15 Food Tasting Tours in Chania Worth Booking

1.Old Town Highlights Guided Tour with Street Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 407 reviews · 4 hours · from $106Our pick

Walk Chania with guides such as Manos, Elene, Aria, Adonis, and Goldy, combining Venetian and Ottoman history with generous tastings of bougatsa, cheeses, olives, honey, olive oil, pies, sweets, coffee, and Cretan dishes.

“Absolutely amazing and worth doing. Small intimate group and so many things to eat, see and learn. I loved every minute and bite! Our guide Aria is amazing and so passionate about food and Chania. She took us all around the old town teaching us about the history and culture.”

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2.Walking “Food tasting tour” in the town of Chania

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 297 reviews · 2 hours 20 minutes (approx.) · from $105Best value

Walk Chania with Christos, tasting bougatsa, Cretan cheeses, olives, sweets, coffee, raki and gyros. Visit a local herb shop and knife maker, then finish near the Venetian Port. This small-group tour lasts about 2 hours 20 minutes and includes generous food portions.

“Fantastic tour. Incredible street food experience, nice pace. Not easy to find transportation from and to the ship, but our guide went above and beyond to help.”

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3.The Delicious Chania Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 138 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $108

Walk Chania with a private English-speaking guide and eat your way from a bougatsa shop to the Venetian harbor. Expect Greek coffee, raki, goat cheese, olives, pastries, souvlaki, local desserts, and Cretan stories. Guides have included Manos, Eleni, Adonis, Goldie, and Sophia.

“This was an absolute highlight of our trip to Greece! Crete is wonderful and the food incredible. Our tour guide was Aria and she was a delight! I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone coming to Crete”

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4.Chania Food Stories Half-Day Tour inc. tastings & drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $117

Walk Chania with an English-speaking guide such as Manos, Adonis, Yiannis, or Eleni, tasting Cretan foods, coffee, wine, and raki along the way. You’ll visit the Municipal Market, Ottoman and Jewish quarters, artisan workshops, and the Venetian Harbor, with a generous meze lunch to finish.

“Perfect introduction to Chania, combining plenty of food tastings with sightseeing and local history lessons.”

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5.Sunset Craft Beer & Food Tour – Chania Old Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $132

Join Marie Claire or Stelios for a 3.5-hour walk through Chania’s Old Port, pairing six Greek craft beers with a full Cretan tasting menu. Visit an acclaimed restaurant, sip beer by the Lighthouse at sunset, and finish at a local pub with practical tips for the rest of your stay.

“Enthusiastic hosts and very knowledgeable. Great beers and food pairing. A fun night with fellow travellers. Thanks again”

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6.Wine, Food, and Sunset Tour with 3-Course Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 77 reviews · 4 hours · from $163

Walk Chania’s medieval lanes with guides such as Andonis, Antonis, or Manos, then watch sunset from a local viewpoint before four wine pairings and a three-course organic dinner. Finish with sheep-milk ice cream and raki. Expect history, food, and plenty of practical advice for the rest of your Crete stay.

“Adonis was a wonderful guide. The manner in which he shared his knowledge of the the history and architecture of Chania and keeping the tourists engaged made for a fun evening. The meal was delicious and wine pairings were very good. I highly recommend this adventure.”

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7.Chania Walking Food Tours Crete with a local!

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 61 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $107

Start at Chania’s Old Market at 9:30 a.m. and walk through the old town with Stella or another Hellenic Odyssey guide. Expect Greek coffee, bougatsa, pastries, cheeses, honey, olive oil, seasonal produce, and lunch at a local restaurant, plus stories about Cretan food and culture.

“This is a delicious way to see Chania! Our tour guide Stella was so knowledgeable about this areas history and was so lovely as our guide.”

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8.Food Tasting Tour with Winery Visit & Swim Stop

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 58 reviews

Spend seven hours beyond Chania with a guide such as Linda, visiting the ancient olive tree at Vouves, a bakery, olive grove, cheese maker, and Pnevmatikakis Winery. Taste local foods, learn how they are made, and finish with two hours at Nopigia Beach.

