HERAKLION · DESTINATION
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The 10 most popular knossos palace tours in Heraklion. Here's what each one actually delivers, who runs them, and what they cost.
Pre-booked Knossos e-ticket with phone audio guide and map. See frescoes, Minos’ corridors, Mount Juktas, plus optional add-ons near Heraklion.
“Easy to use app, interesting stories for the site. I totally recommend it!!”
Heraklion to Knossos and Zeus Cave with olive oil tastings, village streets, Lasithi windmills, and Aposelemis Dam views.
“This tour was a 10/10 all around. Stavros was our guide. He is amazing! A wealth of information and really fun and caring. He took care of us totally on this trip. We got to pick fruit from some family farms and had some delicious wine together. Had a coffee in one of the villages…”
Full-day Crete tour from Heraklion linking Knossos, Vidiani Monastery, Lasithi Eco Park, Krasi springs, and an olive mill farm.
“Excellent value for money. I saw so much in one day.”
Heraklion in one day: guided Knossos Palace, a city walk with Venetian Harbor views, and free time for the market or the museum.
“The tour around Knossos was excellent The walking tour around the old town was very short - hardly worth while”
A guided day from Heraklion across the Lasithi Plateau: olive oil tasting, village stops, Zeus-area cave views, and Knossos Palace.
“Marianos was a wonderful host and all of the stops were informative and fun. The food was absolutely INCREDIBLE! It was disappointing that the Cave of Zeus was closed but that is not the fault of the tour group.”
Private full-day trip from Heraklion to Mochos, Krasi, Lasithi Plateau windmills, Zeus Cave and Knossos, with honey and raki tasting.
“Our tour with Kostas was the best part of our entire trip to Greece. His love for Crete showed in every aspect of the day. This was so much more than a tour of Crete. It was a culinary, cultural, and historical experience where you really got to learn so much about this amazing island.…”
A guided day trip linking Knossos and Heraklion with a Minoan farm stop. Tight timing, extra entry fees, solid city context.
“more time to Herakleion”
Small-group Crete day trip from Heraklion to Lasithi Plateau and Knossos with olive oil tasting, pottery, windmills, wine, and village stops.
“Dimitrios treated us like family! This was a fantastically relaxed tour through many highlights of Crete. Dimitrios allowed us to proceed at our own pace without pressure. There will be lots of driving but also lots of great sights to see along the way.”
Two e-tickets plus self-guided audio for Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, with offline narration and timed entry slots.
“Il est difficile de s'orienter correctement, et dès qu'on utilise son téléphone pour prendre une photo, faut relancer complètement l'appli sinon il n'y a plus de son. Mais sinon super intéressant !”
A full-day private Crete adventure from Heraklion: Aposelemis Dam, olive oil tasting, Lasithi Plateau windmills, Vidiani Monastery, Knossos.
“Leonidas was an excellent tour guide. He provided wonderful information, safe transport with amenities and many historical stops with shopping and food. Would absolutely hire him again.”
