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Private Day Tour: Uncovering Crete's Beauty at Elafonissi Beach from Chania
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Uncover the beauty of Crete on a private day tour to Elafonissi Beach from Chania. Explore the Cave of Agia Sofia and Chrysoskalitissa Monastery before relaxing on the stunning Elafonissi Beach.
Uncover the beauty of Crete on a private day tour to Elafonissi Beach from Chania. Explore the Cave of Agia Sofia and Chrysoskalitissa Monastery before relaxing on the stunning Elafonissi Beach.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Agia Sofia Cave - We will pick you up from your hotel or villa and we will lead you directly to the Cave of Agia Sofia. We will make there a stopover for about 20-30 minutes, so you will have the time to visit the cave to see the small church and the stalagmites.
- Chrysoskalitissa Monastery - After the cave of Agia Sofia, we will continue our…
- Agia Sofia Cave - We will pick you up from your hotel or villa and we will lead you directly to the Cave of Agia Sofia. We will make there a stopover for about 20-30 minutes, so you will have the time to visit the cave to see the small church and the stalagmites.
- Chrysoskalitissa Monastery - After the cave of Agia Sofia, we will continue our trip to the Monastery of Chrysoskalitissa. We will make a stopover there for about 20-30 minutes, so you will have time to visit the monastery.
- Elafonissi Beach - After the Monastery of Crhissoskalitissa, we will continue our trip to the Elafonissi beach. We will stay on the beach for 3 hours, after that we will pick you up from the beach and we will transfer you back to your hotel or villa.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Bottled water
- English speaking driver
- Snacks
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Child seats (upon request)
- Private transportation
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Bottled water
- English speaking driver
- Snacks
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Child seats (upon request)
What's Not Included
- Official Guide not included (available speaking driver)
- lunch
- Entrance for Chrysoskalitissa Monastery is 3 EUR per person
- Entrance fee for Agia Sofia Cave is 2 EUR per person
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees
- Official Guide not included (available speaking driver)
- lunch
- Entrance for Chrysoskalitissa Monastery is 3 EUR per person
- Entrance fee for Agia Sofia Cave is 2 EUR per person
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees
Additional Information
Experience the tranquil beauty of Crete on a private full-day tour to Elafonisi. We’ll arrange pick-up from your hotel or any location you prefer in Chania. During our scenic drive to Elafonisi Beach, we’ll pause at the Agia Sofia Cave for around half an hour to admire the stalagmites and a tiny church nestled within the cave. A second pause will be…
Experience the tranquil beauty of Crete on a private full-day tour to Elafonisi. We’ll arrange pick-up from your hotel or any location you prefer in Chania. During our scenic drive to Elafonisi Beach, we’ll pause at the Agia Sofia Cave for around half an hour to admire the stalagmites and a tiny church nestled within the cave. A second pause will be made at the Chrysoskalitissa Monastery, which also lasts approximately 30 minutes. Finally, we will reach Elafonisi Beach where we will spend around three hours. After our beach visit, your private vehicle will pick you up and escort you back to your hotel.
Location
Agia Sofia Cave
Eparchiaki Odos Kaloudianon-Chrisoskalitissas,
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
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(11 Ratings)
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Carla_m
Sep 20, 2025
Elafonissi Beach - Our tour guide Dimitri was the best, not only did he tell us the history of Crete but he also provided us water bottles and some homemade bread/cheese delicacy. It was well appreciated. Thank you
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Jenine_m
Aug 20, 2025
Incredible experience. - The beach was amazing. Crowded during summer months, but still crystal clear waters with massive expanses of knee deep water or swimming deep water. Very little shade on the beach unless you rent or buy an umbrella, but we had plenty of breeze so it felt fine during our visit. Our driver, Nikos, was engaging during the whole drive and provided a lot of detailed history about the area. Nikos took us to a local restaurant and helped us order traditional, locally sourced dishes. It was fabulous. The monastery was tiny but worth the visit. We were thrilled with the whole experience.
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Anthony_d
Jul 6, 2025
A perfect way to see a... - A perfect way to see a variety of sites. Our driver Nikolas was amazing his knowledge of crete was impressive
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Francisco
Jul 4, 2025
Simply amazing!! - Dimitris, our tour guide, was so humble, knowledgeable and kind! We wanted to start the trip at 8am and go straight to Elafonissi beach and skip the other two stops, so that we had more time at the beach. Dimitris made that happen and we had the perfect time at Elafonissi. He even gave us water bottles and some delicious Greek snacks for our stay at the beach. So, we are very grateful for Dimitris!
Finally, we would recommend anyone who is going to Elafonissi to leave at 8am that way you secure an umbrella at the beach- 20 euros per person and start enjoying the beach before the crows arrive. Even when the crowds arrive, you will still enjoy it because it is so big.
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Htown1999
Apr 19, 2025
Beautiful day in Crete with Nikos - Great day out with Nikos! He tailored the day to what we wanted- a drive through the beautiful mountains of Crete to the pink sand beach, where we spent a couple of hours enjoying the sun. We then went to a lovely lunch at his favorite restaurant which was fabulous. Back to the cruise terminal in plenty of time, even with a stop for olive oil! Nikos was knowledgeable about Crete and very friendly to talk with. Highly recommend this tour company!
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211antoi
Jul 3, 2024
Amazing services - I recommend the transfer services. Nicos and Dimitris were of great help during the entire vacation! they guided us, recommended places and were very helpful!
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Andrea
Jun 14, 2024
A must do while in Crete! - Our tour guide Nikos was excellent. Very personable and easy going. He had a lot of information to share and was an excellent driver. Lots of photo opportunities and the beach is gorgeous. Would definitely recommend this tour!
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Mpf8329zl
Sep 4, 2023
Excellent! - I booked Nikos Tours initially for the airport transfer of my family of 5 to our Hotel. As our flight was arriving at 11pm we were quite nervous to be advised that our flight was delayed by over an hour, but when we finally arrived the driver (Manos) was thankfully waiting. He was courteous and guided us to the vehicle and dropped us to the hotel with no issues.
We then booked an excursion and transfer back to the Airport with Nikos Tours, the driver (Dimitri) arrived on time and was polite, informative and accommodating and the whole experience was excellent.
I felt both were safe drivers and the vehicles clean and comfortable. Would definitely recommend!
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Adrianagf6182wa
Aug 22, 2023
Trip Elafonissi - The view was amazing in Elafonissi, highly recommend. The guys was amazing and the trip was very smooth. We had lot informative on places where else to go and what restaurants to visit , give 10 starts .
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553stephenv
Jul 22, 2023
Excellent company - Extremely reliable company who were very punctual with nice vehicles and friendly drivers.
Their prices were good too!
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