Pottery Village of Margarites - The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos
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Pottery Village of Margarites - The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos
By Eco Events
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$136.06
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Ages 0-100, max of 6 per group
Duration: 6h
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English, French
- Hotel pick up and drop off (Only Rethymno district)
- English or French speaking guide
- Local driver / guide
- Transport by air-conditioned car / mini bus
- Entrance to the monastery
- Learn about the religion of Crete
- Walk in the beautiful gorge of Patsos
- Lunch (vegetarian option included)
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Lots of raki and laughter :)
- Entry/Admission - Margarites Gorge
- Entry/Admission - Monastery of Arkadi
- Entry/Admission - St. Anthony Gorge (Gorge of Patsos)
What's not included- The guide will not enter with you in the Monastery of Arkadi
- Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- Private pick-up at each client’s hotel, only in the district of Rethymno Pick up time depending on the hotel
- Eleftheríou Venizélou 39, Rethymno 741 00, Greece
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 106813P9- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- What you can expect during your visit
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
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- How much is Pottery Village of Margarites - The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos?
- Pottery Village of Margarites - The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos price starts from $137.98. Discover and book Pottery Village of Margarites - The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos on Tripadvisor
- What is the Pottery Village of Margarites - The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos cancellation policy?
- Pottery Village of Margarites - The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Pottery Village of Margarites - The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Pottery Village of Margarites - The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos?
- Pottery Village of Margarites - The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos is hosted by Eco Events. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Eco Events on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Pottery Village of Margarites - The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 106813P9
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Itinerary
- You'll start atEleftheríou Venizélou 39Or, you can also get picked upSee departure details
- 1Monastery of ArkadiStop: 60 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- 2St. Anthony Gorge (Gorge of Patsos)Stop: 60 minutes - Admission includedSee details
- You'll return to the starting point
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Cruiser633689
00Food and walking tour
The day of our trip was torrential rain all day but it wasn’t spoiled at all Nora was a great guide interesting and…
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00Wonderful, informative tour.
Hector was intelligent, knowledge and friendly. He didn’t rush the tour even though there were only two of us. He a…
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00Great time to get to know Rethymno
We had a very fun and informative tour. Our guide was very attentive and provided us with many interesting facts ab…
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00Highly recommend
Hector the guide was very informative and engaging. Only 6 of us do it was a small group as advertised. The whole …
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5 Stars and beyond! It was a total of 8 of us including guide and that was the perfect size for this tour. Vincent,…
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00Great experience, great guide, perfect overall!
Great scenery and hike! My guide was very knowledgeable and of a good heart. You could see he was proud of his isla…
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00Beautiful Adventure at the Kourtaliotiko gorge
I cannot recommend this enough. The sights are beautiful, and the rappelling and jumps are so fun. If you’re lookin…
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00An excellent primer on Greek wine, olive oil and hospitality
We spent our first full day in Rethmynon on the olive oil- and wine tasting tour with Michael and a small group of …
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00Wonderful trip
This was a wonderfully relaxed and informative day spent tasting Cretan wine and olive oil (and Raki) finished off …
ChloeSimos3001
00Local & private tour - excellent!
We travelled with Michalis in a private car. He was knowledgeable and very humble about the Cretan culture. We enjo…
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00Interesting and fun
It was fun, cultural and very informative. Breakfast more a taster but lunch massive and delicious. Michael was an …
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00An excellent experience
This was a really enjoyable and informative tour and first view of the area. Thank you Michael - a wonderful introd…
David M
00Excellent Imbros gorge guide
Our guide, Vincent, was very personable. He shared a lot of information about sites along the route and was a wealt…
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00Excellent Food and Gracious Host
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Bill K
1 contribution
Apr 2022
Really well organized tour, our guide was excellent, friendly and well prepared. The places were beautiful, Arkadi Monastery with its long history, the village very unique and the hike was the right length, not exhausting, but long enough to create a good appetite for the tavern afterwards. The Food in the tavern was very nice, with classic Cretan Cuisine (also vegetarian dishes available, which is not always standard in Greece).
Again, totally recommended for someone who wants to do something different and learn a little bit more about the Cretan history and Cretan way of life.
Again, totally recommended for someone who wants to do something different and learn a little bit more about the Cretan history and Cretan way of life.
Written April 5, 2022
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EcoEventsR
Thank you so much for your kind words!
We expect all of the family soon, along with the newborn.
Stay safe and have fun!
Written April 5, 2022
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JulieHelius
3 contributions
Feb 2022
Our tour with Vincent was simply amazing!!!
Margarites is such a beautiful village full of pottery art!
The history of Arkadi is shocking and it is a place everyone should visit white in Crete
We did the winery tour and the tasting was just what we needed.
The walk through the gorge was a perfect closing for the tour.
We really really suggest you give it a try!
Margarites is such a beautiful village full of pottery art!
The history of Arkadi is shocking and it is a place everyone should visit white in Crete
We did the winery tour and the tasting was just what we needed.
The walk through the gorge was a perfect closing for the tour.
