Chania · PREVELI & SOUTH-COAST BEACHES FROM CHANIA
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Preveli sits on the far south coast, where a palm-lined river runs down a gorge to meet the Libyan Sea. Reaching it means crossing the island, so most trips make a day of it with other south-coast stops. Below: what each one visits, how much beach time you get, and the price.
4x4 Land Rover safari from Rethymno to Preveli Beach with gorges, village stops, and lunch with unlimited Cretan wine.
“Enjoyed the experience - very friendly tour guide. Good value for money. I would definitely recommend this company and experience.”
Private southern Crete day from Chania: Spili lion-head fountains, folk museum, olive oil and honey tasting, gorge swim, Kalypso Beach.
“This was a great all day tour made excellent by our host, Maria. When we first booked the tour we booked mostly for the water portions of the adventure since we thought visiting a folk museum, yawn, would be uneventful, however the curator at the folk museum was outstanding. Maria, our guide was so warm and inviting she felt like family by the end of the day. We highly recommend this tour with Maria.”
Full-day Crete trip from Rethymno with a gorge walk, a boat to Preveli Palm Beach, plus Damnoni and Plakias for swimming and lunch.
“Not much to say..just amazing experience overall! The weather was great and everything went well from the beginning to the end!”
A 10-hour south-coast day trip from Chania to Preveli Palm Beach and Damnoni, with ferry rides and time on two beautiful shores.
“The weather was not suitable for the tour so they made some changes, but the overall communication and customer support was dissapointing.. I can’t comment on the actual tour, since we didn’t get to to that, but next time I will definitely not choose them”
South Crete day trip from Rethymno: Potamon Dam, St. Anthony Gorge, Kourtaliotiko, Spili, Plakias. Pickup and air-con included.
“Gorge of St. Antony was quite impressive. This object deserves more time for viewing and walking as well than canyon deserves stops in more viewpoints”
Private day trip from Rethymno to Spili, honey and olive tastings, Kourtaliotiko Gorge, and a swim at Kalypso Beach near Plakias.
“Angie was an amazing tour guide full of knowledge of the island as well as all kinds of information on the local area! Enjoyed the tour so much and Angie was flexible on time at each stop which included the waterfalls and the beach/swimming alcove.”
Guided Chania day trip to Preveli Beach with palm river, Damnoni boat ride, and Kourtaliotiko Gorge photo stop. Boat ticket extra.
“Canceled last minute only gave 1 day notice wich was to late to find something else to do for the day”
Chania mountains to south beaches in one day: Armeni breakfast, raki, pie tastings, Frangokastello swim, Lake Kournas dinner.
“Giannis the private tour guide was phenomenal . From start to finish it was a great trip. Gianniis was very knowledgeable and friendly.. He took us to all the hidden gem restaurants that the locals frequent and during the trip we stopped at so many different places from beaches, cafes, churches and iconic landmarks.The whole experience was top notch.”
Preveli Palm Beach and Damnoni day trip from Rethymno with pickup, a private boat hop, and hours of beach time on Crete.
“Never got there. Brought to beach to wait for boat. Never arrived after 2 hour wait Beach was rough and dangerous. Skipper of boat should have known about tides, etc…. After 2 hour wait bus took us to a back-up place for 2 hours. Nothing to do at this village. We did get our $20 boat ticket back and $5 for inconvenience”
