The 8 Best Food Tours in Crete

1.Olive Oil, Wine, Cheese & Honey Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 490 reviews · 7 hours · from $49Our pick

Spend seven hours exploring Crete’s food traditions from Chania. Visit the ancient olive tree of Vouves, a bakery, cheese factory, honey producer, olive mill, and Pnevmatikakis Winery. Guides such as Linda and Electra explain the island’s farming culture, while tastings include cheese, honey, olive oil, bakery goods, and up to 20 local wines.

“All very good, though would have liked a little extra time at the ancient live tree to view the gardens, but overall everything was excellent. Amazing guide Linda, and fab driver, Nikos”

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2.Old Town Highlights Guided Tour with Street Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 407 reviews · 4 hours · from $106

Walk Chania’s Old Town with a local guide and taste your way through Cretan food traditions. Meet at Bougatsa Chania, then visit markets, food shops, taverns, and historic lanes. Tastings can include pastries, cheeses, olives, honey, olive oil, meat pies, sweets, coffee, and more. Guides may speak English, Greek, or Spanish.

“Manos was the perfect guide—warm, funny, and full of knowledge. He led us to some of the best Cretan food, and we enjoyed every bite (thankfully, we skipped breakfast!). After the food tour, he shared the rich history of Chania, weaving stories that brought the city to life. It was the perfect balance of flavors and culture, making the day unforgettable.”

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3.Wine and Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Snacks

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 354 reviews · 6 hours · from $141

Spend six hours in the Kissamos countryside with an English-speaking guide such as Andreas, Alex, Andy, or Kostas. Visit family wineries, an olive oil factory, and a 3,000-year-old olive tree. Taste local Vidiano, Muscat of Spina, international reds, Cretan cheeses, oils, snacks, and tsikoudia.

“Awesome tour! Our driver (Alexander) was amazing and our hosts at the two wineries were very gracious and friendly. Highly recommended!”

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4.Full-Day Cretan Wines, Olive Oil, Raki and Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 264 reviews · 8 hours · from $141Top rated

Spend eight hours with guides such as George or Antonis visiting an olive mill, organic winery, raki distillery, village taverna and pottery studio. You will taste fresh olive oil, five wines, raki and generous Cretan food, with pickup and return included. Groups are limited to eight, and the pottery studio is closed on Sundays.

“Loved our day out with George. Fabulous stops, lots of local info, really great guide who apparently is the greatest driver in Greece haha. Well worth the money, please book.”

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5.Food Tastings Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 136 reviews · 4 hours · from $114

Walk Heraklion with an English-speaking local guide such as Eva or Margarita, stopping for Greek coffee, 1920s-style bougatsa, cheeses, olives, rusks, olive oil, Cretan dishes, wine, and raki. The four-hour route links food with churches, markets, fountains, and city history, ending near Rocca a Mare Fortress.

“Really enjoyed our food walking tour! I had to call to inform that we'd be running late, due to public transportation delays and the company & guide were very patient and understanding. On the tour, we sampled lots of delicious sweet and savoury food, drinks, and olive oils, many of which I hadn't heard of before. My favourite was the bougatsa - I actually went back to the stop the next day to eat it again! Our guide (I'm sorry I can't remember her name!) was also very funny and gave us some excellent restaurant recommendations for our time in Heraklion. Would definitely recommend.”

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6.Sightseeing & Tastings Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 125 reviews · 4 hours · from $114

Spend four hours exploring Chania with a local English-speaking guide such as Manos, Adonis, Yannis, or Ioannis. Visit the old market, taste Cretan foods, drink Greek coffee and raki, meet artisans, and walk through Venetian, Ottoman, and Jewish quarters. Come hungry and wear comfortable shoes.

“Really fun and informative tour of Chania old town. We got to see places where we would not have found ourselves.”

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7.Cretan Wine Tasting Tour & Gourmet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · 8 hours · from $194

Spend eight hours in Crete’s wine country with a former journalist and restaurant chef who guides in English or French. Visit two wineries around Archanes and Peza, taste 15 wines, sample olive oil and local products, then sit down to a creative Cretan lunch with wine pairings. Pickup covers much of the Heraklion coast.

“Highly recommend this trip. Petros was an excellent guide, not only educating us on the wine, but also about Crete and its history. Each of the two wineries offered different insight into the classic and modern takes on Cretan wine. And the last restaurant was delicious! Don’t miss out!”

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8.Private Winery & Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · 5 hours · from $365

Spend five hours with a private guide exploring Kanakis olive oil mill, Dourakis Winery, and a Cretan village. Taste virgin olive oil, Greek coffee, up to five wines, raki or limoncello, then sit down to a traditional lunch. Guides including Michalis, Vincent, Hector, Nora, and Maria have led this relaxed outing.

“The most perfect end to the holiday, our guide Hector was super friendly and knowledgeable, its felt like a really personal day, there were no strict timings everything was at our own pace and all of the experiences were incredible 10/10 recommend!”

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