Best 11 Interactive & Incentive activities on Crete Island

After gathering at the tour meeting point, begin your adventurous fishing trip with some of the best fishermen in Chania. Departing from the shore, your skippers and experienced fishermen will take you off the coast and out to the open water. Once out at sea your guides will show you different techniques such as jigging, spinning, and bottom fishing. Your main targets throughout the experience will be groupers, snappers, dentex, squid, and other smaller fish. Your guides will provide you with all the fishing equipment necessary to best enjoy this experience. Once you are done learning how to fish from the finest fishermen in Crete, your boat returns to shore where you’ll disembark.

Join me and experience Cretan nature and the local agricultural history of the past century through the process of soap making. Our meeting point will be the coffee shop of the village, where we will be treated to traditional Greek coffee as the locals do and use that time to discuss the history and philosophy of village Arolithos and soap making in Crete. We will enjoy a stroll around the village alleys and use this opportunity to discover the beauty and natural wealth of our land. The visit to the traditional houses, the mitato, and the flower beds with the herbs will help us to understand this. Then we will go to the laboratory and step by step I will show you all the stages of the cold method of soap making (ingredients and properties each material offers, preparation, measurements, mixing, trace, making). At the end you will receive the soap you have made and instructions for curing it and of course, my recipe so you can make your own pure handmade soaps at home. There is no need to bring anything with you other than, your love. make your own natural homemade soaps. There is no need to bring anything with you other than, your love.

About During the first part, the visitors will taste 3 samples of Savouidakis Extra Virgin Olive Oils which come from Koroneiki variety of Crete and will learn how to recognize their positive characteristics, «fruity”, “bitter”, “spicy”. They will also learn how to recognize a defective olive oil from a quality one -by tasting 2 extra samples- and in the last part of the session we will discuss on how we can make our cooking recipes boost by simply using the right olive oil. What makes this activity unique? If you are an olive oil lover, our workshop is designed for you! Have you ever thought that olive oil could hide so many pleasant flavors and aromas? Did you ever imagine that each food recipe needs its specific olive oil? Have you ever wondered whether the olive oil you choose for your table is of good quality or not? By attending our workshop all the above questions will be answered and you are going to discover the positive aspects of extra virgin olive oil that you did not know they existed. Feel free to enjoy our “Love at First Tasting” experience.

The region of Heraklion is the largest wine region of Crete where most wineries are located and holds the biggest number of Protected Denominations of Origin for winemaking. Hop on board of our van for this exciting wine tour, where you will dive into the world of Cretan indigenous grapes and explore some of the region’s most beautiful sceneries and vineyards. You will visit two authentic Cretan wineries, their vineyards and cellar and learn about their story, tradition, and philosophy. After the full wine tasting at the first winery, you will indulge in an amazing wine and food pairing lunch experience at the second winery, with a typical Cretan lunch prepared for you by a local taverna. We will pick you up and drop you off with the other guests at a central meeting point, GDM Megaron Hotel, in Heraklion City Center.

Come with me to travel back to the time, when Cretan people used to make their own Traditional Homemade Cretan Soap, using only Extra Virgin Olive Oil! Together we can create our own traditional soaps, using the recipe my grandmother taught me, as she also learned it from her mother. Using my knowledge as a biochemist, we can develop these formulations to produce a product, based on your needs! The whole procedure is completely safe even for young children and no specific knowledge is required on the subject. On the contrary, you will find it particularly educative and interesting! Come with me and I will prove to you that you can prepare the purest and healthiest cleaning product, with your own hands. We will use only Extra Virgin Cretan Olive Oil, produced by my family, and totally safe ingredients. At the end you will take your soaps you will have made with your own hands, that will be ready the next day, as a souvenir to remember this unique experience as you take your shower! We will start from scratch, giving to our soaps the features we will choose together, such as perfume, colour or shape. The olive oil we will use is collected and prepared by me and my family without any use of insecticides and other chemical preparations! Naturally, in the end, you can take the formulation where every step is recorded all the way, if you wish to make your own soap at your home.!

Discover Heraklion, the largest urban center of Crete! A modern city with Venetian and Ottoman traces that constantly remind us of its medieval past. If you are detail-oriented person, please pay attention to the public artifacts, they all hide a lot of city stories. Time-travel to the magical Minoan past, after all, Knossos is only a breath away from the city! Overall Heraklion is the city of contrasts: modern and noisy with a deep history behind it. Sometimes it is obvious and sometimes you have to search hard to find it.

