Old Venetian Harbor Tours and Tickets

Maximize time in Crete with a half-day private tour of Chania. Get picked up at your hotel or the location of your choosing in Chania and set out on a sightseeing tour focused on local history and heritage. See top landmarks including the Old Venetian Harbor, Lighthouse of Chania, Firkas Fortress, and Hassan Pascha Mosque. Get to know Chania's Old Town and the many cultures that influenced its character.

Explore Chania's Old Town on this PRIVATE walking tour with a local guide. See the city’s impressive 14th-century harbor and 16th-century lighthouse. Learn about Crete’s Venetian, Egyptian and Ottoman influences as you stroll through narrow streets filled with vendors and markets. You’ll also visit historical landmarks and sample local coffee and food along the way.

Get your Crete vacation off to the perfect start as you discover the town of Chania and Cretans’ favorite activity, eating, with a private guide. Sample signatures including Greek coffee, local cheese, raki, Crete’s answer to grappa, and bougatsa, a custard pie with phyllo pastry, then enjoy lunch. You’ll also tour the city highlights, including the lighthouse, the mosque and the Old Venetian Harbor.

Exploring Chania’s Old Town and Venetian Harbor without a guide can mean overlooking sights. This small-group Segway tour ensures you discover all the must-sees and hidden corners without getting lost. Get instructions and ride your Segway personal transporter behind a guide along the alleyways and waterfront to view the landmarks. Learn about the sights via the audio guide and get your guide’s tips on local things to do and see.

Experience the unique beauty and culture of Chania by joining this amazing small group walking tour through one of Greece’s most picture-pretty cities. Chania has everything: ancient ruins, centuries-old monuments, strong local traditions, and exquisite cuisine that you get to taste during the tour. Leave your guidebook aside and follow your local guide into traditional neighborhoods and lesser-known corners – each spot, every backstreet you’ll pass along has a story to tell! Wander through layers of history and cultural influences, listening to myths of the Old Town. Meet local artisans in their workshop and even try your own skills. Explore the town’s century-old market with the local Cretan products and groceries. Watch how phyllo is handmade by one of Greece’s last pastry masters. Stroll around the old Ottoman and Jewish Quarters and discover the “Street of the Knives” as well as other off-the-beaten-path corners. Taste local mezedes and sip raki at a historic neighborhood.

Learn about Chania's history, good and bad, with a self-paced app tour. You'll learn about local history, culture, and architecture as you explore at your leisure, and the app will guide you to a mix of major attractions and off-the-beaten-path sights. The whole experience should last anywhere from 90 minutes to two hours.

Get the most out of an evening in Chania with this combination of a small-group guided tour, a wine tasting session, and a three-course dinner with gourmet specialties. Save time searching online for the most photogenic sunset spots and go to a shortlist of secret places that only locals know about. As you watch the sunset, learn from a sommelier about local wines, and then feast on a 3-course feast of delicious organic dishes.

A complete 3-hour Chania Tour. Glide through the narrow alleys of the Old City, to the sandy beach of Nea Chora with the picturesque small port, cruise along the Venetian harbor to the east towards Kum Kapi area (Turkish name meaning the Gate of the Sand), until reaching the former aristocratic area of Halepa. Learn about the neighborhood's turbulent and political 19th-century history. From there head back to the old city and into to the Splantzia district- once the Turkish quarter. Along the way listen to your guide as they provide historical information through your audio guide headset

Cover much more ground than you can on foot when you take a guided bike tour through Chania. This comprehensive tour is an ideal choice for your first day in the city, or if you only have a short time to visit. Bike at a relaxing pace and discover the beauty of the city. Cycle through the Old City and Harbor, seeing the Egyptian Lighthouse, Jewish Synagogue, Temple of Aghios Rokkos, and more.

Fill half of your day with the sights of Chania, and get more out of your time with a private driver-guide. This personal sightseeing tour showcases the history of Chania old town, where traces of the city's intriguing Minoan past can be found around the monuments and streets. The Christian, Jewish, and Muslim quarters of the city are all on the route.

Go off the beaten path and get a glimpse of Chania that most first-time visitors miss on a private tour of Crete’s countryside and Chania’s Old Town. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to tweak your itinerary as you travel between top attractions—including the Old Venetian Harbor, Firkas Fortress, and Chania Old Town—in air-conditioned comfort, without having to navigate.

It must have been the Daily Telegraph that a couple of years ago mentioned a reason to visit each Greek island. For Crete, the main reason was the food. Locals couldn’t agree more, as 90% of the Greek islands might have unparalleled beauty, but Crete offers the best quality of food on top of that as well. For this reason, a food tour in town would have been the very best idea. If it is combined with the wine tasting it becomes even better! This experience is going to give you the opportunity to taste an abundance of local products, from the greatest Cretan producers. From the classic Raki / Tsikoudia, to the local varieties of local Cheese, olives, and even the very best sweets and of course pita gyros.

