Half-Day Trip to Arkadi Monastery and Melidoni Cave
Immerse yourself in authentic Crete on a guided tour from Rethymno. Discover Melidoni Cave, Margarites Village, and the Arkadi Monastery, and discover how traditional handmade pottery is made. Explore the northeastern part of Crete on a guided half-day trip from Rethymno. Encounter sights like the Fragma Potamon Dam as you soak up the local atmosphere. Climb onboard the bus and start your trip by heading east to your first stop at iconic Melidoni Cave. Visit the fascinating site and perhaps enjoy a coffee (own expense) while admiring a magnificent view of the valley of Melidoni village. Then, move south to Margarites village and make a stop at a pottery workshop. Have the opportunity to observe how traditional handmade pottery is made. Next, move on to the famous Arkadi Monastery, where you have time for coffee or lunch (own expense). Finally, stop at a vantage point with a magnificent view of the well-known Fragma Potamon Dam for photos. Return to your hotel in the early afternoon.
Options
3 hours to Arkadi Private Trip
3 hours to Arkadi monastery
Pickup included
What's included in Half-Day Trip to Arkadi Monastery and Melidoni Cave
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Melidoni Cave
Climb onboard the bus and start your trip by heading east to your first stop at iconic Melidoni Cave. Visit the fascinating site and perhaps enjoy a coffee (own expense) while admiring a magnificent view of the valley of Melidoni village.
Margarites
Move south to Margarites village and make a stop at a pottery workshop. Have the opportunity to observe how traditional handmade pottery is made.
Monastery of Arkadi
Move on to the famous Arkadi Monastery, where you have time for coffee or lunch (own expense). Then, pause at a vantage point with a magnificent view at the well-known Fragma Potamon Dam for a photo stop. Return to your hotel in the early afternoon.
Inclusions
- Professional Tour Guide English and German
- Liability insurance
- Pickup and drop-off from Panormo, Scaleta, Adele, Missiria, Rethymno town and Atsipopoulo
- Private tours are with minivan or minibus and is only Arkadi 3 or 4 hours any extra time is charged
- Tour and Transfers with air-conditioned luxurious buses and bus tickets 3-4 h with mercedes minivan
- Pottery workshop
- Attraction entry
- Personal Expenses
- Entrance ticket to Arkadi monastery and Melidoni Cave (€4 + €3 can be paid onsite)
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The remaining time will be for the travel time to and from each attraction.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
▪︎ Pick-up and drop-off from hotel villas or AirbBnB in Panormo, Adele, Missiria, Rethymno town, Atsipopoulo, Kavros, Paralia Kournas and Georgioupoli. ▪︎ Pickup is from your hotel villa or airbnb the closest point accessible by a vehicle. ▪︎ You'll receive specific pickup information in a separate email from the local partner (please check your spam folder). ▪︎ All the pick-ups from Rethymno Old Town will be from the bus stop of church of four martyrs (4 martyres church).
