Why choose this Crete tour ?
Hop in a Land Rover and let it take you on a culinary and cultural journey through Crete. This Greek island is renowned for its wine and olive oil. On this full-day guided tour from Chania, see how olives are harvested and turned into extra-virgin olive oil. Visit an olive mill and check out a 3,000-year-old olive tree. Sip wine while touring a vineyard. Commune with sheep and goats while making your way around the island in the Land Rover before visiting a 16th-century house where you’ll learn all about Cretan knife production. Finally, enjoy a typical Cretan meal in a small tavern.
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What makes Crete’s Wine and Olives Safari Tour from Chania a unique experience ?
Safaris aren’t just for gawking at exotic animals. On Crete, a safari is much more intoxicating. After being picked up in a Land Rover at your hotel in Chania, take a full-day guided tour through a landscape decorated with olive trees and vineyards. This is a tour filled with wine, food and fun. Expect to come away with a thorough knowledge of Crete’s culinary and cultural history.
Stop by an olive oil mill to learn from your guide about how olives are harvested to make extra-virgin olive oil. You’ll even see a 3,000-year-old olive tree. Moving from olives to grapes, take a tour of a vineyard and taste the wine while learning about the ancient Cretan methods of wine-making.
Sit down in a small tavern and enjoy a typical Cretan meal. The cuisine of Crete is renowned for its life-giving, longevity-producing qualities. Expect fresh herbs and greens, seafood, feta cheese, and maybe even savory pies.
Stop by the chapel of Agia Paraskevi, set above a huge cave. The cave, 525 feet (160 m) deep and 118 feet (36 m) wide, was a shrine to an ancient fertility goddess long before the church was built. At the conclusion of your tour, you’ll be dropped back at your hotel.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please wear comfortable shoes and bring sun screen and your camera
- Child seats are available; please request them at time of booking
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- Safari Tour in English
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Safari Tour: Crete’s wine and olives safari tour from Chania with an English-speaking guide. Hotel pickups from Chania only.
Pickup included - Safari Tour in French
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Crete’s wine and olives safari tour from Chania with a French-speaking guide. Hotel pickups from Chania only.
Pickup included - Safari Tour in German
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Crete’s wine and olives safari tour from Chania with a German-speaking guide. Hotel pickups from Chania only.
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Crete’s Wine and Olives Safari Tour from Chania Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Local guide
- Land Rover transportation with driver
- Lunch with traditional Cretan food
- Entrance fee of the winery tour and tasting
- Entrance fee of the Olive mill tour and tasting
Not Included
- Drinks
- Infants are not allowed
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Cretan Holidays.
- Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Athens.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 11 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 9 Travelers is accepted for booking.
