oil factory and have a tasting. The scenery was impressive on the plateau. Make sure you wear good shoes for the tough terrain hiking up to Zeus’s cave!
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