This culture tour on Greek Monasteries is for all! Our professional historian tour guides shows you Chania's most important monasteries, white washed chapels of impeccable beauty, unforgettable views and authentic people and Villages of Chania Mainland.
Learn about our island's culture and customs and enjoy your private full day tour on our Countryside!
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Private transportation
✔ Free Hotel pickup and drop-off from all Chania central areas
✔ On-board WiFi
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✔ All fees and/or taxes
✔ Professional Historian Tour Guide / Driver - Licensed by the Greek Ministry of Tourism & Culture
✖ Food/ Drinks at the Private Tour stops
✖ Monasteries Entrance Fees (10 Euros)
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: Please wait on your hotel's lobby area at the designated tour start time. Our private guide will be there to start your private tour.
Itinerary
1
We visit one of the most important monasteries of Chania, where we have time free to visit the monastery, visit the small museum of the monastery and learn about the organic products the monks produce.
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Gouverneto Monastery
We visit one of the most strict monasteries of Chania, in a desolate but breathtaking place on North Chania area. This monastery has close connection to Mount Athos, the heart of Greek Orthodox Tradition
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Akrotiri
Sightseeing and Photo stop to one of the most beautiful and unforgettable chapels in Chania region. Being in an undisclosed location, this white washed chapel will entice you
Duration: 60 minutes
4
Visit a one-of-a-kind underground church, where we learn about the past of Orthodox Tradition and the various occasions this chapel helped the local community through the ages.
Duration: 40 minutes
5
Apokoronas
Visit a small monastery complex with close connection to agriculture production, with a state of the art olive oil mill of the 19th Century. Our professional historian tour guide shows us the significance of the olive mills for the people of the past and the connection that the church had with the local communities.
Duration: 60 minutes
6
Apokoronas
Small Coffee/ Lunch break in one of the most picturesque villages of Chania mainland, by the riverside!
Duration: 60 minutes
7
Alikianos
Visit an abandoned and unkown Church of the First Byzantine Era (5th Century AD). We stand in awe, as we understand the connection of the Roman Church to the Byzantine Church, and we admire the remains of Frescoes as well as the way the divine liturgy was being carried out on the early Christian centuries.
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Transportation time is included on the total private full day tour duration.
