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Heraklion: Spinalonga, Elounda & Agios Nikolaos Trip w/ BBQ

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Heraklion: Spinalonga, Elounda & Agios Nikolaos Trip w/ BBQ

Activity provider:TOURLINE
4.1  / 5
181 reviews

From US$ 34.12 per person

Go back in time and explore the beautiful and historic island of Spinalonga where Turkish, Saracen, Venetian and Greek history coalesce. Enjoy sandy beaches, shopping, and cultural highlights.

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Duration 9 - 10 hours
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French, Polish, English, Russian, German
Pickup included
Pickup is available from the hotel/main road outside your hotel. The activity provider will contact you 24 hours before the excursion with a detailed description of your pickup point and time. If you don’t receive the mail, please check your spam/junk folders.

Experience

Highlights
  • Visit picturesque Elounda on the shores of Mirabello Bay
  • Explore Spinalonga Island and take a guided tour of the Venetian Fortress
  • Savor a fresh BBQ lunch, with a choice of chicken, pork, or vegetarian
  • Stroll around the quaint alleys of Agios Nikolaos and see the bottomless lake
  • Relax on Kolokytha's sandy shores and take a dip in the glittering blue water
Full description

Embark on a full-day trip to the island of Spinalonga from Elounda and enjoy a guided tour of the island. Visit the towns of Agios Nikolaos and Elounda and take a swim in the crystal water.

Be picked up by a modern, comfortable A/C coach from the Heraklion area and enjoy the ride along the picturesque and stunning northeast coast through the gorge of St George, reaching the small fishing village of Elounda. Today Elounda is a popular holiday resort, often visited by celebrities for the luxurious white beaches.

From there, at around 10:30, you will get on board to visit the bay and the beach of Kolokytha, a secluded haven that offers a respite from daily life. You can relax on the beach or explore the landscape and swim and eat optional a delicious BBQ on board.

After the relaxing and refreshing swim and delicious BBQ, the boat take you at around 12:45 to Spinalonga, across the Mirabello bay. By the time you reach Spinalonga most of the visitors has left the side and you can enjoy a guided tour around the scenery without rush.

The history and the culture of Spinalonga are laced with different diverse strands of history. In Ancient Greek times it served as a natural guard for the city of Olous; later it was used as a hide-out for Saracen pirates, turned into a fortress by the Venetians, and later settled by the Turks. 

After a sufficient time at Spinalonga the boat takes you back to Elounda as you head towards the last destination by bus, the capital town of Lassithi, Agios Nikolaos. There, you can relax in a café next to the bottomless Lake of Voulismeni and enjoy your walk to the local shops. At the tour's end, the bus will take you back to Heraklion area.

Includes
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off from select locations
  • Transportation in an air-conditioned bus
  • Driver
  • Guide
  • Guided tour at Spinalonga
  • Insurance by Generali
  • Boat ticket and BBQ (€12 for adults, and €6 for kids aged 4-11)
  • Spinalonga entry fee
Not suitable for
  • Wheelchair users

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What to bring

  • Sunglasses
  • Sun hat
  • Swimwear
  • Cash

Not allowed

  • Pets

Know before you go

  • This tour is subject to favorable sea and weather conditions
  • The ticket fee for Spinalonga is €8 for adults, €4 for students and seniors (students from EU countries, citizens over 65 years old from EU countries), and free for those under 18
  • Boat ticket with BBQ costs €12 for adults, and €6 for children aged 4-11 years
  • After booking the activity provider will contact you 24 hours before the excursion with a detailed description of your pickup point and time. If you don’t receive the mail, please check your spam/junk folders

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  • Transportation
    4.2/5
  • Service
    3.9/5
  • Organization
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Super boot trip to the eiland with fort and with swimming activity and bbq lunch. Only the location of departure was wrong, we had to ask around the port for the departure boot etc. Next time please name the boot (name of the boot) to board, will make it much easier for all!!!

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July 25, 2023

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GetYourGuide traveler – NetherlandsVerified booking

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Fantastic day out! Was lucky to have an elderly gentleman tour guide whose dad and grandfather had close links with the community on the island so he was very knowledgeable and passionate about the tour. The BBQ was excellent on a small little island not far from spinalona go explore tge island or stay on or around boat (bar) in my case. Would highly recommend

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May 12, 2023

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Jason – United KingdomVerified booking

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Our pick-up that morning was late. I called the Get Your Guide number and spoke with a staff member named Joseph who was kind and thoughtful, insisting on keeping me on the phone until our ride arrived which he did. The initial driver seemed to speak very little English, stopped and picked up one other person and dropped us off along a busy highway where a larger vehicle sat waiting for us, felt a little sketchy. This large city bus stopped at multiple hotels between Heraklion and our first stop, taking over 2.5 hours, NO BATHROOM available during any of this time.

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October 19, 2021

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