DAY TRIPS · GREECE
One spare day and a long list. These 8 lake day trips in Greece are the ones that repay the early start, each with its price, its real length and the one thing to check before you pay.
See Rethymno, Chania, and Lake Kournas in one long Crete day, with hotel transfers, multilingual guiding, and strong value at $45.
“I had a wonderful trip, very well organized. Thank you to our guide, Elena, who made sure everyone had a great time”
Review of the Rethymno to Gramvousa and Balos Lagoon day trip, with boat cruise, swimming, castle views, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Notre guide Lazarus a été d'une très grande grande gentillesse tout au long de la journée. Une activité que je recommande pour voir une beauté de la nature autant Balos que Gramvousa. De plus, le prix de l'activité est vraiment correct. Ps: Lazarus if you see this "I'M A SURVIVOR" 😂”
Explore Chania Old Town and Lake Kournas from Rethymno with hotel pickup, free time, a guide, and excellent value at $47.
“We really enjoyed the tour. Our tour guide and driver were always very friendly and accommodating, and everything was well organized. We especially liked that they took the season into account: we went to the lake first and then into town, which meant the lake was still wonderfully empty and we could enjoy the pedal boat ride much more.”
Explore Kefalonia’s Melissani Lake, Drogarati Cave, Nautical Museum, and Myrtos Beach on a well-paced seven-hour day trip.
“Excellent, it’s the best choice if you want more time on the best beach, the cave is a lot of cueing for a short boat ride of ten to fifteen minutes and if you want to see the cave in its full glory you will need to go later in the day but the ques will be longer and then the beach will be busy.., this trip gets you there earlier and then on to relax for three hours which was a little bit of heaven ❤️”
Review of a private Thessaloniki day trip to Kerkini Lake, with birdwatching, flamingos, buffalo, boat rides, village lunch, and practical tips.
“From start to finish this was a fantastic trip. Our tour guide Nikos could not be faulted- stopping at multiple locations to point out different species of birds and animals, even letting us get out to take pictures. The boat ride was phenomenal and something we will never forget. Do not hesitate to book.”
Compare Chania, Lake Kournas, and Rethymno on a full-day Crete tour with hotel pickup, free time, and multilingual guiding.
“Leider war die Tour sehr hektisch. Es blieb kaum Zeit, sich die einzelnen Orte in Ruhe anzuschauen. Mir ist klar, dass man auf einer Rundreise nicht alles sehen kann, aber es war einfach zu wenig Zeit – weder zum Essen oder Trinken noch für eine saubere Toilette. Ich hatte das Gefühl, länger im Bus zu sitzen als wirklich etwas zu erleben. Außerdem kamen wir sehr spät im Hotel an. Ich denke, man hat sich zu viele Ziele vorgenommen – lieber nur zwei Orte, dafür mehr Zeit vor Ort. Noch einmal würde ich diese Tour nicht machen. Beim nächsten Mal würde ich lieber ein Auto mieten und die Reise selbst gestalten.”
Review of Crete’s Kournas Lake, Argyroupoli and coastal day trip from Rethymno, with swimming, village stops, transport tips and value advice.
“Kournas Lake and Georgiopouli were both gorgeous locations. Well worth the money as it is priced the same as the hop on/hop off bus but has much nicer locations. Only down side was that the 'luxury coach' although not horrific, was not desperately luxurious.”
Review of Crete’s Elafonisi and Balos day trip, with pink sand, turquoise water, 4x4 access, costs, timing, and practical booking advice.
“Excelente custo benefício, mas não vi muito cuidado da parte deles na busca das pessoas. Ao ser confirmado, eles mandam um endereço (ponto de encontro era uma ponte, onde passavam caminhos, carros) e eu (viajando sozinha) precisei caminhar 10 minutos para chegar lá, e atrasaram alguns minutos para a retirada. Tirando isso, foi tudo muito bom.”
A boat, a castle, a waterfall or a very long lunch.
