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Historical Heraklion City Tour with Knossos Palace & Old Market
4.5
30 Ratings
Heraklion
Explore the captivating city of Heraklion, Crete’s capital, on a historical tour that includes a visit to the legendary Knossos Palace and the bustling Old Market. Uncover the secrets of Minoan civilization and immerse yourself in the rich history of this vibrant Mediterranean city.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Heraklion - We will start collecting participants from pick-up points in the morning.
Depending on the place of your hotel/apartment the bus ride will differ. -
The Palace of Knossos - Knossos, the mythical labyrinth and ancient capital of Minoan Crete, 5000years ago.
Our participants will enter the Archaeological Site with our Representative in order to attend a Guided Tour for about 1 hour & 20 minutes and then enjoy some free time to take photos and admire the historic Minoan place.
Participants have to wait in line, in order to receive their tickets and enter the Palace. - Heraklion - After leaving the Palace of Knossos, our bus will take us to the city of Heraklion. There participants will attend a guided tour in the city center and the historical part of Heraklion followed by 2h30min free time at the old market for walking, photos and shopping.
Optional: The visit to the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, is optional and will be a without tour guide as the covid regulation for visiting the museum as group, is very strict and would take too much time and high cost.
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Heraklion - Embarkation in the buses and drive back to the hotels where we gathered participants in the morning.
Depending on traffic and on the pick-up places of each one, the time of journey back to the hotel will differ.
What's Included
- Liability Insurance Coverage by ALLIANZ for our tour participants
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Professional Driver
- Tour Guide
- All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
- Entrance in Knossos Palace: 15€
- Entrance in Museum: 12€
- Snacks
Additional Information
Heraklion, the heart of Crete and a city buzzing with life and history, is one of the most interesting cities in the Mediterranean area. It boasts of several historical markers worth exploring. One such place is Knossos, the legendary labyrinth and the primeval capital of Minoan Crete, dating back 5000 years. Embark on this tour to explore the city’s core and the Palace of the Minoan Civilization.
Location
Heraklion
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Solmanuel
Jun 29, 2024
Trip to Knossos recommended to Italians - It is the second trip with odyssey, everything perfect, Italian guide, just very hot in the archaeological site tip hat.
As usual fantastic our transfer Zaccaria who speaks great Italian drives well and from great advice, very helpful makes you feel at home, advice to Italians
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Mariogi8961jh
Jun 9, 2024
Interesting - Excellent and interesting. To try!! Excellent guide in Italian, patient and satisfies all participants in various languages
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Tour67244819825
Jun 9, 2024
Completely satisfied… - Everything worked perfectly, our tour guide was simply a dream!!
Very informative and funny, great atmosphere.
Thank you
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E6030rgluisab
May 30, 2024
Great, even with a toddler - We were picked up directly from the hotel and driven straight to Knossos.
There we spent 2 hours there with lots of information from the tour guide. With a toddler in a carrier, this was no problem at all. However, it is not recommended with a stroller. After that we drove to Heraklion. There was a short tour of the city center lasting around 30 minutes. For us, the length of the tour with a toddler was ideal.
The buggy/stroller could be taken on the bus without any problems.
We then spent around 3 hours in Heraklion. We did not go to the museum, which is why it got a bit "boring" for our toddler towards the end.
All in all, the trip is definitely recommended.
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Ellie
May 22, 2024
Amazing day! - Again another amazing trip with Cretan Odyssey!
Well organised, lovely tour guide who was so informative and knowledgeable!
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Cece18100
May 18, 2024
Great excuse to make - Superb friendly guide and superb tour of the city I recommend this excursion. He picks you up and takes you directly to the hotel
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Gillm641
May 11, 2024
Colourful and historical fun - Christina out tour guide was fantastic. She was extremely knowledgeable and proud of her island. She had amazing facts and suggestions for other places to go.
She ran the whole day efficiently and everything ran like clockwork.
She was very warm understanding and had a great sense of humour too.
We all loved our day out and so glad we booked the tour.
We are going to return to Crete next year and will look to book another tour.
Christina was what made the tour without her it would have been informative but she brought colour and sparkle to the ancient stories of Crete.
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Kryskrysb
May 1, 2024
Very cute - Wander through the small streets to admire the houses and the hanging flowers. The center is very touristy but we didn't feel suffocated. There are all prices in the small stores, we brought back magnets for 1.50 euros as well as key rings for 1 euro. We also bought apricots and cherries, no taste...disappointed!!!!
Very difficult to park, so we found the solution of parking near the museum in the supermarket parking lot. You will just have to buy something in the store (water for us because it was so hot) and keep the ticket and thanks to that the barrier will open.
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Andrew_r
Jul 10, 2024
Knossos Palace amazing. Extended pickup drive not so much… - Our guide, Soula, was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and good at keeping a large group moving.
On the downside the pickup from multiple locations was extremely time consuming. It would be good to have an option to allow those that want to meet at the first point of interest at a predetermined time to do so. Especially as it is not that far from the centre of Heraklion.
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Ross
May 26, 2024
Was an average tour - There wasn’t much to the tour itself. Visited the palace which was nice and the guide was very informative.
You then spend 3 hours in the marketplace which is a long time to kill.
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