Wine & Olive Oil Tour Chania: White Mountains with lunch

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Duration7h–8h

GroupUp to 6

LanguagesEN · EL

PickupAt your hotel

Taste at a 3000-year-old olive tree, then climb to lunch above Europe's longest gorge

A wine and olive oil tasting tour from Chania that combines tastings at a working mill and winery with a full-day drive through the White Mountains in a 4WD vehicle, ending at lunch served at 4000ft altitude with views of Samaria Gorge. Groups stay under six people per vehicle, and the route crosses terrain that standard buses cannot access. English and Greek guides lead the tour; pickup is included within 3 miles east or 15 miles west of Chania.

7h–8h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Crete's Olive Oil and White Mountains

Visit 3000-year-old olive tree and farm
Taste extra virgin olive oil and local wines
Drive through Sebronas gorge in 4WD
Enjoy scenery at Omalos Plateau
Lunch with view at Samaria gorge entrance
Drive downhill, stop for photos at 1000m altitude
Return to Chania via villages and valleys

The Experience

Start early in Chania and drive into the foothills to touch a 3000-year-old olive tree that still produces fruit. You'll spend time at a small Cretan farm, then head to Anoskeli's olive mill and winery, where the producers themselves walk you through extra virgin and organic olive oil, followed by five different local wine labels paired with Cretan snacks. The tasting is hands-on—the Sommeliers and wine producers do the pouring and explaining, not a script read by a guide.

The route climbs into the White Mountains via the Sebronas gorge on rough roads that only 4WD vehicles can handle comfortably; buses and minibuses stop at the main highway. You'll cross the Omalos Plateau at 3300ft, where shepherds keep sheep and goats year-round, and stop at the entrance to Samaria National Park—the longest gorge in Europe at 10 miles—to photograph the scale of it. Lunch arrives at 4000ft altitude with a view straight across to the highest summit, Pachnes, and down into the gorge itself. The meal includes Cretan flavors, a first round of wine or beer, and dessert.

On the drive back down, you'll stop again at 3300ft to see how the landscape shifts in just a few kilometers—from forest with cypress to valleys of lemon, orange, avocado and olive trees. The route passes through villages (Omalos, Lakki, Fournes, Alikianos) and returns to Chania with views of the Aegean. The whole day runs 7 to 8 hours. A cup of coffee, tea or fresh orange juice is included at the start, and bottled water travels with you. Groups are capped at six people per vehicle, so the 4WD stays nimble on the rough sections and the tasting groups stay small enough to ask questions.

What’s included

Hotel or meeting-point pickup within 3 miles east or 15 miles west of Chania.
a local English or Greek-speaking driver and guide.
olive oil and wine tastings with five wine labels and Cretan snacks.
bottled water throughout the day.
lunch with Cretan flavors, a first round of wine or beer, and dessert at 4000ft altitude.
a cup of coffee, tea or fresh orange juice at the start.
small-group travel in a 4WD vehicle with full air conditioning, capped at six people per vehicle.
and liability insurance.

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by CHANIA ADVENTURES SINGLE MEMBER P.C

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you have a full free day in Chania and want to taste wine and olive oil in their working setting rather than in a tasting room—the producers themselves guide you through it, and the lunch at 4000ft with views of Samaria Gorge is the kind of stop a standard tour bus route cannot reach.