KNOSSOS PALACE – ARCHAELOGICAL MUSEUM OF HERAKLION - HERAKLION CITY TOUR

The tour will take place on June 25. Cost per person: 40,00 €, plus entrance fees: 16€ (min pax: 20)
Departure: 08:30

A flash-back to Crete’s ancient history – an era of legendary kings and fascinating myths.
We take a guided tour around the complex labyrinth of Knossos Palace, the capital of the Minoan civilization dated back in 2000 B.C., and experience the Minoan grandeur.Continue to Heraklion for the visit of the Archaeological Museum, second only to Athens in importance throughout Hellas. Here someone can find treasures from Knossos, Phaestos, Zakros and other sites in Crete, a most remarkable collection from Neolithic to Roman times.
(includes private coach, official English speaking guide)

Return: 14:00
Pick up /Drop off place: Creta Maris hotel

ONE DAY CRUISE TO SANTORINI 

DEPARTURES EVERY DAY. Cost per person: 150,00€
Departure: 08:30

The world famous Santorini is the southern  most Cycladic island in the Aegean Sea. Magnificent setting, bright and sunny weather, delicious local cuisine and wine. The wildness of the landscape, the breathtaking view, the multicolored beaches formed by the volcano’s lava and the deep blue Aegean Sea combine a picture of wild, proud and imposing beauty.
We visit the town of Fira with its whitewashed houses clinging along the edge of 400 meter-high vertical cliffs. Enjoy the unique vistas offered by the stark colors of the red cliffs, the deep blue Aegean, the black molten lava rocks. You have a choice of visiting the fantastic archaeological excavations of Akrotiri, or taking a boat trip around the impressive still-smoldering volcano.
(Includes: boat tickets, transfer Port– Fira – Port official English speaking guide and half day tour to Fira and Oia - Perissa)

Return: 19:30
Pick up /Drop off place: Creta Maris hotel

ELOUNDA – SPINALONGA AND KOLOKYTHA BBQ*

The tour will take place on June 24. Cost per person: 60,00 € (min pax: 20)

Departure: 09:00

We depart in the morning heading East, towards the town Elounda. It was once a small seaside fishing village located in the Cretan prefecture of Lassithi, lying around the coast from the large town of Aghios Nikolaos. The settlement of Elounda dates back to ancient times, the Minoan/Roman city of Olous lay only metres from the current site of the town. The archaeological site of Olous is submerged near Elounda's salt flats and can still be seen today.Texts found at the site described a pact between the city of Olous and the Minoan capital of Knossos and also the island of Rhodes. The city of Olous features in a Greek Myth concerning the mountain city of Oxa, this is known as the "Myth of Mount Oxa". After our stay in Elounda, we take a boat to visit Spinalonga, the small island at the entrance of Elounda bay. The fortress of Spinalonga, which was built by the Venetians, is one of the strongest on the whole island of Crete. Spinalonga is also well known as the place of the last leper colony. We finish our day with a visit to Kolokytha, a splendid area for swimming, near the ruins of the historical Church of Agios Fokas, where we have a BBQ lunch.
(Includes: private coach, official English speaking guide & escort, boat fees, BBQ on the island of Kolokytha  and unlimited local wine)

Return: 17:30
Pick up /Drop off place: Creta Maris hotel