Cretan Culture: Wine, Olive Oil & Raki Tasting

Embark on a natural products tour in Crete, exploring wineries, olive mills, and raki distilleries. Taste local wines, learn about olive oil production, and discover the secrets of raki distillation. Experience the beauty of the Cretan fields from a mountain top.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Peza - Crete has a rhythm that can’t be heard from the beaches — it calls you inland, where olive trees murmur and the air is filled with the scent of wild thyme and earth. Here, you’ll encounter locals who hold centuries of tradition in their hands.
    Start your day at a family-operated olive mill, where liquid gold has flowed for generations. Taste…
What's Included
  • Olive Mill Visit with Tour and Olive Oil Tasting
  • Wine Tasting of 3 indigenous varieties
  • Visit a Micro-Winery & Raki Distillery
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Visiting a Family Run Soap making workshop (Participate in Soap Making Demonstration)
  • Tasting of 1 Raki aged in a Barrel
What's Not Included
  • Personal Expenses
Additional Information

Spend a day with authentic Cretan families who continue to make wine, olive oil, raki, and handmade soap using traditional methods.
Experience the unique flavors — from freshly pressed olive oil to home-distilled raki, all directly from the source.
Immerse yourself in the rhythm of rural Crete, where hospitality is second nature and every smile tells a…

Cancellation Policy

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

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Stacey_b
Oct 31, 2025
It was excellent! We... - It was excellent! We spent time with local businesses owners and experts in their craft of soap making, olive oil production, and wine making. It was authentic and so comfortable. Everyone feed us local wonderful foods.
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Steve
Oct 30, 2025
Recommended! - Really, really good tour. Very interesting to get to understand Cretans cottage industries, how they operate, the personalities behind the businesses and their attitudes. Meal at the end was awesome too. Recommend.
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Michael_k
Oct 29, 2025
Long day, but very... - Long day, but very informative from olive oil soaps to making olive oil and wine and raki tasting. Great traditional Greek lunch to wrap it all up
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Claire_h
Oct 22, 2025
Great tour!! - We had a fantastic day touring with Yanni as our driver! Every stop brought a new surprise and more fun experiences. We also enjoyed having the time to get to know the other travelers on the tour. I would highly recommend this tour!
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Beagles1013
Oct 16, 2025
A tour not to be missed when in Heraklion - We were picked up at our hotel right on time and had a private driver. We did meet up with others coming off of a cruise ship in another vehicle. First stop-Helleo where we were treated to a tour of their lab where they hand make olive oil soap. A detailed description of how to make soap and how it is scented. Very interesting! Second stop-the olive oil factory with a tour by the owner. Of course this came with a tasting of their oil and their honey. No one left without making a purchase. Third stop where we saw how they make raki and their vineyard for wine. We sampled raki on our arrival then went to see the grapes. Beautiful! We sampled wine, had home grown veggies and some other homemade raki drinks. All were so good. We did a little Greek dance and then onto a delicious lunch. This was a great day with a terrific guide sampling great wines, oils and finished off the day with an outstanding lunch that was so delicious and plentiful.
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Experience768957
Oct 10, 2025
A great day filled with food, fun, and education - The tour was wonderful from pickup at our hotel to drop off. The exposure to how olive oil is produced along with the tasting was both informative and enjoyable. The pottery stop was not expected and was educational and awe inspiring. The raki tasting was enjoyable. The winery stop was very educational. Seeing how a small family farm operates, produces wine & raki, and use all the grapes so nothing is wasted was a highlight. The wine & raki tasting was enjoyable, but learning how to use high alcohol to produce flavorful lower alcohol raki will stay with me as I practice this process at home. Finishing off at an authentic Greek tavern for lunch, wine and more raki was a wonderful experience. Seeing how local Greeks celebrate a birthday, another group at the restaurant not our tour group, was a lot of fun.
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Mj_g
Oct 9, 2025
Great tour - Such a fun tour of small family owned businesses. Very informative and a small group setting is always more fun. Learned a lot about olive oil production, Raki production and wines. Also a great visit to a pottery place as well
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Paul
Oct 2, 2025
Beautiful culinary tour to the real Crete - Beautiful culinary tour to a winemaker with tasting and walk through the vineyard and tour, explanation and tasting at their own raki distillery. Visit to an olive oil farm with own production and of course a tasting again. Furthermore, we visited an artisan potter and ended the tour with a delicious traditional lunch in a small picturesque village. All well taken care of.
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Virginiaf608
Oct 1, 2025
Olives and grapes - We had a wonderful time .Yani was terrific, fun and informative with wine and great food . So worth it ! Small group , lovely people and beautiful scenery. winery, pottery and olive oil experience were all well done.would certainly recommend
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Lisa_b
Oct 9, 2025
Bikes instead - Operator cancelled last minute. Bummer. Instead, rented bikes and went around town ourselves. Perfect day
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).