10 Chania Vineyard Tours Worth Booking

1.Chania Area: Food Tasting Tour with Winery Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 99 reviews · 7 hours · from $44Our pick

Join Linda and driver Tasos for a seven-hour food tour from Chania. Visit the ancient olive tree at Vouves, a wood-fired bakery, olive grove, honey and cheese producers, and Pnevmatikakis Winery. Tastings are generous, transport is included, and the tour offers a practical taste of rural Crete.

“Fantastic day out. The coach driver Tasos and the host Lynda were lovely. Well organised. The 3000+ year old tree was amazing. The food and wine were delicious. Ended up buying lots of goodies, pastries, honey, olive oil, wine and the most gorgeous smelling body spray for men. Definitely worth a day out.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) Top rated

Spend 5 to 6 hours with a private local guide, visiting Lake Kournas, a Vryses olive oil mill, and Dourakis Winery. You’ll ride a pedalo if you wish, taste olive oil, raki, snacks, and five wines, with pickup from your hotel, Souda port, or Chania airport.

“My family and I had such a wonderful time on this tour, especially with Angie as our guide. We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast on the shore of the lake and a walk around it (although you can also swim or take a peddle boat out on the lake). The views were gorgeous and the water was so clear! Angie took us to a great spot overlooking the lake first to take photos and was happy to take photos of my family together. The wine tasting was fantastic and we opted to try several local cheeses along with our wine. The service was excellent and our server took the time to…”

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3.Manousakis Winery Shuttle Service Tour and Taste

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · from $65

Ride from Chania to Manousakis Winery in Vatolakkos with a multilingual escort-driver such as Spiros or Olga. Tour the property, taste five wines with rusks and olive oil, and add Cretan dishes if you wish. The small group is capped at 12, with pickup within 5 kilometers of central Chania.

“Transport to venue was very comfortable. Driver was chatty. Once out of Chania he started talking about the history of the area we were driving through. Vineyard building modern. Wine tasting was carried out in a covered /shaded area to thRead more”

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4.Wine Tasting: Meet the Cretan Vineyard at West Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $60

Meet a young woman oenologist in Tsourouniana near Kissamos for five Cretan wines, native and rare varieties, and village-made foods. You’ll learn how soil, climate, and local winemakers shape the island’s wine, in a small English-language tasting lasting about 90 minutes.

“Friendly Welcoming by a young woman oenologist. Great attachment to family character and respect for nature. We tasted several wines and discussed the peculiarities. As advertised, a few local products accompanied the tasting and we spent a rewarding and very friendly time.Auto-translated”

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5.Monastery, Elafonissi and Winery Tour from Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $42Best value

Leave Chania at 7:30 am for Chrissoskalitisa Monastery, four hours at Elafonissi Beach, and a 40-minute tasting at Pnevmatikakis Winery. Air-conditioned transport, hotel pickup, English service, and guides such as Diana or Marie make this a simple way to cover western Crete.

“Loved this tour - the two stops were great and Elafonissi is incredible. It was quite busy, so we didn’t bother to try for a sun-bed and went straight across to the island. We found a bit of shade but if you’ve got an umbrella to bring, that would be ideal. Our guide, Diana, and driver, Marcos, were fantastic.”

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6.Full-Day Private Chania Wine Tour and Lunch In The Mystic Cellar.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $360

Spend 6 to 7 hours in Chania’s wine country with a private English-speaking sommelier, including Iro Koliakoudakis when assigned. Visit Pateromichelakis Family Winery and Karavitakis Winery, taste eight wines, share a traditional lunch in a 17th-century cellar, and sample olive oil, cheese, olives, rusks, and tsikoudia.

“Iro Koliakoudakis was recommended to us by the manager of our villa to help us with a wine tour. Because Greece opened just a month before our trip we were still planning our time in Crete while we were in Mykonos. In addition to the wine tour, at the last minute Iro arranged to have a case of Cretan wines delivered to our villa before our arrival and she came to the villa the next day to do a wine tasting with our group. We could have chosen high-end Greek wines, but chose to do the Cretan wine tasting. Iro is a wine expert and she is so funny and…”

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7.Minoan Crete from 3.000 BC: Knossos Palace & Museum with Wineries from Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 10 hours (approx.)

Travel from Chania to Knossos and Heraklion in a private chauffeured vehicle with an English-speaking guide. Visit the palace, archaeological museum, Messara wineries, Venetian harbor, and a recommended local restaurant. Pickup is flexible, while admission, meals, and wine tasting cost extra.

“Great way to understand the history of Crete. The guides were knowledgeable and we learned a lot both while driving through Crete and at the palace ruins and museum. It was a great way to start off the trip and learn about the area. Our guides were friendly and shared many facts. We also had a delicious lunch at a recommended restaurant. And it was nice to avoid the hassle of driving while on vacation. Would recommend as Knossos is a must see and it can be challenging to get to if you are not staying near by.”

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8.Private Exclusive Manousakis Winery and Vineyard Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4 reviews · 5 hours

Travel by private 4x4 from Chania to Vatolakkos Hills, reaching 660 meters above the vineyards. Your English-speaking driver leads a scenic off-road visit, followed by a guided Manousakis Winery tour, five wine tastings, two glasses of your choice, and a full Cretan lunch.

“Opas/autonkuljettaja oli erinomainen työssään. Hän kertoi innostuneesti matkan aikana kaikesta kiinnostavasta. Viinitilalla henkilökunta palveli yhtä ryhmää niin pitkään, että muiden kierros ja illallinen myöhästyi puoli tuntia. Kierros tilalla oli mielenkiintoinen ja informatiivinen. Viininmaistelu ja illallinen oli hyvä.”

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9.Private: Jeep Safari in 2 Wineries and Samaria Gorge with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $266

Spend 7 to 8 hours in a private 7-seat 4WD with a local driver-guide, visiting the ancient Vouves olive tree, two wineries, and Samaria Gorge. Taste 10 wines and two olive oils, then eat a Cretan lunch high in the White Mountains. Nikolas has guided at least one praised outing.

“We had a perfect day with Nikolas taking us around the Cretan countryside. He was able to give us a lot of information about the history of the area and local life. All of the planned stops were well thought out. Lunch overlooking the SamariaRead more”

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10.Winery Tour and Kourna’s Lake from Rethymno

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $439

Set out from Rethymno at 10 a.m. for Lake Kournas and a local winery. You’ll pedal around Crete’s only freshwater lake, then tour the winery’s courtyard, gardens, and production areas before a light lunch with five wine tastings. Pickup is offered, with groups limited to 15.

“Aggeliki Kourou picked us up from our hotel in central Rethymno on time which we were wondering about as cars are not allowed on that street. She was a charming, friendly and informative tour guide with excellent English and we felt safe in hRead more”

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