Why choose this Heraklion tour ?
This tour was created for nature and wine lovers. Would you like to learn all about locally produced products such as Wine, Olive oil, and Famous Raki? This tour has been created just for you. Be open to tasting local wines, and exploring rural Crete this tour it’s for you. We visit one family winery in the Heraklion area where we take a tour of the cellar of the winery, learn how different wines are made, and then taste up to 5 different indigenous varieties. We will visit a family-run olive mill, having an olive grove tour, olive mill tour, and olive oil tasting. Finally, we will drive to a small village and to an undisclosed location, not open to the public, and learn all about Raki Distillation.
At the end of the tour, we will get on our 4WD SUV and head to the mountain top at 850 meters to observe the Cretan fields from the top and the beautiful colors created on Mother Earth.
Make the most of your Heraklion adventure
What makes Knossos, Olive Mill, Winery – Distillery with Tastings & Lunch a unique experience ?
Knossos is the main Bronze Age archaeological site at Heraklion, a modern port city on the north-central coast of Crete. The site was excavated and the palace complex found there was partially restored under the direction of Arthur Evans in the earliest years of the 20th century. The palace complex is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete. It was undoubtedly the ceremonial and political center of the Minoan civilization and culture.
In order to purchase tickets online for the archeological site of Knossos visit the official e-ticketing service of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports at www.etickets.tap.gr
Guided tour at a family-run Olive Oil Mill. The owner will escort you and visit the family-owned olive fields nearby, the Olive Mill facilities, and learn about the trip of olives from the field to the bottle. A unique production method, coming from the Minoan civilization, has been used by this olive oil mill and it’s called “Cold Extraction”. An Olive Oil tasting will be held in order to understand the difference in flavors and quality.
Visiting a Cretan distillery, specializing in winemaking in oak barrels and World Famous Raki. Learn all the steps of winemaking and distilling Raki, taste more than 9 different wines directly from the oak barrels, fill your own bottle of wine, and seal it with wax. Have the winemaker sign the bottle by writing a special label for you.
At the end of the tour, we will get on our 4WD SUV and head to the mountain top at 850 meters to observe the Cretan fields from the top and the beautiful colors created on Mother Earth.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- Pick-up Heraklion Area
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Pick-up Areas: Agia Pelagia, Lygaria, Amoudara, Heraklion, Karteros, Kokkini Hani, Gouves, Analipsi, Anisaras, Hersonissos Area
Private Tour
Duration: 7 hours
Lunch: Local Meze at the distillery during Raki Tasting
4WD Vehicles: Mitsubishi Pajero
Jeep Cherokee
Pick-up Areas: Piskopiano, Koutouloufari
Pickup included - Pick-up Elounda & Ag. Nik Area
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Pick-up Areas: Elounda Area
Agios Nikolaos Port Passenger Station
Amoudara
Ollive Mill and Winery visit: DistillerTour
Wine Tasting of more than 9 different wines from the barrels
Olive Mill and Olive Grove Tour
Olive Oil tasting
Private Tour
Duration: 7 hours
Lunch: Lunch at the distillery during raki Tasting
4WD Vehicles: VW Tuareg V8
Mitsubishi Pajero
Pickup included - Pick-up Rethimno Area
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Pick-up Areas: All Rethimno and surrounding areas and Bali Village
Olive & Distillery Visit: Distiller Tour
Wine Tasting of more than 9 different wines from the barrel
Olive Mill and Olive Grove Tour
Olive Oil tasting
Private Tour
Duration: 9 hours
Lunch: Lunch with local meze during raking tasting
4WD Vehicles: VW Tuareg V8
Mitsubishi Pajero V6
Pickup included
Knossos, Olive Mill, Winery – Distillery with Tastings & Lunch Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Wine Tasting of more than 9 different wines directly from the barrels
- Chauffeured 4WD vehicle at your disposal
- Personal pick-up & drop-off
- Olive Mill Visit with Tour and Olive Oil Tastings
- Winery Visit with Tour
Not Included
- Any Personal Expenses
- Knossos Palace Admission Fees (Full: €15, Reduced: €8)
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Heraklion Wine Tours.
- 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 3 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 12 Travelers is accepted for booking.
This ticket includes round trip transfer from your accommodation, winery visit, tour, and tasting as well as lunch at a local tavern. IT DOES NOT include tickets to the Knossos Archeological site or the cost of a Certified Guide to the Knossos Archeological Site. A private Archeologist can be booked for a private tour at Knossos Palace. The cost of the Certified Archaeologist for small groups ups to 4 people, is 130 Euros per group. To be payable by the clients to the Archaeologist directly.
