Olive Oil and Wine Tastings in Crete: Our 15 Favourites

1.From Chania: Olive Oil, Wine, Cheese & Honey Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 490 reviews · 7 hours · from $49Our pick

Spend seven hours exploring Cretan food traditions with an English-speaking guide such as Linda or Electra. Visit the ancient olive tree of Vouves, a bakery, cheese maker, honey and olive oil producer, and Pnevmatikakis Winery. Tastings include local breads, cheeses, honey, olive oil, and up to 20 wines, with hotel pickup from much of the Chania coast.

“Our main guide Linda was excellent! She gave us lots of history of agriculture on Crete. We were able to see and sample many different products. A wonderful way to see the countryside as well.”

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2.From Chania: Wine and Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Snacks

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 354 reviews · 6 hours · from $141

Travel from Chania into the Kissamos countryside with an English-speaking guide such as Andreas, Alex, or Kostas. Visit family wineries, an olive oil factory, and a village with a 3,000-year-old olive tree. Taste Vidiano, Muscat of Spina, international grapes, extra virgin olive oils, cheeses, and Cretan snacks.

“Andreas was an excellent tour guide with so much knowledge and interesting facts. We had a fantastic day and learned a lot. Would definitely recommend and would do it again in a heartbeat”

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3.Crete: Full-Day Cretan Wines, Olive Oil, Raki and Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 264 reviews · 8 hours · from $141Top rated

Spend eight hours with a small group of up to eight people visiting an olive mill, organic winery, raki distillery, village taverna, and pottery studio. Guides such as George and Antonis add local stories and good humor. Expect generous tastings, a full lunch, scenic drives, and hands-on pottery in Thrapsano. The pottery studio is closed Sundays.

“Absolutely amazing! George was an incredibly friendly and knowledgeable guide and covered so much ground in one day. This tour was a highlight of our trip!”

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4.Cretan Wines & Olive oil tour – The treasures of Crete

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 147 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $145

Spend six to seven hours in rural Crete tasting olive oil, five local wines, raki, and a traditional lunch. George or Anthony may guide your small group of up to eight, with visits to an olive mill, family winery, raki distillery, and a pottery workshop in Thrapsano.

“The best tour we had! Good variety of activities our guide was very friendly and we got to taste and experience true Cretan life. Our favourite was filling and corking our own bottle of wine - we'll save it for a special occasion. Also good that the group is super small, so experience feels very personal.”

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5.Crete Private Tour: The Secrets of Wine, Olives & Honey

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 59 reviews · 6.5 hours

Travel from Rethimno in a private 4x4 with an English-speaking guide such as Xari, Manos, or Panos. Visit Klados Winery, Garazo, Halepa Monastery, Paraschakis Olive Oil, and Apithano Honey Museum, then enjoy a traditional lunch in Melidoni. Tastings, entrance fees, pickup, and drop-off are included.

“This was an incredible experience - Xari, our guide, was very considerate and extremely knowledgeable about a wealth of information. He went above and beyond for my group to make sure we didn’t miss anything. It’s a great day for learning more about Greek wine, food, architecture and history.”

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6.Rethymno: Private Winery & Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · 5 hours · from $365

Spend five relaxed hours exploring Cretan food and drink with a private guide. Visit Kanakis olive oil mill for production insights, coffee, and tasting, then tour Dourakis Winery and sample up to five wines. Finish with lunch in Nipos or Vryses. Pickup is available in Rethymno and nearby areas.

“We had an awesome time with our guide Nora. She was very knowledgeable about the island and its rich history. We visited the olive mill, the doukataris winery and capped the day off with a delicious meal at a family-run taverna. 10/10 would recommend!”

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7.Wine, Olive Oil, and Honey Tour with Winemaker

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 55 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $217

Spend about six and a half hours with Vasilis of Chania Wine Tours, traveling through Crete’s mountains, tasting olive oils and honey, sampling wine from the barrel, and sharing a traditional lunch at a family vineyard. Pickup is offered, groups are capped at eight, and the tour runs in English.

“Our favorite excursion on our 13 day trip!! Vasili picked us up on time right where he said he would. We learned so much about the area, the people of Crete, the growth and processing of olives, the process of bee keeping, how to discover the right language to use to order the wine you like...and then there was the lovely meal we helped to make in the middle of the vineyard! Amazing day...amazing excursion. Shout out to Anna Maria who quickly answered my texts to help the day go smoothly! Thanks Vasili for giving us a day we will never forget! HIghly recommend this tour!!”

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8.Crete: Knossos Palace, Winery & Olive Oil Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 49 reviews · 6 hours · from $123

Spend six hours exploring Knossos, tasting Vilana and Kotsifali wines, learning about Cretan olive oil, and eating at a village taverna. With pickup, air-conditioned transport, and groups capped at eight, guides such as George and Antonis add local context. Knossos entry and any official guide or audio tour cost extra.

