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GetYourGuide traveler, Germany
4 June 2024
I booked the guided Knossos tour early at 9 in the morning. That was a good choice because of the heat. We were a group of 3 people and my guide was Akrivi. She was an amazing guide and has a good knowledge of the historical backgrounds and even about the latest historical facts. Because of that, she was able to give us a good overall view about everything. Even about controversial facts or things make us more think about. She had a great way of telling and always took care of us, like staying in areas with more shade to protect us from the sun. I am really happy that I had her as my guide, and she was my guide too for the museum tour later on that day. Thank you so much!
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GetYourGuide traveler, United Kingdom
24 May 2024
Our tour guide Akrivi was super knowledgeable about the "Palace of Knossos" and her enthusiasm was infectious. I would highly recommend this tour to really understand the story and the history of the Minoans.
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Viator review, USA
Jun 5, 2024
Our tour guide was fantastic & very Knowledgeable!!! She explained everything to us & was very sweet to have us wait in the shade while she waited in the queue to visit the ruin
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Viator review, USA
Jun 5, 2024
An Educational Visit to the Labyrinth.
Akrivi was friendly and knowledgeable. They made our visit to the Labyrinth eye opening and
memorable.
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Tripadvisor review, USA
Jun 3, 2024
Great tour, wonderful guide!
Tour was excellent and skip the line a must! Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and provided connection between history and mythology. She also did a great job of finding shade! TIP: try to get either an early morning or early evening tour to avoid heat and crowds
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Tripadvisor review, USA
May 25, 2024
Akrivi Chatzigeorgiou’s expert guiding services provided us with a well organized and highly informative tour of Knossos and the Herakion Archeological Museum. She is well spoken and provides interesting commentary. She can speak to those with a deep interest in Minoan & Greek history or those looking for an introduction. She knows Knossos and the museum very well, and avoids the crowds, when possible, making the experience much more enjoyable. She provided door to door service for us from our hotel, making the experience seamless. Thank you Akrivi! It was a highlight of our Greek tour. We normally would not spend the extra for a private guide, but this experience was well worth it.
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Viator review, USA
May 24, 2024
Passionate and captivating.
Katerina’s knowledge and passion for the Minoan civilization was evident from the start, which is why we continued with her to Knossos Palace. This was my first visit to the museum but it will not be my last. I strongly recommend her as a guide who will captivate you and enrich your experience greatly.
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Viator review, USA
May 22, 2024
Excellent. Our tour guide-Akrivi was very knowledgeable and explained in the history timeline in detail. It was so interesting!
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Tripadvisor review, FRA
Oct 28, 2021
Visite en famille avec Akrivi. Tour of Crete (3 days private tour) Akrivi nous a accompagné visiter les ruines de Knossos. Nous étions une famille de 7 avec des enfants et un bébé. Elle a été parfaite, s’adaptant à notre rythme et faisant revivre la civilisation minoenne tout au long de la visite. Avec l’option coupe file, nous n’avons pas fait la queue pour avoir nos billets, ce qui est appréciable car le site draine énormément de gens. À recommander sans hésiter
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Tripadvisor review, USA
Nov 13, 2021
Special experience.
Knossos Palace Guided Walking Tour.
This was a special experience to be able to tour with Gude through WeGuide. Her approach and presentation was refreshingly insightful, leaving us with deep desire for more in-depth understanding of the Minoan history. We highly recommend!
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Viator review Joanne_B, USA
Feb 27, 2022
Great tour and guide for Knossos
Labyrinth of Knossos Skip-the-Line Ticket with Tour Guide
We booked the Knossos palace as our first excursion in Crete and it was superb. Akrivi (from WeGuide) was a great ambassador of the island. She provided us so much information about the palace! We were very lucky that the site was not crowded so she was able to bring us so close to the structures--not something we expected. I would highly recommend both the tour and Akrivi.
