Booking fee
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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Our first stop is the Monastery of Kera. It is dedicated to Virgin Mary; it is run by nuns and is locally known as Little Lourdes.
Then we drive south and reach the Plateau of Lassithi. The Plateau is a wonderfully cool and fertile area where you will see small towns and a very warm welcome.
After the lunch break in one of the local villages in Lassithi, we will visit the Dicti Cave where Zeus, the father of Greek Gods, was born. While crossing the villages of the Plateau, we pay a short visit at a traditional pottery factory, seeing an ancient ceramic art, which completes today more than 8.000 years of history.
Last but not least we will visit the most famous and popular of all the attractions in Crete, the Palace of Knossos. Join your expert guide on a journey back of 5000 years into myths and legends and learn secrets of the oldest civilization in Europe, the Minoan. Enjoy a guided tour of the historical site with 1.300 rooms, hear all about the legendary labyrinth and the Minotaur.
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Professional guide
Gasoline
Visit pottery
Transport by air-conditioned coach
Insurance
Pick up / drop off (Malia till Ammoudara)
Entrance Kera: 2 € pp to pay at the entrance
Entrance Cave of Zeus: 6 € pp to pay at the entrance
Entrance Knossos: 15 € pp (Reduced admission 7.5 € pp) to pay at the entrance
Whispers: 2 € pp to pay on the day on the coach to your guide
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
To receive the EXACT pickup place and -time, please send an email to Eye Travel min 24h before the day of the tour.
GENERAL
Area Malia: +/- 9.15 am
Area Stalida/Stalis: +/- 8.55 am
Area Chersonissos - Koutoukoufari - Piscopiano: +/- 8.40 am
Area Anissaras: +/- 8.30 am
Area Analipsi: +/- 8.20 am
Area Gouves: +/- 8.10 am
Area Gournes: +/- 7.50 am
Area Ammoudara (next Heraklion): +/- 7.10 am
There are no pickups out of this area.
Traveler pickup
Kokkini Hani 715 00, Greece
Μάλια Πεδιάδος, El. Venizelou 79, Malia 700 07, Greece
Malia 700 07, Greece
Palea EO Irakliou Agiou Nikolaou, Chersonisos 700 14, Greece
Leof. Andrea Papandreou 47, Gazi 714 14, Greece
Palea EO Irakliou Agiou Nikolaou, Kato Gouves 700 14, Greece
Palea EO Irakliou Agiou Nikolaou, Chersonisos 700 14, Greece
Bus stop Stalida (29, El. Venizelou 65, Stalida 700 07, Greece
89H3+M3, Hersonissos 700 14, Greece
El. Venizelou 155, Malia 700 07, Greece
Leof. Andrea Papandreou, Héraklion 714 14, Greece
Palea EO Irakliou Agiou Nikolaou, Pelekita 700 14, Greece
Unnamed Road, Kato Gouves 700 14, Greece
Kera Kardiotissa Monastery, Heraklion, Greece Your professional guide explain you all about this special monastery. 45 minutes
Lassithi Plateau, Greece On this plateau we visit the Cave of Zeus, a pottery, traditional mountainvillage and have lunch. 120 minutes
Cave of Psychros, Lasithi Mesa, Greece You have the possibility to visit the cave, also known as the Cave of Zeus; the mythical birth place of the king of gods Zeus, decorated with impressive stalactites and stalagmites. 130 minutes
The Palace of Knossos, Knosos, Greece You have a guided tour in this Minoan Palace. 105 minutes
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in most weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Children must be accompanied by an adult
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.
sarahandpepperc
01 Jul 2022
This was a great trip where you get to see and experience lots of Crete. All the staff were excellent, especially Nectarios who was a wonderful and informative guide. We loved the cave of Zeus and the donkeys and Knossos. The lunch is amazing- there is limited choice for vegetarians but what we had was very tasty and made with fresh vegetables.
One thing to note is that the money paid when booking is only to cover the coach- there are further charges which are made clear when booking but make sure you have cash ready.
AMCun
13 Oct 2021
We thoroughly enjoyed both our trips with Eye travel and really appreciated your prompt and helpful responses to our questions before we booked. The coaches arrived promptly and both guides gave us a wonderful commentary. Everything and everyone was very efficient and welcoming. The tours themselves gave us a good contrast and enabled us to see quite a lot of the island, and ran well to time, yet we hardly ever felt rushed.
Lesithi & Knossos;- We liked the short, frequent stops in Lesithi plains, which provided a good contrast to the long drives on our Western Crete trip. Everyone was very helpful, and the stops were well organised and varied. Knossos was just as we had imagined it would be - and it was great to have our own guide to explain what we were looking at! No trip to Crete would be complete without visiting Knossos. This trip gave a good insight into some of the history of Crete as well as lives for the local people over time. Everything ran to time, and the time allowed for each stop was just perfect!
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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