Knossos Palace & Heraklion City Tour: Uncover Minoan Secrets

Explore the ancient Minoan civilization on a tour of Knossos Palace and Heraklion City. Discover the rich exhibits at the Archaeological Museum, walk through the cultural center of Heraklion, and visit the mythical Labyrinth of the Minotaur. Immerse yourself in the local atmosphere with a stroll through the old city and enjoy a cup of Greek coffee in a charming street cafe.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Palace of Knossos - With the help of our knowledgeable guides, explore the unique asymmetric architecture and frescoes of the Palace of Knossos, crafted around 1700 BC by the renowned ancient architect Dedalus. This archaeological site is situated just five kilometers from Crete’s administrative hub, the city of Heraklion.
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What's Included
  • Hotel pick-up at designated tourist bus stop
  • Air-conditioned bus transfer
  • Guidance from a certified tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Entrance ticket to the Knossos Palace (discounts apply for some age groups)
Additional Information

• This is the most sought-after excursion that unveils the history of the Minoan civilization.
• The tour includes a guided walk through the cultural heart of Heraklion and a visit to the enigmatic and legendary “Labyrinth of the Minotaur” at the Palace of Knossos.
• The tour features a visit to the mysterious and legendary “Labyrinth of the Minotaur” at…

Location
The Palace of Knossos
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mikhailb253
Oct 16, 2025
Great adventure to Knosos palace and Heraklion - The tour guide was amazing named poppy , she toured us in both enlist and German , the Knossos palace was interesting but too much tour groups at at time but very informational tour , the trip to Heraklion was good we managed to tour and explore the city of Heraklion was amazing I would recommend to try this tour ❤️❤️❤️
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Harjitg
Sep 28, 2024
A must tour for the tourist! - If you manage to get Sula as your tour guide you are in for a treat. Sula was a lovely guide who with her extensive knowledge of both the Knossos palace ruins and Heraklion city but her quick wit & fabulous sense of humour made the tour that ever more enjoyable. Worth doing the tour and do visit the old fort in the port. That itself was amazing and nice & cool to walk around. Well done Sula and keep-up the excellent standards.
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Familycw
Aug 12, 2024
Really interesting Guided Tour by TUI - We went with TUI (booked before we went). We were collected from the hotel and driven to Knossos. We had the wonderful Veta leading the tour. She was informative and just made the trip for us. Being part of a guided tour we had war pieces to hear and an interactive iPad which showed what it would have looked like, this was great (& others who didn't have this were trying to catch a glimpse of the screen!). The time was great, there were some places to shade, although I would definitely recommend plenty of water, sunscreen and a hat.
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Reehad2020
Sep 6, 2025
Heraklion tour - The overall experience of the tour was great. We got more than enough time to explore Heraklion city and enjoy a meal. The only thing keeping this review from a five star is that we were dropped back in a really small car crammed at the back seats. It was not the same van as what we were picked up in. The tour guide was dropped to her personal residence first which was a little unprofessional and unlike any other tours we did. Besides the sketchy drop off situation, it was a good tour.
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Tracey_h
Sep 5, 2025
Worthwhile tour - Knossos palace tour excellent and informative. Visit to market a little longer than required. Heraklion visit worthwhile
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Laurent
Jun 16, 2025
What to do anyway - Too expensive for a site that in the end presents few interesting remains, except those that benefit from beautiful frescoes, but which unfortunately are only an interpretation of the archaeologist who discovered this site. But hey, we must support Cretan archaeology😜.
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Road65767766474
Aug 6, 2024
intresting, very big area when you can walk your own speed - very nice place to learn history and see old buildings, cool paintings and places are tidy up. intresting and clean place
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Ian_m
Sep 26, 2025
A Nice Way to See Knossos - Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and thorough and we enjoyed our visit to Knossos. However, we felt the admission fee to the Knossos site should have been included in the cost of the trip. It just seemed a little pricey for the day which included 3 hours of unguided free time in Heraklion and a long bus ride from and back to our hotel picking up and dropping off other travellers.
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Spadixmb
Sep 12, 2024
Great trip shame about booking and admin - The Knossos tour and the walk around the city was fantastic as was our guide ( used earpiece to talk the guided tour so very good info -stick close to guide as Dip in signal occasionally) So why 3 rating well this was about the booking agent I booked a week before tour online and recieved confirmation of my payment and booking refund from Tripadvisor with a note to say local agent would contact me on pickup location and time! Nothing for three days so on day before I was due to fly to Crete contacted Tripadvisor and the gave ref no said would sort it Then travelled and still nothing so send direct to local co and copy to Tripadvisor still nothing fate three attempts eventually got details but they were for wrong trip and pick up time eventually got hotel to ring agent direct and sort out do advice check early and double check details Mike
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Curious581629
Oct 3, 2025
Too Many Languages - The guide had to use 3 languages which made it quite disjointed and lengthy. The itinerary was mixed around with a pointless trip to a market at the start.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).