Off-Road Adventure: Crete's Hidden Gems

Discover Crete’s hidden gems on an off-road safari. Explore mountains, forests, and gorges with a local host. Enjoy breathtaking views and authentic Cretan hospitality.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Elounda - starting location. But we pick you up at your hotel also in other towns.
  • Agios Nikolaos - Visit of a family factory for olives and olive products, tasting of different quality and sorts of olive oil
  • Kritsa - We will visit one of the oldest villages of Crete, you have the change to see the small houses, the church and if you…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Graduaties
Additional Information

Definitely one of our best off-road experiences in Crete. Explore the mountains, forests, and gorge, and enjoy the view and off-roading in the inland areas of Crete.
This incredible tour takes you to the heart of Crete. After visiting an olive factory and tasting various qualities of oil, we head towards the mountain village of Kritza. Travel along…

Location
Elounda
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Ellahn9721za
Jun 14, 2025
Amazing day tour of Crete - We had an amazing time. Our tour guide Michael told us a lot about the history of Crete as he was taking us around which was really interesting. The olive oil tasting at the start was really interesting. We got to try a variety of oils and balsamic vinegars and tapenade (our favourite was the spicy version). Definitely recommend picking up a selection to take home (much tastier than what we het in England). The local town of Kritza was beautiful and served a good iced coffee. We were a little worried about the mountain trip as some of us are travel sick but it was completely fine as he drove safely and steadily and the view was lovely . The taverna we stopped at nearby served a delicious spread of Greek salad, beetroot, stuffed vine leaves, and meats and catered to vegans with some stuffed vegetables and potatoes - delicious! The gorge was also stunning to walk through and the dip in the sea at the end of the trip really made our day. I would recommend this trip for people who want to explore the beauty of Crete and local cuisine.
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Tatia_e
May 20, 2025
Fantastic tour - We had such a great time on this tour. The scenery is beautiful. We stopped in a pretty town in the mountains, drive through a lovely pine forest, and then hiked the gorge in stunning late afternoon light. I’m not sure “hiked” is the right word though, it was basically bouldering! Fortunately our guide did a great job helping us scramble up the rocks by telling us exactly where to place our feet. I highly recommend it!
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105beath
Oct 29, 2024
A must to know the back mountain landscape - Very nice day tour with getting to know the mountain region, a beautiful gorge with crawling spots and a pretty village by the sea to stay
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Amy_o
Oct 27, 2024
Great tour, recommend! - Our guide Petra did a great job! She provided lots of local information and is a very genuine person. We really enjoyed our tour. The lunch was awesome! Highly recommend this tour!
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Eric_p
Oct 10, 2024
Excursion inoubliable à Rhodes ! - Wow what a day in Rhodes with our guide Gaetan ! I won’t explain what was included or not as the description of the tour is clear but I can tell you we had an incredible day touring parts of Rhodes that you won’t do by yourself for sure. Gaetan was fun, smart and very knowledgeable ! We had the chance to be in area where the views where breathtaking and had enough free time to tour small villages by our own ! We would really have missed the best of Rhodes without this tour ! Superbe tour guidé avec Gaetan qui a été un guide vraiment intéressant et une personne qui mérite d’être connue ! Toute une journée qui nous aura généré des souvenirs inoubliables pour les années à venir 😀. Petit groupe de 6 personnes et en plus les gens avec nous étaient super sympa ! Impossible de battre ce tour qualité prix !!
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Alainbc8803lz
Oct 7, 2024
Nice discovery of Sarakinas Gorge with a Guide at the top. - We went on an outing in Sarakinas Gorge with Gaetan, we were a friendly little group. Nice discovery. Gaetan is taking care of his clients. Available, he adapted to their wishes. Recommended.
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Carol_g
Sep 20, 2024
Fantastic experience ! - This was our best excursion of our trip. The views were fantastic! The climbing in the Gorge was so much fun and the guides did a fantastic job watching out and helping our group! Loved our food at the restaurant they took us to! Michael had lots of knowledge about Crete. I would definitely recommend this tour!
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Michaela_w
Sep 14, 2024
An all around great day 👍 - Had a very enjoyable day. Learnt about various olives used in making olive oil & the tasting with pomegranate or blueberry balsamic vinegar was a treat. Visiting the small community of Krista as we started our wild ride through the mountains was a great spot for some shopping & learning a little bit about Krista - the jeep ride through the mountains was a great experience to see the landscape & variety of trees - lunch was a treat - the location chosen was a true village experience in the mountains. The hike & climbing through the Sarakina gorge required some upper body exercise to pull yourself up the ropes over the huge boulders. Geatan our guide was great driver, story teller & made sure we didn’t have a mishap in our climbing through the gorge - would definitely recommend :)
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Martinelm4512bo
Sep 11, 2024
We have to leave soon but if we had to do other tours it would be with him - Our driver's name was Gaetan. He is a very patient and explanatory person. We have no complaints about this person
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Alextom7167
Apr 28, 2025
Beautiful trip across the island - We had a lovely trip across the island. Lunch in an authentic Greek tavern was one of the highlights! Climbing in the gorge was also very exciting. The stop at the beginning of the tour in the olive oil bottling we personally would not have needed.
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From $114
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).