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Viator review: Joseph_H, USA
Mar 19, 2022
Marvelous Guided Tour of Knossos Palace Site -
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We enjoyed our tour of Knossos Palace and our Viator guide, Akrivi, did an excellent job. We had a sunny, temperate day in March, there were no crowds, and Akrivi’s English was excellent. She met us at the entrance and conducted us through the site at any easy pace. She presented information in a well-organized manner and was humorous at times. She even knew where the best spot was for a photo of us, and took it for us. We highly recommend this tour; another winner from Viator.
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Viator review Caitlin_F, USA
Apr 12, 2022
Just book it. You won't regret it.
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We cannot recommend this tour enough. My brother and I were truly blown away by the Knossos Palace. Our guide was very skilled in weaving together history, amended history, and myth.
She was funny, gracious about picture-taking, and good at maneuvering us through the labyrinth (pun-intended) that is Knossos. It was easy to pick up on her passion for the site.
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Tripadvisor review: poliviosk, Europe
Aug 29, 2020
Wonderful time travel to the Ancient Minoan civilization. - The valley of Zeus (Olive oil, wine tasting)-Knossos palace tour. -
Thanks to Akrivi we had a fantastic time visiting both the Heraklion Archaeological Museum and the Knossos palace. Akrivi waved together the history and mythology, explained in detail all aspects of Minoan civilization and made us to travel back in time, to learn and appreciate the achievements of Minoans, the first Mediterranean civilization.It is totally worth to book both tours together , otherwise you will be missing the complete picture.Especially if you are a small group/family you should not miss this tour; it is not just a tour it is time travel !
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Viator review: Colleen_L, USA
Jul 1, 2021
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Labyrinth of Knossos Skip-the-Line Ticket with Tour Guide
Our guide was very knowledgeable and shared with us the history and mythology related to Knossos Palace (King Minos, the Minotaur, etc). It was an informative and thoroughly enjoyable tour. I would definitely recommend it.
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Viator review: Miguel_M, USA
Aug 30, 2021
Best Iraklion Experience ! - Tour of Crete (3 days private tour) Wow! This was such a great tour. After all the negative reviews online about the actual site I can say just ignore them. It’s a site well worth visiting and my guide was amazing! She was punctual waiting fir me with a sign with my name. She was really knowledgeable and really made this tour a good History abs cultural lesson! I would highly recommend this tour !
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Tripadvisor review: travelingdaisy3, USA
Aug 26, 2021
Must do!
Knossos Palace Guided Walking Tour
My family travels all over the world and has encountered numerous tour guides. Ioanna was different, in only the most wonderful way! She has this amazing way of challenging you to not only see and enjoy the ruins and historical sites you are at; but also to truly dive into the history of the people behind the ruins. My 13 year old son loved debating and discussing the why behind certain Ancient Greek practices and beliefs with her. He says it brought the ruins alive for him. Ioanna is also such a truly engaging and lovely person. She made us feel like family in her country and that just made the tour even more enjoyable! I cannot recommend her and her tours enough, they are a must do!
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Georgina, New Zealand
Jun 6, 2024
Excellent guide who provided us with interesting historical information about Knossos.
Knossos Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Walking Tour
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Hadrien, United Kingdom
Jun 5, 2024
Very knowledgeable guide. The tour had a good flow with the story evolving.
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Sissel, Denmark
Jun 5, 2024
It was a really nice trip with a good guide.
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Alex, Germany
Jun 5, 2024
I was the lucky one because my guide Akrivi was also the guide from the knossos trip. And I was the only one for the museum tour. She was very up to date about the latest historical facts.Because of the knossos tour on the same day in the morning I was able to get a better understanding about all the things and stories around the minoan civilization. Akrivi has a great way to tell everything. I am really happy and I am glad I booked a guided tour. Thank you so much for the day. I really recommend the knossos guided tour early in the morning because of the heat later and then later to do the museum guided tour. Great!!
