Authentic Olive Oil and Cultural Experience in Crete

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5 hours
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1 - 15 guests
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Discover Crete's rich culture with a private tour exploring olive oil production from grove to table. Visit an olive mill, enjoy tastings, and savor a Cretan meal in a scenic taverna setting.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

A unique private experience combining the Liquid Cretan Treasure, Extra Virgin Olive Oil with our culture, civilization, health benefits, a beautiful day at the Cretan nature, a visit to an Olive oil mill, an Olive Oil Tasting and a Cooking experience including all of the above.


We spend time at the Olive Grove, we learn about nurturing the trees, the traditions and the culture of the local people while we relax having some raki accompanied by the olives produced by the trees, under their shade.


After that we visit the Olive Mill to find out by the man in responsible of the critical points in order to produce one of the best Olive Oils in the world.


We then have a 20 minute walk through various Groves and gardens of local groceries in order to reach a family run taverna where we will learn how we taste and use olive oil and the local ingredients.

We will enjoy our fully Cretan lunch and drinks, have a conversation and answer any questions left. Products will be available to buy.

What You Get

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Lunch and all drinks are included

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Travel time is included on the total tour duration.
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

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Kritsa

We visit Olive Groves, the Cooperative of Kritsa and finally a family run local taverna, Paradeisos, where we have our Olive oil Tasting, Cooking lesson and lunch
5 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

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Ναός Παναγίας Κεράς, Lasithi, Greece, GR, 721 00

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At the parking outside the Church.
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This experience ends at the meeting point.

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Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Perfect day.
May 07, 2025
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👍 ** "Great Value Experience"** - Learn how to look at labels to identify premium virgin olive oil (acidity ≤ 0.8%, dark glass bottles, etc.) - tasted 4 different oils, favorite Koroneiki vari...read more

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Amazing
October 30, 2024
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What a wonderful day we had walking through the Olive Groves, tasting and learning about olive oil. Had just a fantastic time with Nikos and his mom sampling the local cuisine. Can’t recommend this...read more

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Fabulous tour and tasting experience
October 10, 2024
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The experience was fabulous - we started with a tour around the olive grove, which was beautiful, and Nikos taught us all about how the olive trees are cared for and olive oil production in the tow...read more

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It’s all about happiness
October 01, 2024
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Avoiding the crowds of big Attractions for the Eleven Holidays, we head to Crete, Greece, the birthplace of European civilization. I was lucky enough to discover the National Geographic Recommended...read more

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Best tour !!
September 23, 2024
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We had the best experience visiting The Olive Trail and our tour guide Nikos was amazing and full of knowledge explaining the harvesting and pressing of the olives. The process and love that goes ...read more

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