Active Round Tours Crete
Active Holidays Crete
Round tour by car & bicycle
When you are looking for an active holiday, a round tour might be the ideal solution for you.
The Round Tour gives you the opportunity to explore the whole island of Crete or a specific part. You travel around with a car, stay in different places, go out cycling in the Cretan hills. From the places you stay you can do trips with the car or use the provided bicycles. The program consist of a complete package of services. You can select your accommodations to stay from a special selected list for this program. You decide yourself how many days you want to stay in each place. Because the program provides you with a car and bicycles, you have a great opportunity to explore the area of Crete and be active in your own way and at your own level. The road and cycle maps will give you a guide and directions where to go and when cycling also an indication of the difficulty of the chosen routes.
From the port of arrival you will be provided with a car. You can choose a type for two persons or a jeep model for four adult persons. The car has full insurance and unlimited kilometers. The bicycles will be picked up from the rental service station in the city of Rethymnon, where you will also receive instructions on how to mount them on the car.The road-network in the province of Rethymno contains some bigger roads that make the connection with the main places. The smaller roads will give you the opportunity to even get it the most remote areas. From the place where you stay you can make tours with the car in the close area or make trips to other parts of the island. Because the maps are provided to you before you arrive, you can decide your routes already when you are still at home. |
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Cycling trough the beautiful Cretan landscape can be relaxing but also challenging because of the differences in heights. A good road map for cycling will be provided on which you can also find information on the difficulty. Because you can carry the bicycles on your car, you can cycle in the wider area from where you stay. You can pick your own routes, based on your fitness level. The bicycles provided are mountain bikes so they can be used for on and off-road cycling. Of course safety comes first and a helmet is provided as well. When you will pick up your bicycles, they will be adjusted for your height. The bicycles are of high quality brand names and well maintained. The bicycle service center suplies Scott, GT and Cube mountain bikes. Road bikes are from the brand Merida. Because of Greek safety regulations, bicycles are not rented out to children under the age of 15 years. |
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All accommodation are specially selected for the tours and each of them form the starting point of many trips to discover the area. You decide yourself where to stay and for how many days. Although the standard rooms are of excellent quality, in most accommodations we offer also and upgrade to a bigger size room if preferred. For people traveling with their family or group we have the option to combine the packages or use the "group" package based on 4 persons traveling in one car and stay in the same accommodation room. Other options can always be requested. Keep in mind that it is not allowed by Greek regulations to rent bicycles to children under the age of 15 years old.
At this moment we offer the round tour for the area of Rethymnon, one of the most beautiful and culture rich areas of the island. If you want to discover the whole island only by car or discover different areas, the Round tours Crete with a car, might be something for you.
If you would like more information or to book a tour, then you can use the Round Tour by car & bicycle request form for this or send us an email if you have special requests. On the request form you will also find the price information.
If you want more information, please don't hesitate to contact us.
