travel around crete

During this two-week tour you will visit three places on Crete. From those places you can explore the largest island of Greece. You start your trip in the pleasant village of Mirtos on the South East side of the island. From Mirtos one can discover this part of the island. Consider visiting Knossos, the palm beach Vai and the Lassithi Plateau. Then you travel to two places on the South West side of the island. From Plakias and Paleochora you can explore this side of Crete. Visit for example the city of Chania, the beaches of Elafonissi, the Samaria Gorge and Prevelli monastery. Would you rather stay at a different place on Crete? Ask us about the possibilities.

Interested? Read the day-to-day description of this trip below. Would you prefer to stay a day longer or shorter in a place or exchange one place for another? No problem, please indicate this in the request form and we will direct get started with a tailormade travel around Crete.

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Day-to-day description

Day 1
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Day 1: Arrival at Crete

Upon arrival at Heraklion Airport there is someone waiting for you with a sign with your name on it to take you to your rental car. The drive to Mirtos will take you about 1,5 hours.

Day 2, 3, 4 & 5
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Day 2, 3, 4 & 5: at leisure in Mirtos on Crete

Mirtos is a small friendly village on the south coast of Crete. You will find a piece of the real Greece here because it is not flooded by tourists. From Mirtos you can discover the East side of the island. Easy to reach by car is the palmbeach of Vai, the Cave of Zeus on the Lassithi Plateau, Knossos, Spinalonga island, the town of Agios Nikolaos, the uninhabited Chrissi Island and at a slightly greater distance the caves of Matala. The hinterland offers many possibilities to go hiking, stunning gorges and many villages where time seems to have stood still and old ladies in black dominate the streets. Learn more about Mirtos.

Day 6
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Day 6: Journey Mirtos - Plakias

In about 3,5 hours you will drive from Mirtos to Plakias. Take it easy and make stops here and there. Visit the caves of the hippie town of Matala and possibly the excavations of Phaistos.

Day 7, 8 & 9
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Day 7, 8 & 9: at leisure in Plakias, Crete

Plakias is located in one of the most beautiful bays of Southwest Crete. The village is well developed for tourists but not nearly as massive as the busy north coast of the island with places like Georgioupolis, Malia and Hersonissos. You can still come to Plakias for a quiet holiday. Plakias has a good sandy beach, beautiful surroundings for hiking and there are plenty of possiblities for excursions. Consider visiting the Preveli monastery, Preveli Beach, the fortress at Frangokastello and the city of Chania and Rethymnon. From Plakias you can also visit the Samaria Gorge, which is the longest in Europe. Learn more about Plakias.

Day 10
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Day 10: Journey Plakias - Paleochora

The trip from Plakias to Paleochora will takr you about 3 hours. Again we advice you to some stops on the way, for example in the nicest town of Crete, Chania.

Day 11, 12, 13 & 14
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Day 11, 12, 13 & 14: at leisure in Paleochora on Crete

Paleochora is a cozy village with 1500 permanent residents. It was once a quiet fishing village until the hippies discovered it in the 60s. From that moment on a large portion of the residents started to live of tourism. Do not expect partying youngsters, but a mixed crowd that mainly come for the rest and peace. Around Paleochora there are many attractions such as picturesque villages, Byzantine churches, nice beaches and beautiful hiking trails. Make sure you also visit the beach of Elafonissi, the nicest town of Crete, Chania and the Samaria Gorge. Learn more about

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  • Additional information

    Car rental

    As the public transport at Crete is not too good, we only offer this trip including a car.

    Flights

    As flight rates differ per day, we offer the trips excluding flights. There are flights from €260, - per person, for those flights availability is limited. In general, the sooner you book, the cheaper the flight. We can help you to search for a suitable flight.

    Accommodation

    You can choose different type and class of accommodations with us. The hotels include breakfast and the studio's or apartments are mostly without breakfast. The hotels we divided into three different classes:

    • 2 balls Often small scale hotels with simple but decent rooms with private bathroom and toilet.
    • three balls Comfortable hotels with more facilities, often with pool. The rooms are also better.
    • four balls Luxury hotels with lots of facilities or a particularly stylish accommodation .

    The studio's or apartments without breakfast we divide into two classes:

    •  2 balls Often small complexes with simple studio's or apartments with a simple own kitchenette.
    • 3 balls Often small complexes with comfortable studio's or apartments with a comfortable private kitchenette.

    Be sure where you stay

    Because we are very flexible, one can depart any day and one can make all kind of changes to our trips, it's impossible to check availability of accommodations in advance. We therefore assume the accommodations mentioned in the quotation are available. If something turns out to be fully booked at the time of booking, we will come up with a similar alternative, but you can still cancel the trip free of charge. So, before the final booking you will know where you will be staying.

    Accommodations

    

    Location

    Category

    2 bollen3 bollen4 bollen2 bollen3 bollen
    Mirtos Myrthe Apartments Villa Aliki Villa Aliki Myrthe Apartments Villa Aliki
    Plakias Albatros Apartments Albatros Apartments Albatros Apartments Albatros Apartments Albatros Apartments
    Paleochora Lito Apartments Lito Apartments Lito Apartments Lito Apartments Lito Apartments


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    The prices

    

    Category

    Persons

    Period

    1/4 - 31/5 1/6 - 30/6 1/7 - 20/7 21/7 - 25/8
    1/10 - 31/10 9/9 - 30/9 26/8 - 8/9
    2 bollen 4 € 359 € 374 € 434 € 434
    3 € 399 € 419 € 484 € 484
    2 € 519 € 549 € 634 € 634
    1 € 999 € 1064 € 1254 € 1254
    3 bollen 4 € 394 € 429 € 479 € 489
    3 € 439 € 464 € 529 € 539
    2 € 554 € 584 € 674 € 689
    1 € 1069 € 1139 € 1329 € 1359


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    Prices travel around Crete are per person and include:

    Prices travel around Crete exclude:

    • International flights
    • Travel or cancellation insurances
    • Reservation costs of €25,- (in total)