This private full-day tour is one of Crete's most comprehensive Olive oil tours. Follow an experienced olive oil producer and step on an original olive grove, learn about the production phases of Olive oil, see untouched villages of Chania mainland, taste some organic olive oil, discover awesome views of the Cretan mainland and go with our experienced tour guide to unearth, possibly, the oldest olive tree in the world which lies in an undisclosed location in Chania!
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Discover unkown regions and routes of Chania Mainland & Villages
✔ Excellent Views of Valleys, Villages and Regions of Chania
✔ Free Hotel pickup and drop-off from all Chania central areas
✔ See all 3 phases of Olive Oil Production (Ancient, Medieval, Contemporary)
✔ Professional Historian Tour Guide - Licensed by the Greek Ministry of Tourism & Culture
✔ Taste original Cretan Organic Olive Oil
✔ Professional Farmer / Olive Oil Producer & Licenced Historian Tour Guide / Driver
✔ Visit desolated and unknown 3000 Year Old Olive Tree
✖ Gratuities
✖ Lunch/ Drinks at the private tour stops
Pickup Locations
1. Porto Platanias Beach Luxury Selection
2. Panorama
3. Eden Beach Hotel
4. Aloni Suites
5. Hotel Stellina Village
6. Hotel Aegli
7. Lagon - Life Spirit Boutique Hotel
8. Zorbas Beach Village Hotel
9. La Maison Ottomane
10. Samaria Hotel
11. Triton Apartments
12. Domes Zeen Chania, A Luxury Collection Resort, Crete
13. Hotel Christina
14. Hotel Lissos
15. Royal Sun Hotel
16. Hotel Belmondo
17. Tina Hotel
18. Hotel Irene
19. Elektra Beach Hotel
20. Gaia Kreta Hotel
Additional Info: Our tour guide will be waiting for you at the reception lobby area at the tour start time. Cell phone Information for quick contact is on the ticket.
Itinerary
1
Vamos
Visit to a modern olive oil factory, where we will learn about the method of processing olives for making extra virgin olive oil. Full olive oil factory tour is given, where we learn the qualities of olive oil, and the various byproducts, and we will taste some fresh organic extra virgin olive oil.
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Vryses
Visit a traditional old olive oil mill, where we see how olive oil was being extracted and produced back in the earlier centuries. Our tour guide explains the tedious procedure, as we see the machinery from first hand.
Duration: 30 minutes
3
Kalyves
Visit at a private fruit and olive tree farm, where we learn the various varieties of olive oil, we collect some fresh fruits right of the tree, and we bond with nature, as a professional farmer explains the farmer's way of life and the daily routine of olive oil production.
Duration: 60 minutes
4
Tsivaras
We visit, possibly, the oldest olive tree in the world, which is located in an undisclosed location. We stand in awe of this tree's dimensions, and we get to touch a more than 2500-year-old living olive tree!
Duration: 60 minutes
5
Apokoronas
We visit the region of Apokoronas, where we stop at a monastery with a strong connection with olive oil production. We see this monastery's olive oil factory and we learn about the significance of Olive oil for locals through the years!
Duration: 60 minutes
6
Small Stop for a break in a romantic village by the riverside.
Duration: 50 minutes
7
Malaxa
Sightseeing Stop: We stand in awe as we take breathtaking photos of the valleys and regions of the prefecture of Chania!
Duration: 45 minutes
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
