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Semi Private Wine and Olive Oil tour
4.7
35 Ratings
Skalani
Embark on a private wine and olive oil tasting tour, immersing yourself in the Mediterranean diet and lifestyle. Learn the secrets of olive oil and indulge in tastings of local wines.
Embark on a private wine and olive oil tasting tour, immersing yourself in the Mediterranean diet and lifestyle. Learn the secrets of olive oil and indulge in tastings of local wines.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Skalani - Guided tour at a family-run Olive Oil Mill. Visit olive fields nearby, the Olive Mill facilities and learn about the trip of olives from the area to the bottle. An Olive Oil tasting will be held in order to understand the difference in flavors and quality.
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Peza - You will be visiting one of the following 3 wineries.
Lyrarakis,…
- Skalani - Guided tour at a family-run Olive Oil Mill. Visit olive fields nearby, the Olive Mill facilities and learn about the trip of olives from the area to the bottle. An Olive Oil tasting will be held in order to understand the difference in flavors and quality.
- Peza - You will be visiting one of the following 3 wineries.
Lyrarakis, Titakis or Stylianou. All three are award-winning and very famous for their wines. The final choice has to do clearly with availability on that day.
Arriving at the winery, the winemaker will take us step by step through the winery facilities; learn us the local variety of grapes, and the process to become wine. A Wine Tasting of exquisite wines will take place living the aromas of the Cretan soil.
- Archanes - Arriving at the beautiful square of Archanes village. In a unique environment at the center of the village surrounded by tall trees and flowers, located at the foot of mountain Giouhtas. You will enjoy Cretan hospitality at its best by having lunch at one of the most know taverns. An interesting combination of a tavern and little shop in which you can taste your own different olive oils, honey, and locally produced marmalades. Lunch consists of a salad, starter, main course, and dessert. A bottle of water, a glass of wine each, and a small carafe of raki are also included.
What's Included
- Pick up and Drop off from customers Hotel
- Semi-Private (Maximum people per vehicle 4 to 8)
- Transportation with Certified Vehicles
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Tasting of extra virgin olive oils, olives, Cretan sweet vinegar and petimezi
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Alcoholic beverages
- Pick up and Drop off from customers Hotel
- Semi-Private (Maximum people per vehicle 4 to 8)
- Transportation with Certified Vehicles
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Tasting of extra virgin olive oils, olives, Cretan sweet vinegar and petimezi
- Lunch
- Bottled water
- Alcoholic beverages
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Spend a day immersing yourself in the heart of Mediterranean culture and healthy living! Join us for an exclusive journey with local producers, where you’ll uncover the secrets of olive oil and indulge in the rich flavors of local wines.
Savor a private wine tasting, exploring the unique varieties of our region. Then, delight in a private olive oil…
Spend a day immersing yourself in the heart of Mediterranean culture and healthy living! Join us for an exclusive journey with local producers, where you’ll uncover the secrets of olive oil and indulge in the rich flavors of local wines.
Savor a private wine tasting, exploring the unique varieties of our region. Then, delight in a private olive oil tasting, where you’ll learn the fascinating processes behind this liquid gold.
Experience this intimate, small-group tour limited to just four to six people, ensuring a personalized and tailored adventure. Enjoy the convenience of hotel pickup and drop-off, making your day seamless and unforgettable.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements or Allergies at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available Upon Request
- Bring a hat, sunscreen and light Clothing
- Spending Money in case you would like to make a purchase
Location
Skalani
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
4.7
(35 Ratings)
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Faisal_m
Jun 8, 2025
Get a local taste - We booked the Olive Oil and Wine Tasting tour and it was great! Definitely got more value out of the experience than we expected. The host, Yannis, was extremely welcoming and entertaining to talk to, and the locals we were visiting during the tour were all extremely hospitable. Highly recommended.
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Alison_j
May 10, 2025
Wine and Olive oil - For our last day in Crete, we wanted something in the countryside and lowkey. This was perfect. We visited Cretan Dragon farm. Delightful -Alex was a gracious host. Then a local winery - Fournarakis. Yummy wines. The last winery was a bigger operation - Titakis. Great wines. Lunch was delicious and filling. Manos drove us door to door. An easy relaxing day. The van that he had to drive needed to be updated.
