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  • ★★★★★ (4/5) Julia Garner October 17, 2024

    A great way to experience Crete

    Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete

    The RWGPS app was very accurate in providing instructions since roads are not marked and the terrain is challenging. Just one area with a rocky hill is not navigable with an eBike or road bikes and it takes about 15 minutes to walk up and then down the hill

    What was the date of your tour?
    September 2024
    How many tours have you completed?
    2
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    Somewhat harder
    Who is this tour suitable for?
    Solo travelers
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Greece
    Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete
    • 3/5 Value
    • 4/5 Included meals
    • 4/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 4/5 Hotels or boat
    • 4/5 Scenery
    • 4/5 Ease of navigation
    • 4/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
    • 3/5 Route selection
  • ★★★★★ (4/5) Jo C May 28, 2025

    Beautiful Crete

    Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete

    This trip is not for the inexperienced traveler. Crete roads aren't really very bike friendly and some of the areas on the route were a bit insane. The tour company staff was very friendly. The island was lovely, and the locals were great. 5 of the 6 motels were nice. There was a lot of climbing, and the island is very windy.

    What was the date of your tour?
    May 2025
    How many tours have you completed?
    10+
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    Somewhat harder
    Who is this tour suitable for?
    Solo travelers
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Greece
    Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete
    • 4/5 Value
    • 4/5 Included meals
    • 4/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 4/5 Hotels or boat
    • 4/5 Scenery
    • 4/5 Ease of navigation
    • 3/5 Tour documents
    • 4/5 Local tour company services
    • 4/5 Route selection
  • ★★★★★ (4/5) Jeremy K. 10 months ago

    Breathtaking scenery, challenging ride

    Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete

    Crete is a wonderful island. There is history and ruins, scenery , varied climate from desert to sea, to fertile valleys. The people I met were all wonderful. I did the 14 day option and it was off season. I was the only person .Most of the place closes on October 31. There are 2-3 very challenging climbs on a daily basis. If you are a recreational rider, choose the ebike. On my final day it took me 1.5 hrs to do the first 4.5 km climb. I ride an hour a day and it was challenging, but exhilarating. Weather is wonderful, food is great , accommodations were very well appointed and had fabulous locations. The app has some hiccups, like a peculiar estimate of 1/2 km and a tendency to stop a distance from the hotel. This may have been due to the off season nature and the usual hotels not being used, but it was very disconcerting at the end of a ride to be searching for the hotel. The local travel company was great in helping with difficulties I encountered. Overall though, it was a wonderful combination of exercise and touring and discovering a fabulous place .

    Countries included in this tour?
    Greece
    Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete
    • going up (submitted by Jeremy K.)
    • view from the top (submitted by Jeremy K.)
    • Near Phaistos (submitted by Jeremy K.)
    • Agio Galini- Lots of steps (submitted by Jeremy K.)
  • ★★★★★ (4/5) Sandra M 5 months ago

    Fabulous way to see and experience Eastern Crete

    Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete

    Our group of 6 friends enjoyed the challenge of cycling Eastern Crete.
    Electric bikes helped us climb the rugged mountains where the scenery was breathtaking.
    The tour took us to busy towns and quiet villages; Past turquoise waters and hills covered in spring flowers or olive trees.
    We saw sheep and goats. Smelt the wild herbs growing on the side of the road.
    We ate slow cooked lamb and a variety of fish. Creamy yoghurt and local honey. Wild greens, fresh salads Cretan pies and gyros.
    The freshly squeezed orange juice is a must.
    The Cretan hospitality is amazing - including dessert and Raki!
    Everything went as planned. The app was accurate. Luggage transfers were on time.
    This is a great way to see the real Crete.
    But beware. Crete is hilly.