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GetYourGuide traveler, Germany
Jun 4, 2024
I booked the guided Knossos tour early at 9 in the morning. That was a good choice because of the heat. We were a group of 3 people and my guide was Akrivi. She was an amazing guide and has a good knowledge of the historical backgrounds and even about the latest historical facts. Because of that, she was able to give us a good overall view about everything. Even about controversial facts or things make us more think about. She had a great way of telling and always took care of us, like staying in areas with more shade to protect us from the sun. I am really happy that I had her as my guide, and she was my guide too for the museum tour later on that day. Thank you so much!
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Joseph, United States
May 29, 2024
Our guide akrivi was very informative and she brought the Minoan back to life for us
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John, United States
May 28, 2024
Our guide, Kateryna, was extremely knowledgeable and clever, offering us an experience which I can confidently say outclassed every other tour there. 10/10
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Amanda, Australia
May 25, 2024
We had a marvellous guide- she was so interesting about the history and myths of Knossos including lots of new insights.
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GetYourGuide traveler, United Kingdom
May 24, 2024
Our tour guide Akrivi was super knowledgeable about the "Palace of Knossos" and her enthusiasm was infectious. I would highly recommend this tour to really understand the story and the history of the Minoans.
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GetYourGuide traveler, United States
May 21, 2024
This tour was great because the guide was engaging, passionate about the subject and ensured everyone’s comfort. I wish we had this guide to tour every country. Her English was great, and she customized her tour to what its participants were been noticing at the archeological site. It was like touring with the knowledgeable, caring and fun friend!
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GetYourGuide traveler, Singapore
May 20, 2024
Our guide was engaging and gave us good information about Knossos Palace. Loved the nuggets of information that she presented through a well paced and flowing delivery
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GetYourGuide traveler, Canada
May 19, 2024
Excellent tour!! Katerina was very knowledgeable and brought life at the Palace to life with her descriptions, stories, and pictures.
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Jenny, United States
May 19, 2024
Katerina (I hope o spelled this right) was fabulous. Clearly she has great passion about the history of this amazing place! She told so many wonderful facts about the civilization of the Minoans! The process to meet with the tour and get tickets was very smooth as well! Definitely get a tour of Knossos, it’s well worth it there is not a lot of signage around to read, much better having someone like Katerina telling you all of the special facts about this “palace”!
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GetYourGuide traveler, Canada
May 17, 2024
It was one of the best tours we have had. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and was able to answer any questions.
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Christine, United Kingdom
May 13, 2024
The whole experience of the skip the line guided walking tour of Knossos Palace was an absolute joy from start to finish. Our guide was incredible, her command of English excellent and knowledge of the history and mythology of Knossos amazing. I just wish I could remember her name but it began with A
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GetYourGuide traveler, Luxembourg
May 13, 2024
Katherina, notre guide, était exceptionnelle : elle nous a raconté l'histoire des minoens, du palais et les liens avec la mythologie à travers les siècles avec érudition et beaucoup d'humour. On en voulait tous encore ! c'était super, je recommande vivement !
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Mary, United States
May 10, 2024
Guide did not seem that enthusiastic about his job or what he was telling us about the Minoans. We felt rushed through the ruins and especially through the museum. He was always ahead of us. Maybe he should retire and find a job he loves doing. He was not very friendly or interested in us. We chose to forgo the city tour after the museum because we were unhappy with the guide.
Best of Heraklion : Knossos - Arch.Museum - City tour
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Shari, Austria
May 7, 2024
Fantastic! Elena was very knowledgeable and a wonderful guide.
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Erna, Netherlands
May 5, 2024
Doordat ik een gids had, die veel wist over de archeologie, de geschiedenis, de drie lagen van het verhaal van Knosos, heb ik 1,5 uur intens genoten van dit prachtige verhaal, terwijl we door Knossos liepen. Ik raad iedereen aan Knossos met een gids te bezoeken, want zij weten zoveel details, waardoor alles extra diepte heeft en het geheel leeft! Anderen hoorde ik erover dat het een saaie hoop stenen was, en allemaal nep. Die hadden dus helaas geen gids gehad. Ze zouden nog een poging moeten wagen (met gids)! De verhalen ben ik al volop aan het doorvertellen, ondersteund door de foto’s. En ik geniet nog volop na! Bedankt!!
