Aghios Nikolaos: all 12 tours and excursions for your cruise

Explore Aghios Nikolaos at your leisure during your full-day (8-hour) sightseeing tour via private van. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights. Depart the pier with your English-speaking guide in an air-conditioned van and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Lake Voulismeni, Pelagos Dive Centre,...

Explore Aghios Nikolaos at your leisure during your half-day (4-Hour) sightseeing tour via private van. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights. Depart the pier with your English-speaking guide in an air-conditioned van and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Lake Voulismeni, Pelagos Dive Centre,...

Explore Aghios Nikolaos at your leisure during your half-day (4-hour) sightseeing tour via private car. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights. Depart the pier with your English-speaking guide in an air-conditioned car and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Lake Voulismeni, Pelagos Dive Centre,...

Explore Aghios Nikolaos at your leisure during your full-day (8-hour) sightseeing tour via private car. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights. Depart the pier with your English-speaking guide in an air-conditioned car and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Lake Voulismeni, Pelagos Dive Centre,...

The food of Crete has been called "the heart and soul of all Greek cooking." The food of the largest of the Greek isles stands dramatically apart from its neighbors. It benefits from access to both mountains and sea, the livestock grazing on fresh wild herbs and grasses, plus incredible seafood. In Crete, old traditions like open-fire cooking methods once prevalent around the country but now vanishingly rare elsewhere are kept alive. It's been said that the staples of the Cretan table...

Experience the exquisite beauty of Kolokytha Island and Saint Luke Beach in a healthy new way during this invigorating, half-day hiking excursion. Agios Nikolaos, Elounda, Guided Hike to Kolokytha Island, Spinalonga Peninsula Depart the pier for the short drive north to Elounda. Upon arrival, begin your guided, approximately 80-minute hiking trek towards Kolokytha (the Pumpkin), a small island just opposite the Spinalonga Peninsula, approximately 7.4 miles (about 12 kilometres)...

Explore central Crete and its two different plateaus in an exciting new way during this scenic and exhilarating, full-day Jeep excursion. Agios Nikolaos, Central Crete, Forest, Katharo Plateau, Selikiano Forest, Mountains, Valleys, Rivers Depart the pier for a scenic and exhilarating Jeep tour, the ideal way to explore the central part of Crete with its two different plateaus. Along the way, have lots of fun, take in splendid views of your surrounds, and learn interesting...

Immerse yourself in the traditions, customs and local village life in Crete during this scenic, half-day sightseeing excursion. Agios Nikolaos, Bioaroma Farm, Organic Products, Church of Panagia Kera, Frescoes Depart the pier for the short drive to the Bioaroma Farm, which features a shop boasting a wide selection of locally-sourced, organic plant products, aromas and herbs. Afterward, re-board your coach and continue on to the old Byzantine Church of Panagia Kera, which...

Explore the history of traditional olive oil production in Greece during this picturesque sightseeing excursion to an award-winning olive oil estate. Agios Nikolaos, Villages of Elounda, Plaka and Kasteli, Panoramic photo stop at Spinalonga and Moni Aretiou Depart the pier for the scenic, approximately one-hour drive to the Vassilakis Estate. En route, pass through the villages of Elounda, Plaka and Kasteli, stop for photos of Spinalonga and Moni Aretiou, and marvel at...

Discover scenic Plaka on-foot and explore Spinalonga Island via boat during this panoramic, half-day sightseeing excursion. Agios Nikolaos, Elounda village, Spinalonga Island, Venetian Fort, Fortress, Boat-Ride, Depart the pier for the scenic, approximately 30-minute drive to the charming fishing village of Elounda Following your tour, embark a traditional wooden boat for the short ride to the small island of Spinalonga. First inhabited by the Christians, Spinalonga...

Discover the origins of Cretan history during this memorable, full-day excursion to the Knossos Palace and Museum of Heraklion. Agios Nikolaos, Knossos Palace Depart the pier for the scenic, approximately 75-minute drive to the Knossos Palace, one of the most important palaces of the Minoan civilisation and the seat of the legendary King Minos. Here, Sir Arthur Evan's archaeological discoveries revealed a civilization dating back to 4000 B.C., when a great empire flourished...

Explore the scenic ancient countryside and mountains of Crete including sweeping views of gorges and quaint valleys during this half-day journey to Kera's Monastery and the Lassithi Plateau. Mt. Dikti Depart the pier for the approximate 75-minute drive into the interior of Crete, then ascend 3,000 feet (about 914 metres) to Mt. Dikti; the island's easternmost mountain range. En route, pass through the fertile countryside and many picturesque villages. Kera's...