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Rethymno and Chania Day Trip: Explore West Crete With Kournas Lake Visit
3.9
42 Ratings
Rethymnon
Discover the western portion of the island on a tour, taking a morning bus journey towards the sophisticated city of Rethymno, then heading to Chania, Crete’s own miniature “Venice”. Wrap up your day-long excursion at the scenic Kournas lake, the only freshwater body of water in Crete.
Discover the western portion of the island on a tour, taking a morning bus journey towards the sophisticated city of Rethymno, then heading to Chania, Crete’s own miniature “Venice”. Wrap up your day-long excursion at the scenic Kournas lake, the only freshwater body of water in Crete.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Rethymnon Old Town - Rethymno is the third biggest town in Crete west of Heraklion on the north coast of Crete. Here monuments of the archaeological, Ottoman, and Venetian eras co-exist. A stroll in the alleys of the old town, a visit to the Turkish minarets and the Venetian fortresses, or a coffee at the magnificent harbor are some of what you can do while you visit.
- Rethymnon Old Town - Rethymno is the third biggest town in Crete west of Heraklion on the north coast of Crete. Here monuments of the archaeological, Ottoman, and Venetian eras co-exist. A stroll in the alleys of the old town, a visit to the Turkish minarets and the Venetian fortresses, or a coffee at the magnificent harbor are some of what you can do while you visit.

What's Included
- Transport by air-conditioned coach or minivan
- Professional guide included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off service
- Transport by air-conditioned coach or minivan
- Professional guide included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off service
What's Not Included
- Food & Drink
- Food & Drink
Location
Rethymnon Old Town
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
3.9
(42 Ratings)
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Raju_d
Oct 3, 2025
Tour was exactly what was... - Tour was exactly what was advertised. Sufficient time at each destination. Guide Michael was very informative. Tour bus was comfortable ride.
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Flyer60355132337
Aug 9, 2025
Beautiful cities and beautiful lake to discover - Walk very well. The cities of Rethymnon and Cannée are worth visiting. On Sundays there were not too many tourists so it was perfect to discover quietly these cities remained typical.
And the lake of kournas great also we had time to do Pedaling, a very friendly time in a beautiful landscape. We had the chance to see turtles.
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Macdara101
Jul 11, 2025
Michel you were amazing - Brilliant trip. Highly recommend. Our guide was such a friendly person, brilliant at his job. Thanks for an amazing day.
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Grant_w
Jul 6, 2025
Great Trip, well recommended - Fantastic trip, well organised with a great guide Michael and driver David. Well recommended - a must see !
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Zoe_z
Jun 23, 2025
Wonderful trip - Highly recommended, delightful excursion to picturesque Western Crete and its golden pearls Rethymno, Chania and Kournas Lake. Magnificent scenery along the way. Perfect organization and smooth transport in a comfortable bus. Warm applause for the professionalism of our knowledgeable, witty and kind-hearted guide Mihalis, who has taught as a lot about captivating Crete and the spots we were visiting. Many thanks as well to the bus driver David and shuttle drivers Stelios and Konstantinos for a safe and punctual drive. Congrats and best wishes!
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Angela_j
Sep 12, 2025
All in all a successful trip with nice guide Michael. - The day is very long, that is what you should prepare for. Time in Rethymnon was a bit tight.Perhaps you should leave the lake out.
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Peter_k
Jul 7, 2025
Recommended - These day trips are never to be forgotten, you see the places you want to go in 1 day.
Amazing!!
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Terry_p
Apr 9, 2025
This tour is nice but needs a sunny day to get the best experience - This trip was a great way to see the Western region outside of Heraklion. The pick up was prompt and the mini bus was very comfortable. It was difficult to fully appreciate the beautiful coastline as it was cloudy and raining for the day. We felt the tour guide was a bit flat in his enthusiasm. Additionally, the 45 minute stop at Lake Kournas could have been shortened as no one wanted to stand around in the rain to look at it.
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Reiss_s
Sep 25, 2025
Crete’s longest bus journey to Starbucks - This “excursion” managed to turn a 1hr 20min trip into a 2hr 30min endurance test of hotel pick-ups. The bus was too small for the amount of passengers, so people were stressed about not sitting next to each other and kept playing musical chairs — and Michael, our guide, could not have given less of a s**te. I told him I was carsick and someone had taken my seat near the front, and his words of comfort were basically: “When you’re about to throw up, come sit at the front.” Inspiring stuff. 👍🏻
The actual stops? Pretty meh. Highlight was sitting in Starbucks for 40 minutes — Then there was the toilet incident. Someone unleashed what can only be described as biological warfare, leaving a stench so bad it should’ve come with a health warning. I sat outside for fresh air, but unfortunately was instead treated to the recurring aroma of someone’s a***hole every 10 seconds.
Biggest issue was we spent more time on the bus than we did on the tour itself.
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Mandy
Jun 7, 2025
Not worth the money - Although the actual places the tour stops were nice enough (mainly markets towns/shops) we spent about 8 hours on the coach. We had a broken seat in front of us meaning it kept falling back into my husbands lap. The tour guide was advised of this at the 2nd stop, but he did nothing about it & let the passenger sitting there continue to do so. I was on crutches at the time of the trip & there was another passenger with a knee brace so we obviously were slower than the rest but the guide went rushing off with the others & at one point we had no idea where they’d gone until another passenger came round the corner & said she’d come back for us as we wouldn’t know where they were. Just to top the day off the guide left the coach on the way back at the 1st or 2nd stop & said the driver would tell us all when it was our stop; well luckily for us my husband noticed when he thought it was ours & went to check & the driver & the driver of the next minibus said it wasn’t ours & he had to argue with them for us to get on the minibus to our resort!! The whole day out was about 13 hours, mostly on the coach, and not an enjoyable experience. I did send an email to Tripadvisor about this complaining but had no response so have to do this
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