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Eva, Sweden
May 5, 2024
Påläst utbildad guide. Hon gav en målande beskrivning av livet på Knossos. Hade varit väldigt svårt att få ut det samma av att gå på egen hand.
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GetYourGuide traveler, Greece
May 4, 2024
Our guide, Akrovi, was so patient and knowledgeable and funny. She was very engaging and even my twelve-year-old who never pays attention listened! By far our best experience since moving to Crete.
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Elizabeth, Australia
Apr 30, 2024
Our guide was knowledgeable and very enthusiastic. We learnt so much and would have missed many things if we did it ourselves.
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Ruth, Belgium
Apr 27, 2024
Very interesting, super knowledgeable guide, good mix of mythology and the actual history (or what is known at least). The guide really made the stories come to life
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David, United Kingdom
Apr 17, 2024
The tour was excellent. We booked into a group with a maximum of 16 people, but as we went in the morning our group was only 5, so it was more like a private tour. Our tour guide was excellent, with excellent knowledge of the site and its history. He was always willing to answer our questions and did not rush the tour.
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Prof.Dr., Switzerland
Apr 9, 2024
Sehr gute Führung, äusserst kompetente Erklärung durch unseren Guide Frau Arkivi.
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G, Netherlands
Apr 2, 2024
I had previous tours in Greece, mycene, Epidaurus ect. This tour was focused on the Crete minoan period, so many puzzle pieces came together, I had a wonderful guide, mindblowing walk through history, absolutely loved it!
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GetYourGuide traveler, United States
Mar 19, 2024
Our guide Agravy was wonderful. So knowledgeable and made the tour interesting!
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Niccolò, Switzerland
Jan 10, 2024
I was the only participant to this tour… I had a privileged tour with a marvelous guide (Akrivi Chatzigeorgiou), who provided a great story to better understand the palace, and the Minoan society, with a smile!! Thanks!!
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Jennifer, Greece
Nov 23, 2023
I liked the way the tour guide integrated mythology and history. She had a good pace of speaking, answered questions eagerly and was very knowledgeable.
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Amanda, United States
Nov 21, 2023
Guide was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining and directed us to areas before they got crowded.
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Jennie, Canada
Nov 18, 2023
I absolutely loved this activity! Akrivi was full of information and her enthusiasm was contagious. I was the only one on the tour so I was spoiled with attention, which I loved. We took our time and whenever I had a question she was there to answer it, or fully admit she (or even scholars) didn't know the answers. The site was better than I imagined, and I thought I had an understanding of "The King of Minos" and "The Labyrinth" until my eyes were opened!!!! The myth and history converged, I just sat back and enjoyed the whole ride. I went to the museum the next day and it was just as fascinating... Only at a museum level, if you know what I mean. If you are not a history geek or a mythology fan, this might not be the tour for you. Personally, I recommend it 100%. I opted to take the #2 bus to Knossos and back to Heraklion city center. It wasn't difficult, but I would suggest getting familiar with the bus system here beforehand if you've never used it. I hope you all enjoy!
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Sylvia, United States
Nov 12, 2023
Fabulous! What a great guide, we loved it. Our excellent guide was very passionate about the history and architecture of splendid Knossos. Highly, highly recommended!!!
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Anne-Marie, Switzerland
Oct 30, 2023
Great visit! We learned so much about the history of knossos palace. I recommend this activity.
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Maddi, Australia
Oct 24, 2023
Katerina was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. She helped us use our imaginations and brought the story of the Minoans to life. We were very lucky our group only had one other person, so it was like a private tour.
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GetYourGuide traveler, Australia
Oct 20, 2023
I loved this tour as it gave me a great appreciation on the history of this place, and made everything interesting . I can’t imagine just walking around and looking at the ruins with no sense of what I am looking at . Get the tour /guide as it’s so worth it !