Eat to your heart - and stomach’s - content on a 4-hour culinary tour of Chania. Follow your private guide as they lead you to local eateries and shops where you’ll sample 15 different dishes.  Learn about the influence that the Arabs, Ottomans, and more had on Greek food on an intimate walking tour. In between bites, you’ll hear about local food culture and politics.

Sightseeing can be exhausting, especially if you don’t know the city or what to look for. Save your energy – and the soles of your shoes – on this convenient Segway tour around Chania’s Halepa region. Led through the area by your tour leader, see beautiful old buildings and landmarks like the Franciscan Monastery of Agios Fragkiskos and the Orthodox Church of Holy Maria Magdalena. As you ride through the neighborhood, learn more about its nationally-significant history from your personal audio guide.

What about a private walking tour uniquely designed around the old town of Chania and Venetian port, which shows Chania's status as a cultural crossroads? A tour through a 7000-year-old history. Although the tour concentrates on history, we will explore the traditions and culture of Chania and how they have united to form the present-day city of Chania.

Get ready for a unique experience to one of Chania world famous locations! We will take a walk through this iconic spots which includes the Chania most photo worthy streets and monuments and some other hidden spots which most tourist may not know. Besides professional photography we will also give you every trick and tip to enjoy your holiday to the fullest! Come meet this city’s secrets and hidden corners with us while we capture your holiday’s precious moments. Looking forward to meeting you!

Explore Chania's Old Town on a private tour by Trikke, a 3-wheeled personal electric vehicle that allows you to glide along the narrow streets and Old Venetian Harbor. As you go, listen to commentary from a private guide about this historical Greek town.

Add a fun twist to your Chania sightseeing tour and zip around the city on an electric Trikke. Explore the atmospheric Old Town on a 40-minute guided tour; pass landmarks such as Yiali Mosque, St. Catherine's monastery, and Municipal Market; and glide around the Venetian Harbor, enjoying views of the Firkas fortress and the Lighthouse.

A Sailing cruise around the gulf of Chania will give your vacations a different view of the city! We set sails every morning at 10am in the Old Venetian Harbour of Chania making a cruise around the gulf of Chania. We will make two stops, anchoring for swimming and relaxation, one at the nearby island of Ag.Theodori which is a protected area of "Natura" as it hosts many birds as well as the wild Cretan goat named "KRI-KRI", and the second stop will be in a secluded beach named "Maherida" and has beautiful turquoise waters. During the stops we will offer you traditional Cretan snacks, season fruits, drinks from the open bar and of course lunch that will be prepared onboard. snorkelling equipment will be provided as well to those who wish to explore the seabed!!! At about 5pm we will be back to the old Venetian port for disembarkation!!!

Discover the best of Chania the easy way on this 2-hour private tour by Trikke electric scooter. Accompanied by a knowledgeable private guide, hop on your easy-to-ride 3-wheeler and admire the city’s highlights as your guide provides personalized commentary. Admire the elegant 19th-century mansions of the Halepa quarter, and cruise through the Old Town, bustling markets and old tanners’ district where craft workers still hand make leather shoes and other wares. Finally, ride along the beautiful Venetian harborside and admire views of Nea Hora’s sands, one of Chania’s loveliest beaches.

Hop on a Trikke electric scooter and visit three top Chania museums on a 2-hour Cretan arts and history tour. Master your easy-to-ride Trikke and follow your knowledgeable guide through the picturesque Old Town streets as you hear historical anecdotes and stories. Visit the Folklore Museum to learn about bygone local life before riding to the Archaeological Museum. After inspecting the Minoan, Venetian and Ottoman artifacts here, cruise by Trikke to the harborside Maritime Museum, a treasure trove of exhibits on Crete’s seafaring past. Ideal for families and first-time visitors.

Succumb to a bespoke service of our top local guides with expert knowledge by the comfort of a luxury chauffeured vehicle at your disposal. Luxuriate along the stellar ruins & lavish frescoes of Knossos Palace appreciating it in a way few will ever get the chance to. Immerse into the labyrinthian marvel as we draw you back to a time when myth & history were indistinguishable. Where there’s culture, there’s wine. Let us chauffeur you to the heart of Central Crete, a rich Minoan land backed by olive groves & wine-red earth. Here you will discover boutique award-winning domains to sample Cretan vintages with divine flavors. With personal touch impressions soak up the entire collection of unique artworks & history of the archaeological museum of Heraklion by savoring each hall at your own pace. In the evening, stroll the aesthetically fortified city of Heraklion. Dazzle your senses with delicious aromas of garlic & basil pouring from superb restaurants with local-exclusive cuisine.