Top 13 Wine Tours in Crete

1.PRIVATE Walking Tour with Lunch and Wine Tasting by a Sommelier

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $193Our pick

Explore Chania with a scenic coffee stop, four Cretan wines, a generous local lunch, and a private old-town walk with hotel pickup.

“Fantastic private tour of Chania. Be prepared to try LOTS of traditional Greek cuisine. You will not leave hungry. Wine tasting was excellent and Ms Maria has lots of knowledge about Cretian wine to share. The excellent guide, Nadia, gives you personal time at each stop to make this a truly private and memorable experience. Guide went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable during the very hot day and were treated like members of a family. Highly recommend this tour!”

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2.Cretan Wine Tasting Tour & Gourmet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · 8 hours · from $194

Taste 15 Cretan wines, olive oil, local foods, and a gourmet lunch on an intimate eight-hour tour from Heraklion.

“The time and effort that is put into this tour is amazing. Petros had so much knowledge and you can really tell he cared we felt relaxed. We were picked up from our hotel and then visited 3 wineries with 16 wines in total. The first supplied a selection of cheeses and the second oils with bread. A 4 course lunch with a wine pairing and olive oil tasting was then provided at the third place. I have some food allergies and they catered for me without it affecting the meals for anyone else. Overall worth every penny and Petros and all the staff at all the venues were wonderful.…”

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3.Milia Mountain Tour w/Lunch Olive Oil/Wine Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 97 reviews · 8 hours · from $176

Explore Crete beyond Chania with ancient olive trees, wine and olive oil tastings, off-road mountain roads, and a memorable Milia lunch.

“Dino was a great tour guide, kept us entertained, provided lots of information on Crete, wine, and olive oil and was very accommodating. Food was fantastic and I would highly recommend this tour.”

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4.“YAMAS” – Winery tour &wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · 1 hour 20 minutes (approx.) · from $36Best value

Tour Douloufakis Winery near Heraklion, taste six Cretan wines, and learn about Vidiano, Liatiko, amphora, and barrel aging.

“We have visited a lot of wineries all over the world and this visit was one of the best ! Great experience, a must if you are in the region!”

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5.Chania Area: Food Tasting Tour with Winery Visit & Swim Stop

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 58 reviews

Taste Cretan bread, honey, cheese, olive oil and wine, visit an ancient olive tree, then swim at Nopigia Beach.

“Day trip was excellent, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and transport to and from each location a welcome relief from driving. The olive oil tasting and honey / bee history was very informative (host was so passionate about the process!) and delicious. Cheese and bread tasting also great. The one thing I wouldn’t go back for was the wine tour/tasting. It was a wine factory - a production line rather than speciality. By that I mean there were wines being produced by the 100,000 liters, yet the process of it was rudimentary and wines tasted both immature and depthless. The factory was incredibly dirty - by this I mean…”

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6.Private Winery & Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · 5 hours · from $365

Taste Cretan olive oil and wine, tour Dourakis Winery, enjoy village views, and share a traditional lunch on a private Rethymno tour.

“A lovely day out. Very relaxed, but very interesting and enjoyable. The guide was excellent.”

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7.From Chania Private half day Winery-Olive factory-Kournas lake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.)

Explore Kournas Lake, a Cretan olive mill, and Dourakis Winery on a private Chania tour with tastings, snacks, and local insight.

“I can’t say enough about how great this excursion was! Angie was the ultimate host! She thought of everything and was so informative to us as she drove. Her van was total comfort and she made us feel very relaxed. She’s a local of Crete with excellent English. The lake, the winery and olive oil experiences all exceeded expectations! Would recommend her again and again. Frankly, we were sad for the day to end we so enjoyed our time together! We bonded in an unexpected way and I’ll never forget Angie and how she made our Cretan visit memorable. Until next time!”

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8.Knossos Palace, Winery & Olive Oil Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 49 reviews · 6 hours · from $123

Explore Knossos, taste Cretan wine and olive oil, and enjoy a village lunch on this relaxed six-hour small-group tour.

“Atonis was a fantastic guide. He was very informative and personable the entire day. Each stop was unique and worth-while. Crete is a gorgeous island to explore, this tour helped accomplish that and learn about the history of it.”

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9.Matala Beach – Caves & winery Full Day tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 37 reviews · 8 hours · from $110

Explore Matala’s hippie caves, swim in South Crete, taste Cretan wines, and enjoy a local lunch on an 8-hour trip from Heraklion.

“L’excursion était géniale ! Notre guide Dimitri a été formidable tout au long de la journée. Les paysages sont à couper le souffle et le repas en taverne était délicieux. Nous recommandons !”

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10.Wine Tasting & Food Experience Inside a Cretan Gorge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $219

Taste eight Greek wines with an eight-course Cretan feast in Rethymno’s Zourida Gorge, hosted by a warm local family.

“Absolutely incredible evening at the Secret Gorge restaurant! Honestly we floated on happiness all night surrounded by stunning nature and in the company of 10 other fabulous travellers! Joseph and his family welcomed us to genuine warm Cretan hospitality and treated us to the BEST authentic local Cretan dishes and local wines! The entire dining experience far surpassed any expectation. Joseph a heartfelt thank you for providing us a once in a lifetime experience. A MUST DO in Crete!”

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11.Manousakis Winery Shuttle Service Tour and Taste

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · from $65

Review of Manousakis Winery’s Chania shuttle tour, with five wines, Cretan snacks, countryside views, transport tips, and honest value advice.

“What a fantastic evening! The winery is absolutely gorgeous and we got to try five wines. The staff were so friendly. We also ordered some food which was soooo good. Our driver Spiros was fantastic, sharing information about the area, taking us a different route there and back, so we could see more of the area. Highly recommend.”

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12.Gastronomy tour and wine tasting in traditional villages

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $216

Taste Cretan village food, wines, olive oil, raki, and sheep milk ice cream on a small-group tour from Chania.

“The food was amazing. I really enjoyed the sheep milk icecream. If you do this tour I recommend trying the carob and cherry flavours. If you like lamb then I would recommend doing this tour on a Sunday which we did. We got to try lots of wine and raki also. Only negative is that we were a little squashed in the car but that was only a small detraction from an otherwise lovely evening in Crete.”

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13.2 Wineries Tour with Wine Tasting & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $147

Taste Cretan wines, olive oil, and village food on a small-group tour with two family wineries, local guides, and hotel pickup.

“Absolutely great experience, and the tour guide was wonderful.”

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