Greece · KNOSSOS PALACE TOURS
Without a guide, Knossos is a beautiful pile of restored concrete; with one, it is the Minoan Bronze Age. The 15 below cover entry-only tickets, licensed archaeologists and the combinations with the Heraklion museum, priced and timed for a Crete morning.
Skip the long Knossos ticket line with a phone e-ticket for your time slot, then explore Minoan palace ruins at your pace.
“With AC Vacations, a fully guided tour pickup and entry The guide is an outstanding man And did an EXCELLENT job.”
Skip the ticket line at Knossos with a phone e-ticket and downloadable audio tour, plus optional Heraklion and Phaistos add-ons.
“Easy to use app, interesting stories for the site. I totally recommend it!!”
Skip Knossos Palace lines with a licensed small-group walk, priority entry, and myth-meets-archaeology storytelling in 1.5 hours from Heraklion.
“Catherine was a great guide, creating a great impression of the Minoan culture. She was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about her subject matter. She managed the group really well, made sure we were in shade when she wanted to explain something at length, and checked with us whether we understood her descriptions. We loved this tour and would recommend to others.”
Crete day trip: guided Knossos Palace plus Heraklion Archaeological Museum, market and Venetian sights, with hotel pickup.
“A very good day trip. The tour guide's enthusiasm for Crete's history was infectious”
Self-guided e-ticket combo to Knossos Palace and Heraklion Archaeological Museum, with optional audio guides in multiple languages.
“It was the first time for me using the downloaded audio guide and it was great experience. This particular audio guide was really made like someone in person has been walking you through the attractions. Very easy to follow, interesting stories, you can stop and/or repeat the sections whenever you want. Great thing and definitely will repeat it for some following trip.”
Full-day Crete tour from Heraklion mixing Zeus mythology, inland villages, an olive oil press, tastings, views, optional Knossos.
“A great day Stavros was a great guide very knowledgable lots of interesting info and tests but also really funny and kept us entertained all day .Fantastic tour would highly recommend and great restaurant choice . We really enjoyed the detour to pick strawberries and drink wine, great fun and improvisation but he’s so friendly and generous”
Skip the line at Knossos with a private licensed archaeologist tour. Fast entry, clear storytelling, and 90 minutes inside Crete’s Minoan palace ruins.
“This was a great tour! Our tour guide, Evangelus was extremely accommodating for our requests and gave a great tour. We asked to be in the shade when possible because of the heat and he did great to try to accommodate this. He was promptly at the meeting point with a sign with our name. The tour was fascinating! I would recommend a guide for this place, otherwise you might not be able to grasp the significance of the palace. Overall a great tour and would recommend!”
Lassithi Plateau highlights in one long day: Zeus Cave at Psychro, Vidiani Monastery, Krasi village, an olive mill farm, then guided Knossos.
“Really good tour, tour guide and driver both great. Zeus cave was amazing, but quite a walk up to it! Knossos was amazing and guide was really knowledgeable. Olive Oil farm was a fun stop but would have been happy not to stop there too. A long day but worth it to see a few of the main sites in Crete!”
Guided Knossos Palace and Heraklion old town day trip with pickup, expert guidance, Old Market time, and optional museum visit.
“the entire trip was brilliant and really informative. would definitely recommend if you're in the hersonissos area and looking for something to do then book this”
Guided day trip from Heraklion to Knossos and the Lasithi Plateau: olive oil tasting, villages, and Zeus-area cave visits in a Wi-Fi minivan.
“The tour through the small Greek towns was full of culture and warmth, making us feel like part of the family. The olive oil tour was excellent, with a very kind and informative host who made the experience unforgettable”
Knossos Palace skip-the-line small group tour with a licensed guide, headsets, and 90 minutes inside the labyrinth of Minoan rooms.
“Our guide was very knowledgeable and her stories were interesting, recommended a tour around Knossos as there is not a lot of signage to tell you what you are looking at.”
Day trip from Rethymno to Knossos Palace and Heraklion with hotel pickup, guided Knossos in English, and 4 hours of city time.
“I enjoyed. The guide Anastasia was amazing. She told us so many interesting stories and facts about places we visited. Great thanks to highly skilleed driver. I trully recommend”
Full-day coach tour from Chania to Knossos and Heraklion, with a guided palace walk, museum time, and free time for lunch and Raki.
“The tour was excellent. The guide, Joanne was very knowledgeable about greek mythology. The guide at the Palace of Knossos, Manouolas led us round the areas of the Palace with very clear descriptions of the site. Overall, the experience of the tour was excellent.”
Rent a mini iPad with 3D 360 reconstructions and audio in your language at Knossos, with friendly staff and skip-the-line access.
“First time doing the VR tour, really enjoyed it! Sometimes it’s tough to imagine what the ruins would have looked like, so this helps you picture it. We liked that it was self guided, took us about 75 minutes. Would do again at other sites!!”
A low-stress day trip from Rethymnon to Knossos Palace and Heraklion, with air-conditioned transport, time to explore, plus optional museum visits.
“The driver and the guide (Klaus) were very friendly and provide us a nice tour of Knossos and Heraklion. Everything was very smooth.. Highly recommend!”
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