Heraklion: Knossos & City Center Archaeological Guided Tour
ID: GYG419157-760059
Category:
Country: Greece
Duration:
07:00 hours
Description
Discover the history of Heraklion on a guided day trip to the ancient site of Knossos. Admire the stunning Minoan Palace and explore the city center before finishing outside the Archaeological Museum.
Morning Pick-up:
We will start collecting participants from pick-up points in the morning.
Depending on the place of your hotel/apartment the bus drive will differ.
Bus Drive: 1 hour
1st stop: The Palace of Knossos – 1 hour 20 minutes
Visit Knossos, the mythical labyrinth and ancient capital of Minoan Crete, 5000years ago. Our participants will enter the Archaeological Site with our Representative in order to attend a Guided Tour for about 1 hour & 20 minutes and then enjoy some free time to take photos and admire the historic Minoan place.
People, have to wait in line, in order to receive their tickets and enter the Palace.
The waiting time is different during high-season months and peak times within the day.
Bus Drive to City Center: 30 minutes
2nd stop: City Center of Heraklion – 3hours
Walking Tour & Free time
Visit the capital of the Region and enjoy a guided tour in the center and the historical part of Heraklion, followed by 2 hours and 30minutes free time at the old market, the city center or visiting the archaeological museum. Participants will have plenty of time to walk, do some souvenir shopping or just take photos.
Optional: Archaeological Museum of Heraklion
For those who wish to visit the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, the choice is optional and will be without a guide as the Covid Regulation for visiting the museum as a group makes the procedure complicated and time consuming for the participants.
End of the tour – Return to resorts:
Embarkation in the buses and drive back to the hotels where we gathered participants in the morning.
Depending on traffic and on the pick-up places of each one, the time of journey back to the hotel will differ.
Bus Drive: 1 hour
Highlights
- Discover Minoan Palace of Knossos and learn everything about its history
- Explore the beautiful city of Heraklion on a walking tour by our Guide
- Wonder around its Venetian Harbor & lively streets in the Old Town
- Visit the Archaeological Museum of the city history (optional, extra charge)
- Do some local shopping at the lively and noisy old market of Heraklion
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
We offer pick-up from various points such us hotels and bus stops.
As soon as you complete the booking, please send us the name of your hotel and we will contact you in order to let you know the exact place and time of the Pick-up which is closer to your place of staying.
Please wait at the place we will send you through email or WhatsApp for our bus to pick you up.
We will contact you in order to arrange the pick up that is closer to your place of accommodation.
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.
