Olive Oil Tour near Nafplio: Harvest and mill tasting

Walk the groves and taste oil the day it's pressed

A 2.5-hour olive oil tour from Nafplio takes you into working groves and a modern mill during harvest season (mid-October to mid-January), where you collect olives, watch them processed into oil, and taste varieties with bread, cheese and traditional liqueur. Pickup and drop-off from Nafplio are included. A local English-speaking guide leads the group through the stages of production and the secrets of the olive tree.

Step-by-step itinerary

Olive oil tour near Nafplio

• Pick up from meeting point
• Travel to Epidauria village
• Pass through olive groves
• Visit modern olive mill
• Learn olive oil production process
• Taste olive oil and local products
• Return to departure point

The experience

The tour starts with pickup from Nafplio and a drive into Epidauria, a village built on olive oil production. You pass through endless groves on the way to a modern mill, where the day splits between two things: the land and the machinery. In the self-owned groves surrounding the mill, your guide walks you through how the trees grow, when they fruit, and what makes one harvest different from another. Then you move into the mill itself to see the fruit transformed: the stages of processing that turn olives into pure oil happen in front of you, not in a video or a diagram.

The tasting is where the tour lands. You taste pure olive oil on fresh bread, olives themselves, Greek feta cheese dressed in extra virgin oil, olive pâté, and a traditional sweet olive liqueur. These are not samples in a shop. They come from the mill's own production and varieties. The experience ends there, and you return to Nafplio with the knowledge of how the oil you buy got made.

What’s included

• Pickup and drop-off from Nafplio.
• entrance fees and tasting at the mill.
• all transport by road.
• a local guide who speaks English.
• liability insurance and taxes.

Before you book

Days and timesNext departure: 16 Mar 2027

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AgesAdult (13 to 75 years) · Youth (7 to 12 years): free · Child (under 7): free

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 32 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical level

Operated by Landlife Travel

Is this one for you?Book this during harvest season (mid-October to mid-January) when the mill operates and you can watch the full production process with a guide explaining each stage.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (7 to 12 years): free; Child (under 7): free.

What exactly do I do during the olive oil tour? Do I actually pick olives myself?

Yes, you collect olives in the groves as part of the experience. Your guide shows you how to harvest them and explains the work involved, then you move into the mill to watch the fruit you picked processed into oil.

When is the best time to book this tour?

Harvest season runs from mid-October through mid-January every year. This is the only window when the mill operates and olives are being picked and processed, so the tour only runs during these months.

How long does the tour take and what's included?

The tour lasts 2.5 hours and includes pickup and drop-off from Nafplio, all transport to the groves and mill, entrance fees, tasting of olive oil and related products, and a local guide who speaks English.

Can I book a pickup from somewhere other than Nafplio?

Pickup and drop-off from Nafplio are included in the standard tour. If you need pickup from outside Nafplio, that's available as an option at checkout.