Spinalonga Island Tour: Explore Venetian Fortress History

Explore Spinalonga’s haunting history, cruise Elounda Bay, relax in Agios Nikolaos, and savor local cuisine. Uncover Crete’s hidden gems on this guided tour.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Elounda - The coach brings you to Elounda where you take the boat.
  • Mirabello Bay - Enjoy the beautiful bay during your boat trip.
  • Spinalonga (Kalydon) - On Spinalonga (the island of tears) you have a professional guided tour (30 min) and about 1 hour free time. Time in Spinalonga: 1 hour 20 minutes
    Entrance to Spinalonga Fortress: 8€
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What's Included
  • Tours available in English, German, French, and Polish
  • Gasoline included
  • Professional guide on the coach
  • Pick up and drop off from Malia to Amoudara (Heraklion)
  • Transport by air-conditioned coach
  • Liability Insurance Coverage by ALLIANZ
  • Lunch included: Pita Giros (chicken, pork, or vegetarian) and water
  • Professional guided tour on Spinalonga
What's Not Included
  • Entrance Spinalonga: 8 € pp (Reduced admission 4 € pp) to pay at the entrance of Spinalonga
  • Boat: 15€ per adult, 7.5€ per child to pay on the coach at your guide
  • Extra drinks during lunch
  • Drinks and food on board
Additional Information

At Elounda you take the boat and cruise along the bay to the island of Spinalonga. The guided tour on Spinalonga will both fascinate and haunt you as you learn the tragic history of this island which was once a Venetian fortress and was then the isolated home of many lepers up to 1957 when it was cleared by the Health Authorities, leaving the place…

Location
Elounda
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Reece_c
Aug 25, 2021
Great day out - Overall the day was excellent. Some points that aren't mentioned above are that you also get to spend around 2 hours in Elounda after the trip to Spinalonga and then around an hour in Agios Nikolaos and a short time in a olive oil factory in Malia. There was no BBQ lunch as stated but they handed out sandwiches, snacks and drinks and even a cheeky shot of ouzo on the boat back from Spinalonga. Oi oi.  It was great how they just let you do your own thing and wasn't hearded around like cattle by some shepherd with a clipboard. Overall the day was fantastic value for money and we would definitely recommend it. ****
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Raghunathbk
Jul 4, 2022
Only 20 mins to walk around Spinalonga - Bitterly disappointed to have spent only 15-20 minutes walking around Spinalonga on our own instead of 1 hour. This was due to English speaking tourists only being allowed off the boat last after other European tourists and the slow speed of buying tickets. We feel it would have been much better to allow us more time as that was meant to be the highlight of the trip. They could have reduced the time at the next stop Elounda bay for this. Veggie option for lunch was poor - salad and cold wrap of cucumber, tomato and sweet corn- no feta cheese/quorn or sauce etc. Elounda bay was Ok but mostly rock with tiniest amount of sand for 3 people ! Spinalonga was amazing but didnt get the time to appreciate it. Paid £76.86 for 2 of us
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