Elafonisi Island Day Trip from Chania: Explore the South Westernmost Point of Crete
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Elafonissi
Embark on a day trip to Elafonisi Island from Chania and discover the stunning beauty of the south-westernmost point of Crete. Walk through the sea to reach this paradise on earth, with its white and pink sand, turquoise waters, and secluded beaches.
Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Elafonissi Beach - Spend a relaxing day on the small island of Elafonisi and soak up the sun on a pink sand beach. Enjoy the natural beauty on a day trip from Chania.
What's Included
  • Complimentary hotel pick-up and drop-off service covering multiple locations
  • Comfortable travel with in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Guided tour with a professional English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

Situated at the island’s south-westerly extremity, in one of its most astonishing and unforeseen spots is where our day will be invested. Elafonisi dazzles with its remarkable natural grandeur, straddling the line between an island and a peninsula, as it’s only accessible by traversing the sea.

It was formerly a pirate’s refuge, but it’s currently swarmed by visitors seeking a unique day trip experience while on a Mediterranean vacation. Elafonisi exudes an earthly utopia, offering unrivaled aesthetic splendor. It’s embossed with sandy hillocks, low-lying trees, shrubs, sand lilies, and junipers. Walking across shallow pools of aquamarine and turquoise waters from the beach leads to this place. The blend of white and pink sands shaped from countless shattered seashells, crystal clear turquoise waters, hidden miniature beaches, and the secluded small coves evoke the nostalgia of a forgotten paradise.

Enjoy a soothing dip in the balmy tropical sea and bask under the blazing summer sun!

  • Take swimming suits
  • Seats are assigned by the theater box office and will not be known in advance of the performance date
  • At the time of booking please mention your hotel name and location. You will be notified by email about the pickup point and time
  • Pickup begins up to 90 minutes before tour starts and is done from central meeting points near the hotels, only in the areas of Perivolia, Halepa, Akrotiri, Halidon Street Alpha Bank, Chania center, Kladissos, Nea Chora, Agioi Apostoloi, Xrysi Akti, Daratso, Galatas, Kalamaki, Stalos, Agia Marina, Platanias, Gerani, Kontomari, Pyrgos, Psyionfrou, Maleme, Tavronitis, Kolymvari, Minothiana, Paraniana and Kamisiana.
  • Infants will be seated with their parents on the bus and will not have their own seat
  • You will be notified about your pickup details via email; make sure to check your spam email folder
  • Due to environmental law, it is forbidden to take sand from the beach or to enter the sand dunes
Location
Elafonissi Beach
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lori_k
Jun 19, 2023
Wonderful! - The cave , great driver and guide. Beautiful beach and the lunch stop on the way home! I would also recommend the shop across from lunch to buy excellent organic olive oil skin care !! The owner was awesome !
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Kcenia_s
Jun 3, 2023
Like a dream - The pink beach is gorgeous and unreal. It’s beautiful everywhere you turn… not easy to properly describe the experience unless you have seen it for yourself. The bus ride was comfortable. The guide told stories along the way which made the ride easier. I commend the driver for good maneuvering on that crazy road. After the beach, we went to a nice restaurant on top of a mountain …. amazing views and tasty food. Yes I would recommend this tour!
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Elgregor1
Aug 16, 2022
Great Service - Great service, good planning, interesting sights and good food at the last stop. Simona and the driver were really fun. Elafonisi itself is as a good as a crowded tourist attract can ever be. Beautiful, windy and fool of people :)
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Adolfo_r
Aug 3, 2022
Great option to go to Elafonissi Beach, a must see in Crete! - They were able to accommodate us the night before. The bus was comfortable, on time. The guide was great and the tour is well organized, timings and stops are all good. Now the beach is simply amazing. never seen a more beautiful beach! totally a must if you are in the Chania Area
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Isa_egarcia
Jul 10, 2022
Part of my greek dream - Beautiful tour, with indescribable landscapes, in addition to the stop at The cave of wisdom of God. I congratulate the driver, I'm sorry I don't remember the name, a VERY VERY skilled man behind the wheel which made me feel very safe as well as very friendly. I also congratulate the guide and teacher Nikos for all the explanations during the tour and attention during the trip. I will be back.
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Susan_w
Sep 17, 2023
Excursion to Elifonisi beach - Good excursion up until Elios village on the way back when the coach broke down (no fault of driver or guide obviously).Simona the guide was very good, giving us plenty of information during the journey up to Elifonisi beach. The timings of half hour at the caves, just under 4 hours at the beach and an hour at Elios was pretty good.So everything was excellent until the bus broke down.We were delayed by 1 1/4 hours.Without doubt,the most disappointing part of the trip was when we arrived back in Chania,we had to alight from the coach and transfer to a taxi.Unfortunately the taxi driver we were given had a vehicle which should have held 6-7 people but for some bizarre reason,the 3 back seats were made unavailable and the driver insisted that 4 of the 5 people he had to drive back to their accommodation sit in the back in the 3 seats he had made available So 4 people were forced to endure around 15 minutes in very cramped conditions. Totally unacceptable in our view.Why were the 3 back seats unavailable? If so,another driver or vehicle should have been supplied. Also the driving of the driver was a bit mad at times. We would very much appreciate your comments on this as this last part rather spoilt what up until then had been a good trip.
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Karenst3271qu
Jul 10, 2023
Pink beach - Day trip was good, elafosonni beach was pretty, the pink sand seemed to be just at the shore line from the shells. Beach was pretty but plentiful of other prettier beaches
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Sanna_k
Jul 19, 2022
The pick-up bus was on... - The pick-up bus was on time at our stop which was nice. The first stop (cave and cafeteria) was crowded..the bus reached Elafonissi around at 11 am. The weather at the beach was terrible, there was a sandstorm and not enough shade from sun and sand for all guests. The tour should start earlier so the bus could reach the place before it is too crowded. Bus driver and guide were lovely and trip was enjoyable even though the weather was terrible.
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Gemmay98
Jul 9, 2023
Very tiring day - We did another tour with Platanos earlier in the week and both times, we have found the tour guide and organisation to be great. However, it feels like the timings were off for this tour. It started too late, so the beach was extremely busy when we got there - no sunbeds, not even a single spot free with some shade. I understand it’s not in the tour agency’s hands, but leaving earlier could help combat this. We were given 4 hours in Elafonisi, but because we could find no shade or sunbed, we found that we were uncomfortable almost immediately, and spent 3.5 hours sat by the road with towels over our heads so we did not burn. The beach is beautiful of course, but I think in summer, more could be done to make this trip comfortable. Unfortunately we couldn’t wait to get back to our hotel.
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Shaobab
Aug 10, 2022
Just terrible - Avoid booing a tour with GetYourGuide or Platanos. They never sent us the pick up location. We spent hours chatting to Get Your Guide agent and trying to reach Platanos. Eventually, we woke up at 5:00 am, prepared everything and waited for a call about the pick up service, but nobody ever contacted us. And, no, the email did not go to the spam folder! Anyway, it seems that even the refund process will be difficult, if we ever get the money back.
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