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Elafonissi Beach

11,880 Reviews

#1 of 5 things to do in Elafonissi

Outdoor Activities, Nature & Parks, Beaches

Elafonissi, Crete 730 01, Greece

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Elafonisi Beach Trip in Southwest Crete

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4.5 11,880 reviews

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Very good20%
Average6%
Poor1%
Terrible1%

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“pink sand”(608 reviews)

“long drive”(78 reviews)

“crystal clear water”(116 reviews)

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Suggested duration: More than 3 hours

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Elafonisi Beach Trip in Southwest Crete

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rinatgoren

Tel Aviv, Israel

Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile

The beach with the pink sand

The place is stunning and breathtaking! But definitely very crowded, all day .. There is a very strong wind, so you should check before it will not be too excessive.

Date of experience: September 2018

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Peter34T

Reviewed 4 days ago

Stunning Beaches

Its a bit of a trek and roads are not great but once you get to the beach its just WOW, this place is gorgeous, gets a bit crowded and toilet facilities are not great, but the lagoons are beautiful water is very shallow mostly...More

Date of experience: June 2018

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jola2017

Edmonton, Canada

154

Reviewed 6 days ago

"Watch out Beach Lovers!"

When maneuvering your car through dramatic soaring mountains towards the Elafonisi beach you think: "Is it worth to take this harsh effort to reach the place?" Indeed, it was an award to see the beauty of it! My eyes were smiling finding a joy in...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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JJBLantic_France

Lantic, France

146

Reviewed 6 days ago

VERY NICE BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE

This is definitely a nice area, but too many people there and to be quiet, as can be, just go to the extreme right of the parking Certainly better in October or April

Date of experience: September 2018

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zierh

131

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Tropical beach

This is a beautiful beach untill 11 in the morning. After that the tourist bussen arruve and it gets very crowdy. But stil a lovely place to visit.

Date of experience: May 2018

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Gerrit1949

Veghel, The Netherlands

3114

Reviewed 1 week ago

nice view

we've been there at christmass and had nice weather ,it was beautiful. We stay there for about 3 hours and the temperature was about 17 grades. it was to could to swim but beautiful to walk at the beach.

Date of experience: December 2018

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annemette987

Kjellerup, Denmark

162

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Must see beach

Very nice beach, the sand is beautiful and the water is fabulous. You can rent sun loungers and parasol.

Date of experience: July 2018

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aleksi1-Alexander

Belgrade, Serbia

135

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Best beach in Greece!

The most beautiful and weird beach I've ever been to! Beach is a elongated peninsula with white and pink sandy. To reach the island you have to walk through the sea! A truly heavenly landscape that you should definitely visit!

Date of experience: September 2018

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AndyKaiss

Greater London, United Kingdom

101

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Paradise

This sandy beach is hard to describe! Just stunning! Water is incredible clean , great place for a day trip

Date of experience: April 2018

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Shannon_from_NM

Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

Beautiful destination

The drive from Kalathas was about 2 hours, a short bit of it was highway but it was mostly driving through mountains on narrow roads through villages. Beautiful scenery. Driver does need to pay attention though because the road has a lot of sharp turns....More

Date of experience: December 2018

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alis0ndavies

We are thinking of cycling to Elafonissi from Kissamos and staying for 2 nights. We then want to get a boat to Paleochora but can only see trip the other way. Any idea if it is easy to get a boat to Paleochora and if bikes could be transported too. Thank you.

August 22, 2018|

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You can get the boat to Paleochora think it was 16.30 pm not sure on bikes. I booked with Selino travel in Paleochora might be worth contacting them.

MikeNicky

Any idea how much the bus back to maleme would be ? Also, I’m told there is only one bus back at 5pm - is it really busy ?

July 22, 2018|

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Sorry Mike I don’t have a clue about the bus, we rented our own car for the few days.

Linda R

Can you get to Elafonissi beach from Aghios Nikolaos by public transport as we do not drive.

June 15, 2018|

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Sorry, I can't say. We drove (rented a car), but surely if you are in a resort or apartment the reception/owner will recommend a travel agent/day trip service to take. There are tons of those that go here, I believe.

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