Vegan Travel Club Greece
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itineraries
PRE TRIP SANTORINI: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH TO SATURDAY, 30, 2023 Itinerary coming soon
Main tour to CRETE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 TO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023
Day 1: Crete
Arrive in Crete, pick-up your transfer from the Chania airport (CHQ) to the hotel. Check-in and relax until our welcome
dinner. We will have a Itinerary briefing proceeding into a greet and meet over a welcome drink and dinner.
Meals: Welcome Dinner
Accommodations: MYRION BEACH RESORT & SPA
Day 2: Mountains of Chania
We will start our first day exploring the mountain village area of Chania. We will experience the real countryside. Stopping for a visit to Skines village to have a cup of local mountain tea at the house of a very special vegan who keeps pigs to save them from slaughter! We’ll have a vegan lunch with a view of the valley. Next we’ll stop at the Botanical Garden for a tour before heading back to our hotel. Dinner on our own in town.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodations: MYRION BEACH RESORT & SPA
Day 3: Southern Crete, Paleochora
After breakfast we will start our journey to Paleochora. The distance between Chania and Paleochora is 75 kilometers. Along the drive through the mountains we will experience the wild beauty of the unique Cretan scenery. The picturesque town is located on a small northern peninsula surrounded by two exquisite beaches with sand and pebbles. We will spend time on one of our favorite beaches just a few km further away and then come back to town to enjoy its authentic Greek feel. We will have a full day.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodations: MYRION BEACH RESORT & SPA
Day 4: Chania Old Town
We will spend the morning in the beating heart of the region, Chania town. The scenic old town is centered around a Venetian Harbour, where we will have a guided tour of the archaeological museum. Then we are free to go for a stroll, enjoy a drink with a view, or try one of the many restaurants with vegan options. There are plenty of things to do including; Chania market, Marina and lighthouse, Firkas Fortress, Maritime museum of Crete, the Cathedral of Eisodion tis Theotokou, the Church of Agios Nikolaus and Hassan Pascha Mosque and lastly shopping, in our opinion, Chania is the best place in Crete for shopping.In the evening the group will meet for dinner together.
Meals: Breakfast, and Dinner
Accommodations: MYRION BEACH RESORT & SPA
Day 5: Rethymnon and or Knossos Palace
Morning drive down the coast to the town of Rethymnon. We’ll have a walking tour of the old town and stop by the old Venetian fortress for some amazing views of town, free time to explore and get something to eat before we proceed to Knossos palace. The ancient home of the Minoans, Knossos, is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site in Crete. It’s also thought to be Europe’s oldest city. We’ll have a guided tour befor checking into our hotel proceeding into dinner as a group.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodations: Hotel to be announced
Day 6: Elounda and Spinalonga Island
Elounda is a small tourist town that sits by the coast, along a scenic cliff top road. It has a picturesque marina, plenty of bars, cafes and restaurants, a beach, and a long promenade that leads to an island. We will have time to explore before catching our boat to Spinalonga Island. It was one of the last remaining leper colonies in Europe, with many of the building ruins preserved for you to see today. It’s also the site of a 16th Century Venetian fortress. Hike up to the top of the fortress walls for amazing views of the entire bay! We will return to our hotel for dinner together.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodations: Hotel to be announced
Day 7: Lasithi Plateau olive oil and wine
We’ll be driving to the scenic mountains of the Lasithi Plateau, which is just outside of the Heraklion resort area. This is your chance to get a sample of life in the Cretan countrywide. Our first stop is at an olive oil producer for a tasting and next to a local wine maker. Wine tasting and cooking lessons together in the countryside. A great way to end the week.
Meals: Breakfast and cooking lesson early dinner
Accommodations: Hotel to be announced
Day 8: Transfer to airport
Main tour to CRETE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 TO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023
Day 1: Crete
Arrive in Crete, pick-up your transfer from the Chania airport (CHQ) to the hotel. Check-in and relax until our welcome
dinner. We will have a Itinerary briefing proceeding into a greet and meet over a welcome drink and dinner.
