The 5 Best Farm Tours in Heraklion

1.Lassithi, Zeus Cave, Olive Mill Farm & Knossos Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 404 reviews · 10.5 - 11 hours · from $58Our pick

Spend 10.5 to 11 hours exploring Crete with a multilingual guide such as Soula, Nectarios, or Katerina. Visit Vidiani Monastery, the Cave of Zeus, Krasi village, a family olive mill, and Knossos. Hotel pickup, transport, guiding, and insurance are included. Cave and Knossos tickets, plus lunch, cost extra.

“we had such an amazing day! our guide was fantastic, I loved everything. amazing food at the olive farm. highly recommended.”

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2.Traditional Olive Grove and Dragon Fruit Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 118 reviews · 1h 30m · from $9Best value

Spend about 90 minutes with Alex at a generations-old Cretan olive farm. Walk among the trees, learn how olives become oil, see dragon fruit cultivation, taste oil with bread, and enjoy coffee or dragon fruit tea. You may also harvest fruit, depending on availability.

“Fantastic trip, very informative and delicious. Thank you Alex for sharing with us your knowledge and food, it was incredible and very appreciated! If you're still not sure about booking this kne, please do. Thank you! :)”

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3.Road-trip to Lasithi, Zeus Cave, Vidiani, Krasi & Olive Mill Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 79 reviews · 10 to 11 hours (approx.) · from $48

Spend 10 to 11 hours exploring Crete’s Lasithi Plateau, Vidiani Monastery, the Cave of Zeus, Krasi village, and a family olive mill. Air-conditioned transport, a guide, and pickup from many Heraklion-area resorts are included. Bring €15 for the cave, extra for lunch, and sturdy shoes for the steep walk.

“Tanya, our guide, was amazing! She really made the tour great! Zeus Cave was INCREDIBLE! The Olive Oil Factory was very interesting and offered excellent tastings! The music during lunch was exquisite!”

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4.Olive Oil Festival, Farm Dinner, Live Show & Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 55 reviews · 6 hours · from $76

Spend six hours exploring Cretan food and farm traditions, from an 18th-century olive oil mill and honey workshop to raki, soap, wine, and a wood-fired dinner. Pickup covers resorts east of Heraklion. Expect a lively group evening, English, French, or German service, and possible long bus times from multiple hotel stops.

“Veranstaltung war sehr schön, derTransport muss besser Organisiert werden. Bus zu voll und nur ausländisch die Reiseleiterin gesprochen obwohl deutsch gebucht. Also daran bitte noch Arbeiten. Mit freundlichen Gruß Uwe Lewandowski”

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5.Private Traditional Olive Grove and Dragon Fruit Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $9Top rated

Meet Alex at his family farm near Heraklion for a close look at traditional olive growing, snail farming, and dragon fruit cultivation. The farm walk is followed by homemade olives, marmalades, honey, cheese, bread, tomatoes, drinks, and espresso. You can also enjoy Cretan hill views from the shaded terrace.

“We had such a great time at the farm. Alex the farmer was very friendly an lovely man. At the farm was a beautiful view over the cretan hills. Johanna :)”

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