Discover with us the Labyrinth and Palace of Knossos! Skip the long ticket line, upon arrival you meet your own exclusive guide and given your tickets. We Guide you with our expert KnossosGuides unraveling the Myths and Legends surrounding the site.
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Visitors who want a quiet and private guided tour of the Knossos Palace can enjoy their own private guided tour with the convenience of a flexible and highly personalized tour.
A walk in the Mythical Labyrinth.
Your private tour KnossosGuide will unravel the Myths and legends of Knossos and Minoan Crete, your personal Ariadne in Knossos just for you to discover. Like Sir Arthur Evans did over a century ago!
Affordable Private tour for all those fond of Greek Mythology with a touch of Hollywood!
For the lovers of mythology and Hollywood Narrative this is the tour for you! Wander, touch see for yourself the paths where your mythical heroes lived and acted!
Tridents of Poseidon, a Labyrinth, the stone throne of king Minos and ancient path to the sea walked by those brought to Knossos for the Minotaur!
A Private tour ideal for Families (using 3D Tablets). The narrative of your private guide enables you with your own eyes, through 3D images to realize how Knossos might have been, at the time. Your private guide will walk with you through the palace of Knossos painting the picture of these incredible people we call the Minoans, while you see 3D the palace of Knossos with its people, courtyards, bull leaping private rooms, before your eyes, just for eyes!
An expert team of professionals dedicated, updated that specialize on Minoan and Bronze Age Crete! A small team of tour Guides in this field for over 20 years, all licensed by the Greek Ministry of Tourism.
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I am working as licensed Tourist Guide while also being a certified WFTGA National Trainer. In my work, I act as an ambassador of my Cretan culture to people from around the world and I am very eager showing it, to even more.
I am a professional licensed Tourist Guide and certified Archaeologist, living in Crete, the island that lies beyond the wine dark sea [Homer]. I invite you to visit the cradle of the earliest civilization of Europe.
I am working as a licensed Tourist Guide, able to guide in historical and cultural sites exclusively. I have been working as a professional tourist guide, guiding groups and individuals in various different areas of continental Greece and the Greek islands.
I am occupied as an accountant as well as in tourism financial management and administration. I firmly believe in the multiple advantages that Crete has to offer to travelers and in a solid way of making them known to the world.
Passionnant The valley of Zeus (Olive oil, wine tasting)-Knossos palace tour - Génial!!! Super guide très passionnée avec plein d'anecdotes et d'explications sur la mythologie, à conseiller
Jul 28, 2021
Just book it. You won't regret it. Knossos Palace Guided Walking Tour We cannot recommend this tour enough. My brother and I were truly blown away by the Knossos Palace. Our guide was very skilled in weaving together history, amended history, and myth. She was funny, gracious about picture-taking, and good at maneuvering us through the labyrinth (pun-intended) that is Knossos. It was easy to pick up on her passion for the site.
Apr 12, 2022
Marvelous Guided Tour of Knossos Palace Site Labyrinth of Knossos Skip-the-Line Ticket with Tour Guide - We enjoyed our tour of Knossos Palace and our Viator guide, Akrivi, did an excellent job. We had a sunny, temperate day in March, there were no crowds, and Akrivi’s English was excellent. She met us at the entrance and conducted us through the site at any easy pace. She presented information in a well-organized manner and was humorous at times. She even knew where the best spot was for a photo of us, and took it for us. We highly recommend this tour; another winner from Viator.
Mar 19, 2022
Great tour and guide for Knossos. Labyrinth of Knossos Skip-the-Line Ticket with Tour Guide - We booked the Knossos palace as our first excursion in Crete and it was superb. Akrivi (from WeGuide) was a great ambassador of the island. She provided us so much information about the palace! We were very lucky that the site was not crowded so she was able to bring us so close to the structures--not something we expected. I would highly recommend both the tour and Akrivi.
Feb 27, 2022
Visite en famille avec Akrivi. Tour of Crete (3 days private tour). Akrivi nous a accompagné visiter les ruines de Knossos. Nous étions une famille de 7 avec des enfants et un bébé. Elle a été parfaite, s’adaptant à notre rythme et faisant revivre la civilisation minoenne tout au long de la visite. Avec l’option coupe file, nous n’avons pas fait la queue pour avoir nos billets, ce qui est appréciable car le site draine énormément de gens. À recommander sans hésiter
Oct 28, 2021
Very professional and knowledgeable guide. Tour of Crete (3 days private tour). We really enjoyed our visit of Knossos Palace with our guide. Easy to find our guide and she (Akrivi) was really good and knowledgeable. We really enjoy the visit with her. It is important to know that the skip the line is for Knossos and even with ticket you may wait really long time to enter the Archeological museum in Heraklion (we had to wait 1 hour to enter).
