Greece · OLIVE FARM & OIL TASTING TOURS
Greece drinks more olive oil per head than anywhere, and a decent mill tour explains why in about ninety minutes. These 15 are mostly Cretan, most include a farm lunch, and the good ones let you taste an oil next to a bad one.
Quad safari from Agia Pelagia with an olive mill tasting, Achlada ghost village walk, and Fodele, El Greco sights, and orange juice.
“Very good guide, humourous and knowledgeable. We learned a lot about the villages and tourist industry in the area. Highly recommended!”
Small-group Crete day trip from Heraklion with olive oil and raki, villages, Lasithi windmills, and optional Knossos.
“We joined many tours during our trip to Greece (almost one every day) and I can honestly say this was the BEST experience. No other tour even comes close. Stavros is an outstanding guide: a true local who knows the history and culture of Crete inside and out. He’s easygoing, fun, and kept the energy high throughout the day. He took us to fascinating spots, including hidden gems that only locals know about. Along the way, we enjoyed tastings of local olive oil, fresh strawberries and tomatoes, authentic Greek yogurt with honey, and wrapped up the day with a delicious meal at a local eatery. The whole experience felt genuine,…”
Taste award-winning Corfu olive oil on a small-group tour from your hotel or port, with an ancient grove walk and a tasting workshop.
“Amazing tour really interesting Yoni and the driver soterius (apologies for spelling) made it a special day”
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.”
Crete road trip to Zeus Cave and Vidiani Monastery, plus Krasi village and an olive mill tour with tasting and optional lunch.
“Zeus’ cave was brilliant and alone worth the trip and price. The guide had a great sense of humour.”
Heraklion olive farm tour in Skalani: walk ancient groves, see a modern mill, then taste award-winning olive oil with Cretan bites.
“Mary was a great guide at the olive farm. Seing how it went from tree to final product was very interesting. The food tasting at the end was better than we could imagine. The prices on their products was very reasonable.”
Lassithi Plateau day trip with Zeus Cave, Vidiani Monastery, Krasi plane tree, olive mill farm, then a guided Knossos Palace visit.
“we had such an amazing day! our guide was fantastic, I loved everything. amazing food at the olive farm. highly recommended.”
Off-road Eastern Crete day trip with olive oil tastings, old villages, Lassithi Plateau windmills, and the Zeus Cave area.
“It was interesting to stop at the Olive oil factory and have a tasting. The scenery was impressive on the plateau. Make sure you wear good shoes for the tough terrain hiking up to Zeus’s cave!”
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.”
One hour in Kolymvari learning how olive oil goes from harvest to bottle, then tasting 3 varieties at Terra Creta for $11.
“Clear explanation of e growing and harvesting. Good explanation of production process. Nice tastings.”
See Knossos and the Lasithi Plateau in one long day, with olive oil tastings, village stops, and door-to-door pickup from Heraklion.
“A very relaxing and pleasant ride in a comfortable air conditioned van with a very friendly local guide.”
Small-group Chania wine and olive oil tour with two wineries, tastings, and the ancient Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves.
“We had a great time in our tour and learned new interesting things about olive oil and wine making. Our guide Andreas was great, he shared intresting stories about Crete, olives and wines. I would defenitely recommend!”
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.”
Off-road olive oil and wine tastings from Chania, capped by a mountain lunch at Milia Mountain Retreat with Cretan flavors.
“Dimitri wa a wonderful guide. Knowledgeable, charismatic and very helpful. I would recommend this to everyone!”
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