12 Chania Palace Tours Worth Booking

1.Knossos Palace and Heraklion Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 153 reviews · 12 hours · from $56Our pick

Review of the Chania to Knossos and Heraklion tour, with practical advice on timing, costs, guides, museum visits, and Rethymno.

“Overall a good experience to visit the Knossos palace. The guide was at times difficult to understand and the number of people on the tour was a bit much. It was very nice to have a guide when visiting Knossos as there wasn’t much information at the palace. The archeological museum was worth a visit and if you are an EU-citizen under the age of 25, it is free. However, I would advise to do the tour at the museum without the guide in order to be able to see all the exhibits so you can visit at your own pace.”

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2.Knossos Palace, Museum & Rethymno city Private Tour from Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) Top rated

Review of a private Chania tour to Knossos, Heraklion Museum, and Rethymno, with transport, lunch, drinks, guides, and practical tips.

“We had a wonderful experience on our private tour of Knossos Palace, the Archeological Museum, and Rethymno city with Christine and our friendly driver. Thanks to Crete’s Winter Sundays, we enjoyed free entrance to both the palace and museum, which made the day even more special. Christine’s in-depth knowledge provided us with a fascinating personal history lesson, and the door-to-door service in the comfortable van was much appreciated. Lunch was amazing, and every part of the tour was enjoyable, making it a truly memorable outing.”

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3.Knossos Palace, Museum & Heraklion City Tour From Chania

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 61 reviews · 1 day · from $58

Visit Knossos, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, and Crete’s capital on a full-day bus tour from Chania for $58 plus entry fees.

“Mercini and Nikos were excellent! They were wonderful hosts. everything went to time and we were clearly informed of the days activity. Mercini is v knowledgeable and and bought the palace to life...it was informative and also hugely fun! Brilliant day and highly recommend. thanks for a fantastic tour ❤️”

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4.Mythical Escape: Cave of Zeus & Knossos Palace with Lassithi Plateau from Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews

Review of Crete’s private Zeus Cave, Lassithi Plateau, and Knossos tour, with food, village stops, expert guides, pricing, and practical tips.

“Wonderful day in Crete. Highly recommend. Great history of Crete and beginnings of Europe. Very comfortable but be prepared to walk.”

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5.Accessible to wheelchair Sightseeing tour to Knossos palace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews

Review of a private Chania to Knossos tour with hotel pickup, Wi-Fi, wheelchair access, optional museum visit, and practical value advice.

“Our family of four planned our own agenda for our day in Crete and we selected the five hour private tour and were so fortunate to be paired with the most amazing driver, Yiannis. He was so full of information and got us to each of our destiRead more”

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6.Knossos Palace of Crete with transportation 7h tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.)

Review of the private Knossos tour from Chania, with hotel, airport, and port pickup, Wi-Fi, optional guide, museum visit, and practical advice.

“This was an all pro experience. The driver and the guide were each totally on time, very friendly, engaging and fun. The drive was very smooth and comfortable navigating to the sites, and the driver had perfect English with cultural information and gave a good connection to Crete. Our guide, Maria, was very sweet, also perfect English, was bright, relaxed and informative. A wonderful day for my partner and me.”

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7.Private Tour Knossos Palace-Archaeological Museum-Heraklion Town

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.)

Review of a private Knossos, Heraklion Museum, and city tour from Chania, with transport, guides, costs, timing, and practical advice.

“Our journey from Chania to Knossos was very enjoyable. The driver was nice and the guides at Knossos Palace and the museum in Heraklion were excellent. They were very knowledgeable and gave us a great insight into the magnificent history of the Minoan culture. In addition, they answered all questions and had a good sense of humor. The only complaint is that for a group of nine, the car was too small and narrow for the long drive, and one had to sit under a five-year-old child, which was uncomfortable. We thought we had ordered one spacious car for everyone in the communication about the organization, but unfortunately it didn't…”

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8.Minoan Crete from 3.000 BC: Knossos Palace & Museum with Wineries from Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 10 hours (approx.)

Review of a private Crete day trip from Chania to Knossos, Heraklion Museum, Messara wineries, local food, and Venetian landmarks.

“Great way to understand the history of Crete. The guides were knowledgeable and we learned a lot both while driving through Crete and at the palace ruins and museum. It was a great way to start off the trip and learn about the area. Our guides were friendly and shared many facts. We also had a delicious lunch at a recommended restaurant. And it was nice to avoid the hassle of driving while on vacation. Would recommend as Knossos is a must see and it can be challenging to get to if you are not staying near by.”

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9.Cave of Zeus & Knossos Palace with Lassithi Plateau from Rethymno

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.)

Review of a private Crete tour from Rethymno to Lassithi Plateau, Dikteon Cave, Krasi, local food, and Knossos with flexible pickup.

“Nicos was one of the best guides we have ever had. We have traveled extensively and find our trip to Greece was one of the best! Our guide was knowledgeable, personable and very friendly. He tailored our experience to our interests. I cannot say enough to thank our guide for the wonderful time we had!!”

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10.Knossos Palace – Archaeological museum!

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 3 reviews · 10 hours · from $80

Review of a full-day Chania to Knossos and Heraklion tour, with guided ruins, museum time, transport details, costs, and practical advice.

“Guided tour of Knossoss was amazing. The museum in Heraklion was also good. There was some confusion over thr timing of the trip - advertised at 6 hours but was 11 hours, so we actually missed out on evening activities we had booked.”

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11.Cave of Zeus & Knossos Palace Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 10 hours · from $536

Review of a private Crete day tour from Chania to Zeus Cave and Knossos, with Lasithi villages, pottery, Cretan food, and a private guide.

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12.Chania to Knossos Palace- Heraklion City Private Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 8.5 hours · from $453

Review of the private Chania to Knossos and Heraklion tour, with guide, hotel pickup, museum time, flexible stops, price, and practical tips.

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