The 9 Food Tasting Tours in Rethymno That Earn Their Price

1.Rethymno Old Town: A Traditional Cretan Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 103 reviews · 3 hours · from $104Our pick

Join Virginia and the Filiko Tours team for a three-hour evening walk through Rethymno Old Town. You will visit family-run tavernas, a bakery, and a historic phyllo workshop, tasting Cretan dishes, local wine, raki, rakomelo, baklava, and lokma in a group of up to 12.

“Had an amazing time with Virginia, walking through parts of Rethymno I wouldn’t have seen by myself, tasting and learning about the lokal food. Great start to my vacation,thank you!”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Olive Oil Tasting with Cretan Food Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 52 reviews · from $107

Meet Aspassia at the Valide Cooking Activities Building near Rethymno, then ride to a 2,000-year-old olive grove. Over three hours, you’ll taste four oils, pair them with a four-course Cretan menu, and learn about harvesting, storage, cooking, and olive oil culture.

“We learned so much about olive trees and olive oil, it was very relaxing and educational. We just had a little trouble finding the meeting place and I emailed our host. She responded very quickly and we were able to find her.”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Unique Wine & Food Experience Inside a Cretan Gorge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 4 hours · from $170Top rated

Spend four hours on a stone-built balcony in Zourida Gorge, tasting Greek wines, two Cretan spirits, and nine organic local dishes. An English-speaking host explains Cretan food and winemaking in a small group of up to 14. Transport is not included, so plan your route from Rethymno.

“It was really nice meeting new people and the setting was absolutely stunning. The food, the wine and our host were amazing.”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.2-Hour Wine Tasting & Food pairing in Rethymno, Crete, Greece

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $90

Meet at Veneto Restaurant in Rethymno at 5:30 pm for a two-hour tasting in a 600-year-old stone cellar. Maria, Rafael, or Daniel may guide you through Greek and Cretan wines, tasting methods, aromas, and food pairings for up to 20 people.

“Awesome experience! Maria was a very knowledgeable and kind host for us, and gave great details about the wine. It was a truly amazing time!”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Cretan Night Music, Food & Dancing

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 8 reviews · 6 hours · from $77Best value

Leave Rethymno in the evening for Asteri, a traditional village setting where dinner, Greek wine, live Cretan music, and folk dancing fill the night. Hotel-area pickup, English guidance, and return transport are included, with pickup details sent the day before.

“Great night…lovely food and great entertainment! Definitely a must do if you’re visiting the area!”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Private Old Town Highlights Tour with Street Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $165

Join a private English or Spanish-speaking guide for four hours in Rethymno Old Town. Visit food shops, artisan stores, and markets, then taste Cretan cheeses, mezes, sheep yogurt with thyme honey, seasonal sweets, coffee, and raki. Guides Theo and Mirdini have led past departures.

“Great! Theo was very knowledgeable. Best to come hungry. There were snacks from the get-go. Thanks for an amazing day!”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Old Town and Food Tasting Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews · from $96

Walk Rethymno with an English-speaking guide, sampling local foods, coffee, handmade phyllo, and Cretan meze with wine. You’ll see Guora Porta, Rimondi Fountain, the Neradze Mosque, Venetian buildings, and Mr. Giorgos Chatziparaschos’s baklava workshop in a small group of up to six.

“We did this wonderful tour and it could not have been better! We learned a lot about the old town’s history and the culture of the Cretan people. We stopped at true authentic Cretan locations that are real hidden gems where the locals would go. We had the most exquisite and delicious Cretan food along the way, and we got to appreciate the way of life in old town rethymnon. I highly recommend this tour!”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.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.”

Check availability →Read our full review

9.Rethymno Scavenger Hunt: Pirates, Food, Alcohol & Treasures

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $78

You’ll split into two teams for an evening hunt through Rethymno’s Old Town, solving pirate-themed clues with a local guide. Expect narrow lanes, Venetian buildings, secret stops, Cretan snacks, and traditional spirits. Virginia may lead the game, so ask when booking.

“got to see different things around the old town, hosts were brilliant”

Check availability →Read our full review