Balos & Falassarna Beach - Jeep Tour with Loungers and Lunch
Recommended by 98% of travelers
Chania, Greece
- 7 to 8 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
On this personalized, small-group up to 6 people per vehicle. Travel in a comfortable 4WD drive vehicle to off-road locations that you wouldn’t be able to access by bus or minibus. Venture from Kaliviani village to a viewpoint above the spectacular Balos Lagoon and then on to Falassarna Beach. As an extra perk, a sunbed is reserved for you on the beach, and lunch is provided at a local restaurant.
- Travel comfortably to scenic nature spots such as Balos lagoon
- Chance to go to one of Crete's longest sandy beaches—Falassarna
- No need to compete over sunbeds—one is reserved for you
- Tour includes a delicious lunch at a local restaurant
What's Included
- Lunch at Falassarna beach with Cretan flavors, 1st round of wine or beer
- Sunbeds and Umbrellas at Falassarna Beach
- Fruits with local energy bars and bottled water
- A cup of coffee or soft drinks
- Pickup, up to 5km (3 miles) east & 25km (15 miles) west from Chania
- Liability Insurance
- Local driver/host
- Dessert or Fruits
- Gratuities & Beach Towels
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
Please place the cursor at the window above and check if your hotel is in our list. If your hotel it is not in our list we will inform you about the meeting point and time by the Viator application after your booking. Pick up is available 3 miles (5km) east from Chania up to 15 miles (25km) west.
Start time.8:30 am
Itinerary
1
Chania Prefecture
3 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Balos Lagoon
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
3
Falassarna Beach
4 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 3 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Infant seats available
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Near public transportation
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The tour is offered with comfortable 7 seater 4wd vehicles, with AC.
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Use the appropriate shoes for hiking at Balos
- In case of fire (stage 5) it is not permitted to visit Balos
- The tour will be canceled only in case of rain and storms. You'll be offered a different date or a full refund
- The umbrellas are behind the cabanas'. If you would like to upgrade your seats you can do it on date with an extra cost and payment directly to our partners.
- This tour is shared with a maximum of 6 travelers per vehicle
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Our guide for the Balos Lagoon and Falarsana Beach trip was fantastic! Our guide Vas was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the whole experience easy and enjoyable. We got great tips and plenty of interesting info about Crete. Our guide Vas was incredibly kind and also made sure we had the best meals and made excellent choices of food that was native to Greece. and of course he made we were always safe. Highly recommend both the tour and the guide!
Reviews
4.9
based on 381 reviews
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Absolutely lovely tour guide.
This was the perfect blend of scenery, history about Greece and Crete, and a relaxing few hours on the best beach we went to!!!
If you are looking for a mild activity (we traveled with a grandma with some minor mobility issues) this is the tour for you!!! Couple minutes of rocky walking to the most picturesque view. The rest was total bliss and relaxation!! Can’t forget to mention the AMAZING and delicious lunch we had as well
10/10- highly recommend
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Dear Mikayla, Jill and Sharon
It was my pleasure to be your host driver and it was a realy nice day for me as well, because of your company. I'm very glad you like the tour and the company's services. I wish you good luck in your future plans. Warm Regards
We had an amazing day hosted by Nicholas who shared a lot of local and historical context as we made our way through the day's itinerary. He was a pleasure to talk to and spend the day with. We truly loved the entire experience that was curated for us.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Dear guests
I would like to thank you for the kind words and the positive review about our services under Nikolas care. I'm very glad you had a beautiful day in Crete.
We had a fabulous day touring Balos Lagoon and Falassarna Beach! Our tour guide, Nicholas, was absolutely amazing—super friendly, funny, and incredibly accommodating. He made sure everything was arranged perfectly, from the rental of our sunbeds to an amazing lunch.
Nicholas was also an expert driver, especially navigating the rough terrain, which made us feel safe and comfortable throughout the day. Everything was seamless, enjoyable, and so well organized.