Sep 9, 2021
Great, expert Knossos Guide. - KnossosGuides. Thank you for your marvelous guided tour !! Highly recommended for everyone especially for kids!! See you again.
Dec 5, 2018
KnossosGuides Stella nos ayudó a conocer las historias de este palacio. Nos explicó con mucha paciencia y dedicación.
Feb 11, 2019
Knossos Palace (semi private tour) Great tour guide. Very informative. Same ticket got us into the Archaelogical museum which was amazing.
Jun 20, 2019
Bravissime KnossosGuides La guida in italiano coi capelli rossi ha fornito dettagli ed informazioni oltre quelle del discorso mnemonico che devono esporre ad ogni tour. Una vera conoscitrice del passato
Jul 16, 2019
Visita ao Palácio de Knossos Knossos Palace (semi private tour) Adorei visitar as ruínas do antigo Palácio de Knossos que fica em Heraklion (capital da ilha de Creta). Excelente visita que nos faz viajar ao passado de uma forma real...
Sep 21, 2019
Utilissimo. KnossosGuides Seguite una guida per visitare il palazzo. Sono bravissimi e vi riportano indietro nel tempo...Trovate il loro box appena arrivati al palazzo e formano gruppi ogni mezz'ora circa.
Sep 5, 2019
Great tour on a gorgeous day! Knossos Palace (semi private tour) Great time of day for tour. 5pm tour was informative and very enjoyable. The Knossos temple is an amazing structure. Once thing I would change is that we went to the Archaelogical Museum in Heraklion first and paid admission only to find out that the tour included the admission to the museum with the ticket. Otherwise, it was perfect.
Aug 28, 2019
Excellent guide. Knossos Palace (semi private tour) The guide Christina was wonderful! She has a lot of knowledge and explained the history of Knossos very well. She answered any questions and also gave recommendation of extra literature.
Aug 1, 2019
History is written from the historian’s perspective! Our tour lasted 90 mins and we met our guide at the iron gates near the entrance - she spoke perfect English and provided each of our party (4 adults and 2 children) with a wireless receiver and a disposable earpiece so we could hear her clearly when she spoke. The tour was excellent, explaining the relationship between the Minoan builders of Knossos and the Greek mythology that emerged long after the site was abandoned. The guide was relaxed and comfortably answered all our questions. We took the first tour at 09:00 - but it was still very hot and a hat and sunscreen are essential - once the crowds start arriving queues quickly form in the sun Not really suitable for very young children, but a must-do to get some understanding of how both the Greeks and the 20th Century archeologist, Evans, miss-interpreted the role of the labyrinth…
Jul 8, 2021
Wonderful tour with a knowledgable guide Labyrinth of Knossos (Shared Tour with Entry Tickets) The period when this tour took place was what many news outlets are calling the "second wave" of the coronavirus. According to our driver who took us from Chania to Heraklion told us that Crete experienced 70% decline in tourism this season. My point, the group intended for 8 persons ended up being a 2 persons group (my girlfriend and me). That said, on to the tour itself. Before considering a tour I read a healthy amount of reviews about Knossos and found out that people who did not go for a tour ended up describing the whole area as "a bunch of rocks". That was enough for me to book a guide for this place otherwise you're not getting anywhere near to the information needed to get a glimpse into this ancient piece of history. So, we booked a tour and as luck would have it, it turned out great.
Sep 10, 2020
The woman from We Guide KnossosGuides What an outstanding guide. Cheerful, articulate, very knowledgeable, funny, did a wonderful job of sorting out myth from fact. Cleverly avoided the crowds in her route and knew how to maximize the time and space. I arrived knowing a lot but learned so much more! i would use We Guide again!
Oct 22, 2019
Excellent guide Knossos Palace (semi private tour) We had an enthusiastic and knowledgable guide for the tour. She answered our questions almost before we asked them. She had a group of French people on the tour as well as we two Americans and she was able to speak both languages and to make sure all of us understood.
