Heraklion Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour: Discovering Crete's Capital
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Discover the sights of Heraklion on a fun hop-on hop-off bus tour. Explore top attractions like the Palace of Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum at your own pace. Unlimited use 1-day ticket with audio commentary and a city map included.
Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Red line - Heraklion (Route)

Operating Schedule: Our route is completed in 60 minutes and makes 12 stops at the main sights of the city, while we also offer our clients opportunity to visit countless historical monuments by utilizing the constant circulation of our buses.

Visit sights such as:
Archeological Site of Knossos
Venetian Castle “Koules”
Archeological Museum
Historical Museum
N. Kazantzakis’ Tomb
Natural History Museum
Old Town Historical Gate

1. Heraklion
PORT - Starting point

2. Leoforos Nearchou
FITAKI MEGARON

3. I. Merineli 2
VENETIAN CASTLE KOULES

4. Historical Museum of Crete
HISTORICAL MUSEUM - ST. PETER & PAUL

5. Natural History Museum of Crete
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

6. Nik. Plastira 107
HISTORICAL GATE HANIOPORTA

7. Nikos Kazantzakis Grave
NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS GRAVE

8. Nik. Plastira 12
JESUS GATE

9. Knossos
KNOSSOS PALACE

10. Galaxy Hotel Iraklio
HOTEL GALAXY

11. Plateia Eleftherias 28
CITY CENTER - ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM

12. Leof. Eth. Antistaseos 147
CENTRAL BUS STATION

Points of Interest

  • The Palace of Knossos

  • Heraklion Archaeological Museum

What's Included
  • Hop-on hop-off bus tour
  • Audio commentary
  • Heraklion city map
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience the beauty of Heraklion on this exciting hop-on hop-off bus tour, which showcases the city in an open-top bus. Enjoy stunning views of Heraklion’s highlights and choose from any of the 10 stops around the city. Visit the Palace of Knossos and savour its ancient Minoan artifacts, or make a stop at the Venetian fort, Heraklion Archaeological Museum and other top attractions. The flexibility of your 1-day ticket allows you to hop on and off at your convenience. Enhanced with an audio guide and a free city map, it’s the perfect way to discover the capital of Crete.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Anncc8495uz
Oct 7, 2023
Great orientation to Heraklion - Excellent and inexpensive way to see Heraklion and beaches. Must see stop - Gnoss Palace. The bus stopped frequently and was mostly on time
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Jenny
Sep 27, 2023
Kindness in Greece! - So enjoyed the knowledge and patience of our driver, Constantinos, today in Heraklion on the Hop On/Off bus tour! Thumbs way up!!
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Sandie_g
Oct 8, 2023
Pretty good overall - Easy to find at the cruise ship terminal. Overcrowded when trying to get on at Knossos, lots of people pressing in and on top of each other. Not the drivers fault, but not enjoyable.
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Suej639
Sep 18, 2023
Good way to see city - First time visit to the city so we took the bus tour. It was easy to book and use and gave a good overview of the city. We were saddened to see all the graffiti across the city especially on some historical sites.
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Lizf667
Sep 15, 2023
Disappointing - Decided to go on this sightseeing bus rather than a more expensive alternative. It seemed a reasonable price but we struggled to hear the commentary and had no idea where we were on the map we had been given. I would have liked to have had some visual indication on the bus as to where we were so we could make the decision whether to get off or not.
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Brenda_a
Sep 13, 2023
Confusing system - Sadly the most memorable experience was trying to get past the ridiculous requirement to print our tickets. People on vacation don’t necessarily have access to a printer. Our hotel staff was very accommodating yet there was still problems with sending them the email. Trying to reach someone with your company was a challenge. My husband who was in an area 10 Hours time difference was able to forward the email to the hotel.
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Alaskandan
Oct 19, 2023
Hop on hop off tour in Heraklion. Poor - The tour was OK for the price, but it was not very informative, and about 25% of the plug-ins for the audio headphones were faulty. Most of the tour time was spent on the bus listening to Greek music. Very limited amounts of culture and history. If this is your first time visiting, it might be worth it, simply because it takes you to the Konosos palace, but as far as being a tour, it is pretty low quality.
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Camper09748559590
Sep 18, 2023
Save your money unless visiting Knossos - Unless you actually want to visit Knossos I wouldn’t bother with this. For €20 each you can walk to any other points of interest along the sea front or main shopping centre.
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Dan
Oct 6, 2023
Worst experience on a hop on hop off EVER! - We purchased tickets for our group of eight thinking it would be the easiest way for our group to visit the sights of Heraklion. All was well until we tried to board back on at the Knossos stop. It was the most disorganized chaos I have ever witnessed. One of the staff from Hop on Hop off stood there having a cigarette watching the mob of people pushing and fighting there way to the front of line. There are no cues or lineups for the bus, so when the bus arrived everybody just pushed there way through. Some of our group made it on and others didn’t. When I explain to the staff person my husband was on the bus with the ticket and I wasn’t she did nothing but say get the next bus. We were then in the front of the so called line when the next bus arrived but once again the mob rushed the bus while the staff person did nothing to organize a cue. We did make it on but once we got to city Center we got off and decided to walk back to the ship. Of all the countries we have done the hop on hop off we’ve never experienced this- we will think twice before ever getting on one again. A word of advise to staff at Hop on Hop off- put up a sign or tape off an area for lineups!!
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Joseph_g
Oct 5, 2023
Chaotic - Not enough buses. Loading wasn’t organized. We ended up walking a long distance to get back to the ship so that we didn’t need to endure another ride on their buses. Find an alternative.
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