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Elounda, Crete

Discover Crete

7 days from £3,940pp
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Tour highlights

  • Walk around the Palace of Knossos with a private guide on a tour of the former Minoan capital.

  • Try your hand at some Cretan dishes at a countryside cooking class.

  • Enjoy the freedom of your own rental car when exploring eastern Crete.

  • Explore the former leper colony of Spinalonga with a private guide.

Price includes:

  • Scheduled international flights
  • In-destination transfers
  • Activities and excursions as detailed
  • All accommodation
  • Fully insured vehicle hire
  • 24-hour support while you travel
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Itinerary idea in detail

With international flights from a choice of airports including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

  • Today you begin your journey by boarding your international outbound flight to Greece. Arriving at Chania Airport, you’ll be met by your driver and taken to your hotel in Chania. The rest of the day is yours to relax at the beach or around your hotel pool, or you can head out to explore the local area.

    Stay at Casa Delfino Hotel & Spa   
    • Chania cathedral, Chania
      Chania cathedral, Chania
    • Streets of the old town, Chania
      Streets of the old town, Chania
    • Chania, Crete
      Chania, Crete

  • Meet with your private guide this morning to explore the streets of Chania’s old town, learning about its history through the ages with a focus on the Byzantine and Venetian periods.

    Stay at Casa Delfino Hotel & Spa   
    • Old Town, Chania
      Old Town, Chania
    • Chania promenade, Crete
      Chania promenade, Crete
    • Fish market, Chania
      Fish market, Chania

  • Head outside of Chania to a traditional village to experience a cooking class in an olive mill that dates back to the 18th century. You will learn how to recreate some Cretan dishes using the freshest ingredients finished with herbs collected from the mountains before sitting down for a hearty lunch.

    Stay at Casa Delfino Hotel & Spa   
    • Cretan dishes, Greece
      Cretan dishes, Greece

  • This morning make your own way to the rental car office in Chania, pick up your car and begin your journey to the eastern side of the island. Around half way stop at the Minoan site of Knossos to meet your guide and have a private tour of the archaeological site before continuing on to Agios Nikolaos.

    • Ancient pot storage, Palace of Knossos
      Ancient pot storage, Palace of Knossos
    • Palace of Knossos, near Heraklion
      Palace of Knossos, near Heraklion
    • Palace of Knossos, near Heraklion
      Palace of Knossos, near Heraklion

  • Take a shared boat out to the island of Spinalonga, which hosted one of the last leper colonies in Europe. It was also once home to a 16th-century Venetian fort, whose remains you can still see. You’ll have a guided tour of the island before returning to Agios Nikolaos.

    • Diktean Cave, Crete
      Diktean Cave, Crete
    • Lake Voulismeni. Agios Nikolaos
      Lake Voulismeni. Agios Nikolaos
    • Agios Nikolaos, Crete
      Agios Nikolaos, Crete

  • Spend your last day in Agios Nikolaos at leisure, perhaps relaxing and enjoying your hotel’s amenities or exploring Agios Nikolaos. If you feel like exploring, visit the nearby village of Elounda, where you can enjoy the beach.

    • Agios Nikolaos, Crete
      Agios Nikolaos, Crete
    • Agios Nikolaos, Crete
      Agios Nikolaos, Crete

  • Drive to Heraklion’s airport, where you’ll drop off your rental car and catch your onward flight. Your return flight will arrive the same day.

    • Heraklion, Crete
      Heraklion, Crete
    • Palace of Knossos, near Heraklion
      Palace of Knossos, near Heraklion
    • Heraklion, Crete
      Heraklion, Crete

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