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The 15 Best Olive Oil Tours in Crete

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Crete presses some of the best oil in the Mediterranean and the mills are happy to prove it. These visits pair a working press or a family farm with tastings that usually run to cheese, honey, wine and more raki than expected. Below: what each stop includes, how much driving is involved, and which ones finish with a proper sit-down lunch.

Crete: Quad Safari, Olive Mill with Tasting & Ghost Village

Crete: Quad Safari, Olive Mill with Tasting & Ghost Village - The quad driving lesson is the real confidence builder

1.Quad Safari, Olive Mill with Tasting & Ghost Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,004 reviews · from $93Our pick

Half-day quad safari in Crete with cliff views, a working olive mill tasting, Achlada ghost village, and Fodele orange break.

“Awesome experience!! Initially I was hesitant as it was rainy but they had ponchos and went another route to avoid the steep areas and we had a phenomenal trip. The views, the tour of the ghost town was educational and so interesting. I would definitely recommend this as a top must do when in Crete!!”

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Knossos-Zeus Cave -Old Traditional Villages-Olive Oil Factory

Knossos-Zeus Cave -Old Traditional Villages-Olive Oil Factory - The Value Starts With Comfort and Local Food Stops

2.Knossos-Zeus Cave -Old Traditional Villages-Olive Oil Factory

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 694 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $136Top rated

A 7.5-hour Crete day mixing Zeus myth at Dikteon Cave, olive oil tastings, inland villages, and Knossos, with small-group comfort.

“Mike, our guide took excellent care of us! I felt very safe with him driving, and he was very knowledgeable. We enjoyed the itinerary as well which had a good mix of time to explore, rest, and enjoy.”

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From Chania: Olive Oil, Wine, Cheese & Honey Tasting Tour

From Chania: Olive Oil, Wine, Cheese & Honey Tasting Tour - Heading Out From Chania: The Coach Ride and Where Time Goes

3.From Chania: Olive Oil, Wine, Cheese & Honey Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 490 reviews · 7 hours · from $49

Taste Cretan staples across olive groves, ancient Vouves tree, a cheese factory, honey making, and a winery, with hotel pickup from Chania.

“Linda was very engaging and entertaining and courteous. The trip was very interesting and informative, travel was comfortable and sights were beautiful. Would recommend as a day trip”

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Crete: Road-trip to Lasithi Plateau & Olive Mill Farm

Crete: Road-trip to Lasithi Plateau & Olive Mill Farm - Getting picked up and surviving the mountain bus ride

4.Road-trip to Lasithi Plateau & Olive Mill Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 420 reviews · from $39

Guided day trip across Crete to Vidiani Monastery, Lasithi Plateau villages, Eco Park workshops, and an Olive Mill, plus optional Knossos.

“This tour covers so many things, our guide Tania was incredibly knowledgeable and explained everything to us while on the bus on the way to each stop. The tasting of Raki and olive oil etc was amazing as was the lunch stop with food to die for! I highly recommend this trip, even as a young traveller it was well worth it.”

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Heraklion: Olive Farm Tour with Tasting of Local Delicacies

Heraklion: Olive Farm Tour with Tasting of Local Delicacies - What You Really Get for $23 per person

5.Heraklion: Olive Farm Tour with Tasting of Local Delicacies

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 411 reviews · 1 day · from $23

Tour Kleanthi olive farm in Skalani near Heraklion. Walk ancient groves, see a modern mill, then taste Cretan olive oil with local foods.

“The experience was exactly what we were looking for. We rented a car, so getting there was easy. We needed a short visit as we had other plans, and it was perfect. The olive oil tasting and other regional products exceeded our expectations! Highly recommended!”

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

Zeus Cave, Lassithi Plateau, Olive Oil Factory, Kritza, Pottery - Katharo Plateau viewpoints, and the sea meets sea moment

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 362 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $119

Zeus Cave, Lassithi Plateau, olive oil tasting, and village walks from Agios Nikolaos, with lunch and pickup in a small group.

“Petra was our tour guide and she was amazing! We were able to learn so much about the culture of Crete and I felt as if we were able to see parts of Crete that we wouldn't have known about on our own. We only had one full day to explore Crete and I am so happy that we chose this excursion.”

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From Chania: Wine and Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Snacks

From Chania: Wine and Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Snacks - The First Winery: 1993 Roots and a Grape Flight With Terroir

7.From Chania: Wine and Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Snacks

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 354 reviews · 6 hours · from $141

6-hour Chania tour with family wineries, olive oil factory tasting, Vidiano and Muscat of Spina wines, and the 3,000-year-old olive tree.

“The wine and olive oil tasting tour was amazing and very well organised. I would definitely recommend doing this, especially if it’s your first time wine/olive oil tasting and you want to do something a little different. Our tour guide, Kostas, was very friendly and down to earth - he made everyone feel comfortable , told us many great stories and had lots of knowledge to share. Overall it was a great experience.”

