Crete · AUDIO TOURS
19 reviewed
Good audio tours fill up fast on Crete, and the best fill first. Here are the 15 standouts, with current prices and what sets each one apart, so you can book before the calendar closes.
Prebook Knossos entry with a phone e-ticket for your time slot, explore at your pace, and optionally add an audio guide plus a Heraklion city tour.
“With AC Vacations, a fully guided tour pickup and entry The guide is an outstanding man And did an EXCELLENT job.”
Pre-booked e-ticket and phone audio at Knossos Palace, with optional Heraklion add-ons. Self-paced ruins, maps, and Minoan stories.
“Not bad but I think the audio guide is a bit hard to hollow sometimes”
Timed e-tickets with audio guides for Knossos Palace and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, self-paced and great value.
“It was the first time for me using the downloaded audio guide and it was great experience. This particular audio guide was really made like someone in person has been walking you through the attractions. Very easy to follow, interesting stories, you can stop and/or repeat the sections whenever you want. Great thing and definitely will repeat it for some following trip.”
Pre-book your Heraklion Archaeological Museum ticket and use the Clio Muse offline audio guide on your phone for an easy self-paced visit.
“The audio tour was informative and thorough. We each split an AirPod and were able to listen together. Sometimes the app would skip ahead or we would get a little lost, but overall a good way to experience the highlights of the museum in about an hour and a half.”
Rethymno to Chania by bus with hotel pickup, expert guidance, and hours to wander the old town, Venetian Port, and shops.
“Lovely day out in Chania the journey took just over an hour and the guide gave us lots of information about Chania and was friendly and helpful.”
Tablet-led 3D audio tour of Knossos in Crete with VR reconstructions, 360 visuals, and multi-language commentary for 90 minutes.
“Not well explained. We missed many of the 3D video features until the end of the tour. We wasted 15 minutes trying to figure the technology out. Aim had to be perfect.”
e-tickets plus offline audio tours for Knossos Palace and Heraklion Archaeological Museum with timed entry and stories all day in Crete.
“Il est difficile de s'orienter correctement, et dès qu'on utilise son téléphone pour prendre une photo, faut relancer complètement l'appli sinon il n'y a plus de son. Mais sinon super intéressant !”
Get an e-ticket and smartphone audio tour for Knossos Palace, with offline maps for three top sights and flexible entry.
“Le manque de communication. Ce fut une expérience horrible. J’ai réservé ce tour quelques mois à l’avance pour le 7 mai. Résultat: le site était fermé. Personne ne m’a avisé et on encaissé la somme totale à l’avance. J’ai demandé un remboursement, que je n’ai toujours pas reçu. La communication avec ce site est désastreuse.”
Prebooked e-ticket plus smartphone audio for Knossos Palace and the option of Heraklion Museum, with self-guided audio through Heraklion.
“Il n’y avait pas de signalisation , les stations n’étaient pas clairement identifiées par des panneaux.”
Self-guided VoiceMap audio walk through Old Town Chania with offline maps and lifetime access, from Market to Küçük Hasan Mosque.
“This audio tour was super! The app literally guides you every step of the way. A great way to see historic Chania!”
Pre-book your Knossos e-ticket and download offline audio for palace highlights and a self-guided Heraklion walk on your phone.
“Très belle expérience. Magnifique palais de Knossos. L auto guide est super pour une découverte du palais et de la ville Heraklion qui permet à la fois de s enrichir mais et surtout de rester libre .”
Skip long lines at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum with a pre-booked e-ticket and offline smartphone audio guide.
“Loved hearing the history of the pieces selected in the tour. As older folks 😊 We struggled a bit to understand the process of the tour. But once we understood it was perfect”
Skip ticket lines at Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum with timed e-tickets and offline smartphone audio tours.
“Audio tour a complete waste of money. Directional cues were poor, information outdated, and too many side stories having nothing to do with the sights”
Prebooked time-slot ticket to Heraklion Archaeological Museum plus a self-guided Heraklion City audio tour. See Minoan frescoes and treasures.
“So amazing to see the vast collection of artifacts.”
Explore Knossos at your pace with an offline audio guide and interactive map in English. Entry ticket not included.
“While the tour talked about daily life back then, it didn't tell us anything much about what we were actually looking at. We were looking more for a specific explanation of what part of the palace we were in and it's relevance. If that's what you wRead more”
