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Chania/Rethymno: Balos & Gramvousa With Pickup & Boat Ticket

By Quality Travel
8.6 out of 10
Excellent
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$105 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Breath in fresh sea air as you pass white sandy beaches and clear blue water
  • Cruise along the coast on a comfortable boat with a bar-restaurant and open deck
  • Experience the naturale beauty of the stunning Balos Lagoon
  • Hike to the Venetian castle on top of Gramvousa Island and gaze at the views
  • Enjoy hassle-free return transport from your hotel area to the port

Activity location

    • Chania
    • Chania, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός 90, Τράχηλος 734 00, Ελλάδα | Meet the guide in front of Cretan Daily Cruises office to receive your tickets directly with out waiting in line. Please contact the guide number or the emergency number in case of emergency. The guide will also contact you to find you. Please have with you 1 euros in cash for the environmental fee for the Municipality of Kissamos
    • Trachilos, Greece

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Shared Pick up from Kissamos Area

  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English

ATTENTION ! This pick up option is only from Kissamos Area . For Chania pick up you must choose another option.

Starting time: 9:30 AM
Price details
NZ$106.21 x 1 AdultNZ$106.21
Total
Price is NZ$106.21
Until Sat, 13 Jun

Shared Pick up from Chania Area

  • Activity duration is 11 hours11h
    11h
  • English

Book this option to enjoy the cruise and a return transfer from main pickup points in the areas of Kolymbari, Maleme,Daratso,Gerani, Platanias, Agia Marina, Stalos, kalamaki,Tavronitis, Chania city, Souda.

Starting time: 7:45 AM
Price details
NZ$109.58 x 1 AdultNZ$109.58
Total
Price is NZ$109.58

Shared pick up from Rethymno area

  • Activity duration is 12 hours12h
    12h
  • English

This option has pick up service only from Rethymno area ( Skaleta , Stavromenos , Sfakaki , Pigianos Kampos , Adelianos Kampos , Platanias , Misiria , Perivolia , Kalithea Paralia , Rethymno centre , Koumpes , Georgiopouli , Kavros , Gerani and Episkopi).

Starting time: 7:00 AM
Price details
NZ$118.01 x 1 AdultNZ$118.01
Total
Price is NZ$118.01

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Return transport by air-conditioned bus
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Boat tickets for Balos and Gramvousa island
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Multilingual tour guides
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Free time in Balos (approximately 2.5 hours)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Free time in Gramvousa (approximately 2 hours)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lunch (if option selected). The lunch is a choice of main dish of chicken with potatoes or pork with rice or stuffed tomatoes, etc, a small Greek salad, and a 750 ml bottle of water.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Sun Umbrellas (available to rent if option selected with guarantee of 5 euros until return )
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Photographer on the boat (at extra cost)

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Pets, Weapons or sharp objects
  • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments, Pregnant women, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Experience the ultimate Nature & Adventure on this Family-friendly Full-day tour featuring a scenic Boat Cruise and Beach trip in Crete.Departing from Chania with a convenient Hotel transfer and Boat ticket included you will enjoy Skip-the-line access through Kissamos Port to Balos Lagoon & Gramvousa island, where world class-class Snorkelling and Hiking await.
Experience a full-day boat trip to the westernmost part of Crete and visit two of the most famous landmarks, Balos Lagoon and Gramvousa Island.

Be picked up by an air-conditioned bus at a pickup point close to your hotel and you be driven to Kissamos Port.
There you will board a large comfortable boat with an open deck and a bar-restaurant.

Enjoy your cruise along the coast and see the dramatic rock face from the water.
The boat after an 1-hour trip will approach Gramvousa Island or Balos Lagoon (depending on the itinerary).

Gramvousa Island used to be a pirate's cove. Choose to hike for 20 minutes to the Venetian castle which is built on a steep 137m high rock. Enjoy panoramic views over the Aegean Sea and unique landscape from here.
You may also swim in the area next to the chapel of Agioi Apostoloi.
After the boat will depart for the lagoon of Balos, which will be reached after approximately 20 minutes.

Balos is characterised as one of the best beaches in the world. Words cannot convey the wild beauty of your eyes. You will admire the white and in some places the pink sand, the turquoise waters, and the natural beauty of this unique place.
You will have the opportunity to stay in this paradise and swim.

Location

Activity location

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    • Chania
    • Chania, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός 90, Τράχηλος 734 00, Ελλάδα | Meet the guide in front of Cretan Daily Cruises office to receive your tickets directly with out waiting in line. Please contact the guide number or the emergency number in case of emergency. The guide will also contact you to find you. Please have with you 1 euros in cash for the environmental fee for the Municipality of Kissamos
    • Trachilos, Greece