Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience
Traveler rating
4.6/5
Based on 14 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Quick answer
Is Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience worth booking?
Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience is a 5-hour experience in Heraklion, Greece, from $91 per person. It scores 67 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Solid Choice”, based on a 4.6/5 rating across 14 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 67 / 100
- Rating
- 4.6/5 (14)
- Duration
- 5 hours
- From
- $91 per person
Discover the mountains of Crete and explore off-road trails on a quad safari with a visit to a Byzantine monastery. Head and marvel to the Minoa Palace in Maliaat and drive through olive groves. See an ancient oak tree and a 16th-century monastery. Savor a traditional Greek lunch in a cozy tavern and tour an olive mill. Bask in the sun and cool off with a swim in the sea at the end. Then, and continue to the village of Sissi. Cross a forest and pass through olive groves on your way up to the mountains to stop for a memorable photo at an 800-year-old oak tree. Afterward, visit Vrahasi village and navigate its narrow streets as you head up a steep road to the Monastery of Agios Georgios Vrahasiotis. This monastery dates back to the 16th century. Next, go to the village of Latsida and eat a traditional local lunch in a tavern. Enjoy a tour here and then continue to Sissi to relax on the beach and swim. Finally, return to the starting point and then transfer back to your accommodation.
What you get
About this experience
Discover the mountains of Crete and explore off-road trails on a quad safari with a visit to a Byzantine monastery. Head and marvel to the Minoa Palace in Maliaat and drive through olive groves. See an ancient oak tree and a 16th-century monastery. Savor a traditional Greek lunch in a cozy tavern and tour an olive mill. Bask in the sun and cool off with a swim in the sea at the end. Then, and continue to the village of Sissi. Cross a forest and pass through olive groves on your way up to the mountains to stop for a memorable photo at an 800-year-old oak tree. Afterward, visit Vrahasi village and navigate its narrow streets as you head up a steep road to the Monastery of Agios Georgios Vrahasiotis. This monastery dates back to the 16th century. Next, go to the village of Latsida and eat a traditional local lunch in a tavern. Enjoy a tour here and then continue to Sissi to relax on the beach and swim. Finally, return to the starting point and then transfer back to your accommodation.
What's included
Included
- the quad is two seater do if you make a booking you book a seat and not a quad, you share the quad
- Lunch
- Guide/Driver
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Use of Quadbike
- Cold water
Not included
- Gratuities
What you'll see and do
Malia Palace Archaeological Site
Our adventure starts from our premises in Malia. After a safety briefing, we start the trip heading the Minoa palace in Malia.
Pass by without stopping
Sissi
We pass the beautiful village of Sisi where we make a station to enjoy tradition food. As we pass through the palace and continue towards the village Sisi we will cross a forest, pass through olive groves under the main road and continue up the mountains where we will have a great photo under the one of the biggest and the oldest (over than 800 years old) oak in the island. Duration: 40 minutes
40 minutes here
Here, we see one old byzantine monastery. The off-road track offers great opportunities for amazing photographs and breathtaking scenery. Every 30 minutes we will stop for photographs and a chance to change drivers. During this time, the guide will inform you about the places that you visit. Our trip will continue through the village Latsida where the longest stop will be made for lunch in traditional tavern.
40 minutes here
Vrachasi
Then we continue to the village of Vrachasi. The route snakes through the narrow village streets of Vrachasi and climbs steeply up towards the old Monastery of Agios Georgios Vrahasiotis.
Pass by without stopping
Latsida
Our trip will continue through the village Latsida where the longest stop will be made for lunch in traditional tavern.
10 minutes here
After eating and chatting, our trip is continuing to the village Neapoli where we visit Vasilakis olive factory where we have our friendly olive tour in award-winning Cretan olive press. After that our adventure will be complete but not over.
50 minutes here
Potamos Beach
We stop at the end for swimming and relax. After eating and chatting, our trip is continuing to the village Neapoli where we visit Vasilakis olive factory where we have our friendly olive tour in award-winning Cretan olive press. After that our adventure will be complete but not over. We will go to village of Sisi in a beautiful beach for swimming and then we drive back to our base where our journey began.
60 minutes here
Where it starts and ends
Meeting point
Heraklion
Hotel pickup
Pickup is available for selected locations. Pickup begins about 60 minutes before departure.
Ends at
Returns to the starting point
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Languages
- de, en, it, fr
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 14 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Quad Safari Crete
Know before you go
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We can accommodate dietary restrictions such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc.
- Drivers must have a valid driving license at least one year
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 14 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
Food and drink
6 mentionsThe tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.
The guide
5 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Knowledge and storytelling
4 mentionsReviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
Photo opportunities
2 mentionsThe views and photo stops come up again and again.
Good for families
2 mentionsReviewers traveling with kids report it landed well with their group.
Traveler reviews
14 verified traveler reviews for Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
5-hour quad bike excursion (safari)
The experience was great; George and Sofia are lovely, very warm, and very sociable!!
