Crete · PREVELI BEACH TOURS
A river runs out of a gorge into the Libyan Sea through a stand of palms, and you reach it either down a long staircase or by boat along the coast. These 15 trips take one route or the other; below are the prices, the walk each involves and what else gets folded into the day.
From Rethymno, visit Damnoni, Preveli Palm Beach, and Plakias on a south-coast day trip with gorge waterfalls and swims for about $25.
“I really enjoyed the trip. It was well organised and you get to see a lot in one day. Bring good shoes for the gorge and flip flops for the boat.”
4WD Land Rover safari from Rethymno to Preveli palms and river delta, plus gorges and villages, with included lunch and unlimited Cretan wine.
“We had a great time with Leif as our Tourguide. He showed us the amazing landscape of crete and we also learned a lot. It was real fun and the highlight of our vacation.”
Boat to Preveli Palm Beach and swim stops at Damnioni and Kourtaliotis Gorge Springs, with scenic south-Crete views from Heraklion.
“It was an amazing excursion and value for money. Our guide Elisabetta was awesome and explained everything in perfect English, German and French. The transfer was smooth and although of course it took a while to get to our destination, the views were breathtaking. I would fully recommend this excursion, especially in off-season (there were quite some people on the beach and in summer there will be much more, but that's the case everywhere).”
Day trip from Rethymno or Chania to Preveli Palm Beach, with a boat ride, gorge walk, and swimming in the Libyan Sea.
“This is a must see if you are in Crete. Our guide Michael was so funny during the trip. The palm tree forest is beautiful but it's more fun if you walk on the right side of the river, it's more of an adventure and there are less people then on the other official side. Don't forget to bring sneakers and water shoes! The beach is nice but the water is really cold here because of the mixing river but we swam there anyway. Don't forget to climb up the mountine for an amazing view on the forest and beach. On the way back we stayed on the other beach…”
Rethymno day trip to Kourtaliotiko Gorge, Damnoni, Preveli Palm Beach, plus Plakias, with hotel pickup, guide, and swim time.
“Anastasia was a great guide, who took us to many places. Giannis drove our big bus well through so many narrow roads.”
Georgioupolis day trip to Preveli palm beach by bus and water taxi. Swim, explore the palm forest, enjoy Plakias and gorge views.
“Es war ein guter Ausflug, Preveli und Plakias sind schöne Orte. Einzige Kritikpunkte: Preveli hat zu wenig WCs, die Wartezeiten sind ewig und die Bootstour dauerte viel länger als angegeben, da wir zusätzlich Leute in einem anderen Dorf in entgegengesetzter Richtung aufladen mussten, ich hätte einen längeren Aufenthalt in Dorf 1 bevorzugt, es hat eine wunderschöne Kirche auf einem Berg und die Zeit hätte locker gereicht, diesen Ort besser zu erkunden und erst beim erneuten Stopp des Taxis dort einzusteigen.”
South Crete day trip from Heraklion to Preveli Beach, palm forests and gorges. Swim, photos, and guided walks with pickup.
Guided 10-hour day trip from Rethymno to Preveli Palm Beach by boat, with Kourtaliotiko Gorge stops, swimming, and photo time.
“Excellent guides Spiritos & Johnny starting in the olive groves into a gorge to arrive at Plakias beach. Onwards to catch boat to Preveli beach. As this was first boat of season had to split party in half due to numbers. This resulted in revisit to Plakias as first group hadn't seen initially. A good trip out, but could imagine Preveli gets packed peak season.”
Full-day guided bus trip from north Crete to Preveli Beach, palm forest and Grand River, with swimming time and photo stops.
“Preveli beach it’s a must see in Crete and this is a very well organised trip.”
A full-day trip from Rethymno to Preveli’s palm river beach, Damnoni, and Plakias, with gorge walking, swims, and scenic returns.
“Not much to say..just amazing experience overall! The weather was great and everything went well from the beginning to the end!”
Trek down Kourtaliotiko Gorge in the Megalopotamos River, swim at the waterfall, then relax at Preveli Palm Beach, Crete.
“This was an amazing experience one that my family will remember forever. Our guide George was great, full of information and very helpful! There are things to know before to decide on this tour. 1. The waterfall is breathe taking. It's a lot of steps down the cliff side to reach it. When you get there you have to swim in very cold water against the current where you can't touch for a good distance. If your not a good swimmer this will be difficult. But the experience is absolutely worth it! 2. The hike river is not as easy as it looks in the photo. If you have bad…”
From Chania, a guided day trip to Damnoni and Preveli Palm Beach, with ferry crossing, gorge views, and time in Plakias.
“The weather was not suitable for the tour so they made some changes, but the overall communication and customer support was dissapointing.. I can’t comment on the actual tour, since we didn’t get to to that, but next time I will definitely not choose them”
A 12-hour day trip from Chania to Preveli, with a boat ride, Crete’s palm forest, Kourtaliotis Gorge views, and free time in Plakias.
“Imali smo divnog vodica,Evu,toliko smo novih i pametnih stvari culi o Kritu. Sve je bilo na vreme,predivan spoj kanjona,sela,pecina i predivna Preveli plaza.”
Private South Crete full-day tour to Kourtaliotiko Gorge, Preveli monastery and palm forest, and Spili village, with tastings.
“Review of Leonidas Petridis. First be clear that what you are paying for is a chauffeur. A capable chauffeur to be sure but that’s all. The beaches were decent but my daughter found a great one on her own (Polulisma). I’d say the day was good but falls short of wonderful.”
Guided day trip from Rethymno to Preveli Palm Beach, Damnoni, Plakias, and Kourtalotiko gorge waterfalls, with time to swim.
“This was a fabulous day out. Our tour guide Anastasia was fantastic, really friendly and informative, and made me feel really included in the group as a solo traveller. I only wish I could go on further tours with her as a guide! This tour included an hour in Spili, a beautiful mountain village, then time in Preveli beach which is truly the most beautiful beach I have ever seen, followed finally by time in Damnoni beach. There was plenty of time to enjoy each place and I never felt like I needed to rush anything. I would highly recommend this tour, including to other solo travellers. Note that for…”
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