Greece · MEZE & TASTING TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend flying out next week: 15 meze tastings worth the money, with the price, the verdict and the one thing to know before booking.
Taste souvlaki, pies, loukoumades, and Greek desserts while exploring Syntagma, Athens’ shopping district, and Psyrri.
“The tour and our guide were fabulous! All of the tastings were delicious. We learned a lot about Greece and the city of Athens.”
Review of Crete’s 7-hour food tour from Chania, with olive oil, wine, cheese, honey, bakery tastings, and the ancient Vouves olive tree.
“Linda was awesome. Such a wealth of information. Very relaxing.”
Taste Greek pies, cheeses, olives, mezze, coffee and loukoumades on a four-hour Athens food walk capped at 12 people.
“You will travel through the many interesting neighborhoods of Athens sampling great food and drinks and learning a lot about the city.”
Taste 18+ Greek specialties, coffee, market foods, Cretan treats, and mezze on a small-group Athens food walk for $80.
“Our guide Leftaires god knows probably spelling that wrong was amazing. His knowledge of the area and the cuisine we tried followed by the lunch was just amazing can’t recommend it enough!”
Visit three Santorini wineries, taste native wines, tour a cave museum, and enjoy caldera views with transfers in this 3-hour tour.
“Our van for pickup was on time, very nice and AC. Our guide, Chrisa, was amazing! She made the tour for all of us! Very knowledgeable on the wine, fun, and made sure all of us enjoyed our time. The wineries were beautiful and the wine was great! We purchased a few bottles and cannot wait to go back. Highly recommend this tour with Chrisa to experience Santorini wine. You will not be disappointed!”
Taste Cretan wines and olive oils, visit family wineries, see a 3,000-year-old olive tree, and enjoy snacks on this Chania day tour.
“Our tour guide Andy was wonderful. He was knowledgeable about the olive oil and wine industry in Greece. He was entertaining and informative about Crete culture. Great tour guide!! Best ever.”
Taste Cretan cheese, bougatsa, olives, raki, sweets and gyros while exploring Chania with a warm local guide.
“Kristos did an amazing job accommodating our last minute same day reservation as well as our food allergies. He was very knowledgeable about both the food we ate as well as the local history. He was professional as well as personable. Come hungry, way more food than we could possibly eat. We really enjoyed the tasting and variety of foods in Chania. We enjoyed walking through the quaint and historical city. Highly recommend this tour.”
Explore Athens after dark with local drinks, meze, rooftop Acropolis views, and three lively bar stops on this small-group walking tour.
“Amazing tour, highly recommend , the guide Theo was very knowledgeable and friendly, the food was amazing and the views from the rooftop bar were magnificent,”
Taste Athens after dark with souvlaki, Greek wines, olive oil, dinner, and gelato on a four-hour small-group walking tour.
“So much fun! our guide (Safro?) was amazing , knowledgeable and so funny and enjoyable to be around! Food and drinks were amazing and the company of our small group was super fun as well!”
Visit Koronekes Olive Mill in Crete for a private olive oil tour, production lesson, and tasting of oils, vinegar, and grape syrup.
“What an amazing experience, such wonderful and knowledgeable owners/hosts who obviously put their hearts and souls into making the best olive oil using the much more labor intensive method of hand sorting olives and pressing and not the much faster commercial centrifuge methods. We learned so much about what determines good and high quality olive oil.”
Taste four Greek wines at a traditional Mykonian farm with a sommelier, local snacks, and round-trip transport from your hotel or port.
“Really nice experience at a small peaceful winery in Mykonos. Lots of facts and explanations about the wines, really interesting to learn!”
Explore Rhodes’ Butterfly Valley, then taste local wine, olive oil, and honey on this small-group tour with hotel pickup available.
“Little early for the butterflies but still saw some. Really enjoyed the Bee museum and our guide was very knowledgeable. Again really enjoyed the wine tasting. Journey to and fro was pleasurabl.”
Taste 15 Cretan wines, visit two wineries, sample olive oil, and enjoy a gourmet lunch on this small-group tour from Heraklion.
“We went to three wineries, all had delicious wines and cheeses for us to try. The last one had AMAZING food. The meal was absolutely delicious and the view at the third winery was beautiful. Our guide was very knowledgeable and was fun to listen to. Would definitely recommend!”
Taste Athens through spanakopita, mezze, cheeses, coffee, and market stops on a friendly three-hour small-group food tour.
“Even with the Holiday impacting some of the originally scheduled stops our tour guide Christos did an amazing job introducing us to some favorite foods of Athens and giving us history and cultural references along the way. The tour by Athens Food on Foot was better than expected and with our group of 5 (ages 25-84) along with a few others was able to encourage participation by our guide’s enthusiasm, professionalism and kindness. So much food we couldn’t even eat it all! We would love to come back and try additional food tours again with this company especially if we can get Christos to show us around. What a great…”
Review of Argostoli’s Vardiani sunset cruise, with Greek meze, swimming, snorkeling, Xi Beach by night, pricing, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Really nice and fun experience! I would do it again anytime, highly recommend!”
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