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Crete: Monastery, Lasithi Plateau & Dictaean Cave Day Trip
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Crete: Monastery, Lasithi Plateau & Dictaean Cave Day Trip

By Altino Travel
8.8 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is £27 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Learn the history of the monastery and the miraculous icon of Virgin Mary
  • Enjoy panoramic views of Lasithi Plateau from Seli Ambelou and stop for lunch
  • Explore the Dictaean cave where Zeus was born and learn about Greek Mythology
  • Explore Krasi Village and admire its ancient Platanus, springs, and fountains

Activity location

    • Heraklion
    • Heraklion, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Heraklion
    • Heraklion, Greece

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Pickup from Heraklion and Ammoudara
  • Activity duration is 7 hours and 30 minutes7h 30m7h 30m
  • English

Select this option for pickup from the areas of Heraklion, Ammoudara

Starting time: 07:10
Price details
£27.45 x 1 Adult£27.45

Total
Price is £27.45
Until Fri, 10 May
Pickup from Analipsi, Gouves, Gournes and Kokkini Hani
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h7h
  • English

Select this option for pickup from the areas of Analipsi, Gouves, Gournes, Kokkini Hani

Starting time: 07:40
Price details
£27.45 x 1 Adult£27.45

Total
Price is £27.45
Until Fri, 10 May
Pickup from Malia, Stalida, Hersonissos and Anissaras
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English

Select this option for pickup from the areas of Malia, Stalida, Hersonissos, Anissaras

Starting time: 08:25
Price details
£27.45 x 1 Adult£27.45

Total
Price is £27.45
Until Fri, 10 May
Pickup from Agios Nikolaos
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h7h
  • English
Starting time: 07:30
Price details
£36.03 x 1 Adult£36.03

Total
Price is £36.03
Until Fri, 10 May
Pickup from Elounda
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English
Starting time: 07:15
Price details
£38.60 x 1 Adult£38.60

Total
Price is £38.60
Until Fri, 10 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPickup and Drop off from hotels and designated meeting points
  • What's includedWhat's included Transport by air-conditioned coach or minivan
  • What's includedWhat's included Live tour guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Admission fee to Dikti Cave (6 EUR per adult 25 and over. Free entry for EU citizens up to 25 years old)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded Admission fee to Kera (2 EUR per adult 25 and over. Free entry for EU citizens up to 25 years old)

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Visit an Orthodox nunnery, the village of Psychro and the Dictaean Cave. Explore the Lasithi Plateau, and make a stop for lunch while learning about the Plateau's history. Visit a small traditional village on the slope of Selena Mountain, and enjoy beautiful views of Crete on this interesting and unique day tour.
Visit the Monastery of Kera Kardiotissa, an Orthodox nunnery dedicated to the Virgin Mary, situated near the village of Kera at an altitude of 650m. See the nunnery, famous for the icon of Mary believed to be miraculous, the nunnery's fortified walls, and its 14th and 15th-century murals.

Stop next at the village of Psychro, and walk to reach the Dictaean Cave, just above the village of Psychro. See the cave, considered a sacred place of cult worship, and according to Greek mythology, it is believed to be the place where Zeus, the father of Greek gods, was kept and fed from Amalthia.
See the most impressive sight is the lake at the lowest point, surrounded by massive stalactites and stalagmites, before moving on to the village of Psychro
Reach the northern entrance of the Lasithi Plateau, and stop at Seli Ambelou for a lunch break. Take in a panoramic view of the plateau, where in the 1950s and 1960s, was one of Europe's first wind farms.
Stop in Krasi, a small traditional village set on the slope of Selena Mountain, and see its huge ancient plane tree, where the leaves and the branches of the tree provide shade all over the square in a unique and unspoiled environment.
Finish the tour at Krasi, and return to your hotel.

Location

Activity location

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    • Heraklion
    • Heraklion, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Heraklion
    • Heraklion, Greece