5 Lake Kournas Trips in Crete Worth Booking

1.Rethimno, Chania, and Kournas Lake Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,694 reviews · 10 - 14 hours · from $45Our pick

Travel from Crete’s east to its handsome west coast with a multilingual guide such as Michael or Elena. You get free time in Rethymno and Chania, then a relaxed stop at freshwater Lake Kournas. Hotel pickup, transport, and guiding are included, but food and drinks are not.

“I thought this was excellent. A great opportunity to see more of Crete (especially if, like myself, you were based in Malia to the east, and don’t have a license to be able to hire a car!) Everything was prompt; the guide was friendly and approachable and all instructions (like timings) were made clear to us. I’m a bit of a budding photographer and both of these towns were so photogenic (a bonus if you’re a bit cat obsessed, like me, for there are plenty of stray cats to snap!) I’ve heard people mention that it would be possible to remove the lake from the visit but I actually enjoyed…”

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2.Chania, Lake Kournas and Rethymno Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 408 reviews · 10 - 12 hours · from $44

Spend a long day touring western Crete by air-conditioned coach, with free time in Chania and Rethymno plus swimming or pedalo rides at Lake Kournas. Hotel-area pickup, a live guide and a $44 price make this a useful car-free introduction to the island.

“excellent dqy trip. all well organised. chania and lake kournas were the highlights of the day and were incredible. would highly recommend this trip”

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3.Chania Town, Kournas Lake, and Rethymno Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 288 reviews · 11 - 13.5 hours · from $56

Spend 11 to 13.5 hours crossing Crete from Heraklion to Chania, Kournas Lake, and Rethymno. You’ll have guided commentary in English, German, or French, free time in each stop, and the option to rent a pedal boat at the lake. Guides may include Elizabeth, Kristina, or Rita.

“We both enjoyed the trip immensely one slight criticism is the guide did seem to speak a lot more in German than in English. Not sure we got the same level of information. But what we did get was very knowledgable. Would recommend the trip to others.”

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4.Kournas Lake, Argyroupolis, and Olive Oil Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 173 reviews · 9 hours · from $29Best value

Spend nine hours exploring western Crete with stops at an olive mill, Argyroupolis village and springs, and Kournas Lake. Guides such as Yannis, Kostas, Lazaros, and Anastasia have led the trip. Expect a pedalo ride, swimming time, Cretan food, and olive oil tasting.

“Loads of places to see with adequate time at each and an amazing guide and driver made it a real great day trip!”

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5.Chania and Lake Kournas Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 139 reviews · 6 hours · from $47

Travel by coach from Rethymno to Chania and Lake Kournas with an English-speaking guide. Expect roughly three hours in Chania, about two hours by the lake, hotel-area pickup, and time for the lighthouse, old lanes, swimming, turtles, and a €10 pedalo for two.

“lovely day trip to take in Chania and spend some time next to Lake Kournas. We was blessed with a sunny day. Everything went as planned. Both places deserve more time but a great way to sample each.”

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