14 Farm Visits in Crete to Build a Day Around

1.Road-trip to Lasithi Plateau & Olive Mill Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 420 reviews · from $39Our pick

Explore Crete’s Lasithi Plateau, monasteries, villages, crafts, and an olive mill on a full-day guided trip from $39.52.

“It was a fun and educational trip packed with things I wouldn't normally consider going to or be able to go to myself. Our guide was incredible knowledgeable about everything. I also loved the olive mill, it seriously would never cross my mind to visit an olive mill, but it was great fun to learn about how olive oil is made.”

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2.Olive Farm Tour with Tasting of Local Delicacies

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 411 reviews · 1 day · from $23

Tour Crete’s ancient olive groves and modern mill in Skalani, then taste award-winning oil with generous local cheese, bread, fruit, and honey.

“The guide Maria was excellent, the fruit, cheese, oil tasting was amazing.”

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3.Knossos, Lasithi, Lasinthos and Olive Farm Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 351 reviews · from $50

Explore Knossos, Lasithi Plateau, Krasi, Vidiani Monastery, and an olive farm on a full-day Crete tour from Heraklion.

“We loved the caves and Knossos, the wee monastery and the trip across the Lasithi plateau. The olive farm was interesting and the food lovely (none of that felt expensive for what you got), however, because of the olive stop, we got to Knossos in the afternoon so did not have enough time to explore at our own pace, that part felt too rushed. My partner and eldest (15) stayed with the guided tour, lots of detail, but only a few parts of the site visited, myself and the twins (14) left the tour and had a more cursory explore of more of the whole site. It was quieter in…”

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4.Moires: Cooking Class and Olive Oil Tasting at a Family Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · 4 hours · from $100Top rated

Cook a three-course Cretan meal with Marianna and Mama Stella, taste farm olive oil, and share wine at a welcoming family-run olive farm.

“Fantastic day, I recommend this to anyone who wants to experience a bit of Cretan culture. Hosts were so friendly and open, really warm and welcoming, even gave us a hug when we were leaving.”

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5.Road-trip to Lasithi, Zeus Cave, Vidiani, Krasi & Olive Mill Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 79 reviews · 10 to 11 hours (approx.) · from $48

Explore Crete’s Lasithi Plateau, Zeus Cave, Vidiani Monastery, Krasi, and an olive farm on a full-day trip from Heraklion.

“We had a good time during this excursion, the guide was knowledgeable and kind, hats off to the driver who was very professional on the steep and snaky roads! The excursion was not too long, perfect timing. The highlight was of course the grotto but get your legs ready for the climb as it’s steep. Monasteries are okay however time is short, not much to see anyway. Overall, great time and worth travelling to, we recommend.”

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6.Kleanthi Olive Farm: Guided Tour with Local Delicacies Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $25

Tour Crete’s Kleanthi Olive Farm, learn how oil goes from tree to bottle, and taste local bread, cheese, fruit, honey, and award-winning oils.

“It was a wonderful experience. They explained everything about the olive farm, from tree to bottle. The lady was very caring and friendly. Afterwards we got many amazing things to try. There is also a little shop where you can buy their olive oil. Really nice!!!”

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7.Knossos, Lasithi, Zeus Cave & Olive Mill Farm Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 46 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $60

Review of Crete’s Knossos, Zeus Cave, Lasithi, monastery, village, and olive mill tour, with costs, timing, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Guide was good and funny you get to see a lot of Grete you learn about history. olive factory was interesting”

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8.Private Traditional Olive Grove and Dragon Fruit Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $9Best value

Tour Heraklion’s family olive grove, snail farm, and dragon fruit plantation with tastings, coffee, and Cretan hill views for $9.61.

“It was an entertaining very interesting tour followed by tasting.The owner was very nice.Auto-translated”

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9.Rethymno 4×4 Safari: Tastes & Farm Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 23 reviews · 7 hours · from $128

Explore Crete by 4x4 from Rethymno, with wine, olive oil, handmade cheese, mountain views, village lunch, and a shepherd’s hut visit.

“if you want to get under the surface of Crete, this is the way to do it. Small groups great transport and an amazing guide. Meet local people and find out what makes Crete such an unique place. this has been the highlight of our holiday.”

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10.Chania Area: Cooking Class at a Farm in Stylos Village (organic)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $145

Cook, farm, milk goats, and share a Cretan meal with Sofia and Nikos at an organic farm near Chania, with wine, raki, and village life.

“Very good is not enough, it was real and fantastic! We felt really like part of the family. We started cooking the delicious food with Sofia and Nikos showed us around the village. The family does everything! From beekeeping, wine, raki, the farm, the vegetables, the cheeses and the incredible olive oil (you'll be surprised as I was with their olive oil usage!), everything that you eat is sourced there, it makes a simple dakos (toast with tomato and in this case also a homemade heavenly myzithra cheese) just an out of this world experience! To top it all off, we were joined by the family, and also some other…”

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11.Olive Oil Festival in Cretan Farm with Traditional Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $78

Spend an evening at a Cretan farm with olive oil workshops, local food, wine, raki, music, dancing, and hotel pickup.

“There is a lot of information to take in, and it can get a bit noisy when there are a lot of people on the tour. Be prepared to spend lots of money on the amazing products available in the gift shop. The buffet dinner was out of this world, and the music and dancing afterwards was great fun.”

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12.Cretan Farm Tour with Cheese-Making, Olive Oil Tasting & Picnic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $72

Tour Crete through a family olive farm with cheese-making, olive oil tasting, homemade food, raki, and a relaxed picnic.

“The tour was really nice! Especially because it's a private tour so it was just the two of us. They prepared real Cretan food which we had not tried before on the island. It was really delicious! The stories about the farm were really interesting and it was great to learn more about olives. We were so pleased we went on this tour and we highly recommend it”

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13.Farm Tour with Cheese-Making, Olive Oil Tasting & Picnic

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $60

Tour a Cretan family farm, taste olive oil and fresh mizithra, and share a home-cooked picnic with Mama Stela for $60.

“Hôtes très agréable, ambiance sympathique. Je recommande !!”

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14.Knossos, Zeus Cave, Traditional village, Olive Farm

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 4 reviews · 6 hours

Explore Knossos, Zeus Cave, Krasi village, and an olive farm on a private six-hour Crete tour for up to seven people.

“The driver Zisis was great, it was so nice to not have to worry about driving, parking, or directions. I just got to enjoy my time and the sights.”

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