Oct 22, 2019
Vacanza -Knossos palace (Family friendly tour) Se fate una vacanza a Creta, non perdetevi la casa di knosos, è una meraviglia di rovine dell'era greca, da non perdere
Oct 10, 2019
Best Guide Ever - KnossosGuides My wife and I have traveled all over the world and have been escorted by too many professional tour guides to count but our guide, Maria, in Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeology Museum was at the top of the list regarding her knowledge, her enthusiasm and her professionalism. She made the minoan civilization come alive for us and our time together left us with memories for a lifetime. Bravo Maria and thanks again for a spectacular day!
Sep 30, 2019
Excellent tour and logistics (chose tour with ticket and hotel pickup/drop off Knossos Palace (semi private tour)Pick up and drop off went smoothly. We were met at the palace by WeGuide and taken right to our tour guide (skipped the long line) who was excellent as were the drivers and the WeGuide rep who met us at the palace. Tour was excellent! We were also able to use our ticket to visit the museum. Thanks to all for a well run pick up, drop off and tour!
Sep 26, 2019
Great Tour - The Palace of Knossos with Optional Skip-the-Line Ticket I cannot imagine seeing such a significant historical sight without a knowledgeable guide like Akrivi. She was excellent. It was a super hot day so she kindly brought us to shade to be more comfortable. I highly recommend this tour if you are in the area.
Aug 16, 2023
A guide is essential! The Palace of Knossos with Optional Skip-the-Line Ticket Unless you are happy wandering around ruins without any idea what you are looking at, book a guide. We had a group of only 7. The whisperers were barely needed but nice to have. Also advise buying the ticket through them as it made it all super easy and efficient when we arrived.
Sep 11, 2023
The best way to see Knossos! Fabulous tour! Just the right length and wonderful blending of history, mythology, culture, architecture and archaeology. Highly recommended! Viator review: Knossos Private Guide
May 27, 2024
Having a guide helped us get more out our visit Perfect length for a thorough visit to the site. Our guide helped us understand what was in front of us while making sure we also could put the site in context with the history of Greece overall. Viator review: Knossos Private Guide
May 20, 2024
Dream come true I had dreamed of coming here for many years, and I can still hardly believe my luck. Our tour group was small and our guide, Akrivi, was excellent. So much to talk about -- ancient civilizations, myth, history, archaeology, art, architecture. She gave us detailed explanations, and in the end put it all together in a way that linked the myth to the reality. Nice job, Akrivi! It was hot and sunny, but worth every minute. Tripadvisor review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Apr 21, 2024
Memorable. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and made the visit fun and interesting. Would highly recommend. Viator review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Sep 15, 2023
Perfect Knossos Tour Eleni was a fabulous guide for Knossos - great storyteller and she kept us in the shade and out of long lines. Really appreciated her explanation of the economy and her recommendation of a beach club to visit after the tour. Viator review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Aug 26, 2023
Must do experience! We loved not having to wait in line for tickets since our guide had them for us already. Our guide was very knowledgeable and we got a lot more out of the experience having the importance of the site explained to us. Viator review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Aug 18, 2023
Palace. Our guide Katerina was excellent very informative with a sense of humour too. She also had lots of pics of the palace to help in explanations of the palace as it once was. Viator review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Aug 2, 2023
Our guide was excellent: very knowledgeable and informative. But she didn’t simply list facts: she helped us understand the issues archaeologists grapple with, and she presented those issues as ongoing questions that are still relevant to us today. She also managed the group very well, keeping us together, staking out shady spots with great views, and navigating the crowds. Our best visit to an archaeological site! Viator review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Jul 20, 2023
Outstanding guide. Gave new insights into Knossos and the mind of ancient peoples. A delight. Just the right level of detail. Thoughtful responses to questions. Viator review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Jul 16, 2023
Great free oarking very near to the easy to find meeting point. Welcome by we guide staff was very efficient. Friendly, knowledgeable and entertaining guide. An all round good experience. Viator review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Jun 26, 2023
