CRETE · OLIVE OIL TOURS
Grove to mill to tasting table.
The 15 crete olive oil tours we would actually send a friend on. Each one walks you through a working grove and mill to the tasting table, with the price, the run time and the family behind the oil.
Chania to Vouves and Nopigia: taste olive oil, cheeses, honey and 20 wines on a 7-hour Cretan food-and-agriculture tour.
Most Popular“This tasting tour was fantastic. We loved the wine, the olive oil, and getting to see the famous olive tree. Our tour guide was instructive and super fun. We highly recommend!”
Chania wine and olive oil tour with snacks: family wineries, a 3,000-year-old olive tree, olive mill tastings, and Tsikoudia.
“Our tour guide Andy was wonderful. He was knowledgeable about the olive oil and wine industry in Greece. He was entertaining and informative about Crete culture. Great tour guide!! Best ever.”
See how Cretan olive oil goes from harvest to bottling at Terra Creta, then taste 3 styles in a 1-hour tour for $11.
“The tour was really nice and informative. It doesn't take long and afterward, you can taste a few types of Terra Creta olive oil along with some nice bread and olive mixes. For us it was a nice way to start our day.”
Small-group full-day Cretan tour with olive mill tasting, organic winery wines, raki at a distillery with an ancient press, lunch, and pottery.
“George was wonderful, very friendly and offered insightful information throughout each stage of our trip. His expert driving made for a very comfortable journey to all the beautiful locations where we were treated to a lovely selection of wine, Raki and food. A warm reception from everyone in the different locations and extremely generous portions…”
Private olive oil tasting in Epano Archanes at Koronekes: learn first cold pressing vs centrifuge, then taste EVOO, flavored oils, vinegar, petimezi.
“Learned how to taste olive oil and identify EVOO. Then we tasted several different blended not infused flavors. It was a small group and were encouraged to ask questions.”
Cook Cretan classics with Marianna and Stella on an olive farm, then taste premium extra virgin olive oil with lessons and wine.
“This was such a wonderful experience! It was the most beautiful kitchen I’ve ever taken a cooking class in, which made the whole evening feel extra special. The host was warm, kind, and welcoming, and created such a comfortable atmosphere. The food we made was absolutely delicious—fun to prepare and even better to enjoy. Highly…”
From Rethymnon, visit Crete’s freshwater Kournas Lake, Argyroupoli springs, and an olive oil mill with tastings in one 9-hour day.
“I loved this. The Kournas Lake was the best part for me and I'd spend longer time there if I went again.”
Small-group tastings of Crete’s olive oil, organic wines, and raki, plus lunch and optional pottery in a 6-7 hour tour.
“Amazing! Our tour guide George was so informative and provided many laughs and memories of Crete. So much was learned and every aspect of the tour was enjoyable. Highly recommend!”
Hands-on Cretan cooking on a family olive farm near Moires, plus extra virgin olive oil tasting, wine, and recipes emailed after.
“Very nice people. We had a long time cooking the Nice things marianna explained to us. In the end it was really worth your while. Because we could eat it all. 😘mother is also very kind.”
Small-group Crete day trip linking Lasithi windmills, Zeus’s Cave, Knossos, and an olive mill tasting with pickup from Heraklion.
“Our driver was super friendly and he made sure that we enjoyed our time. You can't go wrong by choosing this excursion.”
One day hitting Knossos, olive oil tastings, villages, and Zeus-area sites with easy pickup and small-group comfort in Crete.
“Niko was a great guide. Very knowledgeable, personable and funny. However, I found out that the other people on the tour paid $20 less per person using Viator.”
A small-group 1-hour tasting in Crete where you learn cold-pressed olive oil and Greek honey-making, then sample eight honeys plus olive oil.
“The tour was excellent; she explained everything in a way that was easy to understand and she answered all of our questions. The only reason for the 4 star is that at the end for the tasting we sat at a table and they brought us the items to taste and then left us because…”
Private Crete tour from Heraklion: olive press tastings, Mochos village lanes, Lasithi Plateau windmills, optional Knossos and Zeus Cave.
“We were extremely happy with our choice. The communication from the tour operator via whats app was excellent and helpful leading up to the tour. Our guide Nikos was so nice, friendly, informative, he offered us snacks, waters, towels.., we were happy we did the tour with the plateau, windmills and cave in addition to…”
Knossos, Lasithi Plateau, and an olive oil farm tasting in a one-day Crete tour with easy pickup, small-group pacing, and local raki.
“Covered a lot of things of interest- Nico is a great guide!”
Private Crete day with olive oil tasting, Mochos villages, Lasithi windmills, Lyrarakis winery, Heraklion sights, and optional Knossos.
“Spyros made sure our day on Crete was amazing! The tour of the olive oil factory was very interesting, and the scenic drive up to the Lasithi Plateau was beautiful. Even though our group got delayed at Zeus's cave (our fault completely), Spyros saved the day and still made sure we had an unforgettable lunch…”
