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Crete Safari: Discover Real Crete's Beauty
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354 Ratings
Agios Nikolaos
Explore Crete’s wild landscapes and ancient paths. Visit Zeus Cave, enjoy breathtaking views, and savor authentic Cretan hospitality on this unforgettable off-road adventure.
Explore Crete’s wild landscapes and ancient paths. Visit Zeus Cave, enjoy breathtaking views, and savor authentic Cretan hospitality on this unforgettable off-road adventure.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Agios Nikolaos - Pass through the charming village of Agios Nikolaos, famous for its picturesque lake.
- Agios Nikolaos - Visit a family-run factory specializing in olives and olive products, and enjoy tasting various qualities and types of olive oil.
- Panagias Keras Church - Stop at this historic church. Although it is not open 5-6 days a…
- Agios Nikolaos - Pass through the charming village of Agios Nikolaos, famous for its picturesque lake.
- Agios Nikolaos - Visit a family-run factory specializing in olives and olive products, and enjoy tasting various qualities and types of olive oil.
- Panagias Keras Church - Stop at this historic church. Although it is not open 5-6 days a week, if accessible, its 17th-century frescoes are truly stunning.
- Kritsa - Take a stroll through the enchanting, ancient village of Kritsa.
- Katharo Plateau - Relish the breathtaking views of both the Libyan Sea and the Aegean Sea simultaneously, and ascend to the Katharo Plateau.
- Lassithi Plateau - Traverse the entire plateau and gain a wonderful insight into life at this high altitude.
- Windmills Of Lasithi Plateau - Admire the beautiful windmills scattered across the plateau.
- Krasi - Visit this quaint, ancient town, home to a massive, millennia-old plane tree.
- Malia - On the return journey, pass through the tourist-friendly village of Malia.
- Selinari - The historic Monastery of Selinari on the return route is one of the island’s most beautiful. Feel free to light a candle there if you wish.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Zeus Cave Entrance Fees
- Gratuities
- Zeus Cave Entrance Fees
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Certainly one of the finest off-road adventures available. Traverse mountains and plateaus, and visit popular attractions while enjoying stunning vistas. The Land Rover Discovery is equipped with air conditioning. An experienced guide, refreshments, water, and a traditional Cretan lunch are provided.
This incredible tour takes you into the heart of…
Certainly one of the finest off-road adventures available. Traverse mountains and plateaus, and visit popular attractions while enjoying stunning vistas. The Land Rover Discovery is equipped with air conditioning. An experienced guide, refreshments, water, and a traditional Cretan lunch are provided.
This incredible tour takes you into the heart of Crete. After an olive oil tasting and a factory visit, you’ll ascend the island’s mountains and forests. Travel along ancient Minoan paths and civilizations to discover the hidden Crete. Experience pure nature, wild landscapes, and breathtaking views. At the highest point of the journey, you can see both the Aegean Sea to the north and the Libyan Sea to the south. Another highlight of your tour is the location where lunch will be served. You’ll have the opportunity to meet our local host and truly experience Cretan hospitality. If interested, you can try your hand at pottery, learning from a local artisan at a pottery workshop. A visit to a 2,600-year-old tree and much more awaits you on this safari tour, where you will uncover the authentic Crete.
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Location
Agios Nikolaos
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(354 Ratings)
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Michael
Apr 30, 2025
We very much enjoyed our guided tour of the Plateau areas of Eastern Crete, with its varied activities and sights. Fascinating l - This was our second excursion from UK with Adventure Crete during our spring visit to Eastern Crete, and we had another very enjoyable day with our excellent guide Enrico and a couple from Belgium. Enrico was engaging from the start and moved between French and English with ease after asking us for our preferences. We visited the olive oil factory and learnt a lot from about Cretian herbs as well as olive growing. We were introduced to carob and even red pepper trees around the car park. Then it was up to Kritsa past acrobatic goats (see photo) to find an historic, but also working, village which our guide knew well, and we even had time to pass through the fascinating folklore museum (other photo). The plateau area is such a surprise, it is best not to send photos, but to say it feels a world away from the beach areas with a cooler and on our day, wetter climate. We had a lunch at a tavern on Lasithi plateau surrounded by old wind pumps used for irrigation. Then on to an amusing greek myth themed attraction and pottery workshop where you can try your hand making a vase on a wheel (these were optional with extra modest cost noting that Zeus cave which also has an entrance fee, is closed temporarily for renovations). We briefly stopped at a church with frescos earlier at Kritsa, a monastery grounds near Malia, and an ancient plane tree and aqueduct. All of these activities and sights were very much enhanced by our excellent guide.
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Suzanapramanik
Nov 10, 2024
Great day out! - A really wonderful trip to spend the whole day exploring Crete. The knowledge of our guide was second to none and always felt safe when driving across the more rugged terrain. The Zeus caves were closed at the time, which I wasn't aware of in advance, so worth checking if this is your main reason for booking. Otherwise, all the other activities were worth it.
