Private food tasting tour with optional wine tasting in Chania
Discover Chania's hidden culinary gems on a private tour. Taste authentic Cretan delicacies, explore local traditions, and optionally savor exquisite Greek wines with expert guidance.
10 meals
Experience Details
A cultural tour using food and wine as a means of getting to know the local traditions, the authentic people, the history, and the modern lifestyle of Crete.
You will be guided around Chania city and its old port and learn about the Cretan food culture by tasting Alatsoelies (salted olives) with various sheep cheeses, the famous Cretan yogurt with or without thyme honey, traditional sweets and pastries, Malotira beverage (the local mountain herb), and the famous Greek Souvlaki.
In the end, you also have the option to book a 60-minute wine tasting tour, sampling 4 of the best wine labels in Crete and learning a lot about wine. What is included:
- Tasting (2 white-1 rosé-1 red) labels produced on the island from indigenous Cretan grape varieties
- Learn to recognize the characteristics of these grape varieties
- Learn about all the Cretan native grape varieties and the areas where they are cultivated.
What You Get
Good To Know
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What You’ll Experience
Patsouros Cheese and More (Πατσουράκης Τυροκομικά Προϊόντα Χανιά)
Bougatsa Iordanis
Splantzia
Church of Agios Nikolaos
The PLATANOS OF SPLANTZIAS
Γλυμιδάκης Αρτοποιεία - Σπλάντζια
Minoan Palace ruins
Old Venetian Port of Chania
Thráka
Miden Agan
Meeting & Pickup
Pickup Point
Meeting PointKriti Hotel, Nikiforou Foka, Chania, Greece, GR, 731 00
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End PointThis experience ends at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
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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10 meals
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