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Crete: Shepherd Experience with Cheese Making, Farm Life, and Mountain Adventure

By Cretantour
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$312 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Spectacular mountain scenery with unforgettable photo stops
  • Extraordinary Wood Sculpture Museum
  • Experience authentic shepherd life – milking goats and making traditional cheese
  • Gather fresh herbs and vegetables straight from nature
  • Enjoy an authentic Cretan meal

Activity location

    • Kato Gouves
    • Kato Gouves, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Kato Gouves
    • Kato Gouves, Greece

Check availability

Valid for 7 Hours, Authentic Shepherd Experience: Cheese Making, Farm Life, and Mountain Adventure in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 7 hours and 30 minutes7h 30m
    7h 30m
  • English
Price details
AU$311.70 x 2 AdultsAU$623.40
Total
Price is AU$623.40
Until Fri, 12 June

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup and drop-off within our service area
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    Pick-up from outside the specified area is possible for an additional fee
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    Transport in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle (minivan)
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    Cold water and soft drinks en route
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    Entrance fee to the Wood Sculpture Museum
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    All activities on the mountain farm
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    Traditional food & drinks
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    Experienced, German-speaking local guides
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    All local taxes and fees
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    Insurance: 3rd-party liability
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal expenses

What you can expect

Experience Crete in a way that few visitors ever get to know.

This unique tour takes you deep into the island's unspoiled mountain landscapes – to a place where tradition, nature and authentic craftsmanship are still part of everyday life.

After being picked up directly from your hotel, your adventure begins with a scenic drive up into the mountains. Along the way, we will stop at the most scenic lookout points to capture unforgettable photos of Crete's wild, unspoiled nature.

Our first stop will be at an extraordinary wood carving museum, which impressively showcases the region's creativity and artisanal heritage.

You will then arrive at a traditional mountain farm – the heart of this experience. Here, you will immerse yourself in the real life of a Cretan shepherd.

You'll get hands-on:
Milk goats, discover the secrets of traditional cheese making, and prepare traditional Cretan dumplings using fresh ingredients.

Together, we will venture out into nature to gather wild herbs and fresh vegetables—directly from the local area, just as has been done for generations.

To round it all off, you will enjoy an authentic meal on the farm, which will include the traditional antikristo (lamb cooked over an open fire). Of course, delicious alternatives will be available for vegetarians.

This tour combines nature, culture, cuisine and genuine human connections – an experience that goes far beyond a traditional excursion.
Experience Crete as part of a centuries-old tradition.

Location

Activity location

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    • Kato Gouves
    • Kato Gouves, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Kato Gouves
    • Kato Gouves, Greece