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Malinda, United States
Oct 17, 2023
Akrivi was a wonderful guide! Very informative and interesting. We enjoyed the tour at Knossos Palace.
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Stephan, Switzerland
Oct 13, 2023
Wir hatten eine tolle Führung und viel gelernt. Unsere Guide war sehr gewandt und konnte uns viel über die Minoer erzählen. Vielen Dank für!
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V, Germany
Oct 11, 2023
Die Leiterin der Tour, leider habe ich ihren Namen vergessen, war sehr qualifiziert und Versand es sehr gut, ihr Wissen anschaulich mitzuteilen! Vielen Dank dafür!
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Maria Isabel, Canada
Oct 7, 2023
The guide who was with us during the archaeological/museum portion of the tour was SO knowledgable and made history come to life - our guide in the city was super nice and helped us with practical tips, sharing stories about the city and was really kind - 100% recommend!
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Aaron, United Kingdom
Oct 7, 2023
Very good. Really enjoyed the experience. Wasn’t sure whether to do this or go to the beach. Now I’m so pleased I did this tour.
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Joshua, United States
Sep 30, 2023
Excellent, knowledgeable guide. It was great to get historical context for the ruins. As a bonus, we were able to skip many of the lines. I would suggest exploring the park a bit by yourself after the though, as we didn’t see everything on the tour
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GetYourGuide traveler, FRA
Sep 26, 2023
Guide extraordinaire!!! visite magnifique et instructive, tres bon moment, je recommande !!!
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CR, Brazil
Sep 22, 2023
excelente tour graças ao conhecimento e entusiasmo de nossa guia, arqueóloga de formação. a vívida e minuciosa descrição feita pela guia desenhou diante de nossos olhos o passado longínquo!!
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GetYourGuide traveler, Germany
Jun 4, 2024
I booked the guided Knossos tour early at 9 in the morning. That was a good choice because of the heat. We were a group of 3 people and my guide was Akrivi. She was an amazing guide and has a good knowledge of the historical backgrounds and even about the latest historical facts. Because of that, she was able to give us a good overall view about everything. Even about controversial facts or things make us more think about. She had a great way of telling and always took care of us, like staying in areas with more shade to protect us from the sun. I am really happy that I had her as my guide, and she was my guide too for the museum tour later on that day. Thank you so much!
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Alex, Germany
Jun 5, 2024
I was the lucky one because my guide Akrivi was also the guide from the knossos trip. And I was the only one for the museum tour. She was very up to date about the latest historical facts.Because of the knossos tour on the same day in the morning I was able to get a better understanding about all the things and stories around the minoan civilization. Akrivi has a great way to tell everything. I am really happy and I am glad I booked a guided tour. Thank you so much for the day. I really recommend the knossos guided tour early in the morning because of the heat later and then later to do the museum guided tour. Great!!
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Sissel, Denmark
Jun 5, 2024
It was a really nice trip with a good guide.
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Hadrien, United Kingdom
Jun 5, 2024
Very knowledgeable guide. The tour had a good flow with the story evolving.
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Georgina, New Zealand
Jun 6, 2024
Excellent guide who provided us with interesting historical information about Knossos.
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Stephen, United States
Jun 11, 2024
Great Tour our guide was very good. Well worth getting a guide to visit Knossos ! Very good value.
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GetYourGuide traveler, United States
Jun 13, 2024
Wonderful, informative and interesting tour. One of the best of our trip. Highly recommend.
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Tanja, Germany
Jun 13, 2024
Tolle einheimische Guide, viele interessante Dinge erklärt( kretisches Essen und Sehenswürdigkeiten in Heraklion). Es war kurzweilig und einfach toll. Uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen.
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Siobhan, United States
Jun 15, 2024
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about the history of the region. We learned so much! Highly recommend!