We couldn’t have asked for a better experience or a better guide. Thank you, Nicholas, for making our day so memorable! Highly recommend this tour! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Dear guests
I'm very glad you had a fabulous day with Nicholas as your host driver. I appreciate the positive review and the kind words. All our employees are in training by the founder Nasos and offer the company's services with the same method and style. Nickolas is a great young man.Warm Regards
Our tour was outstanding and our tour guide, Nikolas, was incredible! We had an excellent day seeing the sights, with many highlights, including Balos Lagoon, Falassarna Beach, and the special authentic Greek lunch we were served. Nikolas went the extra mile to ensure our comfort, shared his extensive knowledge of the island and Greek culture, and sparked conversations that were fun and engaging. Honestly, Nikolas is one of the best tour guides we have had the pleasure of engaging with in all of our travels. Efcharistó!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Dear guests
I'm very glad that you had an outstanding experience with our company and Nikolas as your host driver. I would like to clarify to you and the future customers that all our employees are in training by the founder Nasos and offer the company's tours with the same texts, method, philoshophy, following the company's strategy. They don't do what they like. There is training and hard work behind. Nikolas is one of the team and he is a great young man. We offer personable tours as hosts and not just us guides. Warm Regards
We all should have Nikolas as a tour guide! He was amazing! He made sure that all details were taken care off and the tour of these two beaches was definitely a high for my vacation!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Dear guests
I would like to thank you for your confidense to book two of our company's tours. All our employees, are in training by me and they offer the tours with the same texts, method, style, philosophy, following the company's strategy. So, it doesn;'t matter who is your host driver, but just to book tours with the right company, as you did. Nikolas told me that you did a search in details to a lot of tours at Chania, but you decided to join our tours finaly. Now you know for what reason the people like our services. Warm Regards
Our absolutely brilliant guide Yiannis was perfect. Giving us a deep insight into the history of Crete, the animals we saw on our tour and the food and culture of this beautiful island. Ending with the most amazing beach I have ever seen, a comfortable lounger to lie on and wonderful food to eat. If I could recommend one thing to do if you are interested in having an amazing time in Crete, it would be this ✨✨
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Dear guests
I would like to thank you for your kind words and the positive review about our company's services. I'm very glad you had a perfect day with Yiannis. Warm Regards
Very nice, different, informative experience! Extremely kind Mr Yannis, even took care of our special tastes for coffee at the beach and foods at the restaurant! I strongly recommend it!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hi Evangelia
I'm very glad you had a very nice experience with our company and Yiannis as your driver/host. I appreciate the kind words and the positive review about our services. Warm Regards
There was nothing about this tour I didn't like! The beach was absolutely amazing: from the sand right down to the sea! The snacks and drinks provided were all delicious and the lunch was definitely my favourite thing eaten on this trip. LOVE moussaka
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Dear guests
I would like to thank you for the positive review and the kind words about the tour and our company's services. I'm very glad you liked it. Warm Regards
This is a great excursion especially if you don't want to drive the rough road yourself or hike down to Balos in the heat. Yiannis was an experienced and informative driver. We took great pictures of Balos Bay and then had a relaxing afternoon at Falasarnna beach. The day ended with a nice lunch at the beach tavern.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Dear guests
I would like to thank you for the positive review and the kind words about our company's services. I'm very glad you liked the tour. Warm Regards
Excellent day tour to the beach with a stop off at Balos view point. The guide was great and kept us entertained throughout. There were only 2 couples on the small tour and this a huge olus. The beach was great!!!
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Dear guests
I'm very glad you had an excellent day with NIckolas as your host/driver. I appreciate the positive review and the kind words about our services. Warm Regards
Fantastic tour! Yiannis was an excellent guide! We all learned so much from him about Crete. There is no way we would try to drive up to the lookout without an experienced driver. Falassarna was a wonderful beach experience - easy to see why it’s one of the best beaches in the world.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Dear guests
I'm very glad you had a fantastic day with our company and Yiannis as your host/driver. I would like to thank you for your confidence in participating on our company's tour and for your kind words as well. Warm Regards
Great day and beautiful sights. Our guide for the day was outstanding! I would highly recommend this day trip.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Dear guests
I'm very glad you had an outstanding day with our company and Yiannis as your host/driver. I
would like to thank you for your kind words and the positive review. Warm Regards
Our guide Nickolas was amazing and we had a great time. We learned so much about Cretan culture, Falassarna beach was stunning, the food was great and everything ran efficiently the whole day. Nickolas even made the long drives fun and provided some recommendations for things for us to do in Chania. Thank you Nickolas and Team.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Dear guests
I'm very glad you had great time under Nickolas care and Chania Adventures company. I would like to thank you for the positive review and the kind words. Warm Regards
We were lucky to have a private trip. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable. It’s a quick visit to an overlook of Balos followed by lunch and beach time on a less occupied beach. I only gave 3 stars because the drive to the overlook was terrifying as well as the drive out of town. A bit expensive for the trip. A good day besides the drive.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
We can't change the terrain and we can't manage the car traffic. We can manage all the other services as we did. What is terrify for you, it's not for the 99.9% of the other people who visit Balos.To rate the tour 3/5 stars because of the traffic and the rough road to Balos it's not fair for our services. There is only one road to Balos and we describe that is a rough road of 12 miles. You have to recognize that you booked a wrong tour because of your phobias. We didn't do something wrong as you mentioned on your review. We offered the tour as we describe it.
