Crete · PREVELI & SOUTH COAST BEACHES
The south coast is where you go when the north wind is up. The 15 below cover Preveli and its palm gorge, Damnoni, Matala and the Kourtaliotiko ravine, with prices, driving times and how much walking each one involves.
Review of Crete’s Preveli, Damnoni, and Plakias day trip from Rethymno, with gorge views, boat ride, swimming, costs, and practical tips.
“Great, the pick-up location was well described, the pick up on time, the whole experience how it was described. We had a fun day!”
Ride a Land Rover through Crete’s mountain villages, gorges, and palm-fringed Preveli Beach, with lunch, wine, and hotel pickup included.
“Dionysius was great and really informative! We got to see lots of villages, learned a lot about Crete, it’s animals, plants, fruit and people.”
Review of Crete’s Spili, Matala, and Agia Galini day tour from Rethymno, with caves, beaches, village stops, guide tips, and practical advice.
“The best tour in 2021! Pickup in time, stops well organized,enough time everywhere, lovely stories about Crete from the guide, perfect little tips about where to go, what to photograph.. excellent german and english, genuine love for Crete, quite excellent skills in communication, a long with very scenic places in south crete, driving through magnificent Mountains. Love it and recommend!”
Spend a relaxed day in South Crete with Matala Beach, its famous hippie caves, scenic coastal views, and historic Odigitria Monastery.
“amazing day, the beach is absolutely incredible, the water is so clean and transparent. we really loved it. highly recommended.”
Review of the Preveli boat trip from Heraklion, with Kourtaliotiko Springs, Damnoni Beach, prices, timing, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“It was lovely. The views are stunning and the palm forest was definitely the highlight. Transportation from the Heraklion area was a tad long, but ultimately worth it.”
Explore Crete’s south coast by Jeep, with Patsos Gorge, Ligres Beach, Preveli’s palms, local lunch, swimming, and hotel pickup.
“Highly recommended. Dimitris is very passionate about what he does. Was a great day out. A must do in Crete.”
Visit Preveli Palm Beach from Rethymno or Chania, cruise from Damnoni, swim in the Libyan Sea, and walk through Kourtaliotiko Gorge.
“We were very lucky to experience this trip with Spiro from Spiridon tours who is born and raised in Crete and who taught us a lot about the Cretan cuisine, traditions and culture in a very captivating manner which made literally every minute of the trip enjoyable. This trip went above and beyond our expectations with some special stops and surprises along the way - especially one big one at the end! Bring along a loot of sunscreen, shoes for water (we had light foamy sandals and it was OK), shoes/sandals that fit well if you want to walk up the hills and enjoy a better view and a hat…”
Explore Kourtaliotiko Gorge, Preveli Palm Beach, Damnoni, and Plakias on a full-day trip from Rethymno with hotel pickup.
“The guild and bus driver were brilliant thankyou and the trip amazing”
Spend a day at Matala Beach from Heraklion with swimming, Roman tomb caves, free time, lunch by the sea, and hotel pickup.
“het plaatsje Matala, erg leuk. ook erg toeristisch maar dat mag. we hebben lekker gezwommen en gesnorkeld. de grotten was veel van hetzelfde. je kon alleen steeds van buitenaf de grot in, dus niet echt doorlopen. maar binnen toe. reisleidster heeft veel verteld in de bus. was ook leuk. en informatief. goeie buschauffeur”
Explore Crete by open-top jeep, from Potamon Dam to Ligres Beach and Kourtaliotiko Gorge, with a Cretan lunch and multilingual guide.
“Die Tour war richtig Klasse unser Guide (Dimitri ) ist ein richtig cooler und witziger Dude . Man erlebt Kreta von einer Seite die man auf eigene Faust so nicht hinbekommt ,wer Auto fahren liebt wird hier voll auf seine Kosten kommen”
Explore Crete by Land Rover, from olive oil tasting and Kroustas Forest to Sarakina Gorge, a local lunch, and a south-coast swim.
“Enjoyed our day very much but decided the gorge trek, though short, was quite dangerous in parts We needed a clear head and steady balance so lunch with alcohol would have been better organised as a stop after the gorge rather than before.”
Review of the Preveli Palm Beach day trip from Georgioupolis, with boat ride, swimming, Plakias, gorge views, costs, and practical tips.
“Es war ein guter Ausflug, Preveli und Plakias sind schöne Orte. Einzige Kritikpunkte: Preveli hat zu wenig WCs, die Wartezeiten sind ewig und die Bootstour dauerte viel länger als angegeben, da wir zusätzlich Leute in einem anderen Dorf in entgegengesetzter Richtung aufladen mussten, ich hätte einen längeren Aufenthalt in Dorf 1 bevorzugt, es hat eine wunderschöne Kirche auf einem Berg und die Zeit hätte locker gereicht, diesen Ort besser zu erkunden und erst beim erneuten Stopp des Taxis dort einzusteigen.”
Explore Crete by Land Rover with olive oil tasting, Kritsa, mountain roads, Sarakina Gorge, lunch, and a swim in the Libyan Sea.
“Excellent and varied tour: village, pine forest, mountain safari with views, gorge walk where you can go as far or not as you feel able (we stopped where you needed tu use ladders and ropes but could have continued had we wished for, great lunch in local mountain taverna and last but not least, a swim in the sea! Full day with great guide. Small group of max 6 persons (we were 5)”
Review of Crete’s Preveli Beach day trip from Heraklion, with Kourtaliotiko Gorge, palm forest walks, swimming, transport, and practical tips.
Review of a $25 day trip from Rethymno to Preveli Beach, with a boat ride, palm forest, Kourtaliotiko Gorge, and useful planning tips.
“Excellent guides Spiritos & Johnny starting in the olive groves into a gorge to arrive at Plakias beach. Onwards to catch boat to Preveli beach. As this was first boat of season had to split party in half due to numbers. This resulted in revisit to Plakias as first group hadn't seen initially. A good trip out, but could imagine Preveli gets packed peak season.”
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