The Real Cretan Cooking Experience
Delight in authentic Cretan culture by cooking traditional recipes, exploring a family garden, tasting wines, and enjoying rich stories. Experience genuine Cretan hospitality and heritage.
10 meals
Experience Details
Join us and live an incredible journey through the Cretan cuisine and culture...
Tour Highlights
• Introduction and welcome drink
• Vegetable picking from the family garden
• Cooking class of traditional Cretan recipes
• Experience the use of the old wood-oven
• Hear the stories and origins behind each dish
• Wine tasting combined with cheese platters in Cretan varieties
• Tour around the theme rooms of the family house
• Introduction of the Cretan weaving tradition
• Admire extraordinary artifacts of the past and learn about the Cretan way of life in the previous centuries
• Feel part of a local family inside an embracing environment
• Enjoy the spectacular front and rear view of the cottage to the sea and the mountain
• Savor the freshly made dinner along with good Cretan wine
Sample Menu
What You Get
Good To Know
- Please check the pick up areas before you book this tour.
- Dress code is comfortable clothing - good shoes
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
What You’ll Experience
Meeting & Pickup
Pickup Point
Meeting Point
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.
Of all 6 excursions we took during our 2 weeks on Crete, this was definitely the one I and my daughter have the best memories from! Professional, but warmly and personally conducted. Driver and gui...read more
My wife and I along with another couple participated in the Cretan Cooking Experience on 25 July. It was amazing, from the time we were collected by Alex until he dropped us off near our hotel. A...read more
It was amazing and very interesting tour! Very nice place and organization! Our guide Yiannis was very attentive and respectful, told a lot of stories about Cretan traditions, history and cuisin...read more
I loved the view, food, and the people working there were so nice! The tour guide was so knowledgeable. Definitely recommend!!!
We had a wonderful afternoon and evening with our hosts: Alex, Giorgio and Maria. And fellow participants of course. Place had amazing views and charming character. Staying mostly at the beach fron...read more
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