Cretan Adventure: Explore Zeus' Cave & Traditions

Explore Crete’s traditional life, visit Zeus’ Cave, enjoy off-road adventures, and savor local cuisine on this full-day small-group tour.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Potamies - The journey begins in Potamies, a lush and quintessential Cretan village. Visitors will explore a traditional farm, witnessing animal milking and engaging in local activities like cheese making. Enjoy tasting fresh cheese, olive oil, and rakomelo!
  • Aposelemis Dam - The next destination is the Aposelemis Dam, Crete’s largest water…
What's Included
  • Experienced and informative drivers
  • Pick-up and Drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Tour with 4WD vehicle & fuel
What's Not Included
  • any private expenses
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

INTO THE PATHS OF THE GODS
Discover the traditional life of Crete and visit the cave of Zeus! Begin with a visit to a traditional paddock where you can witness animal milking, cheese making, and taste local products! Experience impressive off-roading through mountains and wildlife with breathtaking views! Explore the cave of Zeus and then enjoy a tour…

Location
Potamies
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Pioneer25986966832
Nov 18, 2025
The best tour of Creta - I don't even know how to put into words just how spectacular this tour was. Our guide Dimitri was so kind, knowledgeable and welcoming. He started the tour by getting us to introduce ourselves to everyone else in the car. Our car consisted of my grandmother, mother, my partner and myself, then a lovely American couple and a kind young girl experiencing Creta alone for her birthday. By the end of this trip, we all felt like friends. Dimitri helped my grandmother in and out of the car at each stop and made her feel incredibly welcome and safe. I think this part of our trip was the highlight of her visit to Creta, she felt so included in all aspects of the trip. We went to a small farm, tried local goods, milked and fed goats. We moved further on and saw a dam, as well as what used to be a small village that gets covered when the dam is full. We saw beautiful windmills and stunning cliff views. This trip consisted of such beautiful places that we wouldn't have known to visit otherwise.
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Qingminr
Oct 26, 2025
A fun trip - A fun trip. The sites visited were nice. The view was excellent. Nick the guide was knowledgeable and entertaining. I had a good time
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H1552wxbenp
Oct 22, 2025
Great scenic tour with excellent guide - A great way to see authentic Crete. Milking a goat, ceramics, olive oil, windmills, vultures. Some beautiful rural villages and our guide Nikos was fantastic - knowledgeable and entertaining. Partly off road, with spectacular views and scenery. Nice lunch too in a traditional Taverna. Highly recommended.
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720philippu
Oct 22, 2025
Potato Tour with Manos and Nikos - It was a cool tour, the guides were great Nikos always had the right music at the start and knew an answer to all questions. Unfortunately the cave of Zeus was closed for construction work, but the big and small children were allowed to potter and we were still in an olive oil mill.
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Anikab281
Oct 19, 2025
Varied and interesting tour - The tour was very varied and interesting. Our guide explained us a lot about the region and knew well. You got a very nice impression of the plateaus of Crete away from the coast.
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259marijkel
Oct 13, 2025
Day trip - Very nice day trip! Super guide! Vagelis is the best! Good driver! Nice lunch! Pot turning, goat milking, flour traditional grinding, reservoir, beautiful views! Thank you!
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Annedg4580lc
Oct 11, 2025
Beautiful Crete - We saw beautiful places and met wonderful, warm and happy people. Many thanks to Manos & Marius, enthusiastic guides & best drivers
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Deborah_j
Nov 7, 2025
Michael was an... - Michael was an entertaining knowledgable guide. Lunch was very tasty. Would have bern nice if the tour description indicated that the cave of zesus was closed for a 3 year renovation
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Walter
Oct 21, 2025
Buyer Beware!!! - This tour offered a hotel pickup. My hotel was selected and the tour operator confirmed the pickup location and time. I arrived 10 minutes before pickup time. At the designated time, no transportation appeared. Tour operator was contacted and they informed that the original pickup point had been changed. I was never advised of the change and never informed where to monitor any possible change. Tour operator has refused any refund or compensation. My request to have this decision reviewed has been completely ignored. This is as close to a scam as it gets. At a minimum, communication is very poor. Always had a great experience with Viator in the past. What a shame Viator!
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Kfpbnm9qnh
Oct 21, 2025
Buyer Beware!!! - This tour offered a hotel pickup. My hotel was selected and the tour operator confirmed the pickup location and time. I arrived 10 minutes before pickup time. At the designated time, no transportation appeared. Tour operator was contacted and they informed that the original pickup point had been changed. I was never advised of the change and never informed where to monitor any possible change. Tour operator has refused any refund or compensation. My request to have this decision reviewed has been completely ignored. This is as close to a scam as it gets. At a minimum, communication is very poor. Always had a great experience with Viator in the past. What a shame Viator!
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).