“Amazing tour from start to finish, Linda was massively informative, a good laugh and all round lovely woman, clear to see she's a seasoned pro! Shout out to driver who got us there safely and timely, and even joined in with us which was nice! From bread, to honey, to cheese olives wine and beaches this tour included everything you could ever want. Bonus points for every stop being local small businesses, the passion for their craft really shon through. Worth every penny.”

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9.Cruise Ship Guest Beer & Food Tour – Chania Old Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $108

Join Marie Claire or Stellios, also known as Clyde, for a three-hour walking food and beer tour through Chania’s Old Port. Visit three venues, taste five Greek craft beers with Cretan dishes, sample Greek produce, and finish at a relaxed local beer pub by 3pm, leaving time to return to your cruise ship.

“We had wonderful tour with MC. She is very knowledgeable of the area and made the experience of Chania very memorable. Even if your not a huge beer drinker I highly recommend this tour she incorporates so much more!”

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10.Chania Walking Food And Wine Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 19 reviews · 3 hours · from $141

Spend three hours with local host Stella tasting Cretan cheeses, kalitsounia, sfakianopita, loukoumades, wine, olive oil, honey, and raki. Walk from Chania’s central market through the old town to the lighthouse and Yali Mosque, ending with dinner at a traditional restaurant.

“Oh my gosh this tour was amazing! This was one of the best tours for tourists to experience the Greece culture. Stella was an amazing tour guide and she really knows her history and stuff. She is amazing! Don’t book with anyone else beside Stella!”

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11.Food Tasting Tour of Chania Villages

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $138

Spend six hours in the Chania countryside with an English-speaking local escort, tasting raki at Peroulakis Distillery, olive oil in Tsivaras, Cretan cheese in Vryses, and a traditional lunch in Fres. Yannis may also add a bakery or mountain church stop.

“The two of us ended up on a private tour with Yannis. You stop at the raki, olive oil, cheese factory and a bakery and receive tastings. Guide also made a stop into a beautiful church built into the mountain. The lunch was in a little local town and the meal was served by a wonderful lady. We would recommend this tour.,”

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12.CHANIA WALKING FOOD TOURS – 3 HOUR WALKING TOUR

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 15 reviews · 3 hours · from $117

Walk Chania with Stella of The Hellenic Odyssey, stopping at eight food and culture sites for at least 15 tastings. Try bougatsa, Greek coffee, loukoumades, Cretan cheese, bakery treats, seasonal produce, and lunch at a traditional restaurant while learning about local life.

“Great tastes, very knowledgeable guide who made sure everyone was included. Great way to spend an evening making new friends.”

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13.Chania Cooking Class in Crete with rustic, delicious and homely Cretan food!

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $190

Meet Stella at her clean, welcoming Chania apartment for a hands-on lesson in Cretan home cooking. With no more than six people, you will prepare family recipes, learn about the Mediterranean diet, and sit down together for dinner, coffee, or tea.

“Stella was an excellent host. Delicious food cooked from scratch with ingredients bought fresh on the day. We chatted and learned about the food and Chania. Bonus was sitting with Stella , glass of Cretan wine and eating the outstanding dinner ( best food of the week , and we ate out in great restaurants every night). Highly recommend as something a little different on your travels.”

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14.The Ultimate Food Tour Of Chania Villages

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 8 reviews · 6 hours · from $135

Spend six hours exploring Apokoronas with an English-speaking local guide such as Maria, Andres, or Yannis. Visit an olive mill, raki distillery, bakery, cheese factory, and village kafeneio for tastings and a traditional Cretan lunch. Hotel pickup and transport are included.

“AMAZING TOUR!! Highly recommend. Andres was a wonderful guide and the various sites were amazing. Olive oil, taking, cheese, a bakery and tavern were wonderful ways to learn about Crete and local food products!”

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15.Western Crete Discovery: Chania, Rethymno, and Authentic Flavors

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 9 hours (approx.)

Spend about nine hours exploring western Crete in a private chauffeured vehicle with a local guide such as Nikos, Alexander, or Nektar. Visit Rethymno, Chania, Argiroupolis, Kournas Lake, and Boutari Winery, with hotel, villa, cruise port, or island-wide pickup.

“I took the trip from Chania to Rethymno on Crete with my guide Nikos with a deep knowledge of the history of the island.”

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