Follow us through the savage natural landscape of Crete which makes your soul fill full of power. We will start from the dam of the rivers at the lake, we will end up to the breathtaking full of plants gorge of Saint Antonios with a small church in the rocky cave. We will pass through some traditional villages and we will stop to take pictures at the higher point of the area, viewing the North and the South Rethymno and the two highest mountains of Crete. Τhen we will visit a botanical garden for a 40-minutes guided tour. You will discover plants and flowers of Crete, famous for their healing properties. At the end of that tour we will have a tea to enjoy and smell the magic of Cretan nature.We continue direction Spili (a famous village for its natural springs), we will visit the folklore museum. As long as we cross the imposing gorge of Kourtaliotis we will move towards Plakias beach for swimming and lunch with view to the South Cretan Sea.
Posted By : G2651BNalisonm
Oh dear.
Been on many of these type of excursions on holidays- this was not one of the better ones. the destinations on this tour are all lovely so nothing wrong there. However the guide was absolutely useless- completely dis-interested and the commentary was pretty much non existent. Coach passed through stunning scenery and villages - guide did not utter a word about any of it. When there was a commentary it was only about the price of olives. As visitors we need to hear about the Cretian way of life in the places we pass through and maybe some history - none of that was provided. Coach passed through a stunning gorge just before we got to Plakias village- did not offer to stop for 5 minutes for photos despite there being a parking spot large enough for a coach to pull into. Very disappointing- could have been so much better with an interested and engaged guide.
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Posted On : 2023-09-30 02:01:20 
Posted By : paul M
The guide is very kind and entertains the group well but does not speak a word of French!! While this argument was decisive for us
Good timing and good choice of stops and their duration
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Posted On : 2023-09-20 02:00:35
Posted By : Valerialucky2005
Amazing trip from the north to the south of Crete, discovering authentic villages in the magnificent mountains and gorges of Crete. Very well organised and a comfortable bus. Thanks to Leftheris and our guide Nicholas, we have seen and learned a lot of interesting things. TOP excursion!!
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Posted On : 2023-07-31 16:04:33
Posted By : Grazyna52
Very interesting trip. Beautifull landscapes,peaks and old vilages.Exciting expedition that allowed us to get know Crete between the Aegan and Libyan seas; everything with extensive and enthusiastic comments from our guide Janis. Thanks to him we got know the customs, stories, plants, birds and animals. The trip is not tiring; nice choice for anyone who wants to see and know more about Crete.
We highly recommend this venture.
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Posted On : 2022-08-23 11:56:45
Posted By : Lei K
It was well worth the tour. It was very informative about ancient times and it's history, and the location of where it all happened.
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Posted On : 2021-10-14 18:35:43
Posted By : TashaHooper
What a fabulous experience today led by Enda and exceptionally driven through the mountains by Maniolis.
Enda really knew his stuff and the day was smattered with interesting stories, histories and anecdotes. It was truly packed with interest. And, though I am now (happily) exhausted, the day was very well paced. There were lots of interesting little stops and some bigger: it was a smorgasbord of interest to suit all. We started out at Amari dam, which is spectacularly beautiful and interesting, not what you'd expect from a dam! The flora and fauna were exceptional and the beauty blew a lot of us away. We saw pairs of buzzards flying on the thermals and an enormous vulture: thrilling to see. Spili was beautiful and a place to go back and explore, as were many places we saw along the way. We ended up in the fabulous compact and bijou Plakias where we ate really well at a super restaurant owned by a lovely lady in her 80s, who was overseeing everything and am sure misses nothing! And if that isn't enough to whet your appetite, the highlight of the day was the visit to the Maravel Botanical Gardens where we had a fascinating personal tour and the hibiscus tea with Greek yogurt which had a wonderful hibiscus flower to eat. I definitely intend to go back there as there is a wealth of knowledge to be learnt there (apparently their products are available online btw 😁: no I don't own shares, honestly!). Oh my goodness, almost forgot to mention St Anthony the Healer/Hermes's cave: fabulous place.
Thank you for a superbly organised, wonderfully interesting day. I absolutely advise you go on this trip. It's outstanding value for money.
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Posted On : 2021-10-04 11:24:24
Posted By : KevandSueSmith
What a fantastic value for money Tour. Our guide, a larger than life very amiable Irishman called Enda, was incredibly knowledgeable on all things, not only Creta history, but local flora and fauna. He made the tour very interesting and loads of fun.
The tour driver, Manola (sorry if the spelling is incorrect), was very safe and patient. The coach was clean and perfect for the job.
The tour itself was well planned and covered a good cross section of awesome scenery, history and local life and we would recommend it to everyone.
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Posted On : 2021-10-04 10:32:15
Posted By : andrewcc1992
They offer plenty of activities. We talked to Anna, who grew up on Crete. She helped us find good activities for us to book for our honeymoon. She is very nice and you could feel that she loves her job which made us feel very happy to be in Rethymno.
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Posted On : 2021-08-10 08:13:36
Posted By : J K
Beautiful Trip with some nice places and a really friendly tour guide, who speaks english, french, netherlands and german (and i would guess even more). The driver was always on time and we felt safe for the whole Trip. I can absolutely recommend to visit the Throubi Taverna in Plakias, which was a recommemdation from the guide. It was so delicious and only the food would be worth the Trip!
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Posted On : 2021-07-28 11:15:56
Posted By : Alan D
Chose 3 tours in total with this excellent little company, this one of South Rethymnon, took in many of the places we had walked to or visited in the 1990’s when we were obviously much younger and had used Plakias as a base, mainly for gorge walking. The trip was excellent and Michael our guide and driver was informative, safe, funny and observed all the COVID protocols we all have to endure these days. It was exactly as described in the brochure and further described by the charming Amelie who sold the various tours from the Checking Creta office
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Posted On : 2020-09-21 05:18:58
