expedia
One Key

Earn OneKeyCash when you sign in and book an activity

Sign in
A person weaving with a loom in a room filled with various items and decorations. 1
A plate with a slice of bread topped with tomatoes, feta cheese, and an olive. There are tomatoes, a bowl of olives, a loaf of bread, and green herbs in the background. 2
A man grilling meat on a traditional outdoor grill with a fire burning underneath. 3
Two men attending to sheep in a barn. 4
A person standing in a garden with a basket of vegetables. 5
By CRETE: Luxurious Private Tours and Taxi Transfers
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$512 per adult
See tickets

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Begin the day with a warm welcome and traditional hospitality
    • Visit the grandmother’s house to discover traditional cheese-making
    • Enjoy coffee, homemade lemonade and traditional cookies
    • Pick fresh vegetables and aromatic herbs for the day’s dishes
    • Visit the stable to meet the animals and experience milking

Activity location

    • Veggera
    • Chania Regional Unit, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Veggera
    • Chania Regional Unit, Greece

Check availability

Crete: Cretan Cooking Class with Farm Visit and Meal

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English
Starting time: 4:00 PM
Price details
NZ$511.83 x 2 AdultsNZ$1,023.66
Total
Price is NZ$1,023.66

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    English-speaking guide
  • Inclusions
    Hands-on cooking session
  • Inclusions
    Fresh, high-quality ingredients for every dish you prepare
  • Inclusions
    Special keepsakes to remember your experience
  • Inclusions
    Visit to the stable
  • Inclusions
    Wine and cheese-tasting experience
  • Inclusions
    Full Cretan meal
  • Inclusions
    Live Cretan music
  • Inclusions
    Complimentary coffee, lemonade, and tsikoudia (Cretan raki)
  • Inclusions
    All taxes, fees, and service charges included
  • Inclusions
    Intimate cooking experience with a small group (maximum 12 participants)
  • Inclusions
    Apron and cooking tools provided for your use
  • Exclusions
    Personal expenses
  • Exclusions
    Service charge
  • Exclusions
    Transport

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs

What you can expect

    1. Welcome and Introduction (30 minutes)
      Begin the day with a warm welcome and traditional hospitality.
      Enjoy coffee, homemade lemonade and traditional cookies as we get to know each other.

    2. Garden Harvest (15 minutes)
      Take a stroll through our garden.
      Pick fresh vegetables and aromatic herbs for the day’s dishes.

    3. Hands-On Cooking (3 hours)
      Prepare Cretan classics like:
      Cretan Salad (tomato, cucumber, onion, pepper, olives, myzithra)
      Dako (traditional bread with tomato and cheese)
      Kalitsounia (cheese pies with myzithra and onion)
      Gemista (stuffed vegetables)
      Boureki (courgette, potatoes and myzithra)
      Lamb with Potatoes (in a wood-fired oven)
      Enjoy freshly prepared dakakia as a mid-session snack.
      *Depending on the season and what’s fresh in our garden, our cooking class may include a few extra seasonal dishes.

    4. Farm Connection (1 hour)
      Visit the stable to meet the animals and experience milking.

    5. A Step into Tradition (30 minutes)
      Visit the grandmother’s house for a glimpse into traditional cheese-making. Sip on tsikoudia, savour shortbread, and learn about the family’s wine-making process at the patitiri (wine press).

    6. The Feast (1 hour)
      Return to the Veggera, where the table is set with all the dishes you’ve prepared. Enjoy a leisurely meal accompanied by Romeiko wine and lively conversation.

    7. Sweet Finale (30 minutes)
      Relish a traditional spoon dessert, like neratzaki or quince, paired with tsikoudia or racomelo.
      End the day with live Cretan mandolin music.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Veggera
    • Chania Regional Unit, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Veggera
    • Chania Regional Unit, Greece