Knossos Museum and Heraklion tour from Rethymno

Chania, Greece

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

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Overview

Even if you’re not normally a history buff, a visit to Heraklion is a must when in Rethymno. The area’s home to the Palace of Knossos, home of the legendary half-bull half-man Minotaur, and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, one of Greece’s top museums. On this tour, which includes a guide but excludes entrance fees, you’ll visit both with time to explore Heraklion and enjoy hotel pickup and drop-off for convenience.

See the Palace of Knossos, the epicenter of ancient Minoan civilization
Explore the Heraklion Archaeological Museum’s world-class collection
Guide leads the way and explains all the history too
Enjoy hotel pickup and drop-off for stress-free travel from select Rethymno hotels

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local Guide
All taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle

Knossos entrance – 16 euro, children under 18 – free
Museum – 10 €
Food and drinks
Tips

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Hotel pick up is offered subject to customer(s) hotel location. In case property (villa-hotel-airbnb) is not within tour pick up areas, client should meet our group for the tour at the nearest pick up place possible.

Operating hours
.8:30 am

Itinerary

The Palace of Knossos

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Heraklion Archaeological Museum

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate

Please notice that extra charges may apply per person or in total of the group for pick-ups from hotels- villas- airbnb outside the proximity of our tour selected pick route. In that case we can provide round trip transfer for customer(s) convenience ad-hoc quoted as per location of customer(s)' property.
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.

Reviews

5.0

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Excellent tour

jane2019119, Sep 2019

The tour was excellent. Visiting the palace and the museum on the same day with a guide was one of the best museum experiences I've ever had because of all the contextualization. Our guide was great. Just lacks earphones.

Response from Host, Oct 2019

Dear Guest, Thank you very much for posting your positive feedback of your recent tour. It is our pleasure to make each guests tour special and one to remember. We hope to have the opportunity of welcoming you back for another even more memorable tour. Best Regards

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