Full-day Balos and Gramvousa Tour from Chania

Chania, Greece

11 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore some of Greece’s natural beauty with this group tour from Chania that heads to both Gramvousa Beach and the bay of Balos’ turquoise lagoon. All the details are taken care of, like hotel pickup and drop-off, your boat tour, and your tour leader, so you just need to show up with your bathing suit, ready for a day on the water.

Enjoy pickup and drop-off from several locations in Chania for ease
Ride to the boat in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle
Visit two places on this one group cruise
Check out Gramvousa’s venetian castle and get some great photos

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Boat tickets
Escort
Island preservation tax - 1 euro pp
Pick-up & drop-off transfer

Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

All our tours include pickup from the street of your hotel or from a point close to your hotel. We do not offer pick-up from Akrotiri/Stavros/Kounoupidiana/Kissamos/Falasarna (we will propose you the closest pick-up point). If for any reason there is a change in your pickup point or time, we will contact you via E-mail and/or SMS.

Operating hours
.7:30 am

Itinerary

Gramvousa Beach

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Balos Lagoon

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 100 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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Reviews

3.7

based on 26 reviews

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Beauty all around

Jeffrey_L, Sep 2025

Great day at Balos beach and Gramvousa island. Pickup, boat ride and time to stay at these beautiful places was great. My only criticism was the food on the boat was mediocre at best. Still, well worth it for this tour!

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Hello! Thank you for choosing our company for your tour, as well as for taking the time to write your review! We are surprised to hear that you didn't enjoy the food on board, as we always receive very positive comments about it, but of course we totally respect your personal preference. We are glad you overall enjoyed this tour! We remain at your disposal. Best regards, DiscoverD1 Team

Felt like cattle prod, lots of disasters

Holly_R, Aug 2025

So, so overcrowded and so many bus stops to pick up other people, left late, everything ran behind, had to make stops to pickup people who missed bus, stop to let someone use ATM who didn't have money. Tour guides changed halfway through tour due to an accident. Absolutely not worth money.

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Good morning! Thank you for choosing our company for your tour, as well as for taking the time to leave your feedback. We would like to kindly mention, as you already know and as we discussed after the tour, that the tour guide had an accident in the morning just before the tour starts. This unfortunate issue, justifiably, created a delay to the regular flow of the tour. This clearly was an unfortunate day and does not represent our regular tours. We remain at your disposal for any assistance. Best regards, DiscoverD1 Team

Guide and beaches were wonderful, ferry less so!

Daniel_D, Oct 2024

Helena (tour guide) was wonderful, so sweet, so knowledgeable! And was always looking out for us. Beaches were euphoric. But I'm sad to say guys - I had a bad experience on the ferry straight away - I got on and the photographer immediately and unprofessionally screamed at me - (I think my foot was in a photo, or didn't like that I didnt want one or something). I was pretty shaken and felt pretty unwelcome. We're also going to tranquil beautiful places so was hoping the ferry would be more relaxed, not the case after the screaming at, loud bad pop music played during the long ferry rides which also very uncomfortable!

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Good afternoon! Thank you very much for taking the time to write your feedback about our tour, we really appreciate it! We take into consideration all of your comments. We remain at your disposal. Best regards, DiscoverD1 Team

Boat not fit for travelling in the rain!

NigelW, Sep 2024

I think the trip should have been cancelled because the weather was terrible. We arrived in Balos with pouring rain and thunderstorms and proceeded with a 3 hour stop although there is no protection from the weather on the location. When we got back to the boat we were wet and cold. We found that the boat has no capacity to accommodate that number of passengers in wet weather. The canopies covering half the seats were filled with rain water that would gush down unexpectedly on the poor people sitting below. Some seats have no cover at all. The boat was at full capacity so we all had to huddle standing in the limited protected areas. The weather luckily improved for the second stop, but the boat remained wet. I thought both Balos and Gramvousa are definitely worth visiting but if you are going to pack the boat to full capacity the trip should only be done in good weather. Date of travel 18/9/24

Response from Host, Sep 2024

Good afternoon! We would like to thank you once again for choosing our company for your tour, as well as for taking the time to write your feedback. As we already discussed on the phone after contacting you, the rain on that day was unexpected, as the weather in September in Greece can be unpredictable. We would like to assure our customers that we are always rescheduling our tours when necessary. We are sorry the weather was not as expected on that day and we really hope that you were still able to enjoy the beauty of Balos & Gramvoussa! We remain at your disposal for any assistance. Best regards, DiscoverD1 Team

Disappointing day trip to Balos beach

Adi_R, Sep 2023

We paid about 28 euros for transportation from Chania to the port. (Total 54 euros for the "trip") It was more convenient to take a bus for 6 euros. The cruise itself was shocking. 600 plus people on a ship, with no place to sit, going down to the beach without any suitable services for such a number of people. No beach, beautiful As it is, not worth it.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Good morning! Thank you for taking the time to write your feedback. We are really sorry you didn't enjoyed our tour as much as expected, but please allow us to mention that 1 star does really not represent the beauty of Balos & Gramvousa. Regarding the bus transfer, we would like to mention that a public bus would take much longer to take you to your destination, compared to this organized transfer. We remain at your disposal, Best regards, DiscoverD1 Team

Take the Balos and Gramvousa tour

Bill_G, Sep 2023

Took the tour to Balos and Gramvousa and it is spectacular. Our tour host Linda who we also had for another tour spoke several languages including English and made it fun. Food and drinks can be purchased on the boat and it is a pleasant boat ride to the locations. Bring sunscreen lots of sun. The views and the water are amazing. Great value.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Good morning! We would like to thank you for taking the time to give your feedback, we are glad you enjoyed our tour! We remain at your disposal. Best regards, DiscoverD1 Team

Turquoise waters

louisebakerhvh, Oct 2022

Balos Lagoon was spectacular , crystal turquoise waters. Gramvousa was lovely and secluded but very rocky. Food on the ferry was fantastic.

Response from Host, May 2023

Good afternoon! Thank you for choosing our company for your tour, as well as for your great feedback, we appreciate it! We remain at your disposal for any assistance. Best regards, DiscoverD1 Team

Très belle excursion .

Linda_D, Jul 2024

L'excursion s'est très bien passée du début à la fin. Tout a répondu à nos attentes. Elena, notre guide était au Top.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Good afternoon! Thank you for taking the time to write your review, we are very happy you enjoyed our tour! We remain at your disposal. Best regards, DiscoverD1 Team