- List your property
- Support
- Trips
Communication Center - Members save 10% or more on over 100,000 hotels worldwide when you’re signed in





The Essence of Crete: Private Wine & Olive Oil Experience
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 5h 30m
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
- 6-Variety Wine Tasting with Premium Cheese Platters
- Olive Oil Masterclass with Artisanal Bread & Olives
- Authentic Raki Distillery Visit with Local Meze
- 100% Private Experience: No Crowds, Just You
Activity location
- Heraklion
- Heraklion, Greece
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Heraklion
- Heraklion, Greece
Check availability
The Essence of Crete: Private Wine & Olive Oil Experience
- 5h 30m
Activity duration is 5 hours and 30 minutes 5h 30m - English
What's included, what's not
- Door-to-Door Service: Stress-free pickup and drop-off from your Hotel, Villa or Port.
What's included What's included - Private Luxury Transportation: Travel in a premium air-conditioned vehicle exclusively for you.
What's included What's included - The Olive Oil Experience: Guided tour of facilities and tasting of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
What's included What's included - Expert Wine Tasting: Guided tasting of 5 premium Cretan wines with a professional wine expert.
What's included What's included - The Spirit of Crete: Visit an authentic Raki distillery (Kazani) with tastings of local spirits.
What's included What's included - Traditional Cretan Pairings: Selection of local cheeses, olives and appetizers served at every stop.
What's included What's included - All Fees and Taxes
What's included What's included - Personal Expenses: Souvenirs or additional bottles of wine/oil purchased for home.
What's excluded What's excluded
Know before you book
- Not suitable for: Wheelchair users
What you can expect
Εxperience Crete beyond the tourist trail. This is a strictly private, personalized journey designed for those who seek authenticity, luxury, and true connection with the island’s soul. Traveling in the comfort of a premium Mercedes Van, you will explore the “Holy Trinity” of Cretan gastronomy: Olive Oil, Wine, and Raki.
The Gold of Crete: Olive Oil Masterclass & Local Pairings
Our day begins at a family-owned Olive Oil Mill. This is not just a tour; it’s a sensory awakening. You will discover why Cretan Extra Virgin Olive Oil is world-renowned, learning the secrets of production from ancient times to the modern era. You’ll understand first-hand how passion and tradition preserve the nutritional values of our “liquid gold.”
To truly appreciate the flavor, your tasting is accompanied by warm artisanal bread, organic olives, and traditional Cretan rusks , allowing you to savor the oil exactly as we locals do.
Next, we head to a boutique local winery. It is said that Cretan passion can be bottled, and you will taste it in every drop. Guided by experts, you will savor 6 different indigenous wine varieties, uncovering a history that stretches back over three millennia.
This is a full sensory experience: your tasting is served with a generous platter of premium Cretan cheeses (like Graviera and Mizithra), and traditional snacks, perfectly selected to complement the unique character of each wine.
To understand the Cretan spirit, one must visit a traditional “Kazani” (Raki Distillery). This is where past and future overlap. You will learn the traditional distillation methods of our legendary spirit, Tsikoudia (Raki), in an experiential path that leads to the heart of our hospitality.
Υour Raki tasting is paired with authentic “Meze”—small plates of seasonal Cretan delicacies and appetizers—the ultimate local interaction where tradition comes to life.
Location
Activity location
LOB_ACTIVITIES LOB_ACTIVITIES - Heraklion
- Heraklion, Greece
Meeting/Redemption Point
PEOPLE PEOPLE - Heraklion
- Heraklion, Greece