Cretan Food Tour: Authentic Dishes in Apokoronas Villages

Savor authentic Cretan dishes and exquisite wines in Apokoronas’ hidden villages. Experience history, nature, and culinary delights away from tourist traps.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Armeni - Experience a visit to a traditional coffeehouse nestled among beautiful trees and streams, where you can savor Greek coffee prepared the traditional way—slow-cooked in hot sand for an enhanced flavor.
  • Fres - Delight in traditional sheep milk ice cream unique to Chania. Savor the rare flavor of carob, found nowhere else in the world….
What's Included
  • Guided tour of old church with ancient olive oil mill
  • Guided tour of Olive oil factory
  • Pick up and drop off from your designated spot
  • Lunch and Dinner
  • Snacks
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • extra appetite! make sure you are hungry!
Additional Information

Explore the most genuine and fresh Cretan cuisine in the villages nestled between Chania and Rethymno.
Join a journey through traditional villages to savor local cheese, honey, olive oil, smoked meats, fruits, Greek sweets, and herbs.
• Enjoy Greek coffee prepared in the traditional hovoli style (a fire that remains hot without being fully…

Location
Splantzia Square
Rousou Vourdoumpa
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Jessica_c
Nov 4, 2025
The food was amazing. I... - The food was amazing. I really enjoyed the sheep milk icecream. If you do this tour I recommend trying the carob and cherry flavours. If you like lamb then I would recommend doing this tour on a Sunday which we did. We got to try lots of wine and raki also. Only negative is that we were a little squashed in the car but that was only a small detraction from an otherwise lovely evening in Crete.
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Odalissef
Oct 24, 2025
Fantastic Educational Experience - My husband and I had a great and what felt like an intimate experience learning about culture in Crete/Greece. It was awesome experiencing different local establishments where we had delicious, fresh and authentic food. We learned so much from Yannis and it was our favorite day in Greece, I highly recommend this experience!
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Stacey_m
Oct 14, 2025
Good way to see small villages and try new foods. - We took this tour, my husband and I, plus another couple. It was a fantastic tour. Yannis was so nice, knowledgeable. He took us out to small villages in Crete which was great way to see more than Chania. We had 2 large meals, coffee, visited a monastery. We were supposed to go for ice cream also, but we ran late, plus we couldn’t have ate another bite. He picked us up at our hotel and dropped us off. The only negatives are, I wish he had a larger car. Luckily we are not huge people because there was the 4 of us plus him in a sedan. Being only 5 feet tall, I sat in the middle on “the hump” for the whole trip. I larger vehicle would have been more comfortable. Also, we went to two restaurants where he ordered multiple items for us to try. We truly appreciated trying all the different foods, but I think he should set up with the restaurants to give smaller portions. We felt we wasted so much food, which none of us like to do. But we literally couldn’t eat any more.
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George_s
Oct 13, 2025
Friendly, knowledgeable, and fun! - My guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and fun! He was professional and personable. He was enthusiastic about their history and culture.
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Robert_b
Oct 12, 2025
Nice tour guide, great... - Nice tour guide, great food! Saw several villages around Chania. Meeting place was a bit out of the way, but it worked out.
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Chris_c
Oct 2, 2025
Get to Know Crete - Possibly the best way to learn about a culture is to experience the food. Even better if it's away from the larger populations and fancy restaurants. I had an amazing day exploring parts of Crete I would not have otherwise discovered alone -- with much to learn from the amazing guide, Yannis. I was quite fortunate to be solo on this tour with Yannis -- outstanding person, who I now consider a friend. He will also gladly offer to take many photos of you and your surroundings with your phone :) Regarding the food and drink -- you'll love every bite and wish your stomach was bigger!
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A3561lksabrinal
Sep 13, 2025
Absolutely wonderful - Couldn’t have asked for a better tour guide around the beautiful island of Crete! Yannis and Maria were kind, funny, knowledgeable, supportive, and truly made my groups trip spectacular! If you’re going to visit Crete you certainly want to be shown around the beautiful countryside and beaches by Yannis!
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Carrie
Sep 13, 2025
Exceptional experience, don’t miss it! - We had the most incredible day with Yannis on his gastronomy tour. He is knowledgeable, relaxed, easy to talk to, and an incredible guide. We loved driving the back roads around Chania with him and getting to experience the traditional Tavernas and see the ancient olive oil making process. It was a fantastic day!
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Melissa_p
Sep 3, 2025
Outstanding experience of traditional Crete - My family and I (5 adults) recently went on this experience on August 27th and, I can safely say, it was exceptional. Yannis and his wife were incredibly friendly, accommodating, and knowledgeable about Crete, the culture, and the food. You could tell they genuinely loved showing us the beautiful sights and food of the island. They were forthcoming about sharing about their life and what it is like to live there in addition to being curious about your own. They picked the most amazing traditional food places with the best views and all five of us said we had the best time. If you can, book this tour it will really give you a great traditional feel of the island of Crete, from the views, to the food, to its people.
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Elaine_k
Sep 29, 2025
Yiannis was very nice and... - Yiannis was very nice and accommodating. The company on our small group tour were great. The scenery and stops were informative and lovely. There was just too much food! We had lunch at a small taverna. An hour later we had dinner at another taverna. Both were excellent though. A thoroughly enjoyable experience!
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).