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In two weeks you will visit Greece's most photographed island, Santorini and Greece's largest island, Crete. Crete is known for it's busy places like Chersonnisos and Malia, but there is so much more. We offer two villages on the south side of the island. From the first town you can explore the east coast of the island, from the second a large part of the west side. If you prefer to visit another 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 on an island or exchange an island / city for another? No problem, please indicate this in the request form and we will directly get started with a tailor made itinerary crete.

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Day-to-day description

Day 1
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Day 1: Arrival on Santorini

Upon arrival you will be picked up at the airport of Santorini and transferred to your accommodation. Try to get some rest after your journey and start discovering this special island.

Day 2 & 3
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Day 2 & 3: at leisure on Santorini

Santorini is known for its beautiful views. A photographer can not get any luckier. Fira and Oia are the most popular, the latter especially at sunset. People actually applaud when the sun disappears into the sea. Furthermore: the volcano with hot springs, a donkeyride or a small wine museum. Learn more about Santorini.

Day 4
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Day 4 :Santorini - Crete

You will be picked up from your accommodation and driven to the port of Santorini. The ferry to Crete will take about 2,5 hours. At Crete someone from the carrental company will be waiting for you to hand over the car. Because the arrival is often a bit late, we are planning a hotel nearby the port. This way you don't have to drive 1,5 hour to the south side of the island in the dark. You will drive to the hotel in about 10 minutes.

Day 5
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Day 5: Heraklion (Crete) - Mirtos (Crete)

After breakfast and possibly a visit to Knossos (since you are in the area anyway), you will drive to Mirtos in about an hour and a half.

Day 6, 7, 8 & 9
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Day 6, 7, 8 & 9: 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 10
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Day 10: 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 11, 12, 13 & 14
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Day 11, 12, 13 & 14: 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 15
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Day 15: Departure back home

You drive from your accommodation to the airport which will take you approximately 1.5 hours. You leave the car and get on the plane to head home. If you can't get enough of your itinerary Crete, then we recommend you to add another place on Crete.

Additional information

Car rental

Santorini has a fine public transport system, but Crete has not. Therefore we offer a car on Crete.

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
Santorini Andreas Hotel Zephyros Hotel Santo Miramare Elixir Studio's Nissia Apartments
Mirtos Myrthe Apartments Villa Aliki Villa Aliki Myrthe Apartments Villa Aliki
Plakias Albatros Apartments Albatros Apartments Albatros Apartments Albatros Apartments Albatros 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 € 529 € 549 € 624 € 684
3 € 534 € 564 € 644 € 689
2 € 649 € 679 € 769 € 829
1 € 1149 € 1214 € 1394 € 1509
3 bollen 4 € 604 € 689 € 739 € 789
3 € 624 € 684 € 749 € 794
2 € 724 € 794 € 874 € 929
1 € 1334 € 1364 € 1659 € 1754
4 bollen 4 € 619 € 734 € 799 € 814
3 € 639 € 739 € 799 € 869
2 € 734 € 884 € 979 € 1069
1 € 1284 € 1484 € 1659 € 1824
2 bollen 4 € 564 € 584 € 634 € 634
3 € 614 € 639 € 694 € 694
2 € 694 € 724 € 799 € 799
1 € 1254 € 1309 € 1474 € 1474
3 bollen 4 € 604 € 664 € 734 € 744
3 € 644 € 679 € 779 € 789
2 € 744 € 789 € 934 € 949
1 € 1354 € 1444 € 1739 € 1764


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Prices itinerary Crete are per person and include:

  • 14 nights accommodation
  • All transfers (transport) to and from the (air) port (except on Crete)
  • 11 days car rental on Crete (car rental conditions)
  • All ferrytickets

Prices itinerary Crete exclude:

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