Gramvousa Island & Balos Bay Full-Day Tour from Rethymno English & German guide

Chania, Greece

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

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Overview

Balos Beach and Lagoon and Gramvousa Island hold some of Crete’s most dazzling beaches. But they can be fiddly to reach independently. Skip the self-drive hassles and relax on this small-group day trip, which includes door-to-door transfers from select hotels. Enjoy a couple of hours on the soft white sands at Balos then a slightly shorter stop on Gramvousa Island. Please note, the boat to Gramvousa is at your expense.

Soak up the rays at Gramvousa Island and Balos Beach and Lagoon
Enjoy a more intimate experience in a group no larger than 15
Take it easy with 2-way door-to-door transfers from selected hotels
Get assistance from your guide throughout the day

What's Included

Hotel pick-up and drop off (at Panormo, Scaleta, Adele, Platanias, Missiria, Rethymno town, Atsipopoulo, Kavros and Georgioupoli)
Bus ticket and transfers by modern fully air-conditioned coach
Guide in English, German and French
Professional Driver
All the legal taxes
Liability insurance coverage

Boat ticket to Gramvousa island and Balos lagoon(per adult)

€36.00 per person
Personal expenses food and drinks
No pickup from remote hotels such as Grand Rimondi (pick up is from Creta star bus stop)
Entrance fee - Venetian Fortress

€1.00 per person
Sun Umbrellas (available to rent)
Photographer on the boat (at extra cost)
Boat ticket to Gramvousa island and Balos lagoon (per child 5-12 years)

€19.00 per person

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

▪︎ Pick-up and drop off (in Panormo, Scaleta, Adele, Platanias, Missiria, Rethymno town, Sfakaki,Stavromeno ,Sfakaki , Stavromenos ,Atsipopoulo, Kavros and Georgioupoli) Pickup is from your hotel or the closest point accessible by a vehicle. You'll receive specific pickup information in a separate email from the local partner (please check your spam folder). All the pick ups from Rethymno old Town will be from the bus stop of church of four martyrs (4 martyres church). Pickup from remote hotels (e.g. Grand Rimondi)

Itinerary

Gramvousa Beach

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Balos Lagoon

3 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kastelli Kissamos Old Port

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Infant seats available
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level

Take swimming suits
Seats are assigned by the theater box office and will not be known in advance of the performance date
At the time of booking please mention your hotel name and location. You will be notified by email about the pickup point and time
Pickup begins up to 90 minutes before tour starts and is done from central meeting points near the hotels, only in the areas of Panormo, Scaleta, Adele, Platanias, Missiria, Rethymno town, Atsipopoulo, Kavros and Georgioupoli
Infants will be seated with their parents on the bus and will not have their own seat
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 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 15 reviews

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Excellent experience

Marcela_F, Oct 2024

We spend a lovely day on beautiful beaches of Balos Lagoon and Gramvousa island. Trip was very well organized. Our guide George is amazing! Speaks english, german and french fluently, instructions were clear, he cares abour tourists needs. Thank you!

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Thank you for the review

Spectacular

Anastasia_K, Jun 2024

Fantastic excursion with such a great guide. Gramvusa and Balos are real paradise. Loved it from the start to the end. Everything was so well planned. Highly recommend to anyone.

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Ηello thanks for the review

gramvousa island is amazing seven different collors the water and platanos tours is fantastic very helpful excellent!

pinelopi_l, Aug 2020

gramvousa island is amazing seven different collors the water and platanos tours is fantastic very helpful excellent!

Response from Host, Sep 2020

hello pinelopi thanks fro the nice review!

Scam

Sarah_D, Oct 2023

Wir würden nicht abgeholt, haben rumtelefoniert und nach 1,5 Stunden warten gesagt bekommen, dass wir das Geld zurück bekommen. ...Eine Woche später immernoch kein Geld zurück erhalten (trotz Emails und der Anrufe) Bin echt enttäuscht...

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Mrs Sarah Donhauser your Booking Reference: 1073347949 from minos hotel and we sent to you email to go to autoway at the beach road at 8.25 voucher 43676 and you was waitind at your hotel thats why nobody pick up you