The 3 Best Historical Tours in Crete

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.Ecobike tour in historic Heraklion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 134 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $90Top rated

Explore historic Heraklion by easy eco-bike, see Venetian walls and local landmarks, then enjoy Cretan food and drinks with a friendly guide.

“They were super flexible when we arrived. We did have some difficulty finding them. My advice from the cruise port is to take a taxi! The bikes were fun and we saw so much in a short time. After so many walking tours, this was a great alternative.”

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3.Richtis Waterfall, History, Azoria, OliveTasting, NorthCoast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 83 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $119

Explore Crete by 4x4 from Agios Nikolaos, with a waterfall swim, ancient olive tree, Azoria ruins, Cretan lunch, and olive tasting.

“Wonderful day with Michael. Very informative and great host. Gorge was amazing, food excellent, tree an ancient wonder and olive oil plant interesting and great to taste.”

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