White Mountains (Lefka Ori) Tours and Activities

Immerse yourself in Crete’s culture and cuisine on this full-day 4WD safari from Chania. Sample fine Cretan wines at a local vineyard, watch a demonstration of traditional knife making, then peek into an olive mill and learn about the island’s famous extra-virgin olive oil. Finally, indulge in a delicious lunch at a local tavern and taste typical Cretan specialties like seafood, feta cheese and savory pies.

Discover Crete’s beautiful landscapes and heritage on this full-day 4x4 safari. Sitting inside an all-terrain vehicle with a professional driver-guide at the wheel, you'll coast along dusty pathways, passing pretty villages and olive fields. Learn about life on the island and Crete's agriculture, then head off-road for an exhilarating ride up the mountains. Your tour concludes with a meal at a traditional family Cretan tavern.

Escape the tourist trail and spend a day exploring off the beaten track beauty near Georgioupolis. By traveling in a Land Rover, you’ll be able to access off-road sites that you wouldn’t discover otherwise. Visit incredible archaeological sites, traditional villages, and secluded beaches. If you work up an appetite, you won’t have to research where to eat as a delicious lunch in a family tavern is included. The tour will also take you to a winery, an olive oil factory, a castle, and multiple historical sites.

Discover the “authentic Crete” that most tourists don’t see by joining us on an amazing road trip to Sfakia, Crete’s most remote and rugged region, home to the impressive White Mountains (being really white due to snow until early summer!) Experience this epic Crete tour, full of activities for the whole family, including hiking in deep gorges, hands-on cooking, sampling of local tastes, amazing storytelling and towering mountains, and endless blue sea views of unparalleled beauty. Take a local breakfast in a family-owned cheese and yogurt factory. Hike through stunning Imbros Gorge, once the hidden pathway for ANZAC soldiers. Learn about the Cretan herbs’ therapeutic qualities and try some of their concoctions in a ‘herbal sanctuary.” Participate in a hands-on cooking class and enjoy a Cretan lunch of traditional dishes from farm to table. Discover a unique local cellar and winery and sample Cretan wines.

Visiting White Mountains with best panoramic view of Chania Semi private safari tour up to 6 or 8 persons per vehicle A visit to an original shepherd’s hut “Mitato” at 1350m Coffee or tea or juice in a traditional coffee shop Lunch with traditional Cretan food and wine.

Heading into rural Crete alone to discover its villages and lifestyles means either self-driving a rental car or relying on public buses. With this full-day tour, save yourself the hassle and effort, and explore Crete’s mountainous interior in a convoy of chauffeured 4x4s. En route, stop at Venizelos Gorge, stone villages, a cheese-making shepherd’s hut, museums, viewpoints, and more—all of them easy to miss if exploring independently.

We will pick you up early in the morning. After a small stop to Xyloskalo we start hiking. You can walk with your pace, our guide will follow the last one of the group. At the end of the gorge we will have time to swim in the Lybian sea. Later we will take a boat to Sougia, where our airconditioned bus will drive you at the pick up point.

Visiting White Mountains with best panoramic view of Chania Semi private safari tour up to 6 or 8 persons per vehicle A visit to an original shepherd’s hut “Mitato” at 1350m Coffee or tea or juice in a traditional coffee shop Lunch with traditional Cretan food and wine.

The famous chain of the WHITE MOUNTAINS, also called the CRETAN HIGH DESERT or CRETAN ALPS, proudly feature more than 50 peaks that are above 2000 meters. Within 2 hours of hiking you can experience the breathtaking view and stunning scenery of the trail that leads you to the highest summit: PACHNES which is the second highest summit of CRETE. From the top you can enjoy a full panorama view, revealing the SAMARIA GORGE, CAPE GRAMVOUSA, GAVDOS ISLAND, MOUNT PSILORITIS AND MOUNT GIGILOS.

This is the most complete village hopping experience going through the villages at the foot of ‘’Lefka Ori” (White Mountains). A unique guided road trip with wonderful scenery as well as a real insight into traditional Cretan life.

The best way to learn about Cretan cuisine is by getting involved in the process of cooking according to traditional recipes. Learn about the Cretan way of life in the previous ages and now while tasting wine and cheese.