15 Jeep Safaris in Crete to Build a Day Around

1.Lasithi Plateau and Cave of Zeus Off-Road Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 886 reviews · 8 hours · from $104Our pick

Ride a Land Rover or 4x4 Mercedes from your hotel into rural Crete with guides such as Mike, Mario, Vagelis, and Yasser. Visit Potamies, Aposelemis Dam, Embasa Gorge, Psychro Cave, Lasithi Plateau, and Krasi, with local food and off-road mountain roads along the way.

“This was truly one of the best activities I experienced in Crete. I had the pleasure of being with Manos and Andreas, whose energy, combined with that of my group, made the day unforgettable. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking, and as always, Safari Experts delivered a perfectly organized tour from start to finish. Although the Cave of Zeus was closed for renovations (something we were informed about right after booking, with the option to cancel), it gave us the chance to spend more time exploring charming local shops. Lunch was excellent accompanied by tasty white and red wine, and of course the traditional raki. Throughout the day there are several…”

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2.Quad Safari Off-Road Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 549 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $78Top rated

Spend about eight hours riding new CF450cc or CF520cc quads from Malia through olive groves, mountain tracks, villages, and beaches. Your guide provides beginner training, helmets, fuel, insurance, photo stops, an olive oil tasting, Milatos Cave, and lunch back in Malia.

“Amazing day start to finish. Worth every penny. Tour guides excellent. I was on my own and made very welcome by others on the tour, loved it.”

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3.Off-Road Quad Safari Evening Tour with Hotel Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 474 reviews · 4 hours · from $67Best value

Spend four hours riding an ATV through Crete’s mountain tracks, olive groves, vineyards, and seaside villages. Your English-speaking guide provides a safety briefing, water, scenic stops, and hotel transfers from resorts around Malia, Hersonissos, Sissi, and nearby towns.

“Fantastic, from start to finish it was great. Nice stop off first of all to a harbour where the guide fuelled us up with a complimentary bottle of water and took some nice pictures. Then went onto our next stop at an olive oil factory where they talked through the process of how they make the olive oil and their olives and the different items they produce. Then we went up to a lovely remote cliff side where you overlooked a lovely view and again the guide took some lovely pictures and allowed lots of time to take your own, finished off with a picturesque sunset view near the sea…”

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4.Georgioupolis Safari Off Road Tours Outdoor Activities Land Rover Defender

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 305 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $94

Spend about eight hours exploring Crete by Land Rover Defender with guides such as Kostas, Nektarios, Michalis, or Paul. Visit Lake Kournas, waterfalls, a monastery, White Mountain shepherd tracks, a secluded south-coast beach, a family winery, and an olive oil factory. Lunch and drinks are included.

“Unser Fahrer Paul hat sich total freundlich und kompetent gezeigt. Es schien ihm wichtig, sein Bestes zu einem unvergesslichen Tag beizutragen - auf deutsch und auf englisch. Und er ist super gefahren! Danke!”

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5.Crete Jeep Safari to the south coast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 223 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $96

Spend about eight hours in a Suzuki Jeep with a professional guide, heading from Rethymnon into Patsos Gorge and along Crete’s south coast. You’ll stop for a traditional lunch at Ligres Beach, swim in the Libyan Sea, see Preveli’s palm beach, and pause at Kourtaliotiko Gorge.

“Highly recommended. Dimitris is very passionate about what he does. Was a great day out. A must do in Crete.”

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6.Trypiti beach and gorge Jeep Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 208 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $111

Ride into southern Crete with guides such as Christos, Andreas, Dimitri, or Michael, stopping at Zaros Lake, Gortyn, Trypiti Gorge, and a quiet beach. You’ll swim in clear water, eat a Cretan BBQ with wine, and return to your hotel after about eight hours.

“Chris was a great guide, he had good English and made sure we had plenty of time at each stop. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about the places we visited and helped us to have a really memorable day. Thanks Chris!”

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7.Jeep Safari 4×4 Crete real off road mountain tracks with Lunch from Hersonissos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 158 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $78

Spend about eight hours in a small 4x4 group with guides such as Louise or Gijs, leaving Hersonissos for Skotino Cave, mountain villages, olive country, Aposelemis Dam, and a generous local lunch. You may drive if you meet strict insurance rules, or let the guide handle the rough tracks.

“Louise was a fantastic guide intelligent and knowledgeable. I shared the same values and attitudes. She is a real gem. In England I have a Porsche, a Jaguar XK8(4 litre,) two Toyota RAV4. I have driven in America. France. Italy, Switzerland (San Bernardino Pass) Germany, Austria., Belgium. This year if not for Covid I would be driving in France. I was not allowed to drive a Jeep by you. The lame excuse -they are left hand drive. Ha!. I know the real reason was Ageism. My wife is more than 20years younger. You should realize that men of a certain age are not the walking dead - get up to…”

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8.Self-Drive Jeep Safari to South Coast, Palm Beach & Canyons

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 147 reviews · 8 hours · from $94

Spend eight hours in a four-seat open-top Jeep, driving Crete’s back roads toward Preveli Palm Beach and Ligres Beach. Guide Dimitri is known for his humor, island knowledge, and stops to point out herbs and fruit. Expect scenic views, a Cretan meal, shared vehicles, and a bumpy ride.

