Full Day Tour -Traditional Villages - Zeus Birthplace- Olive Oil Factory Old Wind Mills

We had great day with Ed. We went into the interior of Crete -- up into the mountains to see the heart of Crete. As expected, the views from the mountains were fantastic. We stopped at small towns and farmland around the central plateau and ate fruit straight from the field. (Literally, we stood in the field.) The experience was enhanced with Cretan wine. We both have USA rural roots, so it was interesting to see the Crete methods of farming and also to recognize the decline of small towns that is common to both countries. A trip to Zeus's birthplace cave and a stop at a beach on the way home topped off the tour. The tour bus was very comfortable. Ed was very knowledgeable about Cretan history and about the Cretan way of life. Moreover, he was very entertaining. We laughed a lot.

We started our day with Edmond (Ed), picking us up from our hotel. He was prompt, friendly and very knowledgeable of Crete and all of Greece. We were traveling with our two adult sons (one being a classics major), Edmond made us feel welcome, answered many questions while telling us history and stories. We enjoyed a comfortable ride in a van and his driving was excellent through the narrow streets and up through the mountains. We stopped many times to see the view from the top and to see olive trees (learned of their history in Greece), we visited an olive oil farm and had a sit down tasting of oil that was processed there, with bread, oil, tomatoes and olives, of course. We continued on to a small village Mochos for coffee walking around seeing the small shops and beautiful church. We traveled through farms with a tasting of tomatoes and strawberries. We enjoyed a glass of wine while there. We would have seen Dikteon Cave (birthplace of Zeus) but it was closed to visitors (which he told us when we booked our tour). He took us to see the original windmills near the restaurant where we had a wonderful lunch with a great view of the Lasithi plateau. Every part of this tour was top notch, great conversation with Ed. He seemed like a friend by the time we arrived back at our hotel. He also gave us recommendations of where to eat in Heraklion and visit for the rest of our time in Crete. We would highly recommend his tour.

Avram G.United States

The best part about Ed’s tours, is Ed! Whatever we needed or wanted, he had planned for it. By the end of the day, Edmond becomes your new friend.

Absolutely Brilliant. Everything we expected and more. Ed was the perfect guide, just enough information without overload, and always ready with answers to our questions.

I do not even know where to begin Ed was the most enjoyable guide we ever had, and we have done a good amount. He took us off the beaten path, seen and did things we did not expect. "I got your back Ed" (LOL). Book him, you will not regret!

Edmond is a great tour guide. He is very funny, humorous and energetic. We all have so much fun all day long. He brought us bread and tomato for the visit in olive oil factory. He took us to the countryside to taste some amazing yogurt; stopped at a farm to have some fresh watermelon and tomatoes. This is our favorite tour for our 12 days cruise.