Knossos Palace: Self-Guided Audio Tour on your Phone (without ticket)
Enjoy a hassle-free visit to Knossos Palace, one of the oldest and luxurious palaces in the world, provided by a skip-the-line ticket that comes with an immersive self-guided audio tour on your smartphone. Put on your headphones and experience your surroundings through the immersive power of storytelling!
- Ticket/entrance fee to the archaeological site is not included!
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Knossos Palace: Self-Guided Audio Tour on your Phone (without ticket)
What's included in Knossos Palace: Self-Guided Audio Tour on your Phone (without ticket)
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Knossos Archaeological Site
Throne Room: One of the most visited areas in Knossos is the Throne Room where you can admire the replica of the Minoan throne and listen to the fascinating story of the woman who actually sat on the throne in order to discover if she was a queen or a priestess.
Knossos Archaeological Site
Tripartite Shrine: the Knossos’s main sanctuary where it was discovered, among others, the snake goddess who appears with exposed breasts that emphasized their femininity and sexuality and with costume ornamented with mythical beasts
Knossos Archaeological Site
North lustral area : One of the most photographed sites in Knossos. According to archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, anyone who arrived in Knossos by the north side had to purify himself during a ritual ceremony in order to enter the palatial area.
Inclusions
- Αctivation link to access your audio tour
- Self-guided audio tour in English for your smartphone (Android & iOS)
- Offline content with an offline interactive map to avoid roaming charges
- Entrance fee to the Palace of Knossos
- Live guide
- Smartphone or headphones
- Transportation to/from the site
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Food and Drinks
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that your Viator/Tripadvisor Voucher is not your entry ticket. Admission fees/tickets are not included in this product
- This is a downloadable self-guided audio tour for your smartphone (accessible through our app)
- No live guide or meeting point provided.
- You will receive an email from the local supplier with important audio instructions. on how to access and download your audio tour. Please check your email spam folder as well
- Book per device to be used, not per participant
- The audio tour can be used anytime. Use your headphones to best enjoy it
- An Android (version 5.0 and later) or iOS smartphone is required. The audio tour is not compatible with Windows Phones, iPhone 5/5C or older, iPod Touch 5th generation or older, iPad 4th generation or older, iPad Mini 1st generation
- You will need storage space on your phone (100-150 MB)
- The site is not wheelchair accessible.
- The entrance is free for EU members up to 25 years old upon presentation of their identity card or passport. Although, in order to get in, they have to get a free ticket entrance.
- Ensure that your smartphone is fully charged prior to your visit & that you bring your earphones
- The archaeological site of Knossos is open: from 1st April until 31 October daily: 08:00 - 20:00 and from 1st November until 31 March daily:08:00- 17:00
- The archaeological site of Knossos is extensive and open so the visitors should wear comfortable shoes and sunscreen and take a hat and a bottle of water
- Due to the touristic affluence, it is advised to start your visit early in the morning
- Non refundable once activated
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- There is no starting point. The tour begins just after the entrance to the archaeological site of Knossos (Knossos 714 09, Greece).
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Ticket Redemption
Your self-guided audio tour is now confirmed! Please note that this is not your entry ticket for the Palace of Knossos. Admission fees for the archaeological site are not included in the price. Kindly proceed to Knossos’ ticket office and purchase your ticket. This product is a self-guided audio tour for the site. No live guide will accompany you. After booking, you will receive an email through Viator, from our local supplier, Clio Muse Tours with further instructions about your tour. Please check your email spam folder as well. Keep in mind that internet access might be unavailable & mobile signal may be weak in the archaeological site. So please download the mobile app and your audio tour on your smartphone prior to your visit in order to enjoy it offline. An Android or iOS smartphone is required. Please consider that Windows phones are not compatible. You also need to ensure you have enough storage space. (required size for the app & tour: 100-150 MB). The audio tour can be used repeatedly both online and offline and travelers may use their headphones to best enjoy! Knossos Palace hours of operation: 1 November - 31 March: 8:00 - 17:00, 1 April - 15 May: 8:00 - 18:00, 16 May - 31 August: 8:00 - 20:00, September: 8:00 - 19:30, October: 8:00 - 18:30. In case you need help, please contact [email protected].
