4 Wine and Olive Oil Estates in Greece to Build a Day Around

1.PRIVATE-Knossos Palace-Zeus Cave-Olive Oil Tasting-Old Villages

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $138Our pick

Spend 7 to 8 hours with a private driver-guide exploring Knossos, mountain villages, Lasithi Plateau, olive oil production, and Zeus Cave. Guides such as Ed, Nikos, and Mike tailor the day to your group, with coffee, water, raki tasting, and optional lunch included.

“Our tour with Ed was fantastic.. He was entertaining and provided wonderful information about Crete, its history past and present. We appreciated learning about the life in the villages, and how beautiful they were. Seeing the major historical sites was great, but we enjoyed learning about the customs and culture of Crete. I would definitely recommend this tour if you’re interested in the culture past and present of Crete.”

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2.PRIVATE-Zeus Cave-Knossos-Olive oil Factory-Traditional Villages.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $138

Spend 8.5 hours with an English-speaking local guide such as Stavros or Spyros, traveling by private air-conditioned vehicle from Heraklion. Visit Knossos, Zeus Cave, olive oil and wine producers, mountain villages, Lasithi Plateau, and traditional family-run places.

“It was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. You made this a great experience for our four year old granddaughter and for us.”

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3.Rethymno: Private Winery & Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · 5 hours · from $365

Leave Rethymno with a private guide for a five-hour food and wine tour. Visit the Kanakis olive oil mill, taste fresh Cretan oil, tour Dourakis Winery, sample up to five wines, and finish with lunch in Nipos or Vryses. Guides such as Vincent, Michael, Nora, and Hector bring local insight.

“The best day we had while in Crete. Really enjoyable :)”

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4.PRIVATE-Winery+Olive Oil Factory-Old Villages-Old Wind Mills

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $361

Spend 7.5 hours with a local driver-guide visiting an olive oil factory, old Cretan villages, mountain roads, vineyards, and a winery. Taste olive oil and raki, add five local wines and lunch, and enjoy a private outing with guides such as Spyros, Nikos, Ed, or Stavros.

“For all you passengers on cruise ships, this is a perfect tour to go with to be able to see & experience all of Crete in a day. The communication was great and very accommodating by helping us arrange a few of our cruise friends to all be in the same van together. Spyros, a true Cretan who knew everyone on the island was an excellent host & guide. He was informative and took us to all the local places sharing the cretan lifestyle and beautiful wineries. The Olive Oil factory was amazing! Perfect tour to see and learn all about Crete. If I could give this tour 10stars I…”

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