Terrific experience. Nasos was fantastic and exceed all expectations. Fantastic tour and would recommend highly!!!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Dear guests from Nevada
It was my pleasure to be a host/driver for a lovely family like yours. I'm very glad you had a terrific experience. Warm Regards
The description of this was a little misleading. A jeep tour in the US means something more than a SUV LandRover which is the vehicle that was used to drive us around. We went up a hill to a view spot and got to feed some goats which was fun, but there wasn’t really much to this first part of the trip. Then he drove us to a beach. When I first booked the trip it said that we would have front row loungers. The pictures from previous trips showed that but when we got there we were put in the second row under a stationary umbrella and crowded into a space that didn’t have sun. The food at lunch was good and our guide was great- Nicholas, but I really don’t understand the cost of this trip. We booked a trip from Athens to Delphi which was much longer and had entrance fees and a guide the entire time for much less. If you don’t have any other way of getting to the beach this was good, but I think you can find something less expensive.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Everything on the tour description is accurate for thousands of our guests every year, except one, you. You had 100% the services as we describe. With a 4wd vehicle (Land Rover), sunbeds and umbrellas as we describe (behind the cabanas) and we don't use the word loungers on the description. Yes it was not sun under the umbrellas as you mentioned, but for that reason the people use the umbrellas. The Viator unfortunately permits reviews like that one to be online but I don't permit you, to write that we are liars and dishonests and that the description is misleading! We are not liers, we are not dishonests and the most important we are not therapists. We are just very unclucky that you were on a tour with our company because you didn't read anything at all from the description and at the end you decided to write that under the umbrellas there was not sun and to compare prices for transfers in asphalt with tours on rough roads and lunch. We can't help you but we can help the future customers to clarify a few things about your ability what you read and what you undestand and imagine.
Had a great time with our family with 2 kids 9 and 11. We had an air conditioned SUV drive us the whole way. Demetrius, our driver, was amazing and gave us great history, culture, and Greek language lessons. The beach was beautiful with comfortable chairs with umbrellas and the place had changing rooms. The restaurant food was good and we had a large spread to try different Greek foods.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Dear guests
I would like to thank you for your kind words and the positive review. I'm very glad you had great time with our company and Dimitris as your host/driver. Warm Regards
Amazing trip! First we went to see Balos from above, breathtaking view and we took wonderful pictures! On our way there, we saw a lot of cute goats and we could feed them a little bit of banana peel! Then we went to Falassarna beach to swim. The most beautiful turquoise clear water ever! Mesmerizing beach! After 3 hours, we had lunch at a beach restaurant and ate delicious traditional Greek food like lamb, moussaka and greek salad. Our guide Yannis was so friendly and kind, he gave us a lot of interesting information about Crete’s history and many other fun things like greek names and traditions! Never a dull moment in the car! Overall we loved this experience and 100% recommend to everyone!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Dear guests
I'm very glad you had a fabulous trip with our company and Yiannis as your host/driver. I would like to thank you for the kind words and the positive review. Warm Regards
Was a great experience! Bill/Vassili was an excellent guide and so knowledgeable. It was a fun filled day doing adventurous things. Balos beach was stunning and Falassarna beach was beautiful and relaxing. We enjoyed a nice meal as well! Would highly recommend!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Dear guests
I would like to thank you for the positive review and the kind words about our compnay's services, as were offered to you by Vassilis. I'm very glad you had an amazing day. Warm Regards
Breathtaking views, very informative guide and a delicious lunch. Balos had been on my bucket list for a very long time and I was ever so grateful somebody else was driving me there in a 4WD. Yiannis even had snacks for the goats! I highly recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Dear guests
I'm very glad you liked the tour and our company's services. I would like to inform the future customers that all the host/drivers like Yiannis, offer our company's tours with the same method, style, texts and philosophy according to the founder strategy. I would like to thank you for your positive review and the kind words. Warm Regards.
