15 Olive Farm Tours in Chania Worth the Day

1.Crete Wine and Olive Oil Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 272 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $145Our pick

Chania wine and olive oil tour with two family wineries, tastings, and the ancient Vouves olive tree site, small group day trip.

“We were picked up close to our hotel and the driver was friendly and informative. Scenic drive which took about an hour. The first stop was both olive oil and wine tasting. The host was very knowledgeable and explained the different types of olive oil. Second stop was another winery where the host explained the different types of grapes. Both places provided food that was delicious. Highly recommend this tour!!!”

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2.Wine & Olive Oil Tour with Lunch at Milia Mountain Retreat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 194 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $181

Chania’s olive oil and wine day trip blends 4WD adventure with tastings at Anoskeli, a classic olive tree stop, and lunch at Milia.

“Wonderful experience. Vasileios, our host, took us on a stunningly beautiful ride along mountain roads, stopping to taste wine and olive oil, view the 3000 year old olive tree, and culminating with a lavish feast at Milia Restaurant. Our wild ride included a spontaneous off road trip to pick fruit and commune with nature, and honey tasting on the return drive. Vasileios was friendly, VERY knowledgeable, and funny. Cannot recommend enough!”

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3.Wine & Olive Oil Tour with Lunch – Semi Private Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 156 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $181

Semi-private 4WD safari from Chania with St John cave, a 3000-year olive tree, organic olive oil, winery tastings, and mountain lunch.

“Seeing the oldest olive tree, the olive oil tasting & the kitties there. John the Hermit & his cave. The lunch in the Milia resort . Actually everything. Andreas was delightful & so accommodating. He was knowledgeable & affable.”

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4.Milia Mountain Tour w/Lunch Olive Oil/Wine Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 97 reviews · 8 hours · from $176

Small-group Jeep tour from Chania for an ancient olive tree, Anoskeli olive oil and wine tastings, and lunch at Milia Retreat.

“the tour was just perfect. it was a small group tour to the oldest olive tree with coffee, then we stopped at a local winery to do the wine and olive oil tastings. the wines were perfect for the weather paired with cheese and some local produces. The highlight was the lunch at Milia mountain resort. the food was scrumptious. we are vegetarians and they had vegetarian option as well. our guide Nikolas was very engaging and gave us a lot of information about the local produce, history etc. We enjoyed the tour and would recommend this for people who plan to visit Chania”

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5.Wine & Olive Oil Tour with lunch at the White Mountains

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $181

Small-group Chania wine and olive oil day trip to the White Mountains, with a 3,000-year-old olive tree, tastings, and lunch at 1,200m.

“This tour is absolutely amazing. We got picked up by Vicellis, I hope I spelled it right, and he was on time and a smile on his face. He was awesome. He immediately gave us waters and drove us into town to see some sites. Then we picked up another couple and went to the olive oil tree farm and had coffee. A beautiful cafe with a huge grape vine for shade like beer garden. Coffee was awesome. Then he took us to a winery and olive oil farm. The wine was awesome and the olive oil is out of this world. Now I know why Crete is one of…”

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6.From Chania Private half day Winery-Olive factory-Kournas lake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $480

Private Chania tour to Kournas Lake, a Vryses olive oil factory, and Dourakis winery, with pickup and tastings.

“Angie was delightful. Great energy all around. While weather wasn’t the best on the day of our tour, she was able to make accommodations and provide a different experience from the original plan. To Angie: when (not if) I return to Crete, would love to connect again :)”

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7.Elafonisi & Falasarna Private Tour w/olive oil tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $600

Private Chania day trip to Elafonisi and Falasarna beaches, plus the ancient Vouves olive tree, with lunch box and olive oil tasting.

