The Real Cretan Cooking Experience
Overview
Available languages
6 hours
Mobile ticket
Join us and live an incredible journey through the Cretan cuisine and culture...
Tour Highlights
• Introduction and welcome drink
• Vegetable picking from the family garden
• Cooking class of traditional Cretan recipes
• Experience the use of the old wood-oven
• Hear the stories and origins behind each dish
• Wine tasting combined with cheese platters in Cretan varieties
• Tour around the theme rooms of the family house
• Introduction of the Cretan weaving tradition
• Admire extraordinary artifacts of the past and learn about the Cretan way of life in the previous centuries
• Feel part of a local family inside an embracing environment
• Enjoy the spectacular front and rear view of the cottage to the sea and the mountain
• Savor the freshly made dinner along with good Cretan wine
Additional Info
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Dress code is comfortable clothing - good shoes
Please check the pick up areas before you book this tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
English speaking, local driver/guide
Small-group cooking class
Recipes & photos taken on tour are sent electronically via e-mail
Commemorative gifts
All ingredients for your lunch
Transport by air-conditioned minivan/minibus
Use of apron and cooking utensils
Wine & Food tasting
Gratuities (optional)
What To Expect
Follow us to the extraordinary journey through the Cretan flavors and taste the real Cretan way of life. Up in the high peaks of the White Mountains, you will prepare some traditional and extremely tasty home-made dishes. Using only healthy organic Cretan ingredients like extra-virgin olive oil, fresh vegetables picked from the garden, dairy products and the most aromatic herbs.
Sample Menu
starter
Kalitsounia
The popular Cretan Cheese-pies
starter
Tzatziki
Greek recipe with yogurt and cucumbers
starter
Ntakos
main
Gemista
Staffed vegetables
starter
Greek salad
Options
The Real Cretan Cooking Experience
Pickup included
Reviews
471 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A great evening!! So many...
Denise H,
Aug 6, 2025
- Viator
5.00A great evening!! So many great experiences in one evening. The food was delicious and the environment was amazing!
The more you participate...
chelsea g,
Jun 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00The more you participate the more you get out of the experience! We had a great tour guide in Alex as he was knowledgeable, personable, and engaging with us guests. The family who hosts, is wonderful! They are extremely generous with their time and have lots of patience for some of the ‘new to cooking’ participants. Highly recommend for anyone wanting a unique, delicious, and off-the-beaten path experience. Would love to come back!!
This is a long experience...
Ellen B,
May 14, 2025
- Viator
4.00This is a long experience 3:30-10:40 including pickups/transit. You don’t eat until 9pm. The family is wonderful and very kind and gracious. The family home in the mountains was beautiful and such a great setting. There was actual minimal cooking involved compared to other classes we’ve done. We stuffed some veggies, grated some produce, rolled some dough and stuffed the dough but other than that Poppy did everything else. There was only wine during the wine tasting portion of the experience and then also with dinner. Would have been nice to have wine right away and throughout the experience. My husband and I were definitely sober at the end of the night. There was a lot of good info regarding the Cretan war and the family’s history that we appreciated. There were some added experiences of feeding the family goats, touring the property/ family museum, but the people themselves really made the experience special. The food turned out great too!
Fabulous!
gary l,
Apr 22, 2025
- Viator
5.00Simply delightful! A true family experience with a dozen people. The hosts were magnanimous with their time, energy, teaching of local history and the good. The preparation was really fun , lots to laugh about and engage with others. The final product, the dinner was OMG fantastic. Strongly recommend this experience!
Wonderful & delicious experience!
Alexis I,
Mar 9, 2025
- Viator
5.00We visited Chania, Crete for the first time and were looking for an introduction to local cuisine. We are so glad we found this tour and booked! The hosts are so welcoming and made it such a pleasurable experience! We learned about and contributed in preparing recipes for a traditional Cretan meal and enjoyed a wonderful wine tasting. While the food was cooking we enjoyed a nice tour of the village. After this, we arrived back to the feast we had prepared and we were impressed with the deliciousness of everything!
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