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Jamie_m
Jan 26, 2025
Amazing day, and our... - Amazing day, and our guide was fantastic!!! The olive oil tour was very informative and thorough and we loved sampling the olive oil. The wine tour was also great, beautiful grounds and extensive tour of the facilities.
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Traveler618645
Nov 4, 2024
A visit worth visiting! - It's definitely worth it! The tour begins with a visit to the olive groves and dragon fruit plantations! Great! Then excellent wine tasting and with an outstanding sommelier! I highly recommend!
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Annastevens97
Sep 25, 2024
Highlight of our holiday! - We had a wonderful time - the olive oil farm was very sweet and hosted by a lovely Greek family, we then were driven to the wine tasting where Maria the owner gave us an amazing in depth tour of the facilities and took us through a fascinating wine tasting with 5 different Crete wines - 3 white, 1 rose and 1 red. Followed then by a delicious home cooked Greek meal. Would highly recommend and amazing value for money!
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Martin_u
Sep 11, 2024
Trippin it - Loved the olive farm and tasting. Grueling unique experience. Tony our guide was informative Enjoyed the winery and excellent lunch
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870stefaniaq
Aug 28, 2024
Simply great - Such a great tour. The olive oil tour was nice and the hospitality was great. The olive oil and chutney was delicious we even bought some to take back home. The wine tour was also amazing. The tour guide at the wine tour really made sure to make it special. Wine was great also bought some to take back home. Our last stop was for lunch and a very cute village. The food was great as well. Manos our driver for the tours was amazing as well, he was very friendly, thank you for making sure we had a great time! Overall would recommend this tour.
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Daniellecf9905hf
May 29, 2024
Amazing! Highly recommend - Such an amazing experience. Highly recommend. It was well paced and relaxing! Thank you to all the ladies at all the stops and especially our driver!
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Danielle_c
May 28, 2024
Highly recomened! - This was such an amazing experience. I would give it 10 stars if I could. Each stop (olive oil tour and tasting, winery tour and tasting, and lunch in a small town south of Heraklion) was intimate informative and immersive. Yet we met some amazing people that we stopped with and were paired with at the stops throughout the day. Worth every penny. Thank you so much!
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Lozza245
Aug 23, 2025
Rather over priced but very enjoyable nonetheless - Had a very enjoyable experience and driver was fun and friendly. Communication was a bit confused as we were contacted by the tour operator the day before to change the date with an extra activity included. We replied with some questions as we didn’t mind changing date but weren’t that interested in the extra activity and wanted the original tour and timings but weren’t never got clarification.
On pick up it became clear the extra activity was included but with out the answers to our queries we were concerned we may have been changed to an alternative tour and people were being changed between vehicles and we were never sure where we were going next which distracted us a bit and took a little away from the experience but overall was very good, not entirely sure it’s 100% worth the money if you add up what the individual activities would/should have cost plus a reasonable amount for transport but it was still good and I guess you pay a premium for the convenience of having it all organised and coordinated for you.
What I will say is the Titakis wine tour and tasting was brilliant and our guide very friendly and knowledgeable. If you do one bit I’d do this and book direct for a much better price.
The olive oil part was good and interesting, only criticism is the guide who was also very nice and friendly spoke so fast we couldn’t really process or retain what he was telling us and at many points he was distracted suddenly talking in Greek to staff or on his phone so with the language barrier was hard to decipher when he was talking to us or others. BUT….. the olive oils are amazing and more than make up for it for a Mediterranean/whole food lover I could have taken a whole case full back.
The soap making workshop was the unexpected bit and interesting lovely people but wouldn’t have necessarily chosen to include that and wasn’t advertised.
The lunch was lovely but not ‘4 course’ as advertised it seems they count the shot sized glass of wine you get with your meal and same of raki as a course and between our group there wasn’t quite enough of cetain dishes or meats for everyone to try.
I’m bring very picky as I feel I paid a premium price. Was it good? 100% but do feel if the dropped the price maybe €20 it would feel like much better value for money whilst still undoubtedly profitable for the tour operator
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