Gouves Beach
A handful of sandy beaches along Kato Gouves, easy and popular with families.
Sandy beaches · Hersonissos












This tour is a special way to discover the countryside of Crete in a top buggy! You will experience the ultimate adventure, crossing gorges, in a breathtaking manner and being guided to places you have never been.
It doesn't matter if you have never driven a buggy before as the vehicles are user-friendly, and everybody will get a detailed instruction and practice on the spot before we start our tour. What makes our tour unique is the fact that we will reach the most hidden spots on the island where we meet the friendly locals.
Get on board on the two-seater buggy with your partner and cruise along the endless rural roads of Crete with its amazing landscape. We will wait for you!
A handful of sandy beaches along Kato Gouves, easy and popular with families.
Sandy beaches · Hersonissos
One of the largest aquariums in the Mediterranean.
Museums · Hersonissos
A big sandy beach at the mouth of the Aposelemis river, with a small wetland full of birds.
Sandy beaches · Hersonissos
A huge cave and ancient Minoan sanctuary.
Caves · Hersonissos
A family resort beach with free sunbeds, showers and steady wind for watersports.
Sandy beaches · Hersonissos
A small unorganised local beach with views of Dia island and planes landing.
Sandy beaches · Hersonissos
A string of small sandy beaches with lifeguards and shallow, light blue water.
Sandy beaches · Hersonissos
A Minoan villa full of ceremonial axes.
Archaeological sites · Heraklion
Small sandy beaches in front of big resorts, with a rocky seabed that is good for snorkelling.
Sandy beaches · Hersonissos
The eastern end of the long Karteros beach, close to town with beach bars and soft sand.
Sandy beaches · Heraklion
A sandy beach east of town popular with SUP and kite surfers, with beach bars on one side.
Sandy beaches · Hersonissos
A big resort with a small harbour.
All villages & towns · Hersonissos
A sheltered cove of almost white sand below the cliffs at Cape Sarantari.
Sandy beaches · Hersonissos
The easiest to reach of the Limanakia coves near Hersonissos, calm and very blue.
Sandy beaches · Hersonissos
A chain of little coves between Cape Sarantari and Hersonissos, from busy to almost secret.
Sandy beaches · Hersonissos
We must be at the base maximum 9:30 to write the papers, and the driving license, to take the information, and to start our trip.
30 minutes · Admission includedYou will follow our experienced guide starting from our base to the archeological site, Minoa Palace, where you will be shown around (We will not go inside).
10 minuteswe make a station for coffe if we have time and for nice photos
30 minutesWe continue by driving through the beautiful villages of Sissi, Epano Sissi and Milatos where we will visit the Milatos cave.
The cave is large, measuring 2,100 square meters, with eight small and large entrances. It is 73 meters long, and its widest point is 63 meters. We will come across a little church built in 1935, and a memorial of those slaughtered by the Turks.
Our trip will continue to the village of Neapoli where we will visit Vasilakis olive factory and have a friendly olive tour in an award-winning Cretan olive press.
45 minutesWe make a stop to visit the old monastery, at 600 meters altitude, to see the flora and fauna of the mountains. We will come close to goats and sheep and get the chance to feed them. We will take photos of the oldest oak tree in Europe (800 years old).
1 hourThe longest stop of the tour will be made at the village of Sissi where lunch will be served in traditional tavern.
45 minutes · Admission includedwe stop 60 minutes for swimming
1 hour · Admission includedThis is the base that you must come maximum at 9:30 if you do not want a transfer.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.