Top 5 Walking Tours in Crete

1.Knossos Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,380 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $104Our pick

Skip the line at Knossos Palace with a licensed guide, hear Minoan myths and engineering, and add the Archaeological Museum if you want.

“Our guide was great and we really enjoyed her extensive knowledge of Knossoss. Highly recommend this tour.”

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2.Walking “Food tasting tour” in the town of Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 297 reviews · 2 hours 20 minutes (approx.) · from $105.26Top rated

Walk Chania on a 2.5-hour food tasting with bougatsa, cheeses, olives, sweets, raki, coffee, and local shops, ending at a grocery stop.

“Took my in-laws to Greece for the 2 st time and they had a blast even tho they didn’t speak English Christos was very patient for my wife to translate everything he was saying my recommendation is to skip lunch before because you will be well fed”

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3.Food Tastings Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 136 reviews · 4 hours · from $114

Taste Crete in Heraklion with Greek coffee, bougatsa, cheeses, olive oil, and wine on an 4-hour walking tour to Rocca a Mare.

“An absolutely delightful experience! Eva (our guide) was simply fantastic. She managed to transport us on a journey not only gastronomic, but also cultural. We discovered Heraklion, a lively city with a history linked to the Mediterranean world. If I had to sum it all up in one word: exceptional. Don't miss it!”

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4.PRIVATE Walking Tour with Lunch and Wine Tasting by a Sommelier

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $193.50

Private Chania walking tour with coffee at Profiti Ilia, a sommelier-led tasting of 4 Cretan wines, and a lunch packed with local favorites.

“amazing. group was small and our guide was amazing! he brought us to local places we would've never gone and was so fun. he taught us so much about chania/greece and it felt like we were running around with a dear friend. we had a huge lunch at the end of the tour where we got to try different local dishes. 10/10. me and my other girl friend felt safe.”

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5.Rethymno Walking & Gastronomy Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 103 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $107.63

Walk Rethymno’s old town for Cretan breakfast, olive oil and honey, phyllo workshop, mezedes lunch with raki and wine.

“We had an amazing experience with Michael on our tour of Rethmyno. The weather didn’t exactly cooperate during our tour, but Michael was unflappable and found an additional stop for us to take to escape the fast forming rain shower that flooded the streets. Our tour was intentionally kept small, which was appreciated, as it provided a more personalized experience. The tour description was spot on, but we found out that the tour is constantly evolving based on feedback to further improve the customer experience. We appreciated the small town and small business feel with the tour and loved that all of the locals seemed to know Michael. We would…”

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