HERAKLION · DESTINATION
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The 10 most popular spinalonga & elounda tours in Heraklion. Here's what each one actually delivers, who runs them, and what they cost.
Day trip from Heraklion to Agios Nikolaos and Spinalonga Island with hotel pickup, Mirabello Bay cruise, and free town time.
“Great day out! Special shout out to our guide, Manos, who was extremely personable & knowledgeable. Our coach was lovely, no tired ‘fun bus’ that’s on its last legs.. Overall, a very well organised day trip which we thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommended.”
Elounda to Spinalonga and Agios Nikolaos with Kolokytha Bay swim, BBQ lunch, and olive oil tasting.
“Considering the short time available, it was a very nice day trip, And very well time-boxed. Of course, if you start from Heraklion, you’ll have to spend more time on the bus than the others picked up/dropped back along the way. But it’s also nice to enjoy the quiet road trip through the countryside. I…”
Cruise to Spinalonga, swim at Kolokytha Bay, and stroll Agios Nikolaos with lunch and round-trip transfers from Crete.
“Nice day combining visiting historic site, boat trip and swimming. Good value for money. Lunch was decent.”
A full-day Crete tour to Spinalonga, Kolokytha beach swims, and Agios Nikolaos strolls, with a guided fortress history and BBQ lunch.
“A fantastic trip. Very interesting to hear the stories of Spinalonga , Mary our guide was very informative and gave us lots of information about all the places we visited The BBQ was very basic but tasted very nice and was a good size portion”
Sail from Elounda around Spinalonga and the lagoon with swim stops, photos at Barbarossa cave, plus a fruit and salad bar onboard.
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Day trip from Heraklion to Spinalonga’s Venetian ruins, a Kolokytha Bay swim, and Agios Nikolaos on Lake Voulismeni.
“Una giornata memorabile: prima l’isola fortificata di spinalonga, con la sua storia affascinante, poi il bagno il una bellissima baia che ricorda i Caraibi e infine Agios Nikolaos, tutto in un giorno!”
Heraklion to Spinalonga by air-conditioned coach and boat, with Elounda and Agios Nikolaos stops plus optional BBQ and hotel pickup.
“Excurion conforme à la description SAUF : - Prise en charge devant notre hotel : FAUX (il a fallu aller directement par nos soins àun autre hotel) - Excursion en Français : FAUX ; faute d'autres participants, nous nous sommes retrouvés dans le bus avec des polonais et des anglophones ; donc sans parler anglais,…”
Elounda to Spinalonga cruise from Heraklion with guided island tour, swim time, BBQ lunch, and Agios Nikolaos harbor stop.
“What a wonderful experience made all the better by our tour guide Christina, who was so knowledgeable about Spinalonga as well as the Island of Crete. Would highly recommend doing this tour.”
A 10-hour Cretan day trip from Heraklion to Spinalonga and Elounda, with boat time, swimming, and Agios Nikolaos lake strolling.
“Μια εμπειρία που αξίζει να ζήσεις όταν έρθεις Κρήτη. Ο οδηγός μας ήταν ο κύριος Γιάννης... πάρα πολύ καλός, εξυπηρετικός, ευγενικός. Η ξεναγός δε η κυρία Βαγγελιώ έκανε όλη την εκδρομή να μοιάζει ακόμα πιο όμορφη.”
Full-day trip from north Crete to Spinalonga by boat, with time inside the Venetian fortress-leper colony, plus Kolokytha swim, BBQ, and Agios Nikolaos.
“I loved the whole day, so nice, wel done, the BBQ too!. Spinalonga, very, very interesting, you have to listen to the story of this island, super profesional lady. You have free time to walk around of Island, back to the boat. Beautiful vieuws over the sea!. Higly recommended.”