“Super, Guide Dimitri hat uns Kreta näher gebracht, absolut empfehlenswert. Land, Leute, Obst vom Wegesrand, Kräuter zum riechen. Mega.”

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9.Malia: Off-Road Quad Safari Tour with Lunch and Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 137 reviews · 6 hours · from $89

Join guides such as Nikos and Andrej for a six-hour quad adventure from Malia through olive groves, vineyards, mountain tracks, Vrachasi, Neapolis, and Sisi. You will have time for coffee, swimming, photos, a traditional meal, and a dusty coastal ride. Drivers need a license held for over two years.

“Really enjoyed every bit of it would highly recommend if your in Greece”

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10.From Rethymno: Half-Day Off-Road Buggy Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 133 reviews · 4 hours · from $100

You’ll drive a two-seat buggy from Rethymno into the mountains, with a safety briefing, helmet, bandana, water, snacks, and hotel transport. The route reaches Maroulas Mountain and Gidospito, with views toward Potami Lake, a kafeneion coffee stop, and a short visit to Prassies.

“Alles perfekt. Super Ausflug. Hatte Buggy. Super Strecke mit reichlich Offroad. Würde ich auf alle Fälle wieder machen. Super Team. Transfer vom Hotel und Zurück Super.”

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11.Lasithi Plateau Zeus Cave Guided Jeep Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 113 reviews · 8 hours · from $100

Spend eight hours exploring Crete’s mountain roads with guides such as George, Andreas, and Alex. Visit Aposelemis Dam, an olive mill, a shepherd’s farm, Zeus Cave, and Kastamonitsa, with an included Cretan lunch and off-road driving on the Lasithi Plateau.

“Really super excursion in the jeep seeing all that was in the advert. Up the mountain in the jeep was especially wonderful for me, age 74, as I had experienced it on the back of a quad the day before, and for me, never again. Our guide made the appropriate noises on the mountain and about 30 goats come running over the top for their daily food…an extraordinary moment for someone like myself living in the Netherlands to see such a scene in such an incredibly different place. My daughter and I skipped the trek up the hillside to the caves quite frankly as it was very hot and had…”

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12.Quad Safari Off-Road Evening Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 84 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $78

Start in Malia with a safety lesson, then ride a new quad through olive groves, vineyards, dirt tracks, Milatos Cave, fishing villages, and Potamos Beach. Your guide leads the small group, provides helmets, fuel, insurance, and beginner help, then finishes with dinner in Malia.

“Not nice. Tried to embarrass me in front of ppl made smart comments cause I was minding my business like wtf”

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13.Full Day 4×4 Self-Drive Safari Tour in Crete with BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 68 reviews · from $126

Take the wheel of a fully air-conditioned 2024 Dacia Duster and follow a convoy through villages, farm roads, Minoan tracks, and the Lasithi Plateau. Meet a local shepherd, stop in Kastamonitsa and Krasi, climb to a 1,200-meter viewpoint, and finish with a BBQ lunch. Guides such as Nikos, Giannis, Manos, and George lead the day.

“Great trip today with our driver and guide Adam, lots of interesting information, beautiful views of the countryside. Visiting goat farm, learnt about life on a farm in Crete, visiting I've factory and beautiful village for lunch. Thank you Adam for a great day”

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14.4×4 Self-drive Southern Escape Safari in Crete with BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $132

Drive a new air-conditioned Dacia Duster in a guided convoy from Malia toward southern Crete. Learn pottery, tackle Portela Gorge, swim at Tsoutsouras Beach, and eat a BBQ lunch by the sea. Guides such as Mario, Nikos, Mikel, and Manos add local stories and plenty of photos.

“Nikos was our guide. He was amazing! Friendly and helpful, informative and fun. The tour was good, there was off-roading time at a pebble beach to go in the sea and the lunch was delicious. The pottery was so interesting and fun. The views wRead more”

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15.Jeep Safari tour Discover The Secrets Of The Southern Crete

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 8.5 hours · from $104

Spend 8.5 hours exploring southern Crete in a shared Jeep with a multilingual guide. Visit Thrapsano pottery workshops, Viannos, local food producers, mountain canyons, and Skouros Beach. Guides such as Marios, Yiannis, and Tacharias have led this route, which includes lunch, wine, and hotel pickup.

“Suurepärane autojuht/giid! Imelised vaated ja imekena suplus...kus oleks tõesti veidi pikemalt soovinud olla! Soovitan sellist tuuri-saab hea ülevaate Lõuna-Kreeta kohalikust elust. Aitäh!”

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