Corfu: Private Olive Tour with Olive Oil Tasting and Meze
ID: GYG421307-763232
Category:
Country: Greece
Duration:
03:30 hours
Description
Learn about the production of olives, olive oil, and olive soap on this private tour. Walk through olive groves and see an early twentieth-century olive press. Enjoy an olive oil tasting and meze.
Journey through the history of the olive tree, its olives, and olive oil on this private tour. Find out about this dominant element of Corfiot society as you explore an olive-growing area on foot. Admire a traditional olive press, learn how to make olive oil soap, and taste olive oil with meze.
Meet your guide at the meeting point and begin your tour of the ecosystem of the Corfiot olive grove. Find out about the historical cultivation of olives throughout the ages, from the distant past to the present day.
Walk through a unique green environment and acquaint yourself with the perennial green, Corfiot olives. See an olive tree whose life has spanned more than a millennium, and observe the many varieties of flora and fauna in the area.
Arrive in a small traditional village and enjoy exclusive access to the activity provider's own olive press, which dates to the early 1900s. Then, move on to learn about the stages of making traditional olive oil soap, and have a go at making your own.
Afterward, sample a local olive oil before ending the tour with a meze of quality Corfiot products, including olives, bread, cheese, and more.
Highlights
- Taste olive oil along with traditional snacks like olives, bread, and cheese
- Explore the history of olive oil production from the past to the present
- Walk through a paradisical part of Corfu in the company of a local guide
- Admire an over 1,000-year-old olive tree and a traditional olive press
- Find out about the process of olive oil soap making and try making your own
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
Look out for a white mini bus with "Elaion Private Tours" on the back.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.