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Full-Day Tour to Vai Palm Beach, Toplou Monastery, and Sitia Town

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Heraklion

Embark on a full-day tour to Vai Palm Beach, Toplou Monastery, and Sitia Town. Explore the largest palm forest in Europe, visit a 15th-century monastery, and discover the charming Venetian town of Sitia.

Duration: 12 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Heraklion - We will start collecting participants from pick-up points in the morning.
Depending on the place of your hotel/apartment the bus ride will differ.
Ierapetra - The most southern and warm town of Europe, famous worldwide for its agricultural local products, produced all year round.
Free time for a walk on the lovely beach road.
Iera Moni Toplou - Bus Drive to Toplou will last for about 1.5 hours.
Then we pay a visit to the historical and beautiful Monastery of Toplou and enjoy 40’ of guided time and free time to take photos.
Vai Beach - Short Bus Drive to Vai Beach: 20 minutes
Stop at Vai, the biggest natural palm forest in Europe. There we will enjoy 2 hours of free time to swim, sunbathe, have lunch and take photos of this exotic landscape of Crete.
Sitia - Bus Drive to Sitia: 30 minutes
Participants will enjoy 40 minutes of free time to walk by the beach road, have a coffee or taste the delicious local homemade sweets. Embarkation on buses and return to the resorts.
Heraklion - Embarkation in the buses and drive back to the hotels where we gathered participants in the morning.
Depending on traffic and on the pick-up places of each one, the time of journey back to the hotel will differ.

What's Included

Comprehensive Public Liability Insurance for all participants
Climate-controlled in-vehicle comfort
Expert and professional driver
Knowledgeable tour guide
All fees and taxes included

What's Not Included

Lunch
Sunbeds
Monastery Entrance Fee

Additional Information

Kick off your day trip from the charming city of Ierapetra, celebrated for its renowned local goods. Proceed on your journey to explore the stunning eastern part of Crete. Experience the biggest palm grove in Europe, Vai Palm Beach. This palm forest pulls in numerous sightseers annually. They are attracted not just by the magnificent palm forest, but also by the vast sandy beach at its base. The day trip includes a stop at Toplou, a 15th-century monastery situated in a desolate area. The Toplou monastery is one of Crete’s most important, devoted to Panagia (Virgin Mary) and St. John the Theologian.
Also, the itinerary includes a trip to the town of Sitia, one of Crete’s least ‘touristy’ regions, established during the Venetian era.

Location

Heraklion

Cancellation Policy

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

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Asta198

May 15, 2023

So so - The trip could've been planned better. Couple places like Ierapetra and Sitia, in my opinion, were not worth visiting. Especially Ierapetra - only had like 35-40 minutes there and there's nothing to see, just the beach and cafes you can get everywhere in Crete. So wasted like 1.5h for it in total. It would have been better to spend that time in Vai beach. Vai beach was the highlight of the trip for me, it has very beautiful scenery and would've been nice to spend there a bit more time. Toplou monastery was quite interesting to see as well. Sitia was alright, cannot complain too much because it is on the way back so might as well stop there for a bit. The view of nature and villages while driving was nice to see. The guide was informative about things that i did not find particularly interesting or useful as well, so to be honest zoned out for the most part while they were talking. Overall if you only have a few days in Crete i would not recommend, but if you have spare time or staying here longer you can choose this trip for a few good parts.

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