18 May 2024
From start to finish this was a very well organised tour. Was easy to book at the shop by a knowledgeable rep. Pick up was near the hotel and on time. The coach was very modern, comfortable and air conditioned and expertly driven by Kosta. Anastasia, our guide, was very cheerful approachable and interesting and knew lots about the history of the sites she never had to resort to reading notes. Kostas Greek music and dancing was a highlight, but unfortunately for us most of the party were older Germans who didn’t want to join in , so this didn’t go on as long as we would of liked despite Kosta and Anastasia trying to get people to join in. The food at the Taverna was really good.
We would of preferred to spend time at the lake rather than the monetary, but that’s just our preference, if we did the trip again we wouldn’t to go in the monestry but would head for the cafe!
The scenery was stunning! It’s amazing how much was crammed into the day, we spent about an hour at each stop off. We highly recommend the tour to get out of the city and into the mountains and see real Cretan life.
As we got back to Rethymno the company gave all the ladies a rose as it was Mother’s Day, this was a lovely surprise and a great end to a fantastic day.