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The Essence of Crete: Private Wine & Olive Oil Experience

By creta maze
Free cancellation available
Price is €225 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • 6-Variety Wine Tasting with Premium Cheese Platters
  • Olive Oil Masterclass with Artisanal Bread & Olives
  • Authentic Raki Distillery Visit with Local Meze
  • 100% Private Experience: No Crowds, Just You

Activity location

    • Heraklion
    • Heraklion, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Heraklion
    • Heraklion, Greece

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The Essence of Crete: Private Wine & Olive Oil Experience

  • Activity duration is 5 hours and 30 minutes5h 30m
    5h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
€225.00 x 2 Adults€450.00
Total
Price is €450.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Door-to-Door Service: Stress-free pickup and drop-off from your Hotel, Villa or Port.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private Luxury Transport: Travel in a premium air-conditioned vehicle exclusively for you.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    The Olive Oil Experience: Guided tour of facilities and tasting of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Expert Wine Tasting: Guided tasting of 5 premium Cretan wines with a professional wine expert.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    The Spirit of Crete: Visit an authentic Raki distillery (Kazani) with tastings of local spirits.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Traditional Cretan Pairings: Selection of local cheeses, olives and starters served at every stop.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All Fees and Taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal Expenses: Souvenirs or additional bottles of wine/oil purchased for home.

Know before you book

  • 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.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Εxperience Crete beyond the tourist trail. This is a strictly private, personalised journey designed for those who seek authenticity, luxury, and true connection with the island’s soul. Travelling in the comfort of a premium Mercedes Van, you will explore the “Holy Trinity” of Cretan gastronomy: Olive Oil, Wine, and Raki.

The Gold of Crete: Olive Oil Masterclass & Local Pairings
Our day begins at a family-owned Olive Oil Mill. This is not just a tour; it’s a sensory awakening. You will discover why Cretan Extra Virgin Olive Oil is world-renowned, learning the secrets of production from ancient times to the modern era. You’ll understand first-hand how passion and tradition preserve the nutritional values of our “liquid gold.”
To truly appreciate the flavour, your tasting is accompanied by warm artisanal bread, organic olives, and traditional Cretan rusks , allowing you to savour the oil exactly as we locals do.

Next, we head to a boutique local winery. It is said that Cretan passion can be bottled, and you will taste it in every drop. Guided by experts, you will savour 6 different indigenous wine varieties, uncovering a history that stretches back over three millennia.
This is a full sensory experience: your tasting is served with a generous platter of premium Cretan cheeses (like Graviera and Mizithra), and traditional snacks, perfectly selected to complement the unique character of each wine.

To understand the Cretan spirit, one must visit a traditional “Kazani” (Raki Distillery). This is where past and future overlap. You will learn the traditional distillation methods of our legendary spirit, Tsikoudia (Raki), in an experiential path that leads to the heart of our hospitality.
Υour Raki tasting is paired with authentic “Meze”—small plates of seasonal Cretan delicacies and starters—the ultimate local interaction where tradition comes to life.

Location

Activity location

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    • Heraklion
    • Heraklion, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Heraklion
    • Heraklion, Greece