Wonderful and Insightful. Akrivi really brought Knossos and Minoan society to life for us. She was knowledgeable and very friendly. I felt that I came away with a much better understanding of the palace than I could have achieved on my own. I would highly recommend Akrivi as a guide. It was absolutely time well spent. Tripadvisor review: Knossos Private Guide
Jun 15, 2023
Awesome experience! Our guide was very knowledgeable and made the experience extremely educational. We highly recommend it! Viator review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Jun 4, 2023
Top notch Knossos tour, excellent tour guide. This tour was extremely well done. Our guide spoke excellent English & was easy to understand. She presented lots of interesting & valuable information about conflicting views of what Knossos really used for that now has us doing our own research. I took more than 100 pictures & had no problems navigating the landscape as she talked, which really made this a fantastic part of the trip. Knossos is a truly astonishing place but it was made much richer by our guide. We gave her a tip but noticed others didn’t. Please, please remember you benefit from such experiences. Please tip your tour guide. Viator review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Apr 20, 2023
Fascinating overview of the Knossos Palace - and the REAL history behind the labyrinth myth! Akrivi was a wonderful, informed guide. Viator review: Knossos Private Guide
Apr 14, 2023
The Minoic Magic. Our guide was a lovely lady who told us the Minoic history in a very interesting way. She definitely transported us to the magic that surrounds that civilization and this island. Viator review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Apr 3, 2023
Must Do! The tour was excellent. Chatzigeorgoou was an amazing tour guide. We loved every second of our tour with her, and all of her facts about the site were entertaining and informative. She also took amazing group pictures for us! Viator review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Jan 10, 2023
Knossos guide was great! Knowledgeable, friendly guide. Easy to find at Knossos. Would recommended to all. Had a great experience. Viator review: Knossos Private Guide
Sep 17, 2022
Magnifique, à faire sans hésitation…. Première visite pour nous á Knossos et nous avons choisi de visiter le site avec un guide privé. C’était juste parfait, à faire sans hésitation. Guide facile à trouver, pas de file pour acheter les billets, accueil chaleureux,…. Nous avons découvert énormément de choses grâce aux commentaires d’Akrivi qui a réussi à captiver nos deux adolescents. Je pense que sans ses commentaires et ses explications, nous serions passés á côtés de nombreuses choses intéressantes. Visite très complète et privée donc adaptée. Nous tenons à remercier Akrivi pour cette magnifique visite et nous la félicitons pour son français qui est parfait. Tripadvisor review: Knossos Private Guide
Aug 18, 2022
Bella visita Bellissima visita privata al palazzo di Cnosso accompagnati dalla guida Elena che ci portati indietro di 4.000 anni. Bellissima esperienza che consigliamo. Viator review: Knossos Private Guide
Aug 14, 2022
Magnifique expérience! Tout était parfaitement organisé. Notre guide Eleana nous attendait à l'entrée, avait nos billets, et connaissait tous les trucs pour que nous profitions au maximum de la visite. Pleine d'humour, ultra cultivée et adorable avec les enfants, elle nous a fait passer un excellent moment. Merci!! Viator review: Knossos Private Guide
Apr 21, 2022
Super tour and guide ! Great experience ! Our guide was very helpful and knowledgable about the palace and the way of life back centuries ago. I highly recommend the experience with kids who appreciated the tour mixing history and mythology! Viator review: Knossos Palace Exclusive Tour (small group)
Aug 15, 2021
Magnifique visite Magnifique visite avec Akrivi! Dans un français impeccable, elle a passionné toute la famille. Entre mythologie et histoire tout en terminant par une belle touche philosophique... Non négligeable, Akrivi fait en sorte que la visite se passe le plus agréablement possible. Choix des meilleures places à l’ombre, le meilleur angle pour prendre des photos... elle va même jusqu’à demander aux gens qui nous entourent de faire moins de bruit pour que nous entendions bien ses explications. Merci à elle! Casquette, boissons et crème solaire à emporter (peu d’endroits à l’ombre). Tripadvisor review: Knossos Private Guide
Jul 16, 2021
Excellente visite Excellente visite de Knossos avec Akrivi. C'était clair, vivant, très intéressant, bien équilibré entre l'histoire et la mythologie. Nous recommandons sans réserve Akrivi. Tripadvisor review: Knossos Private Guide
Oct 31, 2020
Outstanding Tour! Our guide Akrivi was fantastic, couldn’t ask for better. Her knowledge and insights into the history of Knossos made our time there so much greater than what we imagined. Knossos itself is gorgeous and amazing on its own but it’s a 100% more enjoyable with a friendly and knowledgeable guide, like Akrivi to put everything you are seeing into context. Viator review: Knossos Private Guide
Jun 17, 2024
Very good guide The guide was really knowledgeable and did a great job in explaining the history and the way the people lived in a catching way.
