Boat trips · CRETE BOAT TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 crete boat tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you board.
Review of Agios Nikolaos boat trip to Spinalonga, with a Kolokitha swim stop, guided history, boat facilities, costs, and practical tips.
“Excellent value for money,Very friendly crew on the boat,all information translated into a few languages.Good drinks selection at reasonable prices. Tour guide on the island inckuded .Would definitely recommend”
Review of Crete’s Balos and Gramvousa boat trip, with hotel pickup, castle views, swimming, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“The ride over was very well organized with precise details on when and where to meet. Our guide Donia was friendly as well as our driver. Donia also informed us exact details on when we would disembark and exact times we had to be on board the ferry before each departure time. Both beaches are beautiful and you get about 2-2.5 hours at each beach.”
Sail from Heraklion to Dia Island for swimming, snorkeling, lunch, wine, and clear-water views aboard a comfortable yacht.
“A very choppy crossing to the island. Very well handled by the skipper though The boat was comfortable and safety was well looked after Food was very good. Would have been nice to have beer as an option perhaps Time went very quickly”
Review of the Gramvousa and Balos boat trip from Chania, with honest costs, timing, swimming advice, fortress tips, and practical packing guidance.
“Balos and Gramvousa are the most amazing place on earth! The sea is full of color and fish and the water was really clear and perfect! The day was well organized but I would have liked to stay one more hour on Gramvousa Island. The boat was really big and there was a seat for almost everyone! The guide and the autist were nice and informed us well”
Cruise from Agios Nikolaos to Spinalonga and Kolokytha Bay for history, swimming, Cretan lunch, and bright sea views in one half-day trip.
“Lunch was terrible, pork was raw. Departure was late almost an hour, so we had less time to in Spinalonfa and Kolkytha. The crew on board was great. Spinalonga was fantastic. The announsments in different languages were long and loud. They distracted our cruise.”
See colorful fish beneath Agios Nikolaos Bay on a low-cost semi-submarine cruise with sea views, multilingual audio, and chances for turtles.
“It was great! Some of fish are "trained" to follow the boat!”
Review of Crete’s Gramvousa and Balos boat trip from Rethymno, with bus transfers, beach time, costs, tips, and practical advice.
“We would like to thank our guide Anastasia and our driver Kostas,they were really friendly and took care of us, everything was great and we recommend Markidis travel.”
Review of Rethymno’s one-hour Captain Hook sunset cruise, with Fortezza views, drinks, sea conditions, timing tips, and value advice.
“A very nice evening boat trip out past the Fortezza and then back into the harbour to see the lighthouse.”
Review of Heraklion’s private Dia Island sailing trip, with snorkeling, paddleboards, fishing, drinks, fruit, meal options, and practical tips.
“very friendly guide, bad luck with the weather, but nevertheless definitely recommended”
Review of the Menies Beach and Chironisia Bay cruise from Kolymbari, with snorkeling, WWII history, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“All of us really enjoyed! Transport was with a modern bus. The places we visited had amazing clear waters. The captain and stuff were very friendly and allowed us to dive from the top deck! Thank you!”
Review of Chania’s 3-hour snorkeling, SUP, and boat trip to Almyrida, with practical advice on guides, gear, pickup, value, and sea conditions.
“Such a great trip! We had never snorkelled or paddle boarded before and were quite nervous but the guides were really patient and helpful, especially the captain of the boat. Really fun, would recommend!”
Explore Spinalonga, swim at Kolokytha, enjoy a boat BBQ, and visit Elounda and Agios Nikolaos on this full-day Crete tour.
“Great day all activities were very well planned guide was very informative on spinalonga”
Review of Rethymno’s $64 pirate boat cruise, with Crete coastline views, a Kefalas Bay swim, snorkeling, salad lunch, and practical tips.
“The swimming / snorkeling was wonderful, we saw tons of fish, the water was clear and beautiful, really an amazing experience. The ship crew were courteous and helpful. There are some inaccuracies in the description on this website: the ship sailed at 10am, not 9am; there was only one swimming stop (about an hour long), not two; the description did not mention that in addition to the free lunch, there was also food and drink for sale (it would've been helpful to know this, when traveling with children); the instructions on where to exchange the voucher for the ticket were not clear (I ended up having to go all the…”
A practical review of the 13-hour Santorini day trip from Rethymno, covering ferry travel, Oia, Fira, costs, timing, and useful tips.
“We had a really nice experience with Get Your Guide. Our tour guide and driver were AMAZING!! We were so happy with all that they shared with us, how they communicated about timelines, and more. However the day was exhausting, with traveling over 3.5 hours one way and only having around 2.5 hours total to explore the two stops, it made for a quick trip around Santorini. We knew this going in, but weren’t sure we will make it back to Greece and wanted to squeeze the stop in. For that I would say it was worth it. However, be ready for a SUPER long day, lots of heat, walking,…”
Review of the Santorini day trip from Heraklion, with high-speed ferry, Oia, Fira, optional volcano cruise, costs, and practical tips.
“It's a shame your company is, by advertising and making profits, causing travellers like myself and thousands of others to descend on a little island clearly totally unable to cope with the volume of tourists and so spoiling what should have been a quiet and enjoyable day. Nowhere to relax, nowhere to enjoy the beauty, just the most stressful and suffocating experience I've ever encountered - too many people!!!!!!!!!!”
River hour, cave run, whale ground or a deck with lunch on it.