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Rami, Germany
Jun 16, 2024
The tour with WeGuide was incredibly enjoyable. Seeing the long waiting line at the entrance and bypassing it to reach our check-in administrator was such a relief. The check-in process was smooth, and the audio gear provided was efficient and clear, allowing us to hear our guide perfectly while on the move. Our guide made the walk very comfortable by finding shady spots to explain things and show us pictures, keeping us away from the sun. I highly recommend this tour; we wouldn't have understood the depth and significance of this amazing place without our fantastic guide.
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Sarah, New Zealand
Jun 18, 2024
Our your group was at 9 am, and the tour started on time and was well organized. Our guide was Katerina, and she was wonderful- informative, witty, great banter, spoke English well, and didn't rush us around the site. Tour took just under 2 hrs, and we were free to continue exploring the site afterward if we wanted. Wasn't too busy, and group was a good size - about 12 people.
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Kimberley, Germany
Jun 20, 2024
zeer interessante toer, zeer aangename gids die ook rekening houdt met de drukte en je meeneemt naar de beste plekjes voor foto's
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Helen, Australia
Jun 21, 2024
Our guide Akrivi was so lovely and very knowledgeable. Her knowledge of Knossos, mythology and history was exceptional. Small group which made it very pleasant. Highly recommend
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Nancy_s, USA
Jun 22, 2024
Wonderful.
Our guide was fantastic and very knowledgeable and engaging - thank you for a memorable experience .
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Mashail, United States
Jun 22, 2024
Our guide Akrivi was wonderful - I highly recommend doing the tour to make the best of your visit!
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Tripadvisor, United States
Jun 5, 2024
You’ve been awarded the Badge of Excellence.
-Knossos! What an enchanting place! This is simply a must visit site in Crete if history, culture, and myth are of any interest to you at all. Hire a guide to help bring the place to life. It is harder to get a true sense of the place without the guidance and knowledge of experienced guides. There is signage but it is simplistic and limited only sharing a fraction of what you're actually seeing and why. Knossos, a complex of more than 1500 interlocking rooms, was an astonishing palace, built for a mighty king of the Bronze Age. As you wander through the labyrinthine ruins, you will have the chance to see the original throne of "Minos", the mystifying sanctuaries, the luxurious domestic quarters of the royal family, the once upon a time bursting with Crete’s treasures pantries and the astonishing water-management systems! Skip-the-ticket-line service ! Licensed tour guide for a 90-minutes guided tour in a small group. WeGuide.gr
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GetYourGuide traveler, Europe
Jun 23, 2024
Excellent guide. Very good information. Loved our tour.
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GetYourGuide traveler, United States
Jun 22, 2024
Very informative and enjoyable
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Massimo, Italy
Jun 23, 2024
5 stars review – Knossos Palace Skip-the-Line Guided Walking Tour
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Jill, Netherlands
Jun 24, 2024
Akrivi, our guide, made it feel like it was a truly private tour. She was careful to keep us away from other groups while still ensuring we had the best angles and photo opportunities. Her stories were engaging and informative. She had a very bubbly personality and definitely enjoyed what she was doing.
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Ian Stephen Wiltshire, United States
22 Jun, 2024
Our guide was exceptional, she was expressive & very informative about the reality & mythology of Knossos.
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mblechman33, United States
Jun 26, 2024
Excellent tour guide.
The guide was outstanding giving a very detailed history of the palace of Knossos along
with the Minoans. She tied together Greek mythology as well in a storytelling manner.
Highly recommend this tour
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Tracy, United Kingdom
Jun 26, 2024
Excellent, knowledgeable guide who explained everything in amazing detail. It's great being able to pre-book tickets and just begin the tour at the allocated time. We were also treated to traditional cheese pies which were delicious. Definitely recommend visiting Knossos Palace.
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Colin_S, United States
Jun 26, 2024
Great service!
Great communication. I actually booked the wrong transfer because we were much farther
away than what we booked. The company immediately worked with me to get it straight.
They were waiting for us when we got off the ferry and it was a great experience.
