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Private Tour Knossos & Heraklion City: Experience Major Landmarks with Flexible Scheduling
4.7
28 Ratings
Knosos
Embark on a distinctive journey, traversing the key landmarks of Heraklion City.
The duration at each attraction on the tour is adaptable to your preferences.
Your pick-up from your Hotel or Port in Heraklion City will be arranged by our driver.
Enjoy a private transfer as our English-fluent driver navigates you through the attractions.
Embark on a distinctive journey, traversing the key landmarks of Heraklion City.
The duration at each attraction on the tour is adaptable to your preferences.
Your pick-up from your Hotel or Port in Heraklion City will be arranged by our driver.
Enjoy a private transfer as our English-fluent driver navigates you through the attractions.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Knossos Archaeological Site - Knossos archaeological site represents the center of the Minoan civilization and the capital of Minoan Crete. The main site of interest is the Palace of Knossos, where you can see:
-the Great Palace; it is the largest of the preserved Minoan palatial centers and contains the royal quarters, workshops, shrines,…
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Knossos Archaeological Site - Knossos archaeological site represents the center of the Minoan civilization and the capital of Minoan Crete. The main site of interest is the Palace of Knossos, where you can see:
-the Great Palace; it is the largest of the preserved Minoan palatial centers and contains the royal quarters, workshops, shrines, storerooms, repositories, the throne room, and banquet halls. - the Little Palace, where it was found the famous Bull’s Head made of steatite. It is exhibited in the museum of Knossos.
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the Royal Villa.
-the House of the High Priest.
-the Caravan Serai, where it was the entrance to the palace. It served as the public baths. - and the Royal Temple Tomb-Sanctuary, which it is considered to have belonged to one of the Last Minoan Kings.
What's Included
- Enjoy the comfort and convenience of private transportation.
- Stay connected with on-board WiFi available throughout the journey.
- Refresh yourself with complimentary bottled water.
- Relax in a climate-controlled environment with in-vehicle air conditioning.
- Enjoy the comfort and convenience of private transportation.
- Stay connected with on-board WiFi available throughout the journey.
- Refresh yourself with complimentary bottled water.
- Relax in a climate-controlled environment with in-vehicle air conditioning.
What's Not Included
- Gratuities (optional)
- Extra charge for hotel distance more that 5km from the city of Heraklion.
- Entrance Fees( wherever required)
- Tourist Guide if needed
- Gratuities (optional)
- Extra charge for hotel distance more that 5km from the city of Heraklion.
- Entrance Fees( wherever required)
- Tourist Guide if needed
Additional Information
- Our drivers are able to provide you with information regarding the places but are not allowed to get inside at any permises. For this reason you will need an official guide
- Our drivers are able to provide you with information regarding the places but are not allowed to get inside at any permises. For this reason you will need an official guide
Location
Knossos Archaeological Site
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(28 Ratings)
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Kristine_j
Oct 28, 2025
Great day in Knossos with... - Great day in Knossos with our guide Giorgios. He Knows how to get you to the main attractions in a timely manner. Had a great day.
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Regina_d
Oct 8, 2025
A great tour of the Palace of Knossos! - Due to our tour guide Anna we had a great tour of the Palace of Knossos! I would highly recommend this tour. Anna was very knowledgeable and taught us a lot of Greek history along the way! Do yourself a favor and take this tour!
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Rdean_b
Oct 2, 2025
George is the man! - We had a great tour host. You will be lucky if you get someone as good as George. He was able to share a lot about Cretan life as well as providing information on the area.
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Charles_m
Sep 16, 2025
Great experience - Great way to spend half a day learning about the history of Herkalion. George was a wonderful guide who was very knowledgeable!
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Max_a
Jul 15, 2025
Excellent tour given by... - Excellent tour given by our driver who was very knowledgeable and an extremely nice person. We cannot recommend him highly enough.
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Dharmisthahasmukhp
Jun 23, 2025
Great company and best guide - Perfect tour!! Guide was beyond amazing!! Very professional, knowledgeable and great person. We had great time on this tour.
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Jmustian
Jun 17, 2025
Fabulous day in Crete - What an amazing day. Giorgos was a fabulous tour guide/driver and not only took us to the designated sights but shared much of the culture and life in Crete. Tailored day to our interests. Highly recommend him to any tour group.
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Majed_s
Jun 6, 2025
great experience - The tour was smooth, professional, and overall a great experience. However, we were expecting our guide to accompany us inside the Knossos Archaeological Site, but instead, we had to hire a separate guide at the entrance. This was a bit disappointing given how historically rich and complex Knossos is—being the heart of the ancient Minoan civilization and linked to the myth of the Minotaur. That said, the rest of the tour was well-paced and enjoyable. We appreciated the comfort and organization. Recommended, but be aware you may need an extra guide at Knossos.
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Maura_m
Oct 17, 2025
Be sure to check your port!! - Be sure you choose the correct port. We missed our tour because I had the wrong port of entry. It was completely my fault, but I couldn’t give a five star review because I didn’t go.😔
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Huiqing_l
Oct 16, 2025
This tour is fake, no guide for this private tour. We paid full and didn't get the service they promised on-line - I booked this tour So called "Private tour Knossos & Heraklion City" Through Viator for my Oct.07 trip to Crete for six people, it was very clear the tour is privately guided. However, I didn't hear from anything about the tour guide, no contact information for my next day trip. I spent hours chatting through the Viator App and tried to reach a person about my next day trip. The customer service promised me through the chat that my tour guide will contact me next day for the trip! On the next day of our trip, only the taxi driver showed up, he is a very nice guy, but he said very clear he can not give guide for the tour, he can only drive us to the locations on the original Viator Tour Itinerary! What a shock and a big surprise!
My tour was charged $387 and the tour ended up no tour at all.
I put a request to customer service once I came back on Oct.15, the gentleman named Glam put a refund request right away for me, but I received an email this morning, the customer service representative, Adyan emailed me back that unfortunately they can not offer a refund for this fake tour! What a joke!
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