6 Honey & Beekeeping Tours in Crete to Build a Day Around

1.Olive Oil, Wine, Cheese & Honey Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 490 reviews · 7 hours · from $49Our pick

Spend seven hours exploring rural Crete from Chania with a local guide such as Linda or Electra. Visit the Vouves olive tree, bakery, cheese factory, honey producer, olive mill, and Pnevmatikakis Winery, with generous tastings and hotel pickup included.

“What a fun day! Linda was a superb guide and was full of knowledge, stories and enthusiasm! All of it was fun (and tasty) and I especially loved learning about bees and tasting all the honey! So glad we went, and highly recommend it!”

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2.Small-Group Honey & Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting Tour in Crete

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 85 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $18Best value

At Idiosmos near Pervolakia, hosts including Marianna and Mariana explain Greek beekeeping and cold-pressed olive oil production. You will see the working process, watch a short film, and taste eight honeys, olive oil, bread, cheese, tomatoes, olives, and yogurt in a group of up to 10.

“This was a fantastic experience that my girlfriend and I booked onto! Mariana was a brilliant host, making us feel welcome and was very engaging. The tour about the honey production and olive oil farm was very interesting and full of facts, but pitched at absolutely the right level to keep everyone engaged and deliver the right amount of information. The tasting session was excellent, with a huge variety of honeys to try as well as the local olive oil. This was then paired with different foods to deliver the best experience. Would absolutely recommend!”

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3.Crete Private Tour: The Secrets of Wine, Olives & Honey

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 59 reviews · 6.5 hours

Travel from Rethimno by private 4x4 with a multilingual guide to Klados Winery, Garazo, Halepa Monastery, Paraschakis Olive Oil, Apithano Honey Museum and Melidoni. Tastings, a Cretan lunch and off-road scenery make this a hands-on look at island traditions.

“Sehr schöner Ausflug in Gegenden, in die man sonst nicht kommt. Informativ, kleine Gruppe, super nette Guides. Lämmer wieder gerne.”

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4.Wine, Olive Oil, and Honey Tour with Winemaker

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 55 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $217

Travel from Crete’s coast into the mountains with guide Vasilis, visiting a family olive oil mill, tasting regional products, sampling wine from the barrel, and sharing a traditional lunch in the vineyards. The small-group tour includes pickup and runs in English.

“Our favorite excursion on our 13 day trip!! Vasili picked us up on time right where he said he would. We learned so much about the area, the people of Crete, the growth and processing of olives, the process of bee keeping, how to discover the right language to use to order the wine you like...and then there was the lovely meal we helped to make in the middle of the vineyard! Amazing day...amazing excursion. Shout out to Anna Maria who quickly answered my texts to help the day go smoothly! Thanks Vasili for giving us a day we will never forget! HIghly recommend this tour!!”

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5.Elafonisi Beach Day Trip with Local Honey Factory

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 28 reviews

Travel from Chania to Elafonisi Beach by air-conditioned bus, with three hours to swim, walk, and explore the Natura 2000 area. An English-speaking guide accompanies the day, which also includes a stop near Elos and a visit to a local honey factory. Private and small-group options are available.

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6.Private Beekeeping Experience with Honey Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours · from $94

Spend two private hours at Kokkiadis Honey Farm near Heraklion with Maria, learning how bees produce award-winning honey and how the family farms naturally. Tour the hives, then taste honey, marmalade, sweet spoons, rakomelo, liqueur, olive oil, and homemade treats.

“Que Dire, une expérience à vivre. Une magnifique découverte, tant par les lieux, le domaine et par Maria. Maria mille mercis pour l’accueil et pour le partage. Maria est passionnée par les abeilles et vous transmet cet amour durant la visite. Et la dégustation …. Une merveille, les produits sont bio et faits maison un vrai délice. Un grand merci à la maman pour les cheese pie.”

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