Greece · CRETE FOOD TOURS
The good crete food tours fill up first, especially in July and August. Below: the 10 to book early, what each includes, and how they differ.
From Chania, taste Crete in 7 hours: Vouves olive tree, family bakery, award-winning cheese, honey and olive oil, plus wine.
“The activity was great and our guide Linda excellent! She was very knowledgeable and energetic. it was a very big group so sometimes difficult to hear the information at the winery.”
A 4-hour guided walk through Chania’s Old Town with Cretan street food tastings, plus stories of Venetian, Renaissance, and Ottoman Crete.
“Absolutely amazing and worth doing. Small intimate group and so many things to eat, see and learn. I loved every minute and bite! Our guide Aria is amazing and so passionate about food and Chania. She took us all around the old town teaching us about the history and culture.”
From Chania, taste Cretan wines and extra virgin olive oil at family wineries and an olive mill, plus 3,000-year-old tree.
“Our guide was great and really informative about the area we were visiting as well as the wine and olive oil. A great day out.”
Full-day Crete tastings of olive oil, Cretan wines, and raki, plus an olive mill, family winery, village lunch, and pottery.
“Antonis was an excellent guide. My wife and I had so much fun on the tour. We were looking for an authentic and unique experience and this was exactly that! All of the places that Antonis brought us, were run by families and they were all very welcoming. Definitely a highlight of our trip to Crete!”
Private olive oil tasting at Koronekes in Epano Archanes. Learn cold pressing, taste 3 EVOOs plus flavored oils, vinegar, petimezi.
“Learned how to taste olive oil and identify EVOO. Then we tasted several different blended not infused flavors. It was a small group and were encouraged to ask questions.”
Small-group Cretan wine tasting from Heraklion: 15 wines, olive oil tasting, and gourmet lunch with pairings. Pickup included.
“Wow, what a brilliant day! It surpassed all our expectations. Petros was so knowledgeable and fun and brought every wine to life. It was an easy, relaxing and fun day from start to finish. Pick up was right at our hotel and we loved every minute of it!”
A short small-group visit to a family-run Cretan producer for stories, on-site olive oil and beekeeping, then tasting 8 honeys and olive oil.
“The tour guide is so friendly and funny. She did an amazing job explaining the process of honey and olive oil. The samples were so delicious.”
Rethymno olive mill and Dourakis winery tasting with lunch. Learn olive oil production, sip coffee, sample wines, raki or limoncello.
“We had a great time! The guide was so informative so nice! The olive and wine tour excellent. !! The lunch was excellent!! Great food!!”
Small-group Cretan food tour in Rethymno with raki, bakery bites, phyllo sweets, wine tastings, meze, and lokma.
“It is a very well planned event. Virginia is very passionate about the area, the food and her guest. She was engaging, caring and fun. I recommend this to anybody who wants to get a nice perspective on Rethymno.”
A 6-hour Chania villages food tour with raki, olive oil, cheese tastings, and a traditional lunch, plus AC transport.
“The two of us ended up on a private tour with Yannis. You stop at the raki, olive oil, cheese factory and a bakery and receive tastings. Guide also made a stop into a beautiful church built into the mountain. The lunch was in a little local town and the meal was served by a wonderful lady. We would recommend this tour.,”
Pick the kind of day first. Each list sorts the rest.