Jun 18, 2024
Excellent. I took my 11-year-old son on This . We had an Excellent guide Who was very friendly and Very knowledgeable about the history of the site and the people who inhabited it. Parking was easy and it was not too crowded. Fascinating ruins. Perfection!
Jun 23, 2024
Great guide, great tour. We booked a private tour with Knossos Guides which was easy to do online. We arrived at the site and were quickly introduced to our guide, Thalia. She is an excellent guide and really brought Knossos alive with her knowledge and insights. We cannot recommend Thalia highly enough. The tour was really worth the extra.
Jun 23, 2024
Interesting and engaging tour! This was a really wonderful tour! Our guide was very knowledgeable, and presented the history in an interesting and engaging manner. Akrivi, our guide, was also very conscious of the heat, and made sure we stopped in the shade as much as possible. We definitely appreciated Knossos more with this tour. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to learn about the history and the myths of the area!
Jun 24, 2024
KNOW KNOSSOS- DO NOT MISS THIS! Akrivi was one of the best tour guides I have ever had the pleasure of touring with. She was engaging, smart, funny and conscientious about giving us her history tod bits in the shade. This company was also top notch. Our family of six will do this again in a heartbeat. A little advice: wear sneakers, bring water and book early morning. Enjoy .. the Minoans were incredible!
Jun 23, 2024
Great kid friendly tour. Great guide who really helped bring the ruins to life with kids focused activities, Mythology and the tablets. Highly recommend!
Jul 5, 2024
Great option for kids. Tablets were very helpful for the kids to stay engaged. (And adults to visualize how it was) Katherine was also great at getting the kids involved. She brought clay for the kids to practice writing Linear B (ancient text). Viator review: Knossos palace (Family friendly tour)
Jul 6, 2024
Superb tour. Fantastic guide who brought the story of the history and mythology of Knossos brilliantly to life. Very knowledgeable and great communicator
Jul 8, 2024
Great visit and guide. It was only us (3) on the tour so always going to help but the guide was great, she knew her history and the site very well. Knew where the shade was going to be, important for July. Had answers for all our questions. It’s an important site in world history and I would recommend the trip without hesitation.
Jul 19, 2024
Très intéressante. Un voyage dans la Mythologie grecque avec le regard d'une guide contemporaine, sensible et très attentionnée. Merci
Jul 21, 2024
Discover the labyrinth. Fantastic tour of beautiful archaeological site. Our tour guide Katerina was phenomenal. She brought to life the story of the Minoans and the mystery of the labyrinth. Highly recommend.
Aug 2, 2024
Best tour ever. I was lucky enough to experience this tour as a private 1:1, as no one had signed up for the 9 AM tour. The archeologist was extremely knowledgable and the palace ruins/ archeological site were incredible! I would recommend this visit to anyone.
Aug 7, 2024
Worth the tour & skip the line option! Our tour guide Katerina was so knowledgeable, fun, and made a real effort to appeal to both the adults in the group, like my friends and I, as well as to the families who had brought their tween/teen kids. It was very informative
Aug 10, 2024
Perfect Knossos Tour. I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful and informative tour. Our guide, an experienced archaeologist guided us through the Knossos complex with perfect pacing, knowledge, and skill.
Aug 13, 2024
We enjoyed this tour. Akrivi was one of the best guides we had on our trip to Greece. Her depth of knowledge and customization of the tour to who was there was great. Our group ended up being less than 6 people which was nice! Definitely be mindful of the weather when booking. Our guide was great about keeping us in the shade but make sure you’re dressed for hot weather & have enough water. This may seem pricy compared to other tours but we found the knowledge from the guide worth it and there was a portion of the tour where we skipped a very long line which also made it worth it for us.
Aug 24, 2024
Our guide was amazing! Loved the tour.
Aug 23, 2024
Great tour with lots of information Our guide Katarina was very informative & spoke clearly. We had no problem taking the local bus to/from the meeting point at the archeological site & the guided tour started on time. A later visit to the Heraklion Archeological Museum by ourselves complemented the tour perfectly. Viator review: The Palace of Knossos with Optional Skip-the-Line Ticket
Sep 27, 2024
Great way to see Knossos! Great to have such a knowledgeable and capable guide who took us through the complex and educated us well! Everything g went smoothly from start to finish. Viator review: The Palace of Knossos with Optional Skip-the-Line Ticket
Sep 26, 2024
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