You can purchase the following Boat-Tickets for daily cruises with your Hotel-Booking in our Website Kreta.com:
+ Day-Cruise to the offshore Island
Koufonissi This small Island is a Wildlife Refuge. Due to its stunning natural beauty and important ecosystem, it has been included in the European initiative NATURA 2000. This day-cruise can be booked in advance price per person 35 €.
+ Day-Cruise to the Island of
Chrissy Chrissy Island is 7 km long with a maximum width of 2 km, is located 8 nautical miles south of the most southern town Ierapetra Crete. Chrissy Island with its natural beauty is a nature reserve and part of Natura 2000 Networking Programme. You will be inspired from the exotic natural landscape of the cedar forest and the bays with golden sand and turquois water. Some of the trees are over 300 years old.
Explore the Island of Crete Tours & Trips suggestions from the travel experts for Crete Kreta.com
+ The hidden beaches at the South of Crete from
Agios Pavlos Sandhills to
Triopetra and to the beach
Ligres Beach
+ visit the picturesque south coast village
Plakias and make a boat-trip to the
Palm canyon Preveli. . The boat from Plakias to the mouth of the
Palm canyon Preveli runs several times a day.. On your way back don´t miss to make a stop in the mountain village
Spili
+ visit the hidden beaches
Red Beach and
Komos Bay
+ Visit the mountain village
Archanes Crete´s largest wine producing region. We call this road to Archanes “the vintners´road”, as there are a variety of wine producers offering there wine and wine-testing in there winery. Archanes is one of the oldest charming mountain villages of Crete. To the west looms sacred mountain Juchtas surrounded by hills and numerous water springs.
+ Explore the
vibrant capital Heraklion in the East of Crete. The city of Heraklion is the capital of Crete and has approx. 200,000 inhabitants, business and administrative Center of the island, cultural and historical highlight, chaos, and lively activity. The city has a long history. Minoans, Saracens, Byzantines, Venetians, Turks, they all gave the city a special ambience.
+Visit
SpinalongaThe Spinalonga - Fort & Island
Spinalonga is in the gulf of Elounda, it is one of the most famous places on the island! The rocky island is situated directly opposite the village of Plaka, the fortified islet is a classic excursion. The history of Spinalonga goes back to the antiquity when the islet contained an ancient acropolis and protected the ancient sunken city of Olous. The trips to the Island Spinalonga from Agios Nikolaos, Elounda or Plaka are organized tours. The archaeological sites are opened at least 9am to 5:45pm but it can be from 8am in Summer. In the wintertime from November to March it is closed, sometimes it may open on weekends if the weather is good.
+ Day-Cruise to the offshore Island
Koufonissi This small Island is a Wildlife Refuge. Due to its stunning natural beauty and important ecosystem, it has been included in the European initiative NATURA 2000. This day-cruise can be booked in advance price per person 35 €.
+ Visit the
archaelogical Museum of Heraklion, it is one of the most important Museums of Europe.
+ The archaeological
site Knossos is the most important excavation of Crete. Sir Arthur John Evans the English archaeologist unearthing the palace of Knossos he discovered the oldest high culture of Europe the Minoan civilisation.
+ On the wheels southwards first you visit the archaeological site
and Gortys and then you continue southwards to the excavations of
Phaistos
+ The off-road tour to the bay
Agio Farago Beach; Please bear in mind that this tour can only be done with a Jeep or 4 x 4 vehicle! Or by boat from / to Plakias. This canyon is preferred by mountain climbers / mountain climbing clubs.
+ One of the most renowned table lands of Crete is
the Lassithi Plateau with its dam and its Monastery Kera Kardiotissis
In Castello Suites Hotel guests can expect an authentic Crete hospitality. The Hotel Castello Suites with its 147 units is quiet located on the east coast of Crete near the traditional authentic seaside village Sission, just 500 m to the sandy bay and 45 minutes´drive from the international airport of the capital Heraklion and 25 km to the picturesque old town of Agios Nikolaos. Take advantage of our keenly priced early booking rates. Kreta.com the Crete Travel - Experts our links to many of the local activities are well worth a look! No reservation costs!