Top Heraklion Day Trips

Please hear me when I say, even though you will read countless reviews of how great Mike is as a host & guide, none of them do proper justice to how truly impressive he is during this excursion. The whole itinerary is packed with incredible sightseeing, delicious foods, and fun learning experiences, but without feeling overwhelming or tiring. The transportation is very comfortable, and Mike fills the driving time with encyclopedic knowledge applied to the day’s agenda. As a tour guide, Mike was punctual, very friendly, and deeply insightful. He has an endless first-hand knowledge and enthusiasm for the local Cretan history, culture, food, economy, etc. Mike was also engaging and asks questions along with answering all of our questions. The lunch break at Tzanakis Michael was one of the best meals we had on our entire trip, while also providing beautiful views overlooking the plateau. The personal walking tours through smaller villages and a coffee break were an added bonus to an already stacked itinerary. I cannot recommend this excursion enough, it was a truly delightful way to spend a day on Crete.

Wow what an experience! Getting picked up in an old fashioned original Land Rover and taken through the Cretan hills before on top of a beautiful sunset spot. Chance to meet some of the locals including Lucy the hill goat, and finished off with a lovely dinner at a local Greek taverna. If you are lucky enough to get Michael as your guide you’re in for a treat. Great knowledge of the area, fantastic driver and even better DJ… mixing music to the experience and road type as you ascend the mountains. Great value for money and great way to spend an evening!!

It was a great day out despite the hot weather. We had two stops of 90 mins before the boat ride to Spinalonga. Elounda and Agios Nickolas were lovely places to stop and look around. I loved the boat ride over to Spinalonga. The island was so interesting. Fantastic value for money and would highly recommend the excursion if you are in Crete.

5 stars for a 5 star day! Olga and Yannis were both great and the food Olga made while we were docked at Dia was some of the best we've had on our 3 week trip! You could snorkel or paddle board if you wanted, the water was too cold for this Arizona girl so I stayed on the boat to sunbathe. Great day trip to see more beautiful parts of Greece!

This was single handedly the most fantastic tour I’ve ever been on. Our tour guide and driver Daryl was just incredible. He’s personable, funny, a great driver, and brought us to the best parts of Crete that I never would have been able to see or get to on my own. He taught me so much about Crete I never would have known either. He drove us to some of the highest mountaintops on the island, taking the most remote roads that I never would have been able to navigate or drive on myself. My group and I got to see some of the best hidden Greek mountain towns and see the most incredible landscapes I’ve ever seen in my life. I really wanted to get to know the local culture coming to Crete, and that’s exactly what Daryl brought us to. Our group was 4 couples as well and he happily helped take photos of all of us with our partners in front of the landscape views. The lunch at the local Taverna was delicious as well. This is the best experience you can get of Crete if you’re not sure where to go (like me) but you want to see those hidden gems and meet local people. Highly recommend!! Only note - the mountain roads get pretty bumpy but as someone who gets carsick very easily I felt fine the whole time.

This experience was fabulous for our entire family and it has been a highlight of our vacation! It was such a fun way to see Crete and our kids enjoyed getting out of ruins and museums to have some adventure. It was great to stick our toes in the sea toward the end of tour.

What a wonderful day on the water! The captains were delightful, very kind and attentive, warm and friendly. There were 12 passengers which seemed too many at first but we were then aloud to spread out and sit on the front deck of the boat which was PERFECT! The blue water was beautiful and the lunch was superb! Dia Island wasn’t much to see, a place to drop anchor and be protected from the wind. We had a blast swimming, snorkeling and SUPing around. Thank you Alex and Vascili for a wonderful day!

Beautiful place!! Water was not so cold in April!! Long trip but you can enjoy and stay 4 hours on the beach, you can bring some food or get something in a store where the bus stopped ! They have good bakery! Then you walk for 15 minutes to get to the beach !!