5 City Tours in Chania to Build a Day Around

1.Knossos Palace, Museum & Rethymno city Private Tour from Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) Our pick

Explore Knossos, Heraklion Museum, and Rethymno from Chania with private transport, local food, flexible pacing, and expert guides.

“Loved our guide, Christine and our driver. They were very professional, great fun and full of great information on Knossos and Crete in general. They went above and beyond to make sure we had a good time including packing us a great local lunch and finishing with two kinds of Raki and local candy. The tour was relaxed and we had plenty of time to see everything. Highly recommended.”

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2.Knossos Palace, Museum & Heraklion City Tour From Chania

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 61 reviews · 1 day · from $58

Visit Knossos, see original Minoan treasures in Heraklion, and enjoy free city time on a full-day bus tour from Chania.

“Mercini and Nikos were excellent! They were wonderful hosts. everything went to time and we were clearly informed of the days activity. Mercini is v knowledgeable and and bought the palace to life...it was informative and also hugely fun! Brilliant day and highly recommend. thanks for a fantastic tour ❤️”

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3.Old City & Venetian Harbor Discovery on Segways

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 56 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $74

Glide through Chania’s Old City, Venetian Harbor, and Splantzia on a small-group Segway tour with local tips and audio commentary.

“Great tour. It's always good to find those little treasures that are only accessible to the locals and this tour was definitely one of those.”

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4.Chania city from Rethymno

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $30Best value

Spend five free hours in Chania from Rethymno, with hotel pickup, bus commentary, a city map, and time for the harbor, shopping, and lunch.

“Had great fun the trip there was enjoyable and scenic - Kostos and Anna were great as in the previous trips we had done with them (3 in total!) would highly recommend to anyone.”

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5.Shore Explore Chania: City Charm, Beach, Monastery & Winetasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Explore Chania’s Old Town, Agia Triada Monastery wine tasting, and Marathi Beach on a private six-hour Crete tour.

“Chania is a beautiful place and during this tour we explored 100 perfect of it. Tour was well organized, guide was super super caring with our time to see everything.”

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