5 Farm Visits in Greece: What Each One Costs

1.Farm, Ano Mera Village, and Beaches Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,283 reviews · 4 hours · from $58Our pick

Spend four hours touring Mykonos by comfortable van with an English, Spanish, or Italian-speaking guide. Visit Agios Ioannis, Ano Mera, Panagia Tourliani monastery, Mykonian Spiti farm, Kalo Livadi, and Kalafati. Farm snacks or lunch cost extra, but the food, wine, animals, and local stories make it the tour’s centerpiece.

“Really recommend to everyone,the guides was really nice ,especially thanks to Andressa ,love the lunch at farm,very traditional and taste .”

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2.Road-trip to Lasithi Plateau & Olive Mill Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 420 reviews · from $39

Travel from Crete’s resort towns into the Lasithi Plateau with a guide such as Soula, Tania, or Carine. Visit Vidiani Monastery, Lasinthos Eco Park, Krasi village, and an olive mill farm. Some departures also include Zeus Cave or Knossos Palace, so confirm your chosen version before booking.

“This was an absolutely brilliant excursion. Our guide Tania was very informative and always on hand to answer questions. I like her sassy attitude and while very kind and considerate she doesn't put up with any nonsense either. When managing a group of people this is super important. Our driver handled the mountain roads and 900M climb like a boss. He turned corners, tight squeezes and hairpin bends in such large transportation that I would fear in a car. I enjoyed every single aspect of the tour. There is a service happening in the monastery but it is permissible to quietly enter the back of the church to say a…”

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3.Olive Farm Tour with Tasting of Local Delicacies

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 411 reviews · 1 day · from $23Best value

At Kleanthi Olive Farm near Heraklion, an English-speaking guide leads you through old olive trees and the working mill before a generous tasting of oil, bread, cheese, fruit, honey, herbs, and other Cretan foods. Guides have included Mary, Theodora, Maria, John, and Giannis.

“Excellent tour, very informative. Our guide Theodora was knowledgeable and friendly. The tour included olive oil tasting, with bread, cheese, fruit, veg and meat, and it totally exceeded expectations. We had a brilliant time and I highly recommend”

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4.Knossos, Lasithi, Lasinthos and Olive Farm Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 351 reviews · from $50

Spend 10.5 to 11 hours exploring Crete from Heraklion, with stops at Vidiani Monastery, Lasinthos Eco Park, Krasi, an olive mill, and Knossos. Guides such as Soula, Nektarios, Katherine, and Yani bring the history to life. Expect a full bus, long roads, and an extra €20 for Knossos.

“This excursion was a great full day out exploring the local villages in Crete and finding out about the history. The tour guide was very knowledgeable. We just wish we had slightly more time to look around and for the lunch break as there were multiple coaches at the same time. we could see that they tried to stagger the arrivals of coaches but it did mean the locations, particularly the restaurants were busy.”

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5.Wine Tasting Tour at a traditional farm in Mykonos

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 114 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $90

Meet your driver at noon or 6pm, then head from Mykonos Town or the port to Mykonian Farm near Ano Mera. Sommelier Stathis Pasoglou, Peter, or another host leads four generous Greek wine tastings with bread, cheese, meat, and vegetables. Expect a small-group farm setting, not a full winery tour.

“Amazing time. Wine was great. Host was awesome. Farm was so cute. Had donkeys and goats. Would definitely recommend.”

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