SPINALONGA, Elounda, Kolokitha, Ag. Nicolaos

Crete, Greece

8 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

In olden times, people with leprosy were forced to live on Spinalonga, a fortress island in Mirabello Bay. Discover its long history from your guide on this fascinating day trip from the Heraklion area. You'll see Elounda, a resort that's popular with VIPs, visit Agios Nikolaos, known for its deep lake, and enjoy a barbecue lunch on Kolokithia Beach. Entrance fees and boat ticket (with barbecue) are at your expense.

Cruise to Spinalonga, a fortified island that was once a leprosy colony
Live guide available in a range of languages, depending on the day
Feast on a barbecue lunch on scenic Kolokithia Beach
No need to self-drive—includes transfers from along the main Heraklion road

What's Included

Live tour guide
Air-conditioned vehicle

Boat +BBQ 15€ per add/child 4-12 7.50€, mention if you prefer chicken over pork or vegetarian

€15.00 per person
Entrance fee - Spinalonga (Kalydon) Entrance fee: 20€ to Spinalonga (children till 18 free ).

€20.00 per person

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Please mention the place of your stay. Pick-up and drop-off from the main road, partly from the exit of hotels from Malia, Stalis, Hersonissos, Analipsi, Anissaras, Gouves, Gournes, Kokkini Chani, Heraklion, Ammoudara – Heraklion, Agia Pelagia. After booking the tour operator will contact you the day before the excursion takes place with a detailed description of your pick-up point and time.

Meeting points

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Spinalonga (Kalydon)

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Agios Nikolaos

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Elounda

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
not recommended for travelers who has problems to walk
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 99 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 18 reviews

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Too little time on Spinalonga

Deborah_G, Jun 2022

I had been looking forward to seeing Spinalonga and thought this day trip would be a good way to see it and some other parts of Crete. Sadly I felt we didn't have enough time on the island, which was disappointing. We had a tour guide, and whilst he was clearly passionate about the island and informative, I felt he talked a bit too long and left us with little time to explore the island ourselves afterwards. If you're going I'd just just walk round the island yourselves, you'll have more time to explore if you do that. I enjoyed the time on the island Kolokitha and the BBQ afterwards, however I felt this could have been shortened a bit to allow more time for Spinalonga. Once off the boat, our final destination was Agios Nikolaos and again, sadly we only had about an hour here which wasn't really enough time to explore. If we'd had more time in Crete I'd definitely have gone back there for the day and spent more time in the town.

Not so great

Lu_M, Jun 2022

We have joined the Spinalonga BBQ day trip. We were really disappointed. You only pass through Elounda, no stops or short breaks. You go straight to the boat, so basically you must buy coffee or water or food on it! When we arrived at Spinalonga, our guide asked us to take place in a corner and started talking for ages. When he finished, it was a bit more than midday! By 12:30 we had to be back on the boat, basically no time to visit the island properly. Once on the boat, they took us to the wild desert island of Kolokhita with no facilities, umbrellas to rent or any other services, but those on the boat (a small can of local beer will cost you 3 euro). On the island, you can reach a rocky stone beach with a few trees to find a little shadow under them, if you are able to climb over the rocks along the coastline and willing to share with many others. If you can't do the climbing, you can choose between waiting for two hours on the boat for the bbq to be ready, or jumping off the boat for a little swim. The BBQ is a slice of meat of your choice between chicken breast or pork, salad, 1 slice of bread and an orange. On the way back you have about 90 minutes to spend in Ag. Nicolaus, which are barely enough for a little stroll and a coffee. To summarize, if you are looking to explore and visit places like us, this is not for you! If you want to have a modest lunch and spend most of your time on a boat, then it's perfect!

Super excursion

Maxime_M, Jun 2021

L'ile de spinalonga est magnifique etvait vraiment la visite. Prevoyez de la creme solaire et de l'eua car il n'y a pas beaucoup d'ombre. Nous avons manger dans un super restaurant a eounda qui est aussi une jolie ville.