Play a city game that takes you on a journey through the most picturesque spots of Chania, where the Greek, Venetian, and Ottoman elements intertwine. Discover stories about this once multicultural, multifaith town as you visit churches, mosques and synagogues, and find out how an international agreement changed its character – and with it, the destiny of millions of people. Learn about gruesome wars, shocking accidents, and unconventional artists on a walk through Chania’s historical centre. The app offers precise directions through the city. Play at your own pace. Feel free to pause and explore your surroundings whenever you wish. After you book the game, you’ll get an email with instructions on how to play. For larger groups, one person can purchase access for the entire group by selecting the number of people in the group. All group members will be able to play the city game on their smartphone. Alternatively, each person can purchase their own voucher. You can play as a group and solve the clues together as you walk, or you can split into smaller groups/teams and compete against the others. Each person can also play on their own, separate from the group, and meet the group at the end.

The Sherlock Holmes City Game is a self-guided tour that gives you a fun and interactive way to walk around the city. All you need is a phone with an internet connection. As soon as you book the game, we will send you all the information you need via email. By moving around the city, you will unlock assignments. Here you will find characters who are willing to help. But the information comes at a price! Solve their puzzles, take on hilarious photo challenges, chase down culprits and play along to get closer to solving the murder of Balthasar. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: – Difficulty level: easy – also suitable for families with children – Duration: 2 hours – Tickets: You only need to buy 1 ticket per group (1-4 people) – Each group will play with 1 device. For groups of more than 4 people, you can buy 2 or more tickets. – To book this game you need to indicate a date/time, BUT you can start whenever you like. – *NOTE: this City Game uses the city as an interactive playing field but DOES NOT provide any information about the city! HOW TO PLAY: Book the City Game, check the email we send you with the instructions, download the Loquiz App, and begin your gaming experience! Explore the city at your own pace while playing the Sherlock Holmes City Game, a self-guided tour that offers a lot of freedom and flexibility. You can play when, where and with who you want. Whether you want to play alone for personal excitement or with a group of people this is the game for you! Playing with more groups will turn into a competitive experience, perfect as a teambuilding activity. This game is a fun activity you can do while visiting a city with your family and friends or as a couple. Our City Game offers the maximum independence, you can play pause & continue whenever you want!

Giving nature the opportunity to heal itself! Discover the sustainable farming practices applied at a fully Organic Farm and attend a Farm to table Greek cooking class. Get ready to become one with nature! You will visit an Organic Farm located in a very small village, 150km (90 mi) from Kalamata in Laconia region towards to Sparta. The Organic Farm produces also olive oil and wine, strictly through sustainable farming practices and techniques. It also operates as a retreat, offering unique experiences, close to nature. The Culinary Experience Join us for a 4-hour guided tour of the farm from the locals, veggie picking and a Greek cooking class! Part 1: Short tour of the Organic Farm & veggie picking Start off with a guided tour by the owners around the facilities of the Organic Farm. You’ll find out all about our sustainable farming methods and techniques at the Organic Farm. You’ll also discover the story and the people behind this great idea. Enjoy also a stroll around the veggie gardens and pick fresh, organic veggies and feel closer to nature than ever! Part 2: Organic Farm to table Cooking class Learn how to make delicious traditional meals during a 3-hour cooking class. Assisted by local chefs, who’ll share their experience with you, you’ll get to create 2 appetizers, one main dish and one dessert, using organic produce and the extra virgin olive oil of the Farm. Part 3: Full Local Lunch Enjoy your gastronomic creations through a mouthwatering full lunch in the ancient olive grove. All meals are accompanied by the organic wine from the vineyards and unique drinks, such as a very own homemade lemonade. Extra Experiences (upon request) Depending on the season, availability and provided time permits, you may participate in extra experiences upon request. Visit to a Greek Women’s Cooperative Meet the local women in their workshop and learn how they make their mouthwatering local delicacies following the recipes from their grandmother!

About During the first hour, our visitors will taste 4 samples of our Extra Virgin Olive Oil Brands and 2 sample of defective olive oil to learn the positive flavors and aromas of quality Olive Oil and evaluate them opposite to the negative characteristics of a low-quality olive oil. They will learn to combine olive oils with different aromas with specific cooking recipes. Finally, they will enjoy dishes from our local cretan cuisine. What makes this activity unique? In this session you will become an olive oil expert for one day. You will learn the “fruity”, “bitter” and “spicy” part of extra virgin olive oil. You will learn how to combine different cretan olive oils with special food recipes and you will enjoy our local cretan cuisine. We strongly recommend this tasting experience, because we believe that we can offer our visitors a combination of relaxation and new knowledge as far as our daily nutrition is concerned. Our visitors will learn to judge the quality of olive oil they buy, or they are served.