“We enjoyed everything about this trip! Our driver, George, was very helpful, polite and knowledgeable about Crete and the places we visited”

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9.Cretan Delights – Wine, Olive Oil & Cooking Workshop from Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $474

Spend about six hours in Apokoronas with an English-speaking guide, visiting Dourakis Winery, an olive mill in Tsivaras, and a family museum in Melidoni. Taste Vidiano and Kotsifali wines, sample local foods, then prepare Cretan dishes in a hands-on cooking class before lunch.

“The tour was just one of a kind! Dimitri and Andreas, our tour guides had a good knowledge and could explained everything in details. They have great sense of humor too so we had plenty of lough. We started from Olive Oil Factory whRead more”

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10.Premium Crete Olive oil tasting, Wine, Raki and Cretan food!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 5.5 hours · from $165

Spend 5.5 hours with a private English or Greek-speaking guide visiting an olive oil mill, winery, and traditional village. You will taste Cretan oil, six wines, raki, local snacks, and breakfast while traveling in an air-conditioned luxury van. Guides such as Sotiris and Vagelis are noted for their friendly, personal approach.

“DO THIS TOUR!!!! Literally the best tour. Personal, hospitable, it felt like a great friend showing you around the local spots. It was sun h a wonderful experience. WHEN we come back we will do this again. I cannot recommend this enough.”

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11.Private Tour: Soap, Olive Oil & Lyrarakis Winery with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $216

You’ll spend about three hours near Peza visiting one available winery, possibly Lyrarakis, Titaki, or Digenaki. A sommelier leads tastings of house wines, olive oils, and cheese, followed by lunch. Private transport and a flexible vegetarian menu make this a convenient half-day outing, though the price deserves a close look.

“Beautiful location, decent food, nice wine. My rating reflects the value of the experience. Felt it was quite pricey for what we received. Driver was great. We paid $142 per person for a shared plate lunch and a tasting of five wines (2 red, 2 whites, and one sparkling). No offer of coffee or dessert. You may be better off going directly there on your own and getting a similar experience with one of the packages the winery offers at half the cost.”

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12.Crete’s Wine and Olives Safari Tour from Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $126

Spend about eight hours touring Crete from Chania in a Land Rover with guides such as Thanassios, Petros, or Antonio. Visit an olive mill, a vineyard, the ancient olive tree at Vouves, Agia Paraskevi chapel, and a small mountain taverna or family-run meal stop. Tastings, lunch, hotel pickup, and drop-off are included.

“The driver was amazing and gave us great information while we drove and at the oldest olive tree. Plus the olive production tasting was sooo delicious! The guide was so educated and able to explain everything. Wine tasting was great and food stop was authentic. The off roading was a bit too long and the drive through mountains could have been skipped.”

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13.Explore the Secrets of Wine and Olives in Chania

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · 7.5 hours · from $123

Spend a full day in western Crete with an English-speaking driver-guide, visiting Terra Creta Olive Oil Estate, Karavitakis Winery, and the 3,000-year-old olive tree at Ano Vouves. You’ll ride through mountain scenery in a 4x4, stop in Sebronas for a traditional lunch, and return to your hotel after a lively mix of food, culture, and off-road travel.

“een hele leuke en leerzame dag. Onze chauffeur Chris was echt geweldig! Gaf ontzettend veel informatie met de nodige humor. De rondleiding bij de olijfoliefabriek was duidelijk en informatief. Bij de vinegard, lekkere wijn maar een man die het niet helemaal vol enthousiasme vertelde dus dat was op zich jammer.En niet duidelijk dat we ook wijn konden kopen. Off road echt een belevenis, super smalle wegen in de bergen, top ervaring! Chris is een ervaren en beheerste chauffeur. De lunch was ook heerlijk in een mini restaurantje in de bergen. Heerlijke dag gehad!!!”

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14.Wine olive and Food of Crete, Heraklion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $90

Join Magda and her small group in Heraklion for a four-hour taste of Crete. Expect pastries, coffee, local food, five wine samples, olive oil, and a seafood lunch near the marina. The tour visits a winery outside town, so it is better suited to food lovers seeking countryside flavors than to anyone wanting a purely walking city tour.

“We selected this tour for a birthday celebration and it was the best gift to myself. Magda’s personally was simply energetic. The winery was amazing with great wine and information about the winery. Our final stop was a wonderful fish and seafood restaurant by the marina. The food was authentic seafood with a vast variety of choices. And so much food! We definitely got our money’s worth! I personally want to thank Magda and Demetrius for making this trip for me and the group a truly wonderful experience.”

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15.Crete Discovery Palace of Knossos, Wine and Olive Oil Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.)

Spend 7 to 8 hours with a private driver-guide such as Marinos, Niko, or Fabio, visiting Knossos, a certified organic olive estate, Lyrarakis Winery, and Archanes. Expect hotel pickup, a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle, local food and wine, and plenty of countryside along the way. Knossos entry and lunch cost extra.

“I wasn’t sure what to expect coming to Crete but found a cultural experience to remember. The Crete countryside is gorgeous, fantastic olive oil and tradition, and fantastic mountain side villages. Of course Knossos is spectacular and a must see but it was the locals in these villages who welcomed us into their homes that made this a trip to remember. Thank you Marinos!”

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