The Real Cretan Cooking Experience

Overview

Available languages

English

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

4.94

523 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

502

Traditional Creatan Cooking Experience
W6076TZdenisem,
Nov 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Alex was a terrific tour guide & very knowledgeable & informative about the history of Crete. We thoroughly enjoyed the cooking experience.
Provider does not respond to queries
fua2019,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00
We tried several times beforehand to contact the organizer to clarify two questions (among others about our arrival) and did not receive a reaction via any channel. Therefore we cancelled our four tickets two days before and booked an alternative event in the town itself. It's clearly too much money for it not to work. Maybe the event would have been nice, unfortunately we will not know.
Wonderful experience for the entire family!
Sightseer27524877352,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very nice, amazing stories, great food, and lovely hosts and driver, Alex! The views were wonderful and we got a extraordinary glimpse on the Cretan landscape.
A really lovely experience.Excellent guide and welcoming family.
Carmel K,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent knowledgeable guide and very welcoming family. Good instructors and a very tasty meal with good wine tasting.
Wonderful experience!
144carisah,
Oct 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We did the Cretan cooking class with GS Tours during our honeymoon in Crete and cannot recommend it enough! It was so much more than a cooking class - a history lesson, a farm tour, meeting some adorable sheep, and of course eating the delicious food we made together! Maria and Alex were knowledgeable and delightful.
MUST DO IN CRETE!
nicoleaE2254MC,
Oct 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
MUST DO! This is a unique expérience, unique setting, Yannis our driver and also the sous-chef with Miss « Diamond « the chef were absolutly amazing and funny, the history of the land and its people was very touching, Yannis is an amazing story teller💖 We got to visit the site and feed the sheeps, the view is out of this world!! The Cooking class was just so much fun, meet people from all over the world, we got the recepies also on the spot by email, and cooking tips like for example when miss Diamond the chef says you put « about 2 or 3 drops of olive oil » she actually means 1/3 of the bottle!!! 😂😂 What a night! If Youre in Crete, this is the vip expérience to live🫶 Thank you so much for having us my sister Lise and myself Nicole from Montréal , we are happy you enjoyed the Maple sirup we brought you! Yamas!!🫶from🇨🇦
Absolutely great place to visit when in Crete
Explore45712897867,
Oct 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The place was fantastic and really authentic, the food was absolutely delicious and mega cozy and low, along with a lot of other people around the world
Favorite experience of our trip
JaniceM1234,
Oct 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our travel agent booked this for my siblings and I and it turned out to be the best day of our trip. I was a little leery of the length of the tour but by the end, we didn't want to leave. The venue was spectacular and our hosts were so gracious to let us into their family's home. Their instructions made us all feel like gourmet chefs, even those who had never cooked before. We went on to wine tasting while our food was cooking and that didn't disappoint either. We were also allowed to feed their goats, which as animal lovers, we delighted in. Then it came time to savoring the food. Oh my word, it was delicious. My mouth is watering right now remembering it.
Great cooking adventure in Crete’s White Mountains!
Diane G,
Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wonderful experience - from our guide to the food to the hospitality of the hosts. Would recommend to anyone who loves good food. (Don’t eat before you go!)
Wonderful traditional experience
kinsy1234,
Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wonderful, traditional experience! We made all our favorites from stuffed tomatoes, peppers... and something new...zucchini! Tirapita, spinakapita and so much more! I would recommend this tour for everyone wanting something beyond the touristy places.