Take your friends and family in a private tour of the small island of Elafonisi, featuring one of the most beautiful beaches in Europe!
Explore one of the highlights of Crete by experiencing an idyllic escape to the Elafonissi pink sand beach. Enjoy a private transfer with comfort and peace . You will have a personal pick-up and drop-off by your private driver, with a vehicle at your disposal. Customize your stay in each stop according to your preference!
Discover one of the most beautiful and famous beaches in Greece in the southwestern part of the island on this tour. Elafonisi is a small island, so close to the beach that one can walk there. The crystal clear turquoise shallow waters combined with the thin white and coral-red sand create a landscape of exceptional beauty!
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Pick up/Drop off with air-conditioned private mini-bus from Chania
✔ Visit to the cave of Saint Sophia
✔ Visit to Elafonisi
✖ Personal expenses, extra beverages or meals
Pickup Locations
1. Indigo Mare
2. Hotel Varouxakis
3. Vagia Mare Hotel
4. Porto Platanias Beach Luxury Selection
5. Rania Beach Hotel
6. Toxo Hotel & Apartments
7. Proimos Apartments
8. Hotel Erato
9. Lambrinos Suites
10. Hotel Mary
11. Villa Platanias
12. Hotel Agapi
13. Hotel Kostakis Beach
14. Porto Platanias Beach Resort and Spa
15. Oscar Suites & Village
16. Platanias Theros suite
17. Hotel Aegli
18. Melina Beach Hotel
19. Hotel Marina Sands
20. La Maison Ottomane
Additional Info: Kindly advise your accommodation in order to advise the pick-up details
Itinerary
1
Agia Sofia Cave
After we pick you up in the morning from your hotel in Chania in your private mini-bus, we will follow the green north coast just before Kastelli and finally reach the rock chapel of Agia Sophia through the village of Topolia. This small church is hidden in a dripstone cave, accessible by a small uphill climb. It dates back to the battles of the Cretans against the Venetians and Turks and was named after a religious icon found wedged
in a rock inside the cave. Magnificent stalactites, stalagmites and pillars cover the largest part of its surface. Neolithic shells and a previously unknown species of insect that
was named Spermophora Topolia were discovered inside the cave. After a short visit to this incredibly interesting site, we will proceed to the main attraction of the tour!
Duration: 30 minutes
2
Elafonissi
After one 1 driving distance and a short visit to the interesting site Agia Sophia cave,, we will proceed to the main attraction of the tour!
Elafonissi is located 76km west of Chania in the southwestern most point of Crete. Elafonisi is an oblong, which often "breaks" in two parts by water giving the impression of being a separate island.
Elafonissi is a “Natura 2000” protected area. The island is full of dunes with sand lilies and junipers (like-cedar trees). The endangered turtles Caretta-Caretta and several rare animals nest on the island and it is strictly forbidden to remove any plants, animals from the area. Exotic beach with white sand and turquoise waters, reminding of the Caribbean, are formed on either sides of the peninsula. The sand is pinkish in many places, taking its color from thousands of broken shells.
Duration: 5 hours
3
Elos
Elos is a small village with few stone houses where its inhabitants are mostly engaged in agriculture cattle breeding.
The tiny, traditional village of Elos is located 60km southwest of Chania Town,
The village is surrounded by lush greenery, olive groves, and plane trees.
1 hour free time for lunch.
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Remember to bring the following items: sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, swimsuit and beach towel
• Rubbish disposal as well as removing seashells from the beach is prohibited
