Leisure holidays in Chania

Tour Highlights

• Explore the region of Chania and experience the authentic elements of the island
• Discover the hidden treasures and gems of the mainland
• Live like a local and get in touch with the lifestyle of the Cretans.
• Learn everything about the history and traditions of Crete
• Tour around the natural monuments and feel the unique environment around you
• Stay in a local family-run house and experience Cretan hospitality.
• Chauffeured private tours ensure a more relaxing and personal experience.

Description

This tour focuses on the authentic experience a visitor of Crete can live during its stay on the island. A family-run business organizes the total experience, and every trip is included in the itinerary aims to introduce the visitor, the non-touristic side of Crete.

During this journey, you’ll visit the region’s natural monuments, the beautiful mainland and its provinces, small family olive mills, wineries, bakeries, cheese factories, and restaurants. Starting always with a walking tour of the old town and the Venetian harbour of Chania, you’ll discover 5000 years of Cretan history. You will be completely free to customize the rest of the itinerary with tours you like the most on a private basis. You can select the days you’ll stay in Chania and plan with us your dreamed itinerary.

*The below schedule is including some of the best-seller tours, but it’s always up to you to customize and change the plans, days of stay, tours etc.

Brief recommended itinerary

Day one – Introducing Chania

Arrival at the airport of Chania – Transfer to the Old Arbor’s Comfortable family house – Check-in & relax – Afternoon walking tour of the old town and the Venetian harbour

Day Two – The must-dos

You can select between the following private tours:

• Elafonisi beach tour
• Samaria gorge hike
• Balos & Gramvousa day cruise
• Knossos tour

Day Three – Get in touch with the Cretan Gastronomy.

For this day, we are suggesting an afternoon cooking class (on a small-group basis), as it one of the most authentic tours you can participate in. You can change it, though, to another small-group tour that interests you more.

Free morning — Afternoon Cooking class

Day Four – A special theme tour for you

You can select between the following private morning tours:

• The 7 villages of Apokoronas tour in the morning
• Discover the miracle of wine and olive oil
• Explore the Cretan wines and cheese-making process
• WWII – The battle of Crete tour

Day Five – Departure day

Transfer from the house to CHQ Airport

*A more analytic itinerary follows on the next page (Itinerary)

This itinerary is including four overnights in the Chania area. You can customize your vacation length in Chania-Crete and plan with us a shorter itinerary in Chania or longer with more destinations of Crete and Greece such as Heraklion, Santorini, Athens Mykonos, Naxos etc.

Price List

• Total price for one person: 1850€
• If you are two people: 970€ per person.
• If you are three people: 680€ per person.
• If you are four people: 580€ per person.
• If you are five people: 480€ per person.
• If you are six people: 440€ per person.

We will be more than happy to create the best holiday itinerary with you and do our best to transform a simple trip to Greece into an unforgettable experience. Do not hesitate to contact us at info@gstours.gr and speak with one of our travel specialists!