Demetrius was fantastic! It was a beautiful day at the beach and the perfect way to enjoy Balos. Avoided all the crowds. Food was amazing!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Dear guests
I would like to thank you for the positive review and the kind words. I'm very glad you had a gread day with Dimitris. Warm Regards
Very enjoyable experience with our knowledgeable and helpful guide, Yannis, and two other tourists - it is an intimate experience, so it's helpful if the other tourists are nice people, as ours were! I was disappointed the beach beds were not in the front row - it's misleading somewhat as it says first row "with umbrellas", but this is behind a load of big beach beds, and we felt very claustrophobic.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Dear guests
I would like to thank you for your positive review and the kind words about our services under Yiannis care. The cabannas are in front of the umbrellas and are 2 up to 3 times more expensive, depending on the period. We will try to make it more clear at the description. Warm Regards
Our day was incredible! Yoannis was a very knowledgeable and friendly tour guide. All of the stops were beautiful and we learned a lot about the Greek culture along the way! Highly recommend!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Dear guests
I'm very glad you had a wonderful day with our company and Yiannis as your host/driver. I appreciate the kind words and the positive review. Warm Regards
Our tour guide Nikolas.was great! He took us out to the mountains above balos beach, and helped us to feed the goats. So so cool! He taught us a lot of history about Crete as well, and had ice cold waters and snacks ready the whole way. We wrapped up with a few hours enjoying Falassarna beach, and having a beachside lunch as well. The restaurant made incredible food, we couldn't help but eat it all! 5 stars across the board!
Response from Host, May 2026
Dear guests
I'm very glad you liked the tour and our company's services under Nickolas care. I appreciate your kind words and the positive review. Warm Regards
So our guide, Yaniss was fantastic. Our tour was good. Sadly the weather did not cooperate, which was no fault of our guide or the tour. Where I rated this lower is the high cost & our itinerary indicated we'd go to Kissamos for 3 hours, then Balos Lagoon for 30 min & finally Falassarna Beach with lunch & reserved sunbeds for 4 hours.
We had a great view of Balos Lagoon & our lunch & sunbeds at Falassarna Beach were fantastic but we drove past Kissamos beach, not go there for 3 hours.
Even if we did, we'd probably cut it short due to high winds & it was just cold, as we did in Falassarna Beach. Our guide did try & stretch out the tour by taking us to a cave Monastery in the area as we only lasted an hour at Falassarna Beach before asking for lunch early because we were too cold.
In all, with perfect weather I still found this high cost for the tour but what we did experience was good.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
To the future customers: The reviewer was at Kissamos area where the beaches are for 3,5 hours and she didn't understand it. She rated the tour with 3/5 stars because we didn't visit Kissamos! So, what we can write as a response?
To Viator: For one more time even though you recognized that we are right you let the review online. No comments!
To the reviewer: There is no meaning in your review and even though you recognized that we are right you don't delete it. It's hard for us but I don't permit to everyone to write all those lies about our services. We offer excellent designed tours and services for open mind people.
Vas was so friendly and took such great care of us. We were his only guests for the tour. Amazing beach day.
Response from Host, May 2026
Dear Christina
I'm very glad you like the tour and our company's services under Vas, care. I appreciate the kind words and the positive review. Warm Regards
Yiannis took great care of us and we learned a lot about Crete. The viewpoint to Balos Lagoon was a WOW moment! We also had a wonderful meal at the taverna where authentic dishes was provided.
Response from Host, May 2026
Dear guests
I'm very glad you had an amazing experience with your host/driver Yiannis. I appreciate the positive review and the kind words. Warm Regards
Amazing excursion. You will see many beautiful sights. Be ready for the crowds. It is an unforgettable excursion
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Dear guests
I'm very glad you had an unforgettable excursion with our company. I appreciate the positive review and your kind words.
Warm Regards
We had such a wonderful time with our tour guide Nikolas. He was extremely kind and knowledgeable. Balos was a beautiful viewpoint and made for nice pictures. The beach afterwards so lovely and the lunch provided was even better. I will say that it was a lot of driving for me, and also quite expensive for what the day is.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Dear guests
I would like to thank you for your positive review and the kind words and I'm very glad you had a wonderful day. Warm Regards
Absolutely wonderful experience from pickup to drop off! Yiannis was an incredible guide for the day and had so much information to share about Crete and Greece from history to culture to food or even favorite restaurants or places to travel. The beach was also incredible with clear blue water and reserved loungers, along with a very nice lunch right at the beachside restaurant. Definitely recommend this!!
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Dear guests
I would like to thank you for your confidence to join the tour and I'm very glad you had a wonderful experience. I appreciate the positive review and the kind words about our company's services. Warm Regards
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