8. Crete: 8 Day Taste of Crete Cooking Holidays
Overview
Spend your holiday in a Organic Agro tourism Farm & Guesthouse's organic farm! In this vacation, you can walk amongst the perennial olive trees, pick vegetables, cook, taste the local Greek cuisine, and experience why it is a Mediterranean gem famous around the world. Learn all about the natural and organic Greek wines, walk around the grape vines, and taste the unique varieties cultivated. Join an olive oil tasting that will give you the tools to distinguish what makes a great olive oil so special and why it is considered the healthiest and most nutritious oil.
Day 1 Arrival day - Welcome to Crete !
On your arrival, we provide transfers and pick you up at Chania or Herakleion airport. Once you arrive at the, Guesthouse that will be your home for the week. You will have time to unpack and unwind or to relax. Enjoy a free evening to already explore the magic area at your leisure. Dinner on your own. Overnight in your accommodation.
Day 2 Cooking class, visit to the farm.
Day 3 Winery and Olive Oil Mill Tasting Tour
Learn about traditional Cretan olive oil and wine on this tasting tour through the island of Crete.
Day 4 Sfendoni Cave & Psiloritis Day Trip with Meal
After breakfast, you visit the real Crete Explore the Sfendoni Cave, one of the most important caves in Greece, and join hands-on activities at a local farm on the Psiloritis Mountains before enjoying dinner surrounded by unbeatable views.
Day 5 Cruise to Spinalonga & BBQ at Kolokytha From Agios Nikolaos
Enjoy a fun cruise in the Greek sun with a barbecue by the sea. Explore Kolokytha Bay and the historical island of Spinalonga. Start your day boarding the boat at the pretty harbour of Agios Nikolaos. Cruise across the beautiful Bay of Mirabello before arriving at the legendary island of Spinalonga
Day 6 Visit the Local producers around the villages of APOKORONA
Meet the locals, taste delicious local product and learn everything of Crete’s history, culture and traditions.
Day 7 Rethymno: Old Town Tour & Phyllo Workshop and Cretan dance show
Discover the authentic corners of Rethymno's Old Town
Take your taste buds on a journey on this guided walking tour of Rethymno's Old Town.
Day 8 After a light breakfast and goodbyes, transfers are provided to the airport for return trip.