15 Heraklion Palace Tours Worth Booking

1.Palace of Knossos E-Ticket and Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 1,540 reviews · 1 - 5 hours · from $34Our pick

Review of the Knossos Palace e-ticket and phone audio guide, with practical tips on queues, route finding, price, heat, and value.

“The audio guide had lots of great information and the online ticket allowed to skip a huge line. Our only complaint was the difficulty in synch the audio with what we were seeing. It took some time, but we finally got it. There is much more info ( good) than what you see and it was initially hard to decide what were we supposed to be seeing versus additional information. The audio creators could definitely work on that. We would also recommend going early and leaving early. We got there at 8am and left at 10am. It was a mob scene when we left. We’d also recommend taking the local…”

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2.Historical Center City Tour & Knossos Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 340 reviews · 7 hours - 510 minutes · from $47

Explore Knossos and Heraklion on a guided day trip with hotel pickup, city walking tour, free time, and optional museum visit.

“the entire trip was brilliant and really informative. would definitely recommend if you're in the hersonissos area and looking for something to do then book this”

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3.Knossos Palace, Heraklion City, Market Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 164 reviews · 6 - 8 hours · from $41

Explore Knossos, Heraklion, Koules Fortress, the old market, and a Cretan farm on this value-packed guided day tour.

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4.Private Tour-Knossos Palace Zeus Cave Olive Oil Mill & Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 135 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $151Top rated

Review of a private Crete tour to Knossos, Lasithi Plateau, olive mills, pottery, villages, wine, and local food, with practical booking advice.

“The tour was awesome. We had a great time. Our driver and tour guide Stavros was the best! He made this tour very unique with a personal attention to every participant. Guided by Stavros, we visited many interesting places, bought souvenirs, and enjoyed tasty foods and wine. Thank you, Stavros! We would highly recommend this tour!”

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5.Knossos Palace and Museum E-Tickets with Audio Guides

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 126 reviews · 1 day · from $69

Review of Crete’s Knossos and Heraklion Museum tickets with offline audio tours, timing advice, transport tips, and honest value assessment.

“Il est difficile de s'orienter correctement, et dès qu'on utilise son téléphone pour prendre une photo, faut relancer complètement l'appli sinon il n'y a plus de son. Mais sinon super intéressant !”

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6.Guided Tour to Knossos Palace & Heraklion

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 83 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $39

Review of the Knossos and Heraklion tour, with practical advice on guides, entry fees, free time, transport, crowds, and museum visits.

“The trip was great. The most important part of this trip was getting into Knossos We breezed through and skipped the lines. Our guide Helen was great considering the size of the group. She was organized and knowledgeable. Gave us great tips for ticket combos and museum in the afternoon. All in all the trip provided a combo palace on old town visit which was a must on this trip.”

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7.Knossos Palace guided tour – Heraklion City tour + market

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 51 reviews · 6 - 8 hours · from $37

Review of the Knossos and Heraklion tour from $37, with palace access, museum time, market stops, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“de Engelstalige gids was goed onderlegd!wat ik persoonlijk jammer vond is dat ze maar door ratelde...De wetenswaardigheden kon je niet eens verwerken...iets rustiger is ook goed en iets minder ook! ik persoonlijk voelde het als een" haastige" dag, maar toch genoten. voor iemand die minder goed ter been is , is het bezoek aan het paleis van Knossos erg zwaar.”

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8.Mythical Escape: Zeus Cave & Knossos Palace with Lassithi Plateau from Heraklion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 8 hours (approx.)

Review of Crete’s private Zeus Cave, Lassithi Plateau and Knossos tour, with practical advice on guides, meals, walking, price and value.

“They were incredible! 11/10. Marilena was one of the best guides we have ever had. Dimitrios was a fantastic driver and very helpful. I really can’t stress how perfect they were. It was a great day and they both went out of their way to ensure we had a through and authentic experience.”

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9.Knossos Palace & Historical Heraklion City Tour, with Old Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 51 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $48

Explore Knossos Palace and historic Heraklion in one day with an English guide, hotel pickup, free market time, and practical tips.

“Both sites were very interesting to visit and discover, especially Knossos. We had a very knowledgeable tour guide who was also attentive to the people in our group, spoke clearly and made the experience very positive.”

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10.Knossos Palace Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 39 reviews · 11 hours · from $75

Review of the 11-hour Chania to Knossos tour, with palace guiding, Heraklion free time, museum option, costs, transport, and practical tips.

“The on site guide was excellent. He was knowledgeable and most importantly, we could hear him clearly.”

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11.Knossos Palace and Arch. Museum of Heraklion Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 31 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $258

See Knossos Palace and Heraklion Archaeological Museum in five hours with a small group, skip-the-line entry, and an expert English guide.

“Very happy to have booked this tour! Our guide Akrivi was extremely knowledgeable of the site and provided a great deal of information on the site and the history of Knosos, a true step back in time. The visit to the archeological museum with our guide after the palace was a great way to see many original pieces found during the excavation and put this whole day together. Highly recommend!”

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12.The valley of Zeus (Olive oil, wine tasting)-Knossos palace tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 27 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $253

Review of a 4.5-hour Knossos and Cretan food tour with skip-the-line entry, olive oil, wine, raki tasting, and Heraklion pickup.

“An unmissable tour. Katarina was so enthusiastic, deeply knowledgable and kind. We really appreciated the information and stories she presented about the rich past of Crete and the Minoan Civilization. Being at Knossos really surprised me and was truly one of the most special places I've ever visited, but a great guide is essential here. Going into the second part of the tour we felt we couldn't get any better -- Ary was so knowledgable about Heraklion and it's more recent past and truly took us to some great spots all over the city. One of the best tours I've ever taken.”

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13.Knossos Palace: E-ticket with Audio and Heraklion City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 26 reviews · 1 day · from $43

Review of the $43 Knossos and Heraklion audio tour, with ticket details, route tips, app advice, value, drawbacks, and practical planning help.

“Très belle expérience. Magnifique palais de Knossos. L auto guide est super pour une découverte du palais et de la ville Heraklion qui permet à la fois de s enrichir mais et surtout de rester libre .”

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14.Knossos Palace Guided Tour & Heraklion City

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · 8h 30m · from $41

Review of a Knossos and Heraklion day tour with guided ruins, Cretan farm tastings, city free time, transport, and practical tips.

“La Guida Irina preparatissima e bravissima ; cambiava dal francese all’inglese con una naturalezza invidiabile!! Tour organizzato molto bene . Lo consiglio”

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15.Crete Shore Trip & Knossos Palace from Heraklion (Iraklion) Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $59

Review of the 4-hour Knossos and Heraklion shore trip, with costs, itinerary details, guide tips, transport notes, and booking advice.

“Nice visit to the Knossos Palace and downtown Heraklion with a knowledgeable guide. Includes bus transfer.”

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