Your day begins with a pickup from your Chania hotel. Meet your guide and tour will start into your comfortable bus for the drive to Elafonisi Beach. Upon arrival at Elafonisi Beach you have free time to soak up the sun on the pale-pink sand, swim in the turquoise waters, enjoy views of the dunes, and have lunch at a local snack bar (at your own expense). Keep an eye out for endangered sea turtles, which nest there. After a return bus journey, your tour ends with a drop-off back at your Chania hotel
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Swedish Speaking guide (Wednesdays)
✔ Visit to Elafonissi Beach
✔ 24/7 Superior Service
✔ Visit to Elos Chestnut Village
✔ Pick up and Drop off with A/C luxurious bus
✔ English Speaking guide
✖ Personal expenses, extra beverages or meals
✖ Gratitude/Tips
Departure & Return
Return: End right where it started.
Itinerary
1
Elafonissi Beach
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.
Near the “breaking" point of the peninsula, the water does not exceed 1m, creating a small lagoon, ideal for children. You can easily cross the lagoon in order to reach the “island”, having your stuff with you, because the water is very shallow there.
Duration: 4 hours
2
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, which is situated a short distance from Kissamos on the West part of Crete.
The village of Elos is surrounded by chestnut trees, which form picturesque scenery and, of course, bring the harvest. To mark the coming autumn and proudly demonstrate the chestnut harvest, the local population devotes special attention to the Chestnut Festival.
This small, but authentic happening, gives a chance to Elos to show off its chestnut produce and attract quite some curious visitors over the weekend, which is reserved for this extraordinary event.
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Transfer time from Chania to Elafonissi beach 1.5 hours
• 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
