The 15 Best Full-Day Tours in Crete

Chania Tours, Full-Day, Gorge Hikes & Canyon Walks, Gorge Hikes in Chania, Guided, Hiking & Trekking, Hiking Tours in Chania, Samaria Gorge Hikes, Tour Reviews, Tours

From Chania: Full-Day Samaria Gorge Trek Excursion & Guide

1.Full-Day Samaria Gorge Trek Excursion & Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,191 reviews · 9 - 12 hours · from $41Our pick

Review of the Samaria Gorge trek from Chania, with practical advice on fitness, footwear, ferry timing, costs, and what to expect.

“The tour guide and transportation were great! The gorge itself has too many people. Often, the foot path is only wide enough for one person. With so many people on the paths, some fast, some slow, it kind of sucks. Also, the bathrooms suck. For the amount of money the gorge park takes in, improve the lousy bathrooms.”

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From Rethymno: Samaria Gorge Full-Day Trek, Pickup & Guide

2.Samaria Gorge Full-Day Trek, Pickup & Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,610 reviews · 9 - 12 hours · from $37

Review of the Samaria Gorge trek from Rethymno, with transport, guide, ferry, costs, trail advice, and an honest look at the challenge.

“This was such a wonderful day. Beautiful views and a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Pia, our guide, was absolutely amazing. Words can't describe how important she was to us having this great experience. Our group was not experienced at trekking but she gave us tips for how to tackle the challenge, looked out for us and encouraged us in the final stretches. Thank you so much Pia! The journey to and from was well managed and the coach was lovely. Definitely recommend this gorgeous experience”

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Full-Day, Quad, Jeep & Off-Road Safaris, Tour Reviews

Full-Day Land Rover Safari from Heraklion with Lunch

3.Full-Day Land Rover Safari from Heraklion with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,351 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $113Top rated

Explore Crete’s mountains by Land Rover, visit villages, meet a cheesemaking shepherd, see Zeus’s cave, and enjoy a generous tavern lunch.

“Amazing views from up in the mountains and a brilliant tour guide with informative commentary.Excellent.”

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Full-Day, Lasithi Plateau & Zeus Cave, Tour Reviews, Tours

Full-Day Small-Group Tour in Crete with Zeus Cave Visit

4.Full-Day Small-Group Tour in Crete with Zeus Cave Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,099 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $107

Explore Crete by 4WD, from goat farms and mountain tracks to Lasithi Plateau, local food, olive oil, and the Cave of Zeus.

“Great day and we loved seeing all of Crete. The Cave of Zeus was closed, but went to a pottery demonstration. Jesus and Buddha were fantastic tour guides. Lunch was delicious and the view was breathtaking!”

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Full-Day, Quad, Jeep & Off-Road Safaris, Tour Reviews

Georgioupolis Full-Day Land Rover Safari Experience

5.Georgioupolis Full-Day Land Rover Safari Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 855 reviews · 8 hours · from $92

Crete Land Rover safari from Chania or Rethymno with mountain tracks, Lake Kournas, a beach swim, local lunch, tastings, and olive oil.

“Unforgettable and unmissable experience with an amazing and personable guide, Kostas. We started the day piling into the Land Cruiser Defender with a visit to a massive lake, and from there went on an indescribably beautiful off-roading adventure through the white mountains where we saw vultures, goats & sheep. Then we descended and had an hour of downtime to swim and soak up the sun before having a delicious lunch at a wonderful beachside taverna on the south coast. After lunch we stopped by an olive oil mill where we learned about growing, harvesting and production of olive oil on the island, a process during which absolutely nothing goes to…”

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Full-Day Jeep Safari Tour with Cooking Lesson

6.Full-Day Jeep Safari Tour with Cooking Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 284 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $111

Explore rural Crete by 4WD with goat milking, cooking and pottery lessons, Lasithi windmills, village lunch, and olive oil tasting.

“What an unforgettable experience! Giannis, the guide, said he would give us the best day of our trip and he did not disappoint. Fun-packed, interactive, unique adventure that I recommend to anyone who wants to explore off the beaten path. We had a great time, from milking a goat, to pottery, to exploring the temple of Zeus, and of course the raki! Our guide Giannis was extremely knowledgeable, funny, dynamic and made the whole experience that much better!”

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1-Day Tours, Cruises & Boat Tours, Full-Day, Santorini Day Trips, Tour Reviews

From Rethymno: Full-Day Trip to Santorini by Boat

7.Full-Day Trip to Santorini by Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 279 reviews · 13 hours · from $243

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.”

