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Crete Minoan Discovery Tour: Experience Knossos Palace, Heraklion, and Live Dance Show
4.8
9 Ratings
Knosos
The past and present come together! We’ve all learned about the Minoan civilization in school.
While in Crete, you get the chance to witness it all firsthand. Explore Knossos, Heraklion Town and Archanes village (or Karteros) to experience the Minoan Show up close and personal!
The past and present come together! We’ve all learned about the Minoan civilization in school.
While in Crete, you get the chance to witness it all firsthand. Explore Knossos, Heraklion Town and Archanes village (or Karteros) to experience the Minoan Show up close and personal!
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Knossos Archaeological Site - A visit to the Minoan Palace of Knossos. Knossos is probably the most famous excavation site in Crete and one of the best known in Europe. The Minoan Palace, the home of legendary King Minos, had an estimated 1300-1400 rooms and was excavated and partly reconstructed by Sir Arthur Evans in 1900.
- Knossos Archaeological Site - A visit to the Minoan Palace of Knossos. Knossos is probably the most famous excavation site in Crete and one of the best known in Europe. The Minoan Palace, the home of legendary King Minos, had an estimated 1300-1400 rooms and was excavated and partly reconstructed by Sir Arthur Evans in 1900.
What's Included
- Snack
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- Snack
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- There is a possibility that bookings from the areas of Agios Nikolaos and Elounda may not be accepted and could be cancelled if we do not have at least 4 participants.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- There is a possibility that bookings from the areas of Agios Nikolaos and Elounda may not be accepted and could be cancelled if we do not have at least 4 participants.
Location
Knossos Archaeological Site
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(9 Ratings)
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Odyssey66895151627
Oct 2, 2025
Essentials in Crete - A great experience with beautiful memories. Many thanks to the nice tour guide Irini and the super professional dance ensemble of the Minoer Show.
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250valeskar
Oct 15, 2024
Education and fun - Very informative and super knowledge of German. Recommended at any time who is into history and files. Scout was a walking lexicon.
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Reingerryanne
Oct 12, 2024
Informative excursions - The excursions were very well organized and the guides very competent and friendly.
Pick-up and return transport went smoothly.
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V8414jsrobertm
Sep 24, 2024
Nice interesting tour in Crete's history - Nice interesting tour with many explanations - enough breaks are planned. Our tour guide was extremely friendly. There was also plenty of time to explore Heraklion.
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Monikabd4775xx
Sep 24, 2024
Worthwhile trip in Crete's history - It was a very interesting excursion where you learned a lot about Cretan history. The tour guide was very nice. You also have enough time to discover Heraklion on your own.
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Excursion67448713227
Sep 5, 2024
Great guide and tour stops - The tour guide was very friendly and the destinations headed were interesting to entertaining. In absolute midsummer I would not recommend the trip, however, as shade was rather rahr sown.
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Reinhild
Aug 3, 2022
Knossos - great day trip with mega guide and great snack with dance performance - A perfect day trip; super organized, bus driver raffle top, tour guide Gabriele great,
All in all super informative and great presented, lots of great info; the lunch break with super tasty snack and a brilliant dance performance; very great film with info about the dance, Minoan and critical history plastically great , all around great concept; excursion I can totally recommend, everything fits great,
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Anjav527
Oct 16, 2024
Nice cultural excursion - We felt that the guided tour through Knossos was too tough, we would have liked only a short introduction/explanation and then free time for the tour.
The time in Heraklion was too short for us due to a delay in Knossos, which is why we skipped the short sightseeing tour and set off directly ourselves.
Tavern was great, a very nice place, fine tea, the performance was entertaining and successful. Also you could buy great products in the store.
The bus ride was very good, the driver has been calm and level headed. The tour guide told a lot, too much for my taste. But she was very nice.
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Puck88
Oct 2, 2024
Beautiful tour, nice driver! - We had a lovely day! In the Heraklion area there is so much to see. The driver Alex was kind and service-minded! Thank you for this beautiful excursion!
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