The 10 Olive Farm Tours in Greece That Earn Their Price

1.Road-trip to Lasithi, Zeus Cave & Olive Mill Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 451 reviews · 450 - 630 minutes · from $47Our pick

Spend a full day in the Lassithi mountains with a multilingual guide such as Soula, Tania, or Eirini. Visit Vidiani Monastery, climb to Psychro Cave, stop in Krasi, then tour an olive mill for tastings and an optional local lunch. Expect long coach rides and a steep cave walk.

“good way to get to see some of the countryside if you don't rent a car. pickup/drop off went smoothly, the stops are a bit on the short side compared to the driving around but you get to see what you come for”

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2.Olive Farm Tour with Tasting of Local Delicacies

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 411 reviews · 1 day · from $23

At Kleanthi Olive Farm in Skalani, an English-speaking guide such as Mary, Theodora, or Maria leads you through ancient olive trees and the modern mill. You’ll learn about harvesting and sustainable farming, then taste award-winning oils with bread, cheese, fruit, honey, herbs, meat, and other Cretan treats.

“Super interesting guided tour, we have learnt a lot about olives and their processing. And of course, not to forget the local delicious food at the end of the tour! 😊”

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

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

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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4.Cretan Cooking Class and Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 178 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $114Top rated

At Cretan Vibes near Moires, Marianna and her mother, Mama Stella, guide you through five traditional dishes in an open-air farm kitchen. You gather fresh ingredients, taste premium olive oil, dine with local wine, and take home recipes and leftovers.

“Great experience!! The hosts, a mother and daughter team, made us feel like family from the time we arrived. The recipes were simple enough, but fresh, delicious, and full of flavor, with multiple ingredients fresh picked from their garden! If we come back to Crete, we would definitely do another class. I highly recommend!!”

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5.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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6.Moires: Cooking Class and Olive Oil Tasting at a Family Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · 4 hours · from $100

Join Marianna and Mama Stella at Cretan Vibes near Moires for a four-hour, hands-on cooking class in an olive grove. Pick farm vegetables, prepare a three-course meal, taste premium olive oil, watch a harvest video, and eat with local wine. Small groups are limited to 10.

“Very nice people. We had a long time cooking the Nice things marianna explained to us. In the end it was really worth your while. Because we could eat it all. 😘mother is also very kind.”

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7.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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8.Olympia Shore Ex: Olympic site, Honey Farm & Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 57 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $119

Travel from Katakolon Port to Ancient Olympia with a local guide, then visit Klio’s Honey Farm and an olive-oil market. Expect about five hours, air-conditioned transport, Greek sweets and tastings, plenty of walking, and extra entrance fees for Olympia and the honey farm.

“This was an amazing excursion. We got to see a lot of the countryside and our guide, Elena, was very knowledgeable about all of our stops, the country, the history, and made us feel completely immersed.”

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9.Kleanthi Olive Farm: Guided Tour with Local Delicacies Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $25

At Kleanthi Olive Farm near Heraklion, guides including Mary, George, Yannis, and Theodora lead you through the olive grove and mill before a generous tasting of oil, bread, cheese, fruit, honey, herbs, and other Cretan foods. The 75-minute English tour ends at the farm shop.

“From the moment we arrived, we were welcomed to the farm and offered water. Our tour guide was so kind and knew answers to all of our questions. Our group learned so much new information about olive oil harvesting and production. Great time and a lovely spread of olives, breads, figs/grapes in syrup, cheese, smoked meat afterwards.”

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10.Private Traditional Olive Grove and Dragon Fruit Farm Tour

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

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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