Viator review: Transfer Service in Crete - Starts from Heraklion Prefecture
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Joanna, Poland
Jun 29, 2024
Doskona?a przewodnik Katarina. Cierpliwa, wyrozumia?a o ogromnej wiedzy. Potrafi?a zaciekawi? doros?ych i dzieci! ?wietnie zorganizowany transport tam i z powrotem oraz samo wej?cie do „Labiryntu”. Ca?a wycieczka jest punktem obowi?zkowym dla turystów odwiedzaj?cych Kret?. Polecamy wersj? indywidualn?!!!
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Fabio515, Italy
Jun 30, 2024
Civiltà antiche.
Museo interessante e ben organizzato , pieno di affascinanti testimonianze della civiltà minoica. Impossibile, anche per chi non è un appassionato, non incuriosirsi di pezzi e storie di un passato lontanissimo e stupefacentemente riprodotto in elementi e oggetti di sorprendente modernità. Vale da solo la visita a Heraklion.
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GetYourGuide traveler, Norway
Jul 4, 2024
Very educational! Our guide had in depth knowledge of not just the palace itself, but could also relate and compare the importance of the place to a large aspect of Greece/World history. It was also great that the guide was actually an researcher of the place, meaning she could bring great conversation with her theories, and what other in the field talk about when it comes to the things we still don't know about the place.
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Jonas_W, Canada
Jul 15, 2024
Best time to experience Knossos.
Great guide, very knowledgeable and easy going.
The site and history are fascinating.
And highly recommend going early like we did. The place fills up big time later in the day and you have to move around and queue a lot. I'm the morning, we had more time to stop and view and talk and take pictures.
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GetYourGuide traveler, USA
Jul 19, 2024
Our tour guide was amazing. I am so glad we booked the tour. We learned so much. It was fantastic. No suggestions, it was beyond our expectations.
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GetYourGuide traveler, Austria
Jul 18, 2024
Akrivia was AMAZING! The whole tour was well-narrated and interesting to follow, and she was great with the families and their kids. She definitely made me curious to learn more about the Minoans!
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Rose, United States
Jul 20, 2024
I cannot recommend this tour enough! Getting to Knossos on the bus was really easy and our guide was incredible. She explained the history of the site, the excavations and the development of the mythology in a way that was engaging and easy to understand. The tour length was perfect and we learned so many new things. We left seeing the site and the stories in an entirely new way!
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Ewald , Germany
18 Jul, 2024
Tolle Führung und Erläuterung der archäologischen Stätte!
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Mary, Australia
Jul 23, 2024
The tour was well organised. We were picked up & returned to our hotel in Heraklion ( incl in cost) to the Palace of Knossus where we met our wonderful guide Agrieva. We were joined by another couple. It was most informative & interesting & we learned a lot of interesting things about the history of Knossus. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to visit the Palace of Knossus.
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pamela, United States
Jul 26, 2024
The tour was nice despite the employees strike that caused us to have an hour delay. Not the fault of your company and your people handled it well.
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GetYourGuide traveler, Lithuania
Jul 30, 2024
gidas buvo profesionalus, tur?jo daug žini?. grup? buvo nedidel? tai ir gi pliusas.
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Tom, Canada
Jul 30, 2024
The guide was excellent. She told an interesting tale that connected the myths with our current scientific and historical knowledge. There was plenty of shade for the tour in was was an unseasoned hot day.
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GetYourGuide traveler, Belgium
Jul 21, 2024
Très intéressante. Un voyage dans la Mythologie grecque avec le regard d'une guide contemporaine, sensible et très attentionnée. Merci
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Angela M, United States
Aug 5, 2024
Knossos Palace tour guide recommended.
Our tour guide was fantastic … so knowledgeable and engaging. Highly recommend to get the most out of your visit to the Knossos Palace.
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Samantha, United States
Aug 5, 2024
I love that they provider a little ear piece to hear the guide better. with all the cicadas and the other guides it would have been hard to hear her. The guide was very kind and very knowledgeable. I recommend this activity as a must do while in Heraklion!
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Aparna_N, Europe
Aug 6, 2024
Excellent tour of Knossos.
Thr information for getting to the meeting point was accurate and we were met by a representative of the tour company. Giorgos (the guide) then met us at the appointed place on time. He was very informative and engaging. He brought the history of the place to life. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Highly recommend this tour.
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Sarah, United States
Aug 17, 2024
The tour was very educational and our guide extremely knowledgeable and engaging! Going at 9am was smart because as we were leaving there was a huge line to get in.
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Annita, United Kingdom
Aug 20, 2024
Really good tour. We are Greeks living abroad so our children speak better English than Greek. We did that tour for the children to learn and understand more than what we could explain. Both the children and us really enjoyed the tour and learned a lot from it. I stidied history and ancient Greek at school but was never told all the facts that we learnt at the tour. Some did surprise me! Akrivi, our guide was extremely good, she explained everything really well and kept the children and adults engaged for the full duration of the tour. Thank you Akrivi for a fantastic tour!
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Steven, United Kingdom
Aug 21, 2024
Excellent tour. Very knowledgeable and friendly guide who tokk into account what we did already know ( very little) and then filled in the gaps. Also knew how to avoid crowds and exactly where to stop in shade and breeze given the good weather. Easy to find guide when we arrived as well.
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GetYourGuide traveler, Germany
Aug 22, 2024
Tolle Hintergrundinformationen, auf Fragen eingegangen. Man hat gespürt der Guide macht das aus Liebe zur Geschichte
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Jessica_S, United States
Aug 27, 2024
Perfect, informative tour with attentive support staff caring for our group members with true concern.
Gianni’s was attentive and gracious throughout our planning, met us ant the port, and even reserved the taxis for us! His staff were kind and supportive especially with one elderly group member. And the tour guide, Akrivi (sp?!), was amazing! So much o formation and expertise on a subject she obviously loved. Her enthusiasm was infectious and everyone enjoyed learning from her immensely! So grateful we chose this tour.
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Barry_S, United States
Sep 14, 2024
Best Guided Tour -- Best Guide VIP!! -- Knossos insider.
1. King Minos was neither a man nor a king. We learned the story behind Minos as a title instead of a person. And the ruling person was more likely a woman.
2. We learned how how nuggets of truth are hidden in the Greek myths. I learned so many things that I have to stop and write it all down. Maybe I can contact the guide to get a book!!
3. Learned about the Labrynth and the Minotaur ????
4. We learned about the 4 windows that were used to mark the 4 seasons
5. We skipped all the lines!!! Yay!!Yaya!!!
6. We saw the trident symbol pointing the way to commerce areas.
7. We saw the double-headed axe (two triangles) as a sign of fertility and used in ceremonial areas.
8. We learned how to distinguish the old rock and the newer rock that was put up with concrete.
9. We saw the concrete beams recreated with wood forms to resemble the original wooden beams
10. We saw the ancient road which leads up to.. .the modern bus stop :-)
11. There are multiple layers of ruins rebuilt on top of older ruins. Truly a remarkable site!!
Viator review: Labyrinth of Knossos Skip-the-Line Ticket with Tour Guide Akrivi Chatzigeorgiou
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372juleenb, United States
Sep 22, 2024
Great family experience!
We loved this walking food tour. We were a group of 3, my son, husband and myself. Due to traffic we were 30 min late. We were able to communicate with Ari and it was not a problem! Our son is on the spectrum and loves food !! Ari was so accommodating and caring and did everything to make sure it was a good experience for him. Including ending with gelato????
I loved that we stopped at a couple of excellent places that we would never have been able to find on our own. We tried some sweet cheese pastries…that was a new experience for me, and they were delicious.
I would recommend this tour to anyone wanting to learn more about the city, food and culture.
Tripadvisor review: Heraklion Cultural Tasting Walking Tour - Cretan Delicacies
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