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A4631xfvalm
Oct 15, 2024
Exceptional - Great day with Guide Leonidas a real passionate Crete. Both fauna flora mythology religion history geo.
Everything
A treat
I advise a100%
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Ashton_a
Sep 30, 2024
A must when in Crete! - I’d give 10 stars if I could! Michael was a fabulous guide with a wealth of knowledge. This is an incredibly packed tour, so just be prepared for an all day excursion. The details and planning that went into this tour far exceeded my expectations. I loved every single part of it.
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868sawsans
Sep 30, 2024
Beautiful day with the most wonderful guide Gaetan - What an amazing day! Our guide Gaetan was exceptional and made our day so memorable! The cave was so cool to see as well as off-roading on the mountain. Gaetan was very attentive and great driver and made us all happy and laughing the whole day. He was a pleasure to be around and if I could give him 10 stars review, I would. Thank you so much for a beautiful authentic experience in Crete :)
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Jamesao3660vb
Sep 29, 2024
A fantastic way to experience Crete’s wondrous geography - This trip totally surpassed our expectation's. Having arrived a few days prior in Crete we had already fallen in love with the geography of the island (we are staying in Agios Nikolaos), with the glorious coastal views and picturesque seafront. We wanted to experience the mountainous areas of the island and thought that this trip would be a good way to do that.
Our tour guide, Gaetan, was fantastic. He has a joy for life and a fun personality that is infectious. He provided plenty of great conversation throughout the trip, showed good local knowledge and passion for his role.
The variety in this trip makes it more than worth the price.The olive factory was interesting, the tasting delicious. The town of Krista was friendly and beautiful. The goats in the hills were very friendly and sweet. Lassithi Plateau and the roads through the area provide an incredible panorama of the dramatic Cretan landscape. The food we ate was absolutely delicious, and the location was spectacular. The cave of Zeus demanded a fairly rigorous hike, but was totally worth it - a very magical place, like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Finally, the old church we visited was a very special place.
The mix of great locations, a good vehicle and a friendly driver made this an experience we will never forget. This is extremely high value for money and I’d recommend this to anyone looking for a good day out. We plan on returning to Crete in the future and will likely book again on another excursion!
Thank you so much Adventure Crete and our amazing guide, Gaetan!
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Daydream05642944979
Sep 26, 2024
Wonderful experience from A to Z. If you want to see part of the island... even special;beautiful places,this trip is exactly - Everything was tip top organized. We were picked up on time and had a good car with an even better driver:-] Our guide was Petra. She is really super nice, arranged and helpful! You can tell that she enjoys the job and can therefore convey the joy and experiences in the best way.
The price-performance ratio is awesome. Every one of yours was worth it. Our expectations were exceeded:-]
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Keitht
Sep 25, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyable day out. - We went on this trip as it was the only one available from our location that we hadn't previously done. We knew about the steep and uneven walk up to, and in, the caves and were planning to stay at the cafe whilst fitter people than us went to the cave. At our first stop our driver (a mad Frenchman whose name I ever did get properly) spoke to us about that element and voiced his concern about us trying it. He was understandably relieved when we told him of our plan. The other 2 couple, both much younger and fitter than us, said it had been hard work and one said they wouldn't try it again.
Overall though it was a great day out with a visit to an Olive Oil factory, which may not sound exciting but we found very informative, a short stop in Kritsa, then up onto the plateau with fantastic views and real off-road travel.
The only slightly disappointing element was the lunch. It was advertised as a traditional meze and, as we had experienced this on a previous trip with Adventure Crete, we were really looking forward to it. It really was not what we expected. It basically consisted of a choice of either chicken or pork with a couple of potatoes and a salad.
Despite that slight negative it would not stop us travelling with Adventure Crete again.
One of the great selling points for their trips is that all seats are forward facing rather than the typical Land Rover setup of side facing bench seats in the rear which, we know from experience, offer limited views and a not very comfortable ride. Adventure Crete might want to consider either fitting side steps as getting in and out of the vehicles can be a bit of a struggle for the less nimble.
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Ain_v
Sep 19, 2024
Nice views - Very nice views in the mountains. Would not have gone there myself. Visited lots of places and got information about local life.
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Inekev591
Oct 25, 2024
Ask for Petra! - Nice tour made with Petra as guide. She has a lot of knowledge about and passion for Crete and you can tell! We were together with a German couple, so everything was explained in Dutch and German, this was no problem for us and for her. Unfortunately the Zeus cave was closed due to the risk of collapse so unfortunately we were not able to visit it. A theme park about Greek mythology was the alternative and was also a lot of fun. The ride in the orange Land Rover was a very nice experience and Petra also a good driver. All in all had a nice day!
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