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Cretan Food Tours, Cretan Wine Tours, Full-Day, Olive Oil Tours & Tastings, Tour Reviews, Tours

Crete: Full-Day Cretan Wines, Olive Oil, Raki and Food Tour

8.Full-Day Cretan Wines, Olive Oil, Raki and Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 264 reviews · 8 hours · from $141

Taste Crete through olive oil, five wines, raki, village food and pottery on an intimate eight-hour tour from Cretan Vioma.

“We loved our trip! Would highly recommend. The guide makes you feel at ease, even when you can’t use cutlery the right way and everyone has a good laugh at your expense. (Highly embarrassing but we can blame the raki and wine) all that aside, the experience and knowledge you gain is second to none. And the people you meet and the memories you gain will stay with you for a lifetime.”

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Full-Day, Knossos Palace Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours

Knossos Palace & Heraklion Full-Day Tour from Chania Area

9.Knossos Palace & Heraklion Full-Day Tour from Chania Area

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 235 reviews · 9 - 11 hours · from $57

Visit Knossos, Heraklion Museum, and Crete’s capital on a full-day Chania tour with guides, coastal views, and free time.

“Really comfortable coach, very friendly guides and lots of activities!”

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Full-Day Land Rover Safari from Rethymno with Lunch Swimming

10.Full-Day Land Rover Safari from Rethymno with Lunch Swimming

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 215 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $113

Explore Crete by Land Rover from Rethymno, with gorges, Spili’s lion fountain, Preveli Beach, mountain water, lunch, and wine.

“Awesome Experience. Great tour guides! They were wonderful with my kids and explained things to them as well as to the adults. The places we visited were wonderful. We spent 17 days in seven cities in Europe and this was in the top two favorite things of my whole family. Highly recommend.”

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Full-Day, Santorini Day Trips, Tour Reviews

Heraklion or Ag Nikolaos: Oia & Fira Full-Day Santorini Trip

11.Heraklion or Ag Nikolaos: Oia & Fira Full-Day Santorini Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 212 reviews · 11 - 13 hours · from $234

Sail from Crete to Santorini for Oia views, Fira free time, a bus tour, and an optional volcano cruise on this 11 to 13-hour day trip.

“No one has told us that our tour guide will be in Santorini. it was really stressful as we didn't know what to do and have waited around for a long time.”

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Full-Day, Knossos Palace Tours, Tour Reviews, Tours

Knossos Palace & Heraklion Full-Day Tour from Rethymno Areas

12.Knossos Palace & Heraklion Full-Day Tour from Rethymno Areas

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 197 reviews · 5 - 10 hours · from $25Best value

Visit Knossos, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, and Crete’s capital on a guided bus tour from Rethymno with hotel pickup.

“We had a lovely time visiting Heraklion for a few hours and then Knossos Palace, our tour guide George was brilliant, we have now been on two trips with him and wow he is so good at his job, very knowledgable, very polite and informative and so so friendly. Overall really pleasant experience!!”

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Full-Day, Heraklion Tours, Knossos Palace Tours, Lasithi Plateau & Zeus Cave, Private, Tour Reviews

Private Full-Day Knossos-Lasithi Plateau-Cave of Zeus

13.Private Full-Day Knossos-Lasithi Plateau-Cave of Zeus

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 176 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.)

Review of a private Crete tour to Knossos, Lasithi Plateau, and Zeus Cave, with village stops, local tastings, and flexible pacing.

“We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Our tour guide was amazing and we saw and did incredible things. I highly recommend this tour.”

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From Chania/Kalyves: Full-Day Samaria Gorge Hiking Day Trip

14.Full-Day Samaria Gorge Hiking Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 162 reviews · from $32

Hike Crete’s Samaria Gorge with mountain guides, free time in Agia Roumeli, a swim, ferry ride, and hotel-area transfers.

“Everything was perfect and our guide Pari was excellent 👌 Definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to get the best experience.”

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From Chania: Knossos Palace and Heraklion Full-Day Tour

15.Knossos Palace and Heraklion Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 153 reviews · 12 hours · from $56

Visit Knossos, Heraklion, and Rethymno from Chania on a guided 12-hour Crete tour with transport, free time, and local insight.

“Overall a good experience to visit the Knossos palace. The guide was at times difficult to understand and the number of people on the tour was a bit much. It was very nice to have a guide when visiting Knossos as there wasn’t much information at the palace. The archeological museum was worth a visit and if you are an EU-citizen under the age of 25, it is free. However, I would advise to do the tour at the museum without the guide in order to be able to see all the exhibits so you can visit at your own pace.”

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