15 City Tours in Heraklion Worth Booking

1.Historical Center City Tour & Knossos Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 340 reviews · 7 hours - 510 minutes · from $47Our pick

Explore Knossos Palace and Heraklion on a guided Crete day trip with hotel pickup, city sights, free time, and optional museum visit.

“Went with my mum and two children aged 9 and 14. It was hot and not much cover at the palace of knossos but our guide Cristina was amazing at finding our group shade and she knew so much that with the ear pieces in we were able to learn from her the history of the place with ease. After this the coach took us into the old town where we were able to independently visit the Archeological Museum and have a very quick bite to eat before catching the coach back to our hotel. We had a wonderful day and can recommend this tour.”

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2.Day Trip To Heraklion City Center & Market & CretAquarium

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 205 reviews · 7 hours · from $23

Explore Heraklion’s market, Venetian port, city center, and CretAquarium on a practical seven-hour Crete day trip.

“great day out. heraklion is a beautiful vibrant town. lots of shops. bit disappointed with the market however. this was more of a locals market, where you could buy fresh fruits and vegetables. lots of brick a brack and piles of clothes. looked more like a flea market. was expecting to be able to get souvenirs there. but afraid not. the guide herself was great. she spoke 3 different languages and made sure everyone was well informed. great to get you away from the pool and see something different for a few hours”

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3.Knossos Palace, Heraklion City, Market Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 164 reviews · 6 - 8 hours · from $41

Explore Knossos, sample Cretan farm products, and tour Heraklion’s harbor, market, and medieval sights on a practical full-day trip.

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4.Full-Day Bus Trip to Chania city , Kournas lake & Rethymno city

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 61 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $43

See Chania, Lake Kournas, and Rethymno from Heraklion on a budget-friendly Crete coach tour with hotel pickup and a guide.

“Very knowledgeable, friendly guide. Chania was particularly beautiful although also the most crowded. The tour is definitely worth taking.”

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5.Knossos Palace guided tour – Heraklion City tour + market

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 51 reviews · 6 - 8 hours · from $37

Review of the Knossos Palace and Heraklion tour, with Minoan ruins, museum time, markets, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“de Engelstalige gids was goed onderlegd!wat ik persoonlijk jammer vond is dat ze maar door ratelde...De wetenswaardigheden kon je niet eens verwerken...iets rustiger is ook goed en iets minder ook! ik persoonlijk voelde het als een" haastige" dag, maar toch genoten. voor iemand die minder goed ter been is , is het bezoek aan het paleis van Knossos erg zwaar.”

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6.Knossos Palace & Historical Heraklion City Tour, with Old Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 51 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $48

Visit Knossos Palace and historic Heraklion with a local guide, free market time, hotel pickup, and practical tips on costs and crowds.

“An enjoyable excursion. Christina, our tour guide was friendly and very informative and Such a lovely person”

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7.Knossos Palace & Heraklion City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 31 reviews · from $54

Review of the Knossos and Heraklion tour, with palace insights, pickup details, costs, timing, transport, and practical booking advice.

“The tour and tour guide were excellent and the bus was very comfortable. The downside was that we were not told until much later that we could not be picked up in Rethynon because the shuttles did not start until high season, so we had to Read more”

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8.Private Tour Knossos & Heraklion City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · 3 to 6 hours (approx.)

Explore Knossos and Heraklion with private transport, local insight, Venetian landmarks, and flexible stops from port or hotel.

“Lovely day out would recommend. Our driver and guide George was excellent and informative. Lovely car and a lovely place recommended for lunch. Overall a great trip.”

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9.Knossos Palace: E-ticket with Audio and Heraklion City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 26 reviews · 1 day · from $43

Explore Knossos Palace and Heraklion with an e-ticket and offline audio tours, visiting the Throne Room, Koules, fountains, and city gates at your pace.

“Hi and thanks for your comment! Hope to see you again soon! Best regards, Aiza”

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10.Walking city tour with food tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $113

Explore Heraklion on foot with Marina or Alex, tasting 10-plus Cretan dishes, house wine, local customs, markets, and city landmarks.

“The guide was fantastic, a little bit of history and a lot of food. It was a great way to spend some of my day!”

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11.Archaeological Museum Ticket with City Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 18 reviews · 1 day · from $18Best value

Visit Heraklion Archaeological Museum with a timed ticket, then explore Crete’s capital with a self-guided city audio tour.

“So amazing to see the vast collection of artifacts.”

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12.Ebike City tour – Food tasting & Wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) Top rated

Explore Heraklion by e-bike with Venetian walls, Koules Fortress, Cretan food, local wine, and bougatsa in a five-hour city tour.

“We had an excellent time seeing Heraklion with Alex. We love a bike tour because it keeps our four kids engaged while we are able to learn about a city. We ended up having the tour to ourselves as a family of six and Alex was very accomodating and engaging for our family's pace and interests. We learned about the city, but also just enjoyed out time. Basic bike skills are all that are required for an easy and enjoyable afternoon. Highly recommend.”

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13.Day Tour to Heraklion City, Market & CRETAquarium

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 13 reviews · 7 hours · from $21

Review of Crete's Heraklion, market and CRETAquarium day tour, with practical details on value, timing, guides, transport, and drawbacks.

“It was fine in general. If you expect a normal tour - maybe that's not the right choice for you. basically they just drop you off to some locations and let you explore. one guide was giving more information to the group in multiple languages but it felt a lot like free program. like we were by ourselves at the aquarium, at the market and in the Heraklion city. it was only important to be back at the bus at a specific time. people could spend about an hour at the aquarium (pretty small), a little over an hour in the market (medium, loud. spend about 10min and went to…”

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14.Knossos Palace & Heraklion City –Full-Day Tour from Rethymno

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 8 - 9 hours · from $25

Visit Knossos and Heraklion from Rethymno with transport, Minoan treasures, free city time, and practical tips on extra entrance costs.

“+ It was really fun and interesting. the guide did do a wonderful job. only minus from my part was it was hard to keep focused in the information, because she switched between English and Germans - But I feel that I also wanted more time then I had to explore it all. On both the museum and at the archeological site. would be good if one added 1 hour per place to give more time to explore. we didn't have time to go to restroom until we reached Heraklion, when we had 1 hour free time before the museum.”

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15.Half Day Private Tour to Knossos Palace (Skip the line) & Panoramic City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $421

Review of a private Knossos and Heraklion tour with an expert guide, hotel pickup, skip-the-line access, museum time, and practical value advice.

“After a bit of a mixup in meeting location, we met up with our extraordinary tour guide Chatzea Eleftheria. Aside from being remarkably knowledgeable (and very fluent in English), she has a wonderful sense of humor and character, and has boundless energy. The historic sites, of course, were amazing, but she also provided context with tales of Greek mythology.”

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