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Top 4 Day Trips from Chania

4 day trips  ·  from $33 a head

The 4 best day trips from chania you can book, with what each costs, how long you are away and how much of it is spent on the road. Start at number one.

Elafonissi Beach Day Trip from Chania -Stop in Elos Village - Morning pickup across the Chania coast
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Elafonissi Beach Day Trip from Chania -Stop in Elos Village

1.Elafonissi Beach Day Trip from Chania -Stop in Elos Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 744 reviews · 10 hours · from $37Our pick

Spend four hours at Elafonissi Beach on a guided bus trip from Chania, then stop in Elos Village for optional Cretan food. English-speaking guides such as Ingrid and Helena have led recent departures, with hotel-area pickup, air-conditioned transport, and scenic mountain roads.

“For a stress-free trip to Elafonisi, this trip is awesome. Ms. Ingrid is well-versed, knowledgable and fluent in English. The driver was really good. Just enough time to enjoy everything. Would recommend!”

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Chania/Almyrida: Balos Gramvousa Day Trip with Boat Ticket - Getting from Chania to Kissamos Port
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Chania/Almyrida: Balos Gramvousa Day Trip with Boat Ticket

2.Chania/Almyrida: Balos Gramvousa Day Trip with Boat Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 590 reviews · 12 hours · from $64

Spend about 12 hours traveling from Chania to Kissamos, then by boat to Balos Lagoon and Gramvousa. Swim in shallow turquoise water, see the Dimitrios P shipwreck, and climb to a 16th-century Venetian fortress. Guides such as Vicky, Eva, Irene, and Eirini are praised for clear directions and warm help. Expect a large, busy boat.

“Trip itself consists of picking up and out from the place near your hotel, giving you a ticket to the ferry (this is a public ferry, you can buy ticket yourself in Kissamos port), 2 hours in Balos and 2 hours on Gramvousa. The trip is worth the money as you don’t need to think about logistics and the ferry is big enough for all people (both organized groups and individual travelers). On our way to the port and back guides told us interesting facts about Crete and Greece. Overall, the guides were friendly too but this is not an excursion it’s rather an organized trip with a local person…”

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From Chania: Elafonisi Pink Sand Beach Day Trip w/ Elos Stop - The morning ride through Crete’s White Mountains
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From Chania: Elafonisi Pink Sand Beach Day Trip w/ Elos Stop

3.From Chania: Elafonisi Pink Sand Beach Day Trip w/ Elos Stop

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 424 reviews · 10 hours · from $37

Travel from Chania by air-conditioned bus to Elafonisi for four hours of swimming, sun, and shallow turquoise lagoons. Guides such as Irini and Dimitrios add local stories along the mountain route. After the beach, stop in Elos for Cretan food, honey, or coffee before returning to Chania.

“My wife and I can't recommend this day trip enough! Everything ran exceptionally to time and was so well thought out; from coordination of the various pick up and drop off points close to everyone's various places of accommodation, Irini's warm, witty and insightful commentary, and our driver's confident driving along mountainous roads that would test the nerves of most! Elafonissi is a super magical place, worth getting up early for, and we really enjoyed all the vegan options at the restaurant in Elios we were taken to.”

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From Chania/Kalyves: Full-Day Samaria Gorge Hiking Day Trip - The early pickup from Chania or Kalyves
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From Chania/Kalyves: Full-Day Samaria Gorge Hiking Day Trip

4.From Chania/Kalyves: Full-Day Samaria Gorge Hiking Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 162 reviews · from $32Best value

Join Io Tours for a full-day Samaria Gorge hike from Chania or Kalyves. Guides such as Pari and Dafne lead in English or Greek, while you walk at your own pace through pine forest, rocky riverbeds, and the White Mountains. After 4 to 6 hours on foot, swim, eat, and relax in Agia Roumeli before the ferry and bus return.

“Incredible hike, challenging and hot but very picturesque. Dafne the guide was great. Clear instructions, earned trust quickly. Wear very sturdy shoes, preferably hiking boots. Steep descent of 1,700m isn’t kind to the fittest of legs/ankles. Lots of scree, uneven ground, small river crossings and rock hopping. Plenty of clean spring water, rest areas and toilets on the way. Food at the end was incredible. Pack snacks, lunch as there is no food during the hike. Most of the hike is in shade and there was a coolish breeze comi n up the gorge which was refreshing. Agia Roumelli beach where you finish isn’t the nicest of Crete beaches but…”

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