Knossos Palace & Historical Heraklion City Tour, with Old Market
Description
Heraklion is the capital of Crete and one of the Mediterranean region's most fascinating and vibrant cities with many historic monuments to visit. It is full of places to discover. Knossos is one of them, the mythical labyrinth and ancient capital of Minoan Crete, 5000years ago. Take this tour and combine a visit to its city center and to the Palace of the Minoan Civilization.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We will start collecting participants from pick-up points in the morning. Depending on the place of your hotel/apartment the bus ride will differ.
Knossos, the mythical labyrinth and ancient capital of Minoan Crete, 5000years ago. Our participants will enter the Archaeological Site with our Representative in order to attend a Guided Tour for about 1 hour & 20 minutes and then enjoy some free time to take photos and admire the historic Minoan place. Participants have to wait in line, in order to receive their tickets and enter the Palace.
After leaving the Palace of Knossos, our bus will take us to the city of Heraklion. There participants will attend a guided tour in the city center and the historical part of Heraklion followed by 2h30min free time at the old market for walking, photos and shopping. Optional: The visit to the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, is optional and will be a without tour guide as the covid regulation for visiting the museum as group, is very strict and would take too much time and high cost.
Embarkation in the buses and drive back to the hotels where we gathered participants in the morning. Depending on traffic and on the pick-up places of each one, the time of journey back to the hotel will differ.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up travellers from specific points in the areas of Sisi, Malia, Stalis, Hersonissos, Anissaras, Agkisaras, Piskopiano, Koutouloufari, Gouves, Gournes, Kokkini Hani, Karteros, Amoudara, Agia Pelagia and from two centrally located points in Heraklion town. As soon as you make the booking we will contact you in order to let you know the exact place and time of the Pick-up which is closer to your place of hotel, please check your email.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(64)
This was a very interesting and educational tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable, and entertaining. What an amazing culture!
We had booked a tour with a guide in Italian, paying a higher price for it compared to other guided tours with a guide only in English. Unfortunately, upon arriving at Knossos we discovered that our tour guide was explaining only in English. Good, but not in the language we booked. If it is not possible to guarantee the service, it should not even be made bookable.
Ms Veronica, Which date was your reservation made? I ask because we provide this tour in Italian every Saturday and we always have Italian speaking guide. We have never done this to our clients. Perhaps you went with another company and not ''CRETAN ODYSSEY'' and it is not fair to receive this review. Please check your reservation again and let us know please in the following mail excursions@cretanodyssey.gr Thank you very much. Warmest regards, Yiannis Spanakis
Visiting after 5 PM, few people, great for a relaxed visit! Very beautiful site. Explanations via free QR code, audio in English or Greek. For French, it is to be read. Otherwise, ask the AI.
Very informative and super organized
The tour was amazing, very well organised and the tour guide was really good in showing us where to meet back up after our excursion in the city! The fabulous zula 💕 fully recommend xx
I had a mixed experience with this tour. The pickup and drop off was well organized. Same applies to the ticket purchase. Needless to say, to be at Knossos is amazing in and of itself. However, what was disappointing was the informational component of the tour. Several facts shared by the tour guide were incorrect (sigh), including those pertaining to the start and end of the bronze age, the behaviour of dolphins, among others. Also, there were many misogynistic jokes/generalizations. Moreover, the city tour was very quick, without much detail.
i didn’t realise thst it was ruins i thought it was an actual palace. I did enjoy ghe town snd market though
I was so looking forward to this and Cretan Odyssey didn't disappoint. Very professional and upbeat guide. Had a fab time.
We had a very nice guided tour of Sula, who could show us much more through our small group than would have been possible with a large group, so we were also able to view smaller rooms of Knossos, while Sula told us very pleasantly about the story and towards the end of the tour of Knossos also about the origin of mythology. She was very professional, had a pleasant way of talking and she was able to inspire even my rather less interested mother about the stories of Knossos and Heraklion! Great, detailed tour and best regards:)
Very good. Arrived on time for pick up, new coach / bus. Kept informed throughout. Polite guides and driver. Highly recommend.
