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Knossos: Knossos Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Walking Tour

By Travel Crete - WeGuide travelers
9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €89 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Skip the ticket line to enter Knossos and take a tour with a licensed guide
  • Learn about the history of the Minoan Civilisation, the oldest one in Europe.
  • Please make sure to be at the entrance 20 minutes before your chosen time slot!
  • Pick-up option is applied from/to Heraklion city centre area in extra cost.
  • Enhance your day with an upgrade add-on for the Arch. Museum at 1:30 PM.

Activity location

    • Heraklion
    • Heraklion, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Κνωσός 714 09, Ελλάδα | Knossos Palace – Meeting Information Our check-in operator will be waiting for you by the ticket booth at Knossos, holding a sign with our “Meeting Point” logo. Check-in opens 20 minutes before your tour begins. Please remember that this is a shared group tour, and entry tickets are issued for specific time slots. If you arrive late, the tickets unfortunately expire. Should this occur, we will do our best to help you purchase new tickets, depending on availability at the site. Arriving by car? Please allow extra time to park. We strongly recommend arriving at least 30 minutes before the tour start time. Pick-Up Add-On Information Pick-up Add-On Options refer to the price per person for round-trip transportation from Heraklion city center. If you require pick-up from a different location, an additional fee may apply. You will receive full details and confirmation by email after completing your booking.
    • Knossos, Greece

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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22-Person Guided Tour in English with Skip-the-Line Tickets

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English

Explore Knossos Palace with priority entry and guided storytelling included. Upgrade your comfort with our optional return pick-up from Heraklion city centre. For a full cultural experience, add our 1:30PM Heraklion Arch Museum tour add-on per person.

Language options: English
Price details
€89.00 x 1 Adult€89.00
Total
Price is €89.00

15-Person Guided Tour in English with Skip-the-Line Tickets

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English

Discover Knossos Palace with skip-the-line entry and a guided tour. Add our optional return pick-up from Heraklion city centre for a smooth, stress-free experience. Complete your day with the 1:30PM Heraklion Arch. Museum add-on tour, per person.

Language options: English
Price details
€109.00 x 1 Adult€109.00
Total
Price is €109.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Original reseller of service - authorised travel agent
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Skip-the-ticket-line service, to avoid the queue at the ticket counter
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entry ticket for the Knossos Palace, general admission fee (20 EUR)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Licensed tour guide for a guided tour in a small group at the Knossos Palace
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Headset to hear the guide better, if the group size is over 6 participants (7-16 pax)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup and drop-off service from Heraklion city (if selected as an add-on, per person)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Heraklion Arch. Museum guided tour at 1:30 PM. (if selected as an add-on, per person)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All fees and taxes (VAT 24% etc.)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Tips

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets
  • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Step into Europe’s oldest city on a guided tour of Knossos Palace, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Once the seat of a mighty Bronze Age king, Knossos was a vast complex of more than 1,500 interlocking rooms: from the throne of “Minos” and sacred sanctuaries to luxurious royal apartments, treasure-filled storerooms, and remarkably advanced water systems.

Discover how the first palace rose soon after 2000 BC, only to be destroyed by an earthquake around 1700 BC and rebuilt into an even more magnificent four-storey complex adorned with vibrant frescoes, monumental courts, elegant staircases, and specialised workshops. For more than three centuries, it stood as the political and ceremonial heart of Minoan Crete until a series of earthquakes in the 14th century BC led to its final decline.

With a licensed guide, the stones speak, myths come alive, and the grandeur of the Minoans unfolds before your eyes. This is more than a visit, it’s a journey through 4,000 years of history, architecture, and legend.

Explore Knossos Palace with priority entry and guided storytelling included. Upgrade your comfort with our optional return pick-up from Heraklion city centre, skip the parking, enjoy the journey.

For a complete cultural experience, enhance your day with our 1:30 PM Heraklion Archaeological Museum add-on tour. Kindly note that the Heraklion Archaeological Museum guided tour at 1:30 PM is offered as an optional add-on per person.

Location

Activity location

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    • Heraklion
    • Heraklion, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Κνωσός 714 09, Ελλάδα | Knossos Palace – Meeting Information Our check-in operator will be waiting for you by the ticket booth at Knossos, holding a sign with our “Meeting Point” logo. Check-in opens 20 minutes before your tour begins. Please remember that this is a shared group tour, and entry tickets are issued for specific time slots. If you arrive late, the tickets unfortunately expire. Should this occur, we will do our best to help you purchase new tickets, depending on availability at the site. Arriving by car? Please allow extra time to park. We strongly recommend arriving at least 30 minutes before the tour start time. Pick-Up Add-On Information Pick-up Add-On Options refer to the price per person for round-trip transportation from Heraklion city center. If you require pick-up from a different location, an additional fee may apply. You will receive full details and confirmation by email after completing your booking.
    • Knossos, Greece
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Κνωσός 714 09, Ελλάδα | Knossos Palace – Meeting Information Our check-in operator will be waiting for you by the ticket booth at Knossos, holding a sign with our “Meeting Point” logo. Check-in opens 20 minutes before your tour begins. Please remember that this is a shared group tour, and entry tickets are issued for specific time slots. If you arrive late, the tickets unfortunately expire. Should this occur, we will do our best to help you purchase new tickets, depending on availability at the site. Arriving by car? Please allow extra time to park. We strongly recommend arriving at least 30 minutes before the tour start time. Pick-Up Add-On Information Pick-up Add-On Options refer to the price per person for round-trip transportation from Heraklion city center. If you require pick-up from a different location, an additional fee may apply. You will receive full details and confirmation by email after completing your booking.
    • Knossos, Greece