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Zeus Cave & Lassithi Plateau: Discover Crete's Wild Landscapes and Ancient Minoan Paths
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318 Ratings
Schisma Eloundas
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Agios Nikolaos - We pass the village of Agios Nikolaos with the well known lake
- Panagias Keras Church - We will stop at this church. As it is not open 5-6 days a week we cannot guarantee that you can see it from inside. But if its open its fresco from 17th century are breathtaking
- Kritsa - A walk into the romantic very old village of Kritza
- Katharo Plataeu - Enjoy the fantastic views to both, the Libyan Sea and the Aegean Sea at the same time and climb to mountains to the Plateau of Katharo
- Windmills Of Lasithi Plateau - Have a look at the wonderful windmills of the plateau
- Dikteon Cave - Visit the place of many greek mythologies. The unbelievable place is reachable with a 15 Minutes walk.
- Lassithi Plateau - we pass all the plateau and you will have a good impression of the live on this high altitude
- Pass von Ambelos - We pass the windmills and enjoy the view in all directions, we can see even Heraklion on good weather situations
- Krasi - A small very old town with a platens tree which is immense and thousands of years old
- Malia - On the way back we pass the touristic village of Malia
- Selinari - The old Monastir of Selinary on the way back is one of the nicest on the Island. If you like, you can light a candle there.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- All inclusive tour
What's Not Included
- Hotel Pick Ups from Heraklion and west of Heraklion (Rethymnon, Chania) area.
- Zeus Cave Entrance Fees
Additional Information
Definitively one of our best off-road experiences. Explore mountains and plateaus, visit hotspots including the Cave of Zeus. Enjoy fantastic views. Land Rover Discovery is equipped with air conditioning. Experienced guide, refreshments/water, and natural Cretan lunch. This amazing tour takes you to the inlands of Crete. After an olive oil tasting and a visit to a factory, you will drive up the mountains and the forests on the island. Along the old Minoan paths and civilizations to the unknown Crete. Pure nature, wild landscapes, and breathtaking views. On the highest part of our trip, you can even see the Aegean Sea in the north and the Libyan Sea to the south. One more highlight on your tour is the place where we will serve your lunch. You will be able to meet our local host and feel what Cretan hospitality really means. A visit to a 2600-year-old tree and much more, on this safari tour you will discover the real Crete. Meet the local people and discover that time truly stopped in some places.
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Location
Schisma Eloundas
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(318 Ratings)
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56arshian
Jun 5, 2024
Great tour - The tour guide picked us up
From our hotel Agios Nikolaos and we drove to 4-5 different spots including Zeus Cave. After we had a nice lunch with wine and Raki. Would recommend to anyone who wants to explore the area without driving and likes Greek mythology.
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Jamiell_j
Jun 4, 2024
VIP Experience - Excellent tour guide. World class VIP experience. P went above and beyond for my wife and I, as well as another couple that got married the same day as us. He gave us an experience that we wouldn’t otherwise have gotten from other guides.
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Camper47045504568
May 28, 2024
Really great but not for people with walking sticks or flip flops. - The journey was very strenuous in a small car. But once we arrived, we were fortunate to find a parking space straight away. Be careful, not much available.
Then climb about 200-250 meters. Can also be done with a donkey. From two thirds of the height, the path becomes a scree path.
So be careful if you wear flip-flops or strapped shoes. The terrain is not suitable for them. The path into the cave is also impressive but slippery. Very, very beautiful.
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Stephanie_g
May 24, 2024
Fantastic Tour - Excellent tour would highly recommend, Petra was knowledgable and engaging throughout! The walk up to Zeus cave is definitely a little intense but totally worth it when you get there.
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Ada_s
May 21, 2024
Our tour guide Petra made... - Our tour guide Petra made this day one of the most interesting on our visit to Greece We went high up in the mountains, saw amazing nature, listened to the stories about history, mythology, agriculture, flora and fauna. We met local people and got to know their life stories.
It was a small group of six, Petra made everybody very comfortable, she is very professional in a good informal way.
I would highly recommend this tour to travelers interested in nature and history of Eastern Crete.
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Helslovett
May 19, 2024
Great way to see a huge variety of the aspects of Crete - A really good trip. Frequent and wildly varied stops. Loved the scenery and vulture watching. The cave was good, the mountains and plateau even better. Lunch was good. Great to see so much of the island, with Darrel our guide ensuring we got the most from it. We would 100% recommend this. We had 7 in our jeep which was perfect. 8 adults would have been a bit squashed.
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Ketu_s
May 17, 2024
Cretan adventure - We had an amazing day exploring the Cretan landscape and Petra, our guide was super fun and so full of life. She made the excursion even more interesting with her wit and interesting facts. The lunch was super delicious. A must do excursion. The hike upto the cave os Zeus though is a bit intense as is coming up the cave stairs on your way out.. Just a friendly warning
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Guide27316157540
May 15, 2024
An excellent tour. - We had a great day with tour guide Michael. He was polite, friendly and so knowledgeable - everything from Greek Mythology, local fauna and flora, Cretan customs and traditions to name but a few!
Tour included a visit to an olive oil factory, 2 local villages - Krista and Krassi, and a delicious lunch at a traditional taverna. The views from the mountains and of the Lassithi plateau were spectacular.
All in all, a wonderful day out - thank you again Michael.
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Russelljf72
May 11, 2024
Awesome Whistle Stop tour of Agios Nikolaos Region - Michael was an extremely approachable, knowledgeable guide who kept us entertained the entire trip. The collection of stops was brilliant ranging from local olive oil production, several panoramic viewpoints, to feeding goats, the amazing Zeus Cave and several towns. The authentic Cretan Taverna lunch was beautiful & I was pleased that few in my group drank so I had the lion’s share of the owners home brew Raki. Delicious!
A great way to view the hinterland of Agios Nikalaos without the stress of driving or navigating. Thoroughly recommended.
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Angusb324
May 11, 2024
incredible journey! - on top of being amazingly friendly and personable, our guide was extremely knowledgeable about all things Cretan. she went far out of her way to deliver us the best experience possible, stopping whenever we asked to let us take photos, or to point out local flora and fauna. she even gave me food off her own plate! I couldnt ask for a better trip.
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