Why choose this Heraklion tour ?
Skip the ticket line to enter Knossos Palace and take a tour with a licensed guide. Explore the ancient palace and be amazed by the House of the Frescoes and its colorful wall paintings. Learn about the history of the Minoan Civilization.
Meet and greet, our check-in operator, next to the entrance of the archaeological site, by the ticket booth. Your guide will be holding a logo sign with the “WeGuide.gr – Meeting Point” logo.
Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the activity starts.
We kindly remind you that the tour you booked is a shared one.
IMPORTANT NOTE : Starting times are strictly kept. There is no exceptions policy.
Make the most of your Heraklion adventure
What makes Labyrinth of Knossos Skip-the-Line Ticket with Tour Guide a unique experience ?
The Minoan Palace at Knossos is arguably the most instructive Neolithic and Bronze-Age site in the Aegean/ Eastern Mediterranean (7000-1000 BC). The reconstructed remains give you a chance to experience the labyrinthine architecture of the Minoans as no other site can, and provide a wonderful backdrop to many vignettes to help appreciate the Minoan culture. What went on in a Palace? Were their ladies the mainstay of their society? What sort of health did they enjoy? How did they organize the production of their sort-after textiles? What names were their oxen called?
A myriad aspects – great and small – can be thus explored: enough to satisfy anyone’s curiosity. And yet .. we still cannot answer: what made them click?
Come and see what you think: take a tour round this grand and enigmatic structure.
Tour Description & Additional Info:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Tour Guide with entry ticket for the Knossos Palace
- IMPORTANT NOTE : Starting times are strictly kept. There is no exceptions policy.
Options To Choose for Your Trip:
- b. Semi Private
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(up to 8 pax): See the Palace of Knossos more intimately with this semi-private walking tour that’s capped at just 8 people. - a. Small Group
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(up to 16 pax): Explore the palace without the rush and bustle of the larger sightseeing tours.
Labyrinth of Knossos Skip-the-Line Ticket with Tour Guide Inclusions:
Included with Your Ticket
- Group up to 16 people; tour given via ‘Whispers’: (If group size over 6 pax )
- Licensed tour guide for a guided tour in a small group at Knossos palace.
- Entry ticket for the Knossos Palace
Not Included
- Meals and drinks
- Gratuities (optional)
- Transfer
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Special Instructions:
- This Tour is Provided by Business Management Services L.P..
- 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 4.5 Stars based on 61 valid reviews on VIATOR.
- Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
- Maximum 12 Travelers is accepted for booking.
Meeting point: Main Entrance to the Palace of Knossos, in front of the Ticket Office (Skip-the-Line Entry).
Meet and greet, our check-in operator, next to the entrance of the archaeological site, by the ticket booth. Your guide will be holding a logo sign with the “WeGuide.gr – Meeting Point” logo.
Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the activity starts.
Meeting point: Main Entrance to the Palace of Knossos, in front of the Ticket Office (Skip-the-Line Entry).
IMPORTANT NOTE : Starting times are strictly kept. There is no exceptions policy.
We kindly remind you that the tour you booked is a shared one. It starts at the mentioned time and can not be delay for any reason. Our check in begins 15 minutes prior the starting time of the tour.
Please check your location before booking!
Crete is divided in four regional units and is approximately 260 km (162 miles) long and 60 km (37 miles) wide. Crete’s four prefectures: from west to east, Chania, Rethymnon, Heraklion, and Lasithi (Elounda, Agios Nikolaos).
Knossos palace located at the center of the island (Heraklion). We (WeGuide.gr) are located at Heraklion city center.
Distance to Knossos palace from:
• Heraklion center, port or airport (code HER) approx. is 5 km (3 miles or 20 min by car)
• Chania center, port (Suda port) or airport (code CHQ) approx. is 140 km (87 miles or 2,5 hours by car)
• Rethymnon center or port approx. is 85 km (53 miles or 1,5 hours by car)
• Lasithi (Elounda, Agios Nikolaos) center or port approx. is 75 km (47 miles or 1,5 hours by car)
