Ride through Crete's majestic mountains on horseback and visit places made legendary by Greek mythology. Then. enjoy a delicious local Cretan lunch with homemade wine.

About this activity

Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
Reserve now & pay later: Keep your travel plans flexible—book your spot and pay nothing today.
Covid-19 precautions: Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
Duration 5 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Instructor: English, German, Russian
Pickup included: Optional pickup is available from hotels/meeting points. Please contact the activity provider a day in advance to arrange your pickup service.
Small group: Limited to 10 participants

Highlights

Enjoy over two hours of invigorating horse riding through the Finikia mountains
Ride across from the legendary mountains where Greek god Zeus is said to sleep
Have a delicious and traditional Cretan lunch, featuring homemade wine

Full description

Start your day by meeting your guide at the farm, where you will have a relaxed cup of coffee before taking a basic training session to make sure you feel safe and comfortable while riding a horse. Then, hop on your horse to begin your ride out into the mountains. After riding for about an hour, you'll arrive at the top of the Finikia mountains, where you'll stop for a break. Help yourself to a soft drink, or fruit, and take a moment to admire the amazing views and snap a picture or two. In the distance, you can spot the nearby mountain of Archanes, the place where the Greek God Zeus is said to be sleeping. Then get back on your horses and make your way back to the starting point. After riding for another hour, you'll arrive at the stables and then sit down for a delicious traditional Cretan lunch, including homemade wine. After lunch, have a seat out in the garden of the farm, help yourself to some more wine, or enjoy a few more minutes of riding. At about 1:15 PM, you will head back to your hotel or apartment.

Includes

Round-trip transfer from your hotel or accommodation
Multilingual guides
Coffee or tea
Helmets
2 hours of horse riding with drink break
Cretan lunch or dinner with homemade wine and fruit

Not suitable for

People over 264 lbs (120 kg)

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask

Important information

What to bring

Comfortable shoes
Sunscreen
Comfortable clothes

Know before you go

The tour is suitable for beginners, intermediate, or advanced riders
The maximum weight for participants is 110kg
Riding helmets and insurance are included

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.9 /5

based on 153 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.9/5
Transportation
4.9/5
Value for money
4.8/5

Sort by:

A very nice team! He loves their animals very much, it shows! Hakim was lovely and let us canter and trot safely. Very kind, helpful and funny! The meal was great! We even got to taste the raki :) We really laughed a lot with the manager and his daughter is super cheerful! thanks again

July 11, 2022

My family and I are so happy we made this choice! Fully recommend it to people of all ages. The description is very accurate and the hosts were amazing. They noticed that we have young children and proposed us an afternoon/evening tour to avoid the morning heat (very thoughtful). They were friendly and accessible, pick up was smooth. The highlight was actually riding up the mountain as beginners with enough coaching, meeting other friendly guests, a fantastic delicious dinner, lots of good humour. We will cherish these memories

July 10, 2022

The experience was really great. Husband and wife are both adorable. The lady called specially to offer us a different time, since there were only children in our booked group and we were supposed to enjoy it. Her homemade meal at the end was very delicious and it felt very familiar to sit together at her table in the evening. The man who came to pick us up from the hotel on time, by the way, is very crazy but very loving. He really cared about the participants and tried to entertain them on the side which was very funny. On his own, he also asked who ate which meat. Since we don't eat pork for religious reasons, we asked again while eating and he made sure that he was crazy but that religion wasn't fun. Very great family. Thank you for everything !

July 9, 2022

Heraklion: Finikia Horse Riding Day Tour with Lunch

Heraklion: Finikia Horse Riding Day Tour with Lunch

About this activity

Experience

Select participants and date

Overall rating

Review summary

Sort by:

Traveler type:

Star rating: