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Full-Day Tour to Vai Palm Beach, Toplou Monastery, and Sitia Town

Location Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Europe
$58.73
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

Start your day tour discovering the beautiful east part of Crete!
The day tour starts from visiting Toplou, a 15th-century monastery located in a dry and barren area. Toplou monastery is one of the most significant monasteries in Crete, dedicated to Panagia (Virgin Mary) and St. John the Theologian.
Continue the tour, to visit the largest palm forest in Europe, Vai Palm Beach. The palm forest draws thousands of visitors each year. They come not only for its wonderful palm forest, but also for the large sandy beach spread out at its foot.
Last stop of the day is at Sitia town, one of the least "touristy" parts of Crete, that was built up in Venetian times.

The experience offers several options. This price includes:

English: Heraklion area
Pick-up from specific points: : Heraklion, Amoudara & Kokini Hani
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide

The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • Tour Guide
  • Professional Driver
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Public Liability Insurance Coverage from ALLIANZ for all our tour participants
  • Other
  • Monastery Entrance Fee
  • Sunbeds
  • Lunch

  • Heraklion
    We will start collecting participants from pick-up points in the morning. Depending on the place of your hotel/apartment the bus ride will differ.
  • Iera Moni Toplou
    Bus Drive to Toplou will last for about 2 hours and 40 minutes. Then we pay a visit to the historical and beautiful Monastery of Toplou and enjoy 40' of guided time and free time to take photos.
  • Vai Beach
    Bus Drive to Vai Beach: 20 minutes Stop at Vai, the biggest natural palm forest in Europe. There we will enjoy 2 hours and 40 minutes of free time to swim, sunbathe, have lunch and take photos of this exotic landscape of Crete.
  • Sitia
    Bus Drive to Sitia: 30 minutes Participants will enjoy 1 hour and 20 minutes of free time to walk by the beach road, have a coffee or taste the delicious local homemade sweets. Embarkation on buses and return to the resorts.
  • Heraklion
    Embarkation in the buses and drive back to the hotels where we gathered participants in the morning. Depending on traffic and on the pick-up places of each one, the time of journey back to the hotel will differ.

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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    Full-Day Tour to Vai Palm Beach, Toplou Monastery, and Sitia Town

    Location Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Europe
    $58.73
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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