Heraklion Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour: Discovering Crete's Capital
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Discover the sights of Heraklion on a fun hop-on hop-off bus tour. Explore top attractions like the Palace of Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum at your own pace. Unlimited use 1-day ticket with audio commentary and a city map included.
Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Red line - Heraklion (Route)

Operating Schedule: Our route is completed in 60 minutes and makes 12 stops at the main sights of the city, while we also offer our clients opportunity to visit countless historical monuments by utilizing the constant circulation of our buses.

Visit sights such as:
Archeological Site of Knossos
Venetian Castle “Koules”
Archeological Museum
Historical Museum
N. Kazantzakis’ Tomb
Natural History Museum
Old Town Historical Gate

1. Heraklion
PORT - Starting point

2. Leoforos Nearchou
FITAKI MEGARON

3. I. Merineli 2
VENETIAN CASTLE KOULES

4. Historical Museum of Crete
HISTORICAL MUSEUM - ST. PETER & PAUL

5. Natural History Museum of Crete
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

6. Nik. Plastira 107
HISTORICAL GATE HANIOPORTA

7. Nikos Kazantzakis Grave
NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS GRAVE

8. Nik. Plastira 12
JESUS GATE

9. Knossos
KNOSSOS PALACE

10. Galaxy Hotel Iraklio
HOTEL GALAXY

11. Plateia Eleftherias 28
CITY CENTER - ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM

12. Leof. Eth. Antistaseos 147
CENTRAL BUS STATION

Points of Interest

  • The Palace of Knossos

  • Heraklion Archaeological Museum

What's Included
  • Hop-on hop-off bus tour
  • Audio commentary
  • Heraklion city map
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience the beauty of Heraklion on this exciting hop-on hop-off bus tour, which showcases the city in an open-top bus. Enjoy stunning views of Heraklion’s highlights and choose from any of the 10 stops around the city. Visit the Palace of Knossos and savour its ancient Minoan artifacts, or make a stop at the Venetian fort, Heraklion Archaeological Museum and other top attractions. The flexibility of your 1-day ticket allows you to hop on and off at your convenience. Enhanced with an audio guide and a free city map, it’s the perfect way to discover the capital of Crete.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Niedesachsen
Apr 14, 2024
Excellent, recommended!!! - It was a wonderful day for the third time with the tour. We met a very nice person from our last vacation at the bus station and we were very happy. We immediately felt at home and not like we were in a foreign country, her German was excellent and you can tell that she does her work with heart and soul. Heraklion Sightseeing Tour can be proud of you. Thanks again Natali for everything, stay healthy and hope to see you again in September! P.S.: And if it doesn't work out with us, we'll wait for your visit, you are warmly invited and then we can show you our sights.
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Uk892016
Mar 6, 2024
Hop on Hop off Heraklion Winter - The hop on hop off stalls are located right at the port exit (shuttle to port exit, not city shuttle). We were only able to use it for one day, as the bus only runs on Saturdays out of season. The bus enabled us to see everything worth seeing, including the Palace of Knossos. Highly recommended for €15 per person.
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Naamimi
Dec 7, 2023
Can just be recommended - The people are very hospitable, Crete is a beautiful country with many sights and monuments to visit. I can only recommend a visit to this very beautiful island.
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Northstar15738123957
Oct 15, 2023
Fantastic experience - Great trip, value for money and the driver named Constantin was nice to help us find the way to the supermarket and offer to pick us up again at some point. Fantastic service! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷❤️❤️❤️🌸🌸🌸👍👍👍
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Josbeck01
Oct 31, 2023
Hop on the bus. - This is really the only way to cover all the historic sites, at your own pace. The ticket is valid for 2 days. Hop on Hop off is a good formula to get through the maze of streets. I personally think Heraklion is an ugly city. One big construction site and smells terribly of exhaust fumes. I'll call it progress. Knossos and the associated museum in the city are definitely worth a visit.
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Sandie_g
Oct 8, 2023
Pretty good overall - Easy to find at the cruise ship terminal. Overcrowded when trying to get on at Knossos, lots of people pressing in and on top of each other. Not the drivers fault, but not enjoyable.
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B5139bicaroleg
May 1, 2024
Bad experience - Very disappointed because the price is not justified. Audio comments did not work. Bus broke down on the way. Tourist trap!
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Alaskandan
Oct 19, 2023
Hop on hop off tour in Heraklion. Poor - The tour was OK for the price, but it was not very informative, and about 25% of the plug-ins for the audio headphones were faulty. Most of the tour time was spent on the bus listening to Greek music. Very limited amounts of culture and history. If this is your first time visiting, it might be worth it, simply because it takes you to the Konosos palace, but as far as being a tour, it is pretty low quality.
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Heathl71
May 15, 2024
Chaos!! - Total waste of money. If you read these reviews you will see there are 3 companies operating the same tour..but as a customer in crete that's not obvious. Do not use Crete city bus tours .if you bother to use any of them. As none appear to be any better. Everyone complained none of the headsets work , on any of the buses. Getting to hop on is carnage as people push and shove to get on and thenhave to show tickets to show which company..Total chaos. There is a normal bus to knossos Palace and you might as well just use that, cheaper and less chaotic.
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255christelleb
Oct 15, 2023
Please note that this is the Cretecitytour company. Generally placed next to the hop on hop off seller. - Please note that this is the Cretecitytour company. Generally placed next to the hop on hop off seller. The buses are disgusting, the audio earpieces never changed, we put those of the customers before, No comments, only Greek music. By complaining several times, the driver threw us a case of earphones and told us that we had not positioned on the correct channel. We took a city tour, no explanation. Went back to see the saleswoman and asked for half the ticket. She didn't want to know anything, told us she didn't know.....
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