Basic Information
- Duration: 150 minutes -
- Category: Tours & Sightseeing
- Trip difficulty: Moderate
- Currency: EUR
- Language: English
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
Highlights
Description
Enjoy an exciting visit to Knossos, Crete’s most famous historical attraction with a skip-the-line e-ticket, a compelling audio tour downloadable on your phone and a detailed map of the site. Visit the grand capital of Minoan Crete, located 5 km south of Heraklion, and see the evocative setting with the impressive ruins and the brightly-colored frescoes, come alive through an engaging narrative that sheds light upon various elements of Minoan culture.
It is an opportunity and a lifetime experience to visit the core of the Minoan life and the best-excavated palace of this era. You will discover the daily life and culture of the Minoans and relate to your surroundings in an original way.
Included / Excluded
What's Included
- Adult entry ticket
- Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone (Android & iOS) in English
- Offline content (text, audio narration and maps)
- Activation link to access your audio tour
What's Not Included
- Live Guide
- Smartphone or headphones
- Food and drinks
- Transportation
Start / End Locations
Start Location: 8 Φειδίου, Φειδίου, Iraklio
Commentary
Audio : English
Important Information
Know Before You Book
- This is a combination of a skip-the-line e-ticket for Knossos & a downloadable self-guided audio tour for your smartphone
- No live guide will accompany you. No AR/VR is included
- After booking, you will receive an email from the local supplier, Clio Muse Tours, with further instructions for your tickets and the audio tour. Please check your email spam folder as well
- Booking requests received between 10.00 pm - 7.59 am will be served the next morning from 8.00 am.
- An Android or iOS smartphone is required.
- The audio tour is not compatible with Windows Phones, iPhone 5/5C or older, iPod Touch 5th generation or older, iPad 4th generation or older, iPad Mini 1st generation
- Please ensure you have enough storage space (100-150 MB)
- EU citizens aged 0-25 years old, are entitled to have free admission tickets.
- From 1st of April to 31st of October Non-EU citizens, between 6 to 25 years old are entitled to 50% reduced admission.
- From 1st of April to 31st of October senior citizens over 65 from Greece or other EU member-states and the European Economic Area, are entitled to 50% reduced admission.
- Free/reduced admission tickets do not have skip the line privileges and can only be acquired at the ticket booth on-site.
Know Before You Go
- Due to the touristic affluence, it is advised to start your visit early in the morning.
- Please download the e-ticket and audio tour on your smartphone prior to your visit in order to enjoy it offline
- Skip the line and proceed to the validating machines to scan your ticket
- The audio tour can be used anytime, online or offline. Use your headphones to best enjoy it
- The archaeological site of Knossos is extensive and open so the visitors should wear comfortable shoes and sunscreen and take a hat and a bottle of water
- The site is not wheelchair accessible
- The archaeological site of Knossos is open: from 1st April until 31 October daily: 08:00 - 20:00 and from 1st November until 31 March daily:08:00- 17:00
Cancellation
Cancellation Policy: standard
Cancellation Cutoff: 24 hours
Cancellation Notes: Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
Options
Palace of Knossos e-Ticket and Audio Tour
| RETAIL PRICE | |
|---|---|
| Adult (13-64 years) | €27.50 |
Points of interest
Additional Information
Not wheelchair accessible, This is a combination of a downloadable self-guided audio tour for your smartphone (accessible through our app) and an entry ticket for the Knossos., No live guide or meeting point provide, You will receive an email from the local supplier with important ticket & audio instructions., An Android (version 5.0 and later) or iOS smartphone is required. The audio tour is not compatible with Windows Phones, iPhone 5/5C or older, iPod Touch 5th generation or older, iPad 4th generation or older, iPad Mini 1st generation, From 1st of April to 31st of October senior citizens over 65 from Greece or other EU member-states and the European Economic Area, upon presentation of their ID card or passport for verification of their age and country of origin., From 1st of April to 31st of October Non-EU citizens, between 6 to 25 years old, upon presentation of their passport, are entitled to 50% reduced admission. However, they have to wait in line., EU citizens aged 0-25 are entitled to have free admission tickets. However, they have to wait in line to show ID card or passport., Booking requests received between 17.00-8.59 am will be served the next morning from 9.00 am., You will need storage space on your phone (100-150 MB) , Viator voucher is not your entry ticket and is not accepted at the site, Download the ticket(s) & audio tour while on WiFi prior to your visit - no wifi/4G on-site, Tickets need to be either printed or downloaded on your phone. Ticket(s) will be sent 24 hours prior to your visit, Ensure that your smartphone is fully charged & that you bring your earphones, The archaeological site of Knossos is extensive and open so the visitors should wear comfortable shoes and sunscreen and take a hat and a bottle of water., The archaeological site of Knossos is open: from 1st April until 31 October daily: 08:00 - 20:00 and from 1st November until 31 March daily:08:00- 17:00 , Due to the touristic affluence, it is advised to start your visit early in the morning