    What was the date of your tour?
    May 2026
    How many tours have you completed?
    10
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    Somewhat harder
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Greece
    Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete
    • 4/5 Value
    • 5/5 Included meals
    • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 4/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 5/5 Ease of navigation
    • 5/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
    • 5/5 Route selection
  • ★★★★★ (4/5) John Brady 2 weeks ago

    Crete ebike tour

    Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete

    Did the Eastern Crete self guided trip with 2 days at each location on ebikes.
    Found some days a little short and others very big so glad we went with ebikes
    Trip was very good, lots of varied terrain.
    GPS excellent.
    Bikes were very basic, would suggest company upgrade to a higher level ebike.
    One big day (83 km) (900 m climb) my bike showed 22km of power and I only had 8 km to the hotel so thought I was ok but it quite- no where to charge so had to walk the bike up hill for 3km- a very tough push!
    Recommend 2 days at each location with ootion to ride on 2nd day
    Hotels very good for most part.

    What was the date of your tour?
    Sept 26
    How many tours have you completed?
    20+
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    As expected
    Who is this tour suitable for?
    First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Greece
    Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete
    • 4/5 Value
    • 5/5 Included meals
    • 2/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 4/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 5/5 Ease of navigation
    • 4/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Local tour company services
    • 5/5 Route selection
  • ★★★★★ (4/5) Gail 11 months ago

    Greek island adventure

    Greek Island Adventure by Bike and Sail

    Boat was great! Crew and staff were amazing especially Lina our cruise director and Alex our bike guide.
    The food was good and healthy but all meals were served buffet style which was a disappointment considering the pictures on the website and the fact that we were on a luxury boat.
    The company needs to do more work to organize itself for bike tours. The trips were not well planned out in advance, there were a few minor breakdowns, only one guide, there were not enough paniers for all the riders and there was a daily expectation for us to return to the boat for lunch each day. This is difficult when rides start mid-day. The staff were very good at revising tours on the spot based on comments of participants and providing us with sandwiches some days.
    Also not ideal was the fact that there were office staff and owner family and friends who did not mix with the paying passengers, even when we tried to engage with them. They were not cyclists and spent their days in the ports sightseeing and had 2 tables exclusively reserved for each meal on the boat. When one of our American friends tried to sit at their table the person said “no Americans”. This was very rude and disconcerting. It made the experience on the boat a little weird.
    We were supposed to go through Corinth, but the canal was closed just before our trip so this was disappointing, but not the fault of the company. The boat had to travel much farther than originally planned and travelled often overnight.
    All in all it was not quite what we were expecting, but we loved the boat, we had excellent service and we made lasting friendships with other participants.

    What was the date of your tour?
    Oct 2025
    How many tours have you completed?
    2
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    As expected
    Do you recommend this tour?
    No
    Countries included in this tour?
    Greece
    Greek Island Adventure by Bike and Sail
    • 1/5 Value
    • 4/5 Included meals
    • 3/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 5/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 3/5 Ease of navigation
    • 4/5 Tour documents
    • 5/5 Guides (if applicable)
  • ★★★★★ (3/5) Richard Shore November 2, 2023

    Turkey and Greece

    Founder's Tour: Turkey and Greece E-Bike & Boat tour

    Nice trip with great biking, average food and poor boat. Hot water on The Love Boat was scarce and the bar was not stocked 4 days of 2 weeks.

    What was the date of your tour?
    Oct 2023
    How many tours have you completed?
    7
    Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
    As expected
    Do you recommend this tour?
    Yes
    Countries included in this tour?
    Greece
    Founder's Tour: Turkey and Greece E-Bike & Boat tour
    • 4/5 Value
    • 4/5 Included meals
    • 4/5 Bikes + equipment
    • 1/5 Hotels or boat
    • 5/5 Scenery
    • 5/5 Ease of navigation
    • 4/5 Tour documents
    • 4/5 Local tour company services
    • 4/5 Route selection
    • 4/5 Guides (if applicable)
  • ★★★★★ (3/5) Paula Zoccano 1 week ago

    Challenging

    Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete

    As expressed in my title it was challenging. Even with ebikes we had 2 times we needed to push them up a hill and one day, an 80k with considerable elevation the bikes ran out of power . In the city the cars are not biker friendly.
    Hotels were lovely with one exception. The hotel staff were very attentive.
    The bike company was attentive and helpful
    We ran into unusual weather for Crete- high winds and rain. This prevented us from cycling the last 2 days

    Countries included in this tour?
    Greece
    Aegean Discovery: Cycling through Eastern Crete
    • Photo by Paula Zoccano
    • Photo by Paula Zoccano

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