Guided Tour in Knossos Palace
4.9
72 Ratings
Knossos

Explore Knossos Palace with expert guides. Uncover Minoan secrets, vibrant history, and ancient architecture. Step back 4000 years in time.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Knossos Archaeological Site - Your guide will meet you at the palace entrance to purchase tickets together and begin the guided tour.
What's Included
  • Skip the line admission
  • Free entry tickets for children up to 18 years old
  • Small groups (maximum 16 guests)
  • Listening devices for groups over 10 guests
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Entry tickets
Additional Information

We promise you the best experience in the palace of Knossos! Trust our licensed guides to help you explore the secrets of the Minoan civilization. Join a tour led by an experienced guide-archaeologist and watch the ruins come to life. Your guide will share insights into Minoan culture, highlighting both the obvious and the intricate details that make…

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Location
Knossos Palace
Your licensed guide is going to wait for you exactly in front of the entrance of the palace of Knossos .
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.9
(72 Ratings)
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Lise_t
May 26, 2025
Interesting tour, great guide - The tour was very interesting. Our guide, Popi, was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable, full of funny anecdotes about past tours, very nice and personable. She had extensive knowledge about the palace. She also gave us some good restaurant recommendations. Go early, it's crowded. Lots of buses. We drove, found parking easily. Was helpful to have a guide as we were able to buy our tickets without waiting in line. It was an interesting tour, don't miss it if you're in Heraklion.
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64rosinap
May 23, 2025
Excellent! - Very knowledgeable tour guide, very captivating tour! A must do - hard to truly appreciate Knossos otherwise. Our guide - Popi
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Regina_a
May 21, 2025
Just what you want for Knossos - Our guide Popi was full of information and knowledge. She hustled us expertly around the Knossos site between the large tour groups, so that we had the best experience. We highly recommend this tour! She also prompted us for things to look for at the museum (which we went to on our own later) and gave us some good suggestions for restaurants.
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Selena_w
May 20, 2025
Knossos brought to life! - Katerina is AMAZING! She was knowledgeable and presented the story of the "Labyrinth" in a manner that brought the palace and myth to life. It was a plus that she works at the excavation site and was able to answer specific questions about the work they are currently doing at Knossos. Our tour was at 6pm. The weather was lovely and crowds were non-existent. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone traveling to Crete!
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Alex_d
May 18, 2025
Hire Popi!! Incredible guide and experience - Fantastic experience. My wife and I met our guide Popi at the front of the grounds. She was immediately accommodating and helped us access the palace. Once within she taught us so much about the Minoans, the palace, and the legends. We both felt enriched, like we were gifted with knowledge you can’t get just walking around the grounds. Later in the day we actually had more questions about the Minoans and she responded so thoughtfully with more incredible insight.
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Allegra_i
May 18, 2025
Highly recommend! - Our tour with Popi was incredible! She was so knowledgeable and helped us to really understand what we were looking at. It added so much to the experience, I highly recommend seeing Knossos with a guide like her!
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Sandra_g
May 18, 2025
Interesting tour w a knowledgeable guide. - Poppi was very accommodating when our tour was cancelled on Friday, due to weather. She is very knowledgeable and did a great tour. She knows her stuff.
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Susanna_d
May 17, 2025
Amazing guide - Poppi was an amazing guide to Knossos. She was waiting for us and guided us through the site explaining current beliefs as well as other possibilities discussed or published by experts in the field. She engaged us throughout the tour.
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James_k
May 15, 2025
Informative, Interesting and Enthusiastic - Our Knossos guided tour was very interesting and the details and enthusiasm provided by Filia helped us to better understand and appreciate the amazing Minoan and Cretan culture. The stories and insights provided spanned the range from prehistoric to modern times, and how Knossos and Crete fit into the regional development. Certainly our visit to Knossos was a highlight of our time in Crete.
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Vacationer267054
May 12, 2025
Great tour of the palace! - Fabulous tour of Knossos Palace! Our guide Anastasia was wonderful. She explained things and wove together the complex history of the place in a way that was entertaining and informative. Her English was flawless
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).