4 Cooking Classes in Crete: What Each One Costs

1.Authentic Cooking Class in the White Mountains

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 529 reviews · 6 hours · from $129Our pick

Travel by air-conditioned minivan from Chania to a family home below the White Mountains. Guides such as Alex, Yannis, and Costas share Cretan history, while Maria leads you through ntakos, tzatziki, and other traditional dishes using garden produce. Finish with wine, dinner, and mountain views.

“A fantastic experience with a very knowledgeable guide. It’s so much more than a cooking class. Beautiful scenery, lots of information and stories and great fun. It is a very long trip. We did not get back until after 11pm but the time flew by. The food was delicious and the family who host are welcoming and friendly.”

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2.Chania Cooking Class-The Authentic Enjoy traditional Cretan meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 339 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $133Top rated

Join Veerna and her family near Chania for a 4 to 5 hour hands-on Cretan cooking class. Make lamb kleftiko, dolmades, stuffed vegetables, kalitsounia, dakos, tzatziki, and dessert in an outdoor kitchen, then sit down to eat with local wine.

“This was the best cooking class we have ever taken. Veerna and Kosti were fantastic hosts and teachers. If you are going to Crete, you need to experience this. The class is very hands on and Veerna is a wonderful chef and instructor. The class feels like you are just hanging out with old friends cooking and drinking. This is one of the best things we have done in all of the 18 countries we have visited. I highly recommend. Do not miss out on this.”

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3.Full-Day Jeep Safari Tour with Cooking Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 284 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $111Best value

Spend 8 to 9 hours exploring rural Crete in a 4WD vehicle with guides such as Mario, Giannis, or Nikos. Visit a shepherd’s mitato, make cheese, cook local dishes, shape pottery, see Lasithi windmills, eat lunch with wine, and taste olive oil.

“What an unforgettable experience! Giannis, the guide, said he would give us the best day of our trip and he did not disappoint. Fun-packed, interactive, unique adventure that I recommend to anyone who wants to explore off the beaten path. We had a great time, from milking a goat, to pottery, to exploring the temple of Zeus, and of course the raki! Our guide Giannis was extremely knowledgeable, funny, dynamic and made the whole experience that much better!”

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4.Cretan Cooking Class and Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 178 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $114

At Cretan Vibes near Mires, Marianna and her mother, Mama Stella, guide you through a hands-on Cretan cooking class among olive trees. You prepare several traditional dishes, taste family olive oil, enjoy a full meal with wine, and receive recipes afterward.

“If there is ONE thing you should do when visiting Crete --- this is it! There were 12 of us in a beautiful open-air building on a farm and we all had our own gas burners, utensils, and pots. We made lamb stew, learned how to make stuffed grape leaves, little sweet cheese pies, learned how to cut a potato(new way) to make french fries and MORE. Marianna and Stella were wonderful. This is a 3 1/2 hour experience not to be missed. There were 5 men and 7 woman in our class. We sat down for our feast with red wine. This is well worth it!”

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