We really really suggest you give it a try!
Written March 11, 2022
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EcoEventsR
Thank you so much for your kind words! Hope to cu again in our beautiful island
Written March 13, 2022
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Gary W
3 contributions
Dec 2018
Kostas reached out to connect a few days prior to the private tour so he could get to know us and personalize the experience. He was extremely knowledgeable and offered great suggestions based on our input, which made it an extraordinary experience. We started with a local family owned olive oil business then walked around the Monastery, hiked in the gorge, ate an authentic and delicious Cretan tavern lunch, and finished with a very cool walking tour of Rethymno. This experience is one-of-a-kind and highly recommended to anyone who appreciates outstanding customer service, hospitality, and knowledge :)
Written January 28, 2019
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Dear Gary,
Thank you for your kind review! We are glad that you had a great experience and hope to have created wonderful memories of Crete for you :)
Please, take care during this difficult time and we hope to see you again soon!
Written April 13, 2020
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Jeff G.
New York City, NY19 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
Excellent guide. Provided lots of detail about not only the places we visited, but Cretan culture as well. Had good connections in Margarites, so we were able to watch a local potter create new products and he then answered our questions. Arkadi was fascinating historically. The Patsos hike was just the right length - beautiful and a good workout but not too strenuous. Also enjoyed the delicious lunch at a local tavern - food and hospitality both phenomenal.
Written July 18, 2019
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Dear Jeff,
Thank you for this amazing review of the Margarites/Arkadi/Patsos tour we had! We're glad that you loved the experience and we hope to have created a wonderful experience of Crete for you :)
Please, take care during this difficult time and we hope to see you again soon in our island!
Written April 14, 2020
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Jasmin
5 contributions
Jul 2019 • Friends
I took this trip with my mother on our visit to Crete and it really was a highlight. Our lovely guide Vincent was an excellent careful driver, and even though air con was an option we drove with the windows down so that we could smell the beautiful thyme/pine/herb-y mountain air of Crete. Margarites was wonderful, and Vincent was careful to make sure we arrived in between busloads of other tourists so we had the whole village to ourselves, and the demonstration was done in the best, most traditional pottery in town. We weren't keen on doing the whole gorge hike as we're not very athletic and wanted a chill day, so we stopped off at the Eleftherna museum in addition to everything else. The Arkadi Monastery was incredibly moving, and Vincent told us the history of the place before we went in, which made it all even more meaningful. He's a natural storyteller and makes everything so interesting and emotionally resonate - a really fantastic guide. Last, we did the gorge, including lunch in the most wonderful traditional taverna. You can also visit the little church in the gorge and, if you're spiritually minded, I recommend taking a little something as an offering - or, as we did, some change for the candles. The gorge was shady and full of streams, and we did a short hike that wasn't too taxing but did go fairly high up. I would thoroughly and wholeheartedly recommend taking this tour, and if we had had time to take more tours with this company we would do again. Being just us and the guide was a real luxury as well, as we could follow al our little whims and curiosities about the places we were in without having to rush. Eleven out of ten, what a great day!
Written July 31, 2019
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EcoEventsR
Dear Jasmin and Martine,
Thank you is not enough for this beautiful review on the Margarites-Arkadi-Patsos (and Eleftherna!) tour we had together. We love to hear our guests' honest opinions always, and this was definitely very moving to read! We really hope to see you again in the near future and to enjoy more experiences like this together :)
Written May 27, 2020
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DaveSuzanne
Daly City, CA9 contributions
May 2019
This was a tour beyond all expectations. Part of our afternoon was to hike a gorge, but late rains the gorge under a foot of water. Kostas contacted us early with his proposed changes: We visited a goat herder, and his wife, a bee keeper who made Thyme Cretan honey in the mountains. She invited us to her home for lunch. We also went to a local monastery as well as the historic one advertised. We attended a pottery demonstration of art made in the old ways, mountain villages, and were entertained by Kostas explanation of life in the Cretan mountains. I recommend this tour greatly, and suggest one ask for Kostas and request his personal tour. It was wonderful meeting his people and seeing a glimpse of life.
Written May 20, 2019
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Dear friends,
Thank you for this amazing review! It is great to see that you loved the experience we had together and I'm glad to have surpassed your expectations and have created a wonderful memory :)
Please, take care of yourselves during this time and I hope to see you again soon in Crete!
Written April 14, 2020
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Charles H
Petersfield, UK190 contributions
May 2023
If you are in any doubt about going then watch a film on YouTube: the visit was instructive and the people warm and welcoming; they also helped me by telling me how to mend my Cretan pot in our garden; recommended.
Written May 24, 2023
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EcoEventsR
Dear Charles, are you sure you are talking about our experience of Margarites, then visiting the Arkadi Monastery and then the gorge of Patsos with a Guide? Neverthanless i am very happy you had a good time :)
Written May 26, 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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Product Overview: Pottery Village of Margarites - The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos
| Prices From | $136 |
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| Number of Reviews | 13 |
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| Duration | 360 minutes |