Overview
Crete is a forgotten island, but not after you visit it. It will lure you back.
We didn't give Crete a second thought until our first visit. We traveled all over this island. It offers the historical, modern, extremes in terrain, wonderful people, and great food. And if you have a chance to visit the Museum of Homo Sapiens, you will never forget it!
Agios Nikolaos is the east tourist centre of Crete, where modern facilities combine with the picturesqueness of the past. It's considered the Cretan St. Tropez and you will be surprised at the scenery.
Travel through the breadbasket of Crete, where impeccably cultivated land supports a variety of crops--potatoes and grain, apples and pears--all irrigated by thousands of windmills. Crete was the granary of ancient Rome, and the produce from the island was considered superior to any other in the empire.
Visit the 17th century monastery of Kera with its fine frescoes and Byzantine icons. Continue on through woods and small villages to the plateau of Lassithi, where a breathtaking panorama awaits--a landscape ringed by mountains and dotted with the island's characteristic windmills. Lassithi Plateau is one of the few areas in the Mediterranean with permanent inhabitants at an altitude over 800 metres.
Your final stop is at the village of Seli, where you are treated to refreshments at a local taverna in true Cretan style.
- The price of this tour includes entrance fees to Kera Monastery, and refreshments at Seli village.
- Groups of 2 people will be transported in a pre-booked Mercedes taxi. Please note that while the vehicles are used primarily for private tours and transfer services, it is the law for the meter to be on and for the vehicle to have a taxi sign on top. You will not be expected to pay the meter.
- Please note that the Sunday Supplement also applies to the following Public Holidays in 2020: January 1; March 2nd; March 25th, April 17th-19th; May 1st; June 8th; August 15th; October 28th and December 25th and 26th.
- Supplement is per group and not per person.
Days offered: 7 days a week
Departures:- 09:00 AM, duration: 5 hours
