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Venetian Crete

4 days
Start and end in Heraklion
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Bicycle
Pedal-powered journeys for two-wheeled explorers
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 40
Ages 18+
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Highlights

  • Explore Spinalonga's haunting past
  • Savor a typical Cretan lunch in Elounda
  • Tour the ancient Palace of Knossos
  • Stroll through lively Heraklion
  • Swim or shop in charming Elounda

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 ARRIVAL CRETE
  2. Day 2 CRETEBOAT TRIP TO THE ISLAND OF SPINALONGA (130km – 8 hrs)
  3. Day 3 CRETETHE PALACE OF KNOSSOS AND HERAKLION TOWN (42km – 7/8 hrs)
  4. Day 4 DEPARTURE CRETE
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Customer Reviews

  • Venetian Crete reviewer 1
    · October 6th, 2024
    The accommodation near Heraklion was wonderful and the food amazing, with dinner included. The tour and especially the guide Maria for Knossos was fabulous but I missed the Spinalonga excursion as I arrived so late the night before and it started too early in the morning. The transfer from the airport was not ideal as I had to wait late in the evening for other flights to arrive, sitting on the bus with no information. Communication was not great and I felt very alone at the resort but it was good accommodation, food and tour.
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    Destination Services Greece commented on this review
    Dear Julie, Thank you for taking the time to write about your experience in Crete. We are taking into consideration the comments regarding the transportation . Hope seeing you in the near future. Regards, Mina.
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    Trip date: October 2024
  • Venetian Crete reviewer 2
    · September 11th, 2019
    The tour is good the communication between the tour company, the hotel and Destination Services needs improvement...
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    Destination Services Greece commented on this review
    Dear Dalma, Thank you very much for your feedback. We are glad to hear that you had an overall pleasant experience while touring with us. We are sorry to hear that you found the communication between all parties to be poor. In any case, we are grateful... Show more
    Trip date: July 2019
  • Venetian Crete reviewer 3
    · July 22nd, 2019
    Though the basics like Itinerary, transportation, accommodation and meals were really good, there were a lot of issues in communication between the tour service, the hotel and the company in charge of touring us. The pick up times were kinda messy, too soon or too late, I even missed the bus one day and had to take a taxi to the next stop that it was a town over. While on the way to the airport they picked me up over half an hour late.
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    Destination Services Greece commented on this review
    Thank you very much for taking the time to provide your feedback! We are glad to hear that you were pleased with the basics of the tour. We are sorry to hear however that you found the communication between all parties involved to be poor. We put... Show more
    Trip date: July 2019

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Venetian Crete
From Heraklion to Heraklion

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    Dan

    Asked on March 31st, 2025

    I wish to discuss the accommodation details

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    • Destination Services GreeceOperatorWritten April 2025

      Regarding the hotel accommodation for this tour: 3 Nights' accommodation Day 1-3 Gouves or Chersonissos area: Standard Hotel Category = Hotel Hersonissos Central or similar 3*, Superior Hotel Category = Hotel Hersonissos Maris or similar 4*

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    Ron

    Asked on June 6th, 2023

    Is there time/a good place to snorkel on this tour?

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    • Destination Services GreeceOperatorWritten June 2023

      Kindly note that there is no service such as snorkeling that is related to this program.

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      Ron

      TravelerWritten June 2023

      Could you resend the snorkeling link?

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