The 9 Best Quad, Jeep & Off-Road Safaris in Rethymno

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

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

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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2.Quad Safari & visit Cave 57km 4hours

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 79 reviews · from $96

Drive a quad through Crete’s olive groves, visit Melidoni Cave, and explore traditional villages on a four-hour small-group safari from Bali.

“Great tour, excellent guide and the cave was beautiful”

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3.Bali Rethymno Panormo half day quad safari adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 25 reviews · from $73Best value

Ride 55 km from Bali to Crete’s mountains, visit Melidoni Cave and Margarites, and enjoy a guided half-day quad safari for $73.

“It was an unforgettable experience of the quad bike safari interesting off-road route through olive groves, vineyards, and all around there was a mesmerizing view of the mountains”

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4.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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5.Rethymnon 4×4 Sunset Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 19 reviews · 4 hours · from $93

Rethymnon sunset safari with off-road mountain views, Arkadi Monastery, Potamon Dam, Maroulas village, and a Cretan dinner.

“Toller Ausflug, sehr sehenswert alles und unser Fahrer( Name habe ich leider vergessen) war toll! Hat uns viel über die Gegend erzählt !”

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6.Luxury Jeep Safari to South Coast, Palm Beach and Canyons

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 15 reviews · 8 hours · from $106

Explore Crete by 4x4 from Rethymno to Preveli Palm Beach, mountain villages, canyons, and a traditional three-course lunch.

“Ausgezeichnete Route, sehr sehr freundlicher Guide, kompetent, perfekt deutsch spre- chend. Tolle Organisation, professionell. Manko: In einem Luxus-Jeep (HUMMER H2) Hätte ich bei 188 cm Größe nicht erwartet, auf den beiden Notsitzen mit meiner lieben Frau ohne jedweden Fußraum Platz nehmen zu müssen, da noch 4 weitere im eigentlich 5-Sitzer mit waren, wovon sich 2 weigerten, am vereinbarten Platztausch nach jeder Rast, wie sinnvoller Weise vom Guide vorge- schlagen, teilzunehmen. Aber das liegt am Egoismus der Teilnehmer nicht am Guide.”

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7.Off-Road: Waterfall, Lake Kournas, Gorges, Preveli Palms

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $107

Review of Crete’s 9-hour 4x4 tour to Lake Kournas, Argyroupoli Springs, Preveli Beach, and dramatic gorges, with practical tips.

“Unfortunately, it must be mentioned that the car seats were not adequate for traveling in a "normal sitting position"; the rear seats are very low and it is impossible for tall people or, for example, customers with hip replacements to sit comfortably in the car. The tour operator should take this into account on future tours. The tour was supposed to be guided in English, but the guide spoke mainly German (the passengers were German). Otherwise, the tour was interesting, although it lasted 9.5 hours instead of 12 hours. We didn't get to visit the monasteries, but there may have been a reason for that. The nature was beautiful, the…”

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8.Psiloritis Mountain & Sfendoni Cave 4×4 Cretan Villages Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6 reviews · 8 hours · from $108

Ride Crete’s mountain tracks to Sfendoni Cave, Anogia, and Zominthos, with a Cretan lunch, village stops, and wide island views.

“super Tour, gutes Essen, Höhle beeindruckend, Guide Jorgos sehr 👍 gut , tolle Fotostops”

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9.Rethymno | Safari Tour in Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours

Private Crete safari from Rethymno with off-road scenery, Preveli Beach, village tastings, Spili, and a Cretan lunch with wine.

“Nous avons tout préféré. Les endroits sont magnifiques et notre guide a été adorable ! Un grand merci à Anthonys”

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