via Tripadvisor (translated)
Very good, I recommend it
Very good. Beautiful scenery. Good lunch. Family business, where we had already been when it was the dad; the sons create just as much of an atmosphere as he did, very kind. Small point to improve, there were a lot of us and some who are afraid do not go fast. It would have been necessary to make 2 groups according to skill levels, to be able to have the time to see everything, it is so beautiful. I recommend without hesitation
via Tripadvisor (translated)
Had a great day 👍
Booked via WhatsApp with Christina. Was a nice first contact and immediately be able to arrange everything. Deposit was not necessary, that expresses confidence. On April 27th we were picked up at hotel Lyttos by Nikos and taken to the home base. We had 5 quads for 5 adults and 3 children aged 9, 10 and 13. First helped to find the right helmet, then got an extensive row and safety instruction before we left in column with about 15 quads. We had 2 guides with us Dimitri and Nikos There was close attention to safety, for example by stopping traffic if we had to cross somewhere with the whole column. After a bit on the road we went off road for a bit. It had rained a lot 2 days before, so there were big puddles and mud which only made it more fun and spectacular. At the end of the off road route you had to climb a fairly steep bit over large boulders and there Christina was ready to check if everyone was okay. He had driven to this place by car. How safe do you want it? Beautiful ride through mountain scenery with lots of olive trees, stopped at an oak tree of about 800 years old. Everyone climbs in for a picture so we did that too. Dimitri went to pick some herbs and asked if I could recognize them. The first was oregano, the second sage, which I recognized to his surprise. Then he came up with a more difficult find, a dark brown dried pod. I couldn't bring that home. It was a pod from the carob tree. I even bit off a bit to taste it, hoping that no goat had pissed on it, because they were also running around here. We went for another nice ride, great those bends in the mountains. The next stop was at Vissilakis. A family business that has been making olive oil since 1865. They have many olive trees, some of which are as old as 2000 years. It was a fun educational tour about the history to the present day. We were also allowed to taste a few things and they have a shop with lots of nice and tasty stuff. Then I went back to touring on the quads. To the cute town of Sisi, where we had a delicious lunch under the olive trees at Liofito. Gave a real Greek feeling all together at a long table under the olive trees. A little too fast for my feeling we had to continue on the road. On to the last stop, Potamos beach. a beautiful sandy beach where you could also swim. Half an hour, a little too short to take a dip in the beautiful blue sea, but I think we were already a little behind schedule. The last part on the quad back to Malia, hand everything back in and bring it back to the hotel with the van. All in all we had a very nice day, with enough variety in driving and several stops and compliments for the guides who provided safety, all kinds of extra information and above all a lot of humor along the way! Also compliments to Christina who arranges everything very well! If we could, we would come again tomorrow. 😊👍🌞
via Tripadvisor (translated)
If you want to do a quad tour in Creta, this is the one you want
We had the most exceptional experience on this quad safari. The trip lasts for around 5 hours and you will visit so many wonderful places. The staff were incredible, knowledgeable and have such a good team relationship. Everyone on our safari had such a good time, we got to know each other, enjoyed lunch together and had plenty of laughs along the way. Notable parts of the day; we fed goats before visiting a monastery, we drove through olive groves and toured an olive mill (here you can buy many different products, like soap, oils and various other olive related goods), followed by a wonderful tavern lunch, before heading to the beach to relax and swim (you can also buy more drinks and ice cream at the beach).
via Tripadvisor
Perfect
It was unique. They came to pick us up from the hotel for free. The tour lasted about 5 hours. During the tour we fed the goats and sheep, had a delicious lunch ourselves, and took part in an olive press tour. At the end of the tour we had the opportunity to swim in the sea. We really liked it - the team was very friendly.
via Tripadvisor
Good to know
- Duration
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Hotel pickup
- Available for selected locations
- Booked in 30 days
- 5
- Verdict
- Solid Choice
Who runs this experience
Operated by Quad Safari Crete, who run 3 experiences we rank across 1 city, with an average Outty Ranking of 56.7.
See everything Quad Safari Crete runsWhy this scores 67
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Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Heraklion.
How much does Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience cost?
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Prices start at $91 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Heraklion usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience take?
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Plan for about 5 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Heraklion is not rushed.
Is Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 67 out of 100, which we label "Solid Choice". That score blends traveler sentiment (4.6/5 across 14 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Heraklion, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 5-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience?
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Around 5 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Heraklion can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Heraklion and add a light layer if any part of the 5-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Heraklion within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Heraklion?
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On Outty we rank every Heraklion experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Knossos - Zeus Cave - Old Traditional Villages-Olive Oil Factory, Knossos & Lasithi Plateau: Zeus Cave, Villages, Olive Oil Tour, Quad Safari: Off-Road Day Tour with Dinner & Transfers. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Heraklion?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Heraklion?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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Outty ranks and explains the experiences, then hands you to Viator to complete the booking with the operator directly. The price is the same as booking on Viator yourself, and Outty earns an affiliate commission on the referral, which is how the rankings stay free to read.
What is included in Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience?
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Included: the quad is two seater do if you make a booking you book a seat and not a quad, you share; Lunch; Guide/Driver; In-vehicle air conditioning; and Use of Quadbike. Not included: Gratuities. Always check the voucher for the final list before you travel.
Does Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience include hotel pickup?
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Yes, pickup is offered, or you can meet at the start point instead from 259 listed pickup locations in and around Heraklion. Be ready about 60 minutes before the start time. You can also enter a custom pickup address when booking.
What languages is Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience offered in?
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It is offered in German, English, Italian and French. Pick your language when choosing a date and time, as not every departure runs in every language.
Will I get instant confirmation and a mobile ticket for Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience?
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Confirmation is sent by the operator after booking, usually within 48 hours; if it is not confirmed you are not charged. Mobile tickets are accepted, so you can show the voucher on your phone.
Is Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience wheelchair or stroller accessible?
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The operator notes: Not recommended for pregnant travelers. If accessibility is critical, contact the operator after booking to confirm arrangements for your date.
What happens to Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience if the weather is bad?
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It generally runs rain or shine, so dress for the forecast in Heraklion. Standard cancellation terms apply: free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
What do travelers say about Crete 5-Hour Quad Safari Experience?
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Across 14 reviews averaging 4.6 out of 5, recurring themes include food and drink, the guide, knowledge and storytelling. The tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.
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