11 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.Crete: Knossos Palace, Winery & Olive Oil Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 49 reviews · 6 hours · from $123Best value

Visit Knossos with time for a self-guided exploration, then join George or Antonis for a winery and olive oil tasting in the Cretan countryside. Finish with dolmades, regional dishes, wine, and raki at a traditional village taverna. Entry to Knossos is extra.

“This was an amazing experience. We loved our guide Antonis. Because he was native to this area he was able to add a ton of context to all the different stops on the tour. Knossos was amazing as we had anticipated but I think the highlight may have been our lunch at the taverna. The food was some of the best we’ve had on our trip. The wine tour was also very tasty and in a beautiful part of Crete. Would recommend 1000%”

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5.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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6.Private Tour: Soap, Olive Oil & Lyrarakis Winery with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $216

Spend about three hours near Peza tasting Cretan wines, olive oils, and cheese with a sommelier, followed by lunch. Your private group visits one available winery, Lyrarakis, Titaki, or Digenaki. Pickup is offered, vegetarian menus are available, and the tour runs in English.

“Beautiful location, decent food, nice wine. My rating reflects the value of the experience. Felt it was quite pricey for what we received. Driver was great. We paid $142 per person for a shared plate lunch and a tasting of five wines (2 red, 2 whites, and one sparkling). No offer of coffee or dessert. You may be better off going directly there on your own and getting a similar experience with one of the packages the winery offers at half the cost.”

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7.Small Group: Knossos, Olive Oil, Winery & Raki with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $126

Visit Knossos, then travel by premium vehicle to an olive grove, family winery, and distillery. Taste extra virgin olive oil, three wines, and raki before a traditional lunch in Archanes. Hotel pickup, water, and round-trip transport are included.

“Local, traditional, and family crafts-manship. Olive oil and Raki manufacturing in a traditional and adapting new methods and techniques.”

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8.Soap Workshop, Olive Oil, Lyrarakis Winery and Lunch at Peza

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 7 reviews · 7 hours · from $212

Travel privately from your hotel to a family soap workshop, olive mill, and Lyrarakis Winery near Peza. You will taste three olive oils, five indigenous grape wines, and a full Cretan lunch. Driver Manos is noted for smooth transfers, while Sofia leads an engaging vineyard tour.

“It was really lovely to sit out in the vineyard and try the wines. And the tour was short and sweet. Staff were all lovely. However, for £75 each you don’t get a lot for your money. Food is extra when you’re there and we were out for a total of 3 hours and it was a 40 min drive there and 40 min drive back. Enjoyed the day but didn’t feel as though it was worth the money. Would have been happy it being £50 each max.”

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9.Crete in a Day: Knossos, Soap Workshops, Olive Oil & Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $236

Spend 7 to 8 hours exploring Crete through Knossos, a soap-making workshop, an olive mill, and Titakis Wines. Private transport, bottled water, a full traditional lunch, wine tasting, and winery tours are included. Knossos admission and an optional certified guide cost extra.

“Excelente comunicacion con el guia, muy amable, puntual y atento! Tuvimos la oportunidad de ver Creta en diferentes aspectos, historico, ecologico, cultural y gastronomico! El almuerzo que incluye estuvo delicioso, excelente atencion y ambiente familiar! Recomendado si quieres un tour variado y privado!”

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10.Knossos, Olive Grove, Winery – Distillery with Tastings & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $219

Travel from Heraklion with a private driver such as Anthony or Roula to Knossos, a family olive farm, a Cretan winery and raki distillery, then lunch in Archanes. Tastings, transport, and pickup are included, but Knossos admission and a palace guide are not.

“Our driver, Roula was absolutely lovely. She was so informative with the history of Crete. We loved learning about the Olive Farm and Olive oil process. Great family! The winery visit was also wonderful! Another great family! Both places fed us a little something and we were stuRead more”

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11.Private Winery Tour with Olive Oil, Honey & Raki Distillery Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $290

Travel by private air-conditioned vehicle from Heraklion to Peza, Stironas, Domaine Paterianakis, and Archanes. Taste olive oil, learn about raki, add wine and lunch, and explore Crete with a local guide.

“We didn’t just do one tour but I had to pick one to start! Knossos, Spinalonga, Rethymno, Margarites - the deep history, the mountains, villages, olive oil, wine tasting, honey making, catamaran day, the views, the Tavernas, and most importantly THE PEOPLE!!”

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