Knossos Palace and old pottery village in the mountains (Luxury Adventure)

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: German, Russian, English, Polish, French, Dutch
Bottled water
Lunch
Driver/guide
All inclusive tour
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)

Gratuities
Knossos Palace Entrance Fees

Overview

The perfect All-in-One tour. We pick you up at our hotel and bring you with our luxurious Land Rover Discovery (Leather Seats and A/C) to the the fantastic palace of Knossos. After this excursion to the minoan history we climb to the impressive mountains of Crete where you wil have unforgettable views to the Aegean Sea, the nature and the small villages. Passing narrow nature roads you will have a lot of fun at a local very good taverna. Included in the trip is also food and drinks. We will continue our trip passing valleys with wild goats, herbs and old olive trees. In the evening we will return you back to your hotel.

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Pickup details

We pick you up at your hotel villa or apartment. We dont pickup from Chania or Rethimno. We pickup for normal tours from the regions of Chersonissos, Malia, Sissi, Agios Nikolaos, Elounda, Istron and Ierapetra. For VIP Tours only we also pickup from Heraklion. ... Read more ▼

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Itinerary

Agios Nikolaos (Pass By)

we pass the village of Agios Nikolaos with the well known lake
Heraklion (Pass By)

To reach Knossos, we pass a part of the City of Heraklion
Knossos Archaeological Site

First we visit the archeological site of Knossos, you can have a look at the great palace, the villas and much more. Learn about the Minoan History and the fantastic place, about the mythology.

1 hour 30 minutes
Thrapsano

You will see in this old traditional mountain pottery village how they produce old style products, like thousand years ago. If you like, you can try to do your own ??

45 minutes
Malia (Pass By)

on the way back we pass this touristic village
Hersonissos (Pass By)

on the way back we pass this touristic village
Agios Nikolaos

Visit of a family factory for olives and olive products, tasting of different quality and sorts of olive oil

30 minutes

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
none

Free Cancellation

June 18100% refund

June 19No refund

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Reviews

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A wonderful day out with an even better host

Published on Oct, 2024

The entire day was brilliant. We were picked up by Michael at 8:40ish and from there on we had a lovely conversation, completely at ease within the beautiful air conditioned car. Also water was provided which was a wonderful bonus. We went to Knossos Palace that was lovely, and not totally busy, although a few tours were taking place with many people that we struggled to get past at times. From there on, we went to the museum which wasn't too busy, before heading off to see the old pottery village in which my girlfriend had the opportunity to make her own piece which was very cool! We then had a lovely lunch which filled us up at a nice relaxed taverna. Michael was great to be with from start to finish. Full of facts and interesting conversation pieces from the history of Crete to Olive oil, to pottery and everything in between. A joyful day out had by all!

Amazing, historical and cultural tour, loved by child and adult alike!

Published on Jul, 2024

My 9 year old son and myself had a wonderful day on this trip with Michael as our guide. He obviously has a passion for his work and people. My son loved hearing all the greek stories and facts. The knossus temple was beautiful, but hot ( the tour provided plenty of cold water throughout the day) but remember you hats/ shade as natural shade was limited. We had great experience trying our own pottery, and a tasty creatan lunch. Michael balanced the tour in two languages ( English and Russian) beautifully, and it was great to share it and experience greece with people from another country and experience. Thankyou, If we come back to Crete we would love to do some of your other tours as a family.

Knossos by land rover

Published on Jul, 2024

Excellent trip with our fabulous guide Petra, forest fires meant the trip had to be amended but call from the company in the morning meant we could still go ahead with an alternative. Great information provided by Petra on route to knossos about the mythology and more recent history. Good to be able to see the site on our own and we'll worth doing the trip with this company and avoiding the coach loads trailing round the site. Off to cave of milatos, very poignant information given bt Petra. We chose this as we couldn't get to the pottery. Great lunch at taverna and then lovely drive though the villages.

Perfect day of culture, craft and cuisine!

Published on Aug, 2023

We had a fantastic day thanks to our guide Michael who ensured the smooth running of the day and was attentive to our every comfort, with attention to the smallest detail. He was a constant source of interesting information. Knossos is a must if you are visiting Crete. Impressive ancient ruins in a beautiful setting. We were aware of the €15 entry on top of the tour price. Michael organised for us to skip the long queue. Pottery experience was fun. I would have liked more time with this, but the busy itinerary didn’t allow. We bought some beautiful pieces of pottery. Lunch in a picturesque mountain village under the shade of a mulberry tree was sublime. Authentic Cretan cuisine accompanied by ice-cold wine and water was delicious! Olive factory was informative with opportunity for tasting and shopping. I must mention that our guide went above and beyond to rectify a mistake when another guest mistakenly took my shopping. He retrieved the package and personally delivered it to our accommodation. Definitely 5 stars for Michael and the Tour!

A great day - Hieno päivä !

Published on Jul, 2023

We really enjoyed our day trip from Ierapetra to Knossos Minoan Palace and to Pottery Workshop close to Voni with our guides, Rolf and Petra at 4.7.2023. Guides were very friendly, knowledgable and helpful. The lunch was delicious and there was a lot of it in the Panellinion taverna at Apostoli village. Day was hot but Land Rover's aircon made it tolerable. We would definitely use Adventure Crete again. Perheen päiväretki Ierapetrasta Knossoksen rauniopalatsille sekä keramiikkapajaan Vonin kylän lähelle sujui hienosti 4.7.2023. Oppaamme Rolf ja Petra olivat ystävällisiä auttavaisia ja tuntevat kohteet reitin varrella. Lounastimme Panellinion -ravintolassa Apostolin kylässä. Lounas oli runsas ja maistuva. Land Roverin ilmastointi piti kuuman matkapäivän siedettävänä. Adventure Creten retket tutkitaan jälleen kun seuraavan kerran lomailemme Kreetalla.

Knossos Palace and old pottery village in the mountains (Luxury Adventure) | 7 hours

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Itinerary

Agios Nikolaos (Pass By)

Heraklion (Pass By)

Knossos Archaeological Site

Thrapsano

Malia (Pass By)

Hersonissos (Pass By)

Agios Nikolaos

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