“What a fantastic day! Christine & Fanasis took a great care about me and my family! It was a private whole day trip with everything included: drinks, snack box and a beach equipment. We could visit stunning Elafonisi and Falasarna beach. The last stop was by the oldest Olive Tree and the Olive Oil factory with a small museum. We learned a lot about the olive oil production how it used to be made. As it was only a private tour we could make stops whenever we wanted what was very helpful. Christine and Fanasis are amazing tour guides with a great sense of humor and we all had plenty…”

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8.Explore the Secrets of Wine and Olives in Chania

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · 7.5 hours · from $123

Chania wine and olive safari with Kolymvari tastings, a 3000-year-old olive tree, Sebronas lunch, and 4x4 mountain gorges.

“Our guide Dimitri was excellent- very informative and personable. The views along the off-roading were amazing.”

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9.Discover Rethymno, Lake Kournas & the Secrets of Cretan Olive Oil

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $662

Private 6-hour outing from Chania to Rethymno, Lake Kournas, and the Melissakis olive mill, with Cretan olive oil tasting included.

“Christina and Thanos treated us like family from the time they met us at the port until the moment they dropped us back off. The van is air conditioned and they provide water, beer and soft drinks, as well as phone chargers. The drive to the olive oil mill was scenic and Christina provided us with a wonderful history of Crete. The olive oil mill tour was wonderful, complete with an explanation of how they harvest the olives and turn it into oil using machinery. We got to try several of their olive oils, olive paste, and balsamic vinegar. Everything was incredible. Next we went to Kournas Lake, where we…”

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10.Chania Private Olive Oil Tour: Oil Tasting & Villages Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 9 reviews · 7.5 hours · from $176

Private 7.5-hour Chania olive oil tour with grove visits, old and modern mills, free tastings, and a possible 3000-year-old tree.

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11.Pottery – Honey & Olive Oil experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $722

Tour a modern Cretan olive oil mill, taste honey in a lab-style museum, make ceramics in Margarites, then visit Arkadi Monastery from Chania.

“This was my favorite day in Greece! We met such amazing people, each stop was fascinating and it was an honor to see the beautiful things they made. We especially loved the ceramics, as we got to meet the woman that made them and she spoke about how her family has been doing it for generations. The monestary was also fascinating, and I’m so glad we got to go. Our tour guide was wonderful, very relaxed, kind and knowledgeable. I’d certainly go on anouther tour with him again! He went out of his way to stop and find us an extra suit case (since we bought so much stuff we…”

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12.Explore the Secrets of Wine and Olives

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $120

Semi-private Crete safari from Chania: olive oil tasting, winery tour, 3,000-year olive tree, off-road tavern lunch, pickup.

“What a fab day out we had with this group. Gianis was our driver, very friendly and welcoming with amazing knowledge of the area. We enjoyed listening to the history of the area whilst exploring the olive groves, olive oil factory, vineyard, and Read more”

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13.Chania Sourdough Bread Class – Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $106Best value

Hands-on Chania sourdough class in a wood-fire oven, plus a visit to the olive grove and herb olive oil tasting, lunch, and wine.

“We enjoyed this class very much! Not only did we learn how to make sourdough bread, but we had a wonderful meal, toured the olive grove, played with puppies, sat under a 500 year old olive tree and got to know our hosts. I tried fava for the first time, and I love it 😊 Cretan hospitality is the best! I highly recommend this class. Thanks guys!”

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14.Monastery – Ancient Olive tree & Museum-Cretan Brewery Private Tour from Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $555

A 5-hour private tour from Chania with monastery views, Vouves’ ancient olive tree museum, and Charma beer tasting in a Cretan brewery.

“This is a wonderful way to visit the more hidden parts of Crete. Thanks to Christine and Thanos we were treated to local delicacies and introduced to many traditions we otherwise would have missed.”

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15.Rethymnon Olive Tree Sponsorship Protect and Plant Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $141

Drive to a Cretan olive grove, put your name on a sponsorship tree, toast together, and learn how the Cretan Lazarus project preserves threatened varieties.

“Wir haben einen wunderschönen Olivenbaum in der Nähe von Georgioupoli.”

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