15 Best Knossos Palace Tickets & Tours

“Booked ticket easily, selected time slot we wanted. Went for late afternoon so much quieter and no queue to get in. Doesn't take that long to go round but still worth the money to see and support it.”

“Overall the experience was great. Really enjoyed the audio tour, really informative and with funny stories. I got the activation link almost immediately and the people of support were great. The app was easy to install and download the audio part of my tour. Worth…”

“Our tour guide, Arika, was excellent. She was friendly, professional and very attentive to people on the tour who found the heat and steps challenging. She was most knowledgeable about previous and current historical and archaeological facts and theories and took the time to explain…”

“early morning pickup 😴 tour guide very knowledgeable and friendly. day we visited extremely hot, would advise taking sunhat and plenty of sun cream. very interesting trip highly recommend.”

“Enjoyed both sites. Think a visit to Knossos would benefit from a guided tour, to bring the place to life. I’d at least recommend watching one of the videos on YouTube before your visit, to help you engage with the environment. The museum far exceeded…”

“Vangelis was a very patient guide who explained everything so well, we really enjoyed the tour and he was very engaging with our children. Thank you Ollie and family”

“Amazing! I loved the caves and Knossos and the olive mill tour was better than I expected too. Νεκτάριος was a fantastic guide and added so much context, including his own little stories. I absolutely loved the day... might have given slightly less time at…”

“Excellent and informative. Plenty of time to wander around Heraklion by ourselves - we managed lunch and the museum.”

“We were visiting Crete on a cruise ship and wanted to see both the Palace of Knossos and the Lessitheau Playeau and the ship didn’t offer a tour to both places. Luckily for us, we found Unique Crete VIP Tours Marinos, the owner, picked us…”

“Great way to understand the history of the Minoans and how it all comes together. Good to combine this with the museum ideally.”

“Anastasia was an excellent guide, the timings were perfect - at first we worried we hadn't had enough time at Knossos, but to be honest the museum is far better anyway! Worth noting that the museum opens quite late and it wasn't open when we…”

“My husband and I had a great time on this tour! The bus ride was comfortable, and we enjoyed the stops en route. Our guides on the bus and at Knossos Palace were both very good at sharing both history and mythology. They kept us…”

“After a few hiccups we figured out how to use the tablet and navigate the site. The people who explained things to us were fabulous. They went above and beyond what was expected. They helped us navigate entry to Knossos Palace on a crazy busy…”

“Imbros Gorge is outstanding! Was hesitant to book in case it was disappointing but it was phenomenal. Our guide, Ingrid, was wonderful - funny, sincere, kind and full of information. FABULOUS”

“more time to Herakleion”