Gramvousa Island and Balos Bay: Scenic Crete Adventure

Embark on a full-day adventure to Gramvousa Island and Balos Bay from Chania. Explore stunning beaches, crystal-clear waters, and breathtaking landscapes on this scenic bus and boat tour.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gramvousa Beach - Discover the westernmost tip of Crete on a scenic bus and boat trip to Gramvousa Island and Balos Bay. Dip your toes in the soft white sand of some of the most beautiful beaches you ever have seen.
    Drive towards the west side of Crete in order to reach the port of Kissamos Kasteli.
    After your escort gives you all the necessary…
What's Included
  • Free time to explore Balos Lagoon and Gramvousa Island
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off included
  • All legal taxes included
  • Comfortable travel with in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Liability insurance coverage provided
  • Accompanied by a professional driver
  • Guidance from a professional English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Boat ticket to Gramvousa island and Balos lagoon(per adult) and 17 for children
  • Food and drinks
  • Personal expenses
  • Entrance fees
  • Boat ticket to Gramvousa island and Balos lagoon(children 5 - 12 years)
Additional Information

Embark on a picturesque bus and boat journey to the most western point of Crete, Gramvousa Island and Balos Bay. Experience the delight of stepping onto the finest white-sand beaches you’ve ever encountered! Once you reach your destination, you’ll board a boat that will carry you to Balos Bay, located at the peninsula’s farthest northern point. Relish…

Location
Gramvousa Beach
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ana_o
Jun 29, 2025
Loved this experience!... - Loved this experience! Our tour guide (forgot her name) was lovely and on top of everything. Our driver Nikko was great too. They communicated with us all along the way and answered all of our questions. Especially at the bus stop where there were multiple travel agencies and multiple busses. The ferry ride was great and had wonderful selection of food and drinks. Balos was stunning! A must see beach- especially for our 3 teenagers. The Gramvousa (2nd stop) was also very beautiful. Highly recommend!!
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Janet_b
Jun 5, 2025
Great Beach Outing - We were picked up by tour bus that had people going to Elafonessi Beach as well as Balos and Gramvousa so it took a while to get to the port if you were some of the first pick-ups. We had about an hour at the port before the boat departed but it was a good time to grab some breakfast. The boat had a pretty good selection - you could only pay with a card. The hour long cruise around the islands was beautiful and the beaches were wonderful for swimming. There were no loungers and sand at Balos was very wet - our towels soaked it up like a sponge. Gramvousa had another nice swimming area and a fortress atop the hill that you could hike up to. Fairly strenuous hike but worth it as the view from the top was lovely. We had about 2 hrs at each beach. Altogether a very nice outing.
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Alexandra_g
Sep 13, 2024
Beautiful trip lovely experience, I recommend this tour. - It was a wonderful trip. I recommend to take swimming shoes as there are lots of stones to get into the water. Water is crystal clear.
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Cammie_g
Sep 5, 2024
Wonderful trip - You have to see the color of the water to believe it ! The scenery is spectacular ! Great excursion. However I would not recommend for someone not steady on their feet as there was very rocky uneven ground on the treacherous walk to the lagoon and again to the island at least 10 minutes each way .
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Christiana_d
Aug 19, 2024
Awesome! - Awesome excursion! This is a great way to see some of the most beautiful parts of Crete. The bus will pick you up from (near or at) your hotel and everything after that is smooth sailing! The boat is comfortable and has many options for food and drink. The directions about getting off and on the boat at Balos and Gramvousa are very clear. Both locations are beautiful and it's the perfect amount of time to get a little taste of both of these gorgeous places.
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Athena_n
Jul 16, 2024
Great way to visit... - Great way to visit balos!! We really enjoyed the tour. There is a restaurant on board and the overall tour was well worth what we paid
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Fiona_k
Jun 12, 2024
Fabulous from start to finish - The most stunning trip. The tour guide lady also (futurura tours with red converse shoes) she was very good at her job. The day couldn't have went more smoothly. The sea water is clear and white sand. A trip you could only dream of. Thank you!
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Geash_m
May 31, 2024
Fun trip. lagoon was... - Fun trip. lagoon was beautiful would recommend bringing crocs as walk from boat is very rocky other than that great trip and fun
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Francisco_b
Jul 29, 2025
Saves you from arranging... - Saves you from arranging you own transportation to the port. The ferry is massive and designed by someone who did not want anyone enjoying the view, very unusual and uncomfortable seating. On the way back, the guide was kind to help a passenger who has requested a different stop but then waited there for 15 minutes, with everyone else waiting on the bus, tired and dying for a shower to wash the salt, have some food, only for the passenger and guide to get back in the bus. Made me miss the sunset too. That was very nice of the guide to help but came at the cost of everyone else on the bus. Even the driver had to press the bus horn couple of times.
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Anouschka_f
Sep 19, 2024
Fine but not worth the travel really. - I didn’t really get it. It’s 5 hours of travelling for 4 hours at two different beaches, neither of which were amazing. Knowing what I know now, I’d skip it. The service was fine however, pick up smooth and they responded quickly to my questions.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).