Crete · WALKING & FOOD TOURS IN HERAKLION
The 10 best walking & food tours in Heraklion you can book today, with what each one costs, how long it runs and where it leaves from. The first is first for a reason; start there and work down.
Crete olive oil, wine, and raki in 6.5 hours, with premium SUV pickup, olive mill and distillery tours, tastings, and lunch.
“Such a lovely day! One of the top highlights of our trip. Locally owned olive and winery businesses with private intimate moments that felt like close friendships. We loved Arula, our driver. Will treasure the people we met for a lifetime ❤️”
Guided walk through Heraklion’s Archaeological Museum, home to Minoan art and 5,000 years of Crete, in a small English group.
“Parking is a problem. Suggest get dropped off. Well worth the effort. Guide was excellent! Museum was very interesting.”
Heraklion walking food tour with 10+ Cretan plates, unlimited house wine, and key city sights in a relaxed 3-hour small group.
“What a great way to see and learn about the city while enjoying Cretan food! We sampled Bougatsa, gyros, dolmas, lamb meat pie, zucchini fritters and so much more. Best of all we made some new friends. Highly recommend this tour!”
Heraklion food and history walking tour with olive oil, wine and raki tastings, Venetian streets, and monument stories in 2 hours.
“Eri was a really great guide. Well paced. Informative and tailored to us. Great food and some really interesting and friendly people. Would very highly recommend!”
Private sommelier-led wine tasting plus a Cretan meal at Lyrarakis Winery, with hotel pickup from Heraklion and Malia.
“We had an amazing time. Kallia was knowledgeable and fun. The food was outstanding. We will never forget this experience and highly recommend it.”
Heraklion food tasting walk with 10+ Cretan plates, bougatsa, dakos, moussaka, loukoumades, and house wine.
“Our guide was very friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating to our requests The food was a nice mix of local and traditional dishes”
Skip-the-line guided tour of Knossos Palace in Crete, with an English-speaking guide, headset, and Minotaur stories.
“Fabulous. Our guide was excellent. So informative and helpful. A fantastic trip we'll worth it”
Private truffle hunt from Heraklion with Lagotto dogs, Lassithi windmills, cooking demo with wine, then the Cave of Zeus visit.
“This is a must!!! It was one of the most authentic days that we’ve ever had on our travels. Not only did we learn a lot about Crete and the Cretan people, we were given the history of this beautiful land. So many to thank for our full and enjoyable day. Alexander was a wealth of information and you can tell he really loves his job but more importantly Crete. He really shouldn’t be so good at this as we will all be moving here to join him. Dimitri was an incredible driver who steered us through many tight roads and hills. He reminded me that I should wear my…”
Taste bougatsa, honey, raki, and meze on a 4-hour Heraklion food walk with markets, landmarks, and a stivania workshop.
“The places we went were varied and local fare. The pace was fast enough and the mix with restaurants and antiquities was just right. It would have been better if the guide could have used a microphone but I don’t know if that would be allowed in the area. Maybe headsets would be a good choice since it’s hard to hear with all the background noise.”
Walk Knossos and Heraklion with a small-group guide, then taste Minoan-style bites, olive oil, cheese, tea, honey, and wine.
“While the weather tried to get the best of us, our fearless guide gave us a great tour of her city today and yesterday! We tasted wonderful food, olive oil, treats and wine in Iraklion, and met lovely people along the way. Since we had some weatRead more”
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