Crete · 1-DAY TOURS
Good full-day tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Crete’s Agios Nikolaos, Elounda, and Spinalonga day trip, with boat rides, free time, swimming, costs, and practical advice.
“Lovely day trip pick up from hotel and return went smoothly and kept us updated- Both guides very good with lots of interesting information about the island - Boats trip and Island visit very good - Definitely recommend”
Spend a beach day from Chania at Elafonisi, with pink sand, clear water, Topolia Gorge, village stops, and hotel transfers for $38.
“It was very good trip to a one of the best beaches in the world🏖️ A road to Elafonisi was with excited views and intresting stories about Crete from our guide👍”
See Rethymno, Chania, and Lake Kournas on a guided Crete day trip with hotel pickup, multilingual guides, and free time.
“Fantastic company from the start of the tour to the end. Rethimno and Chania are absolutely stunning, Koumas Lake is also a lovely location. The driver and guide were friendly and professional and made the whole experience worth it.”
Review of Crete’s Preveli, Damnoni, and Plakias day trip from Rethymno, with gorge views, boat ride, swimming, costs, and practical tips.
“Great, the pick-up location was well described, the pick up on time, the whole experience how it was described. We had a fun day!”
Spend four hours at pink-sand Elafonissi, then enjoy an optional Cretan lunch in Elos Village on a scenic day trip from Chania.
“Great day and the guide was excellent. Go to the far end of the island for the best experience. Could have done with 15 more minutes at the cave and same in Elos. Great value.”
Review of the Balos and Gramvousa cruise from Chania, with bus transfers, swimming, a Venetian fortress, costs, crowds, and practical tips.
“Great guide, everything perfectly organized and on time. recommended”
Review of Crete’s Samaria Gorge hike from Heraklion, with White Mountain views, Agia Roumeli beach time, ferry ride, costs, and practical tips.
“It was an unforgettable hiking experience! Something completely different from just laying on a beach. Great tour! Get comfy trainers or hiking shoes and you will be safe 😉”
Explore Agios Nikolaos, Elounda, and Spinalonga on a full-day Crete tour with hotel transfers, coastal views, and free time.
“Spinalonga island so interesting, whole trip good, never got taken anywhere where you feel obliged to buy, two swim stops, I found shops and cafes to keep me entertained.”
Visit Crete’s pink-sand Elafonisi Beach from Chania, with hotel transfers, mountain scenery, free beach time, and a meal stop in Elos.
“The coach came on time and was clean. My driver was a professional and my guide Δημήτρηως was so knowledgeable, I loved to hear him speak. Elafonisi beach was beautiful as expected then the stop at Elos was at a family run traditional Greek restaurant.”
Explore Chania from Rethymno with five hours for the old town, Venetian Port, shopping, lunch, and independent sightseeing.
“The host, Theatre was very knowledgeable and fluent in four languages. Very impressive Chania was delightful and interesting.”
Review the 13-hour Santorini day trip from Rethymno, with ferry details, Oia and Fira time, costs, crowds, and practical advice.
“I think the trip was super fun and very well organized, the only info we were kind of missing beforehand was that we’re going to exchange our voucher for a boat ticket and in Santorini we will be divided into busses, basically that’s were the tour with the guide will start.”
Review this 11-hour Santorini day trip from Heraklion with high-speed boat transfers, guided stops in Oia and Fira, and practical booking advice.
“It's a shame your company is, by advertising and making profits, causing travellers like myself and thousands of others to descend on a little island clearly totally unable to cope with the volume of tourists and so spoiling what should have been a quiet and enjoyable day. Nowhere to relax, nowhere to enjoy the beauty, just the most stressful and suffocating experience I've ever encountered - too many people!!!!!!!!!!”
Review of the Rethymno to Gramvousa and Balos trip, with boat cruise, castle views, swim time, transport details, costs, and practical tips.
“Alles hat gut geklappt. Unser Guide hat gut deutsch gesprochen( Auch englisch). Alles auf den Programm haben wir gemacht und man hat auch genügend Zeit gehabt bei beiden Orten. Würde es nochmals buchen”
Visit Preveli Palm Beach from Rethymno or Chania, cruise from Damnoni, swim in the Libyan Sea, and walk through Kourtaliotiko Gorge.
“We were very lucky to experience this trip with Spiro from Spiridon tours who is born and raised in Crete and who taught us a lot about the Cretan cuisine, traditions and culture in a very captivating manner which made literally every minute of the trip enjoyable. This trip went above and beyond our expectations with some special stops and surprises along the way - especially one big one at the end! Bring along a loot of sunscreen, shoes for water (we had light foamy sandals and it was OK), shoes/sandals that fit well if you want to walk up the hills and enjoy a better view and a hat…”
Review of Crete’s Gramvousa and Balos day trip from Heraklion, with boat costs, beach time, castle hike, transport advice, and honest drawbacks.
“The trip was very well organised. The guide and the driver were very kind and helpful.”
Pick a coast, a gorge or a kitchen.