Meals: Welcome Dinner
Accommodations: MYRION BEACH RESORT & SPA
Day 2: Mountains of Chania
We will start our first day exploring the mountain village area of Chania. We will experience the real countryside. Stopping for a visit to Skines village to have a cup of local mountain tea at the house of a very special vegan who keeps pigs to save them from slaughter! We’ll have a vegan lunch with a view of the valley. Next we’ll stop at the Botanical Garden for a tour before heading back to our hotel. Dinner on our own in town.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodations: MYRION BEACH RESORT & SPA
Day 3: Southern Crete, Paleochora
After breakfast we will start our journey to Paleochora. The distance between Chania and Paleochora is 75 kilometers. Along the drive through the mountains we will experience the wild beauty of the unique Cretan scenery. The picturesque town is located on a small northern peninsula surrounded by two exquisite beaches with sand and pebbles. We will spend time on one of our favorite beaches just a few km further away and then come back to town to enjoy its authentic Greek feel. We will have a full day.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Accommodations: MYRION BEACH RESORT & SPA
Day 4: Chania Old Town
We will spend the morning in the beating heart of the region, Chania town. The scenic old town is centered around a Venetian Harbour, where we will have a guided tour of the archaeological museum. Then we are free to go for a stroll, enjoy a drink with a view, or try one of the many restaurants with vegan options. There are plenty of things to do including; Chania market, Marina and lighthouse, Firkas Fortress, Maritime museum of Crete, the Cathedral of Eisodion tis Theotokou, the Church of Agios Nikolaus and Hassan Pascha Mosque and lastly shopping, in our opinion, Chania is the best place in Crete for shopping.In the evening the group will meet for dinner together.
Meals: Breakfast, and Dinner
Accommodations: MYRION BEACH RESORT & SPA
Day 5: Rethymnon and or Knossos Palace
Morning drive down the coast to the town of Rethymnon. We’ll have a walking tour of the old town and stop by the old Venetian fortress for some amazing views of town, free time to explore and get something to eat before we proceed to Knossos palace. The ancient home of the Minoans, Knossos, is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site in Crete. It’s also thought to be Europe’s oldest city. We’ll have a guided tour befor checking into our hotel proceeding into dinner as a group.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodations: Hotel to be announced
Day 6: Elounda and Spinalonga Island
Elounda is a small tourist town that sits by the coast, along a scenic cliff top road. It has a picturesque marina, plenty of bars, cafes and restaurants, a beach, and a long promenade that leads to an island. We will have time to explore before catching our boat to Spinalonga Island. It was one of the last remaining leper colonies in Europe, with many of the building ruins preserved for you to see today. It’s also the site of a 16th Century Venetian fortress. Hike up to the top of the fortress walls for amazing views of the entire bay! We will return to our hotel for dinner together.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodations: Hotel to be announced
Day 7: Lasithi Plateau olive oil and wine
We’ll be driving to the scenic mountains of the Lasithi Plateau, which is just outside of the Heraklion resort area. This is your chance to get a sample of life in the Cretan countrywide. Our first stop is at an olive oil producer for a tasting and next to a local wine maker. Wine tasting and cooking lessons together in the countryside. A great way to end the week.
Meals: Breakfast and cooking lesson early dinner
Accommodations: Hotel to be announced
Day 8: Transfer to airport
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Crete is perhaps the most famous travel destination in Greece, especially among those who seek the traditional side of Greek culture. Offering a unique and diverse landscape, a chance to come close to the local customs, native people with authentic hospitality, and the Cretan cuisine, famous worldwide for its taste and health benefits, Crete is a “must explore” for the conscious travelers of today.
There is an exceptional artistic production in traditional sectors such as pottery, embroidery, jewelry, etc and of course the very special Cretan Music. Arts and literature had always played a significant role in the life of the Cretan people. Famous painters like El Greco, Michael Damaskinos, writers like Nikos Kazantzakis, poets like Vincenzos Kornaros and Odysseas Elitis, composers like Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hatzidakis, and Giannis Markopoulos are Cretans or of Cretan origin. Today there are many important Cretans with significant contributions to all aspects of the cultural life in Greece. |
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This Tour includes:
- Welcome reception & cocktail proceeding into Dinner
- Daily buffet breakfast
- Two lunches and five dinners; including wine tastings, and cooking lessons.
- Seven night stay in 4 star hotels in Chania and Heraklion areas.
- Professional tour manager, Visitors' tax , Complimentary Wi-Fi
- Guided walking tours of towns Chania, Spinalonga Island and Rethymnon
- 1st class motor coaches
tour does not include:
- Travel protection insurance, each guest is required to have travel insurance for this trip.
- International airfare to Italy.
- Dayroom or extra hotel nights necessitated by airline flight schedule changes
- Items of a personal nature, i.e. souvenirs, laundry, phone calls, emails, etc.
Extra virgin olive oil, legumes, and vegetables still constitute the base of the local cuisine as they have done for thousands of years and make the Cretan cuisine renowned worldwide for its benefits on longevity and good health.
