1.Zeus Cave, Lassithi Plateau, Olive Oil Factory, Kritza, Pottery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 362 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $119.77Our pick

Off-road Crete day trip to Zeus Cave area, Lassithi Plateau views, olive oil tasting, village walks, windmills, and monastery stops.

“The tour was really good. Friendly driver and really good commentary. Really good lunch included. Saw loads of sites and goats. Defo take cash when you go up to Zeus cave - donkey ride up recommended (its like a hike up). Defo recommend this - driver very knowledgeable. Small group of 6 is perfect as not many people. See a lot of Crete and lots of stops! Big shout out to Michael the tour guide.”

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2.Arkadi, Melidoni, and Margarites Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 211 reviews · 10 hours · from $41

Rethymno day trip to Melidoni Cave, Margarites pottery, Arkadi Monastery, an olive oil mill, lunch with live music, and Gorge stops.

“Such great value for money. I was actually booked onto a similar tour with another company that was cancelled and I am so glad that it was. Anastasia and Costas were amazing tour guides. Anastasia has so much knowledge of the history of the island and Costas provides insight into the local culture (I don't want to ruin any surprises).”

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3.Lassithi Plateau & Kera Monastery Tour with Ceramics

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 169 reviews · 10 hours · from $44

Crete bus tour to Kera Monastery, Zeus cave, Lassithi Plateau windmills, and Psychro pottery. Mountain villages and Cretan lunch options.

“Excellent - very well organised. Guides were knowledgeable, caves were immense and the lunch was so authentically Greek !!”

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4.Arkadi, Margarites, Sfendoni Cave & Axos Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 59 reviews · 8 hours · from $48

Arkadi Monastery, Margarites pottery, Sfendoni Cave, and Axos cheese-making in one 8-hour Crete loop from Rethymnon.

“Tutto perfetto e interessante, il bus magari un pochino più pulito”

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5.Koumoulia Ceramics / Ceramics courses

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 33 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $96.11

Hands-on pottery course in Crete with small-group instruction, plus an afternoon visit that includes Rouvas Gorge and Knossos.

“Getting there was a pain. It should be written in the description that you don't get anything usable to take home. We didn't even get them fired once so they'll never make the trip home. Lots of money for nothing.”

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6.Knossos Palace and Pottery experience (Luxury Adventure)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 32 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $118.94

Small-group day trip from Agios Nikolaos to Knossos, Thrapsano pottery village, and an olive-oil tasting, with lunch and hotel pickup.

“My 9 year old son and myself had a wonderful day on this trip with Michael as our guide. He obviously has a passion for his work and people. My son loved hearing all the greek stories and facts. The knossus temple was beautiful, but hot ( the tour provided plenty of cold water throughout the day) but remember you hats/ shade as natural shade was limited. We had great experience trying our own pottery, and a tasty creatan lunch. Michael balanced the tour in two languages ( English and Russian) beautifully, and it was great to share it and experience greece with people from another country and experience. Thankyou,…”

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7.Knossos Palace and Pottery experience. Excursion Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 21 reviews · 7 hours · from $115

Knossos Palace plus a mountain pottery village in Crete. Small group, hotel pickup, skip ticket lines, and lunch included.

“El guía ha sido muy amable y se ha esforzado mucho por entendernos con el idioma”

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8.Cretan Culture Tour and Pottery Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 18 reviews · 1 day · from $40

One-day Crete tour from Rethymno: Arkadi monastery museum, Eleftherna history, TSIKALARIO pottery, olive oil tasting, Melidoni cave.

“Klosteret var smukt og krukkestedet var spændende men museet var lille, kedeligt og alt for dyrt”

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9.Rethymno Old Town, Arkadi , Eleutherna, Margarites | Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $98.52

Private day trip from Heraklion to Rethymno, Arkadi, Margarites and Apithano, with olive oil tasting. Optional Eleutherna and cave.

“We went on the tour of Rethymno, Ardadi Eleutherna and the Margarites. It was a very good tour. We tasted some very good olive oil and saw some very beautiful pottery. We went to the monastery and learned something of the history of Crete. It was a wonderful way to see part of the island. Thank you so much for everything you showed us.”

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10.Pottery Village of Margarites – The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $357.45

A no-driving Crete day of pottery in Margarites, Arkadi Monastery, and the gorge of Patsos with a picnic lunch and raki.

“Excellent and varied tour to the countryside (village, monastery and Amari valley) At Patsos gorge, nice hike along the river: depending on your ability, you can have an easy walk to the st anthony cave only or walk further out. Had an excellent lunch at a countryside taverna, excellent meatballs in a fragrant tomato sauce, goat and local cheese pastry with mint and honey desert! I recommend for a day out of the city!”

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11.Wine Raki Olive Oil Tasting and Pottery – Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $144.35

Private Crete tour from Heraklion for olive oil, raki, and wine tastings plus Thrapsano pottery, with pickup and a small group.

“Spyros was a fantastic tour guide! We had the best day in Crete and weren't ready to leave the wonderful island our people we met that day. Spyros went above and beyond any other tour guide we had on the trip, he really enjoys his job and Crete and brought us that energy. We would 100% recommend a tour with him, we hope to see him again next time we visit Crete. He made sure that even things that weren't on our itinerary but on our must see list we got to see and he stopped to get us olive oil and lunch.”

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12.Plateau of Lassithi, Monastery of Kera and Ceramics

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 11 reviews · from $36.46

Full-day guided trip from Heraklion to Lassithi Plateau, Panagia Kera, Dictean Cave, and a ceramics stop, with pickup and Wi-Fi.

“We booked the tour on a date which was available due to an error in their system, even if it shouldn't have been. The normal response of companies is to cancel the booking and write and apology. This company (and primarily the wonderful guide Viola) however sincerely apRead more”

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13.Pottery – Honey & Olive Oil experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $722.47

Private Cretan day trip from Chania area with olive oil and honey tastings, hands-on ceramics in Margarites, plus Arkadi Monastery.

“The pottery demo and visit was really good. The very highlight of the day. The honey and olive oil experiences were...lacking. The olive oil tour was led by the daughter of the owner and was done as quickly as possible and without much enthusiasm for giving a tour. We felt as though we had interrupted her day. The honey tour was brief but very well done. Great tasting after the tour and really kinda cool. Our guide for the day was not very talkative. Not much information was offered and what was was because we asked. He was kind but just not much of a tour guide. I can't recommend…”

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14.Margarites, Rethymnon, Argyroupoli Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 12 hours · from $70

West Crete in one day: Margarites pottery, Rethymnon fortress and minarets, Argyroupoli waterfalls, plus coffee under giant sycamores.

“In Margarites war die Vorführung vom Töpfern ganz interessant und nett gemacht, hat mir gut gefallen. In Rethymno hat man sich selbst amüsiert und in Argiroupouli hat man einen kleinen Durchlauf gemacht war ok.”

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15.Chania Areas: Day Trip to Arkadi -Margarites & Rethymno City

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · 10 hours · from $43

See Arkadi Monastery, pottery in Margarites, and Rethymno old town, plus time to swim at a palm beach on a 10-hour day trip from Chania.

“The driver was excellent! Felt very safe! The tour guide gave very local information and even stopped and picked a carob pod for us to smell/taste! The small bus is very uncomfortable for tall people! No leg room! Seats are directly on top of the tire which makes no room for your feet!”

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