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Crete: Knossos, Lasithi, Lasinthos and Olive Farm Combo Tour

Crete: Knossos, Lasithi, Lasinthos and Olive Farm Combo Tour - Panagia Vidiani Monastery for a quiet reset

8.Knossos, Lasithi, Lasinthos and Olive Farm Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 351 reviews · from $50

A long Crete day trip from Heraklion mixing Knossos, Vidiani Monastery, Lasithi plateau villages, and a guided olive mill farm.

“Amazing! I loved the caves and Knossos and the olive mill tour was better than I expected too. Νεκτάριος was a fantastic guide and added so much context, including his own little stories. I absolutely loved the day... might have given slightly less time at the mill and slightly more at Knossos but overall timings were pretty spot on. Νικόλαος was also a great, very skilled coach driver (not easy on some of those roads)”

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Knossos & Lasithi Plateau: Zeus Cave,Villages, Olive Oil Tour

Knossos & Lasithi Plateau: Zeus Cave,Villages, Olive Oil Tour - Omalia Olive Press: the tasting is the main event

10.Knossos & Lasithi Plateau: Zeus Cave,Villages, Olive Oil Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 328 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $127

A 7 to 8 hour day tour from Heraklion combining the Lasithi Plateau, Zeus Cave area, olive oil tasting, Mochos, and Knossos.

“This tour was exceptional! Our tour guide, Nikos was funny, informative and a fabulously safe driver. He was also a complete gentleman. The plateau, palace and small villages were incredible and our lunch - amazing! Definitely recommend.”

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Crete Wine and Olive Oil Tour

Crete Wine and Olive Oil Tour - Morning Pickup From Chania: The Easy-Button Start

11.Crete Wine and Olive Oil Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 272 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $145

Cretan wine and olive oil tour from Chania, 6 hours, small group: Anoskeli, Vouves olive tree, Manousakis.

“We were picked up close to our hotel and the driver was friendly and informative. Scenic drive which took about an hour. The first stop was both olive oil and wine tasting. The host was very knowledgeable and explained the different types of olive oil. Second stop was another winery where the host explained the different types of grapes. Both places provided food that was delicious. Highly recommend this tour!!!”

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Crete: Full-Day Cretan Wines, Olive Oil, Raki and Food Tour

Crete: Full-Day Cretan Wines, Olive Oil, Raki and Food Tour - Pickup, van time, and why the schedule feels full

12.Full-Day Cretan Wines, Olive Oil, Raki and Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 264 reviews · 8 hours · from $141

Full-day Crete tasting tour with olive mill oil, organic wines, ancient-press raki, traditional lunch, and Thrapsano pottery.

“everything was fabulous. really enjoyed our day!! our driver went out of his way to make sure we had a wonderful experience!! recommend this tour for everyone! the olive oil tasting was amazing, really loved the wines too, but the raki distillery was our favorite!!”

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Crete:Zeus & Lassithi Plateau, OliveTasting, Kritza, Pottery

Crete:Zeus & Lassithi Plateau, OliveTasting, Kritza, Pottery - Entering the Land Rover world, with real mountain villages

13.Zeus & Lassithi Plateau, OliveTasting, Kritza, Pottery

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 259 reviews · from $111

Off-road Land Rover to Lassithi Plateau with olive tasting, pottery hands-on, Zeus mythology, Cretan meze lunch, plus cave and monastery stops.

“Highly recommended, Michael was a truly warm, great guy with knowledge and a sense of humour . He is the goat whisperer! We visited interesting traditional villages, bought Cretan handicrafts Enjoyed a generous taverna meal. plenty of photos and great company. 5 star all the way comfortable air conditioned land rover. Zeus cave really amazing and you can use a donkey for transport if you are a little tired. Thank you and best wishes to Michael from your Australian friends Julie and Jason”

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Olive Oil Tasting Tour

Olive Oil Tasting Tour - Meeting at Epano Archanes, Then Settling Into the Courtyard

14.Olive Oil Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 195 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes (approx.) · from $19

Private olive oil tasting in Epanos Archanes, Crete. Learn cold-press methods, taste EVOO and petimezi. About 1.5 hours.

“What an amazing experience, such wonderful and knowledgeable owners/hosts who obviously put their hearts and souls into making the best olive oil using the much more labor intensive method of hand sorting olives and pressing and not the much faster commercial centrifuge methods. We learned so much about what determines good and high quality olive oil.”

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Wine & Olive Oil Tour with Lunch at Milia Mountain Retreat

Wine & Olive Oil Tour with Lunch at Milia Mountain Retreat - Vouves Olive Tree Museum: the 3,000-year moment that resets the day

15.Wine & Olive Oil Tour with Lunch at Milia Mountain Retreat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 194 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $181

Taste Crete on a small-group wine and olive oil tour from Chania with 4WD views, tastings at Anoskeli, and lunch at Milia Mountain Retreat.

“We were a family of six ranging from 16 to 82. Nik was an exceptional tour guide who was extremely knowledgeable about Crete and the local area. The trip to the wine and olive oil tasting was fantastic along with visiting the oldest olive tree which was spiritual. We had a wonderful drive to Mila with exquisite food. Would highly recommend for those wanting to appreciate the Cretan culture.”

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