Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
We will start from Rethymnon around 8.30am. Our first stop on this excursion will be at Knossos. Please note, the entrance fee to Knossos is not included in the ticket price ( 15€ entrance fee needed in cash or 20€ is the combination ticket for Knossos and the Museum).
There is evidence that this location was inhabitedduring the neolithic times.
On the ruins of the neolithic settlement was built the first minoan palace, where the dynasty of Minos ruled.
The Palace is conected with thrilling legends, such as the myth of the labyrinth with Minotaur.
Our next stop will be Heraklion city. You will have 3 hrs free time to explore the city, visit the archeological museum, go shopping, drink coffee or have a lunch.
We will be back around 18.00pm. Please note, you need 20€ in cash for the entrance ticket to Knossos and Museum.
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Air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance Fee to Knossos Archaeological Site only (€15)
Combination Ticket Entrance Fee for Knossos Archaeological Site and Museum (€20)
Food and Drinks are not included.
Gratuities
Departure Point
Sofokli Venizelou, Rethymno, Greece
There is no pick up from Grand Rimondi ( we can pick up Grand Rimondis customers from OPAP shop in Stavromenos)
There is no possibility to drive to each Hotel, we will send you the nearest pick up point for you!
Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece Visit the capital of Crete Heraklion.
Explore the Knossos Palace.
Visit the archeological museum in Heraklion. 240 minutes
Knossos Archaeological Site, Knosos, Greece Explore the archeological place of Knossos with a skip line ticket 120 minutes
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Susan_P
09 Oct 2025
Our tour guide was wonderful and picked us up on time with great communication before hand and provided interesting information along the way. Unfortunately we only had 1 1/2 hours at Knossos instead of the planned 2, which made it very rushed and needed to skip things since we did not have enough time. If we were short on time I would have preferred less time in the city. Also, you are on your own to get tickets for the archaeological museum. We needed to wait in line for 30 minutes, which if I knew in advance I would have order in advance.
Peter R
23 Aug 2025
Det var bare en stor oplevelse. Kunne godt have læst mere op inden besøget. Husk vand for det er varmt. Cicakerne larmede helt vildt.
Elliot p
03 Jul 2025
Anastasia was a amazing guide very helpful it was nice to go at your own pace around Heraklion 4 hours seems plenty of time to get food chill go to the museum and some shops didn’t need to rush
The tour offers pick up and drop of but because the steeets can be tight in areas and one way systems we had to walk 5 minutes to a restaurant to be picked up witch was totally fine we had a phone call and a email to clarify pick up point (very reassuring) which was nice
Knossos palace is amazing kept us intregued the whole time. remember to bring cash I recommend 70 if your doing the museum too
Totally worth it
This tour in
Crete
is organized by
Markidis Travel
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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