4 Heraklion Farm Tours Worth Booking

1.Lassithi, Zeus Cave, Olive Mill Farm & Knossos Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 404 reviews · 10.5 - 11 hours · from $58Our pick

Spend 10.5 to 11 hours exploring Crete’s Lassithi Plateau, Vidiani Monastery, Psychro Cave, Krasi, a family olive mill, and Knossos. Guides such as Soula, Nectarios, Katerina, and Zoula bring the history to life in English, French, or German. Cave and Knossos tickets cost extra.

“Everything was great! We saw the most famous palces on Crete in 1 day. Knosos is the amazing place; cannot stop surprising what and how 4000 years ago all these was created...Each stop was very interesting; monasteries, villages, the cave and the view was so beautiful from any point. But the road to the cave is not an easy trail and not for everyone to handle. This has to be told in advance. Our guide Yani in a friendly manner provided very interesting info about each place we stopped. The lunch was delicious. The bus was clean with AC. Thank you”

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2.Traditional Olive Grove and Dragon Fruit Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 118 reviews · 1h 30m · from $9Best value

Spend about 90 minutes with Alex Alexakis on a five-generation family farm in Crete. Walk among 2,500 olive trees, learn about harvesting and oil making, see dragon fruit cultivation, and enjoy olive oil, bread, local treats, and coffee or dragon fruit tea.

“Dragon fruit tea on arrival, hosts full of knowledge so welcoming. Lots of bread with jams and oils, olives and yoghurt. then a big platter of Dragin fruit to try. All was delicious! Tour itself was small but very enjoyable we all had a great time (ages 11,15 and 39). Definitely worth a trip”

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3.Road-trip to Lasithi, Zeus Cave, Vidiani, Krasi & Olive Mill Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 79 reviews · 10 to 11 hours (approx.) · from $48

Spend 10 to 11 hours exploring Crete’s Lasithi Plateau by air-conditioned bus. With guides such as Tanya, Tania, or Helena, you’ll visit Vidiani Monastery, Zeus Cave, Krasi, and an olive mill farm. Expect mountain roads, a steep cave walk, a €15 cave fee, and optional lunch.

“This is a very large group tour and there are two monasteries and a very touristy stop at a shop selling olive oil and wine. Kids loved the pottery class though and it is a safe clean way to go to the cave which was the main reason we had taken it. It’s a beautiful drive but it took 10 hours total given multiple pick ups and drops - and the monasteries and olive tree stop were extra hours we wish we had just been able to skip.”

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4.Private Traditional Olive Grove and Dragon Fruit Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $9Top rated

Meet Alex and his family at Evangelismou 135 in Prassas for a private farm visit near Heraklion. Walk among olive trees, see the dragon fruit plantation and snail farm, then enjoy homemade olives, honey, marmalade, cheese, bread, drinks, and espresso on the shaded terrace.

“Visiting Heraklion with family of 4 including two kids. We were looking for a local experience in Heraklion. We stumbled upon this Cretan Dragan activity on Viator and I must say the entire experience was amazing and this is what all 4 of us including another 10 people on the tour with us had to say. Alex and his wife were amazing with the entire experience. Day before the activity Alex emailed us with the exact coordinates and also confirmed that there is parking right next to the place. We get there, and right at the gate he greeted us all individually and welcomed us in. There were two other…”

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