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Crete Holidays - Travel Guide |
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Family Friendly Crete holidays - Crete Hotels & Apartments only - Holidays for Larger family's |
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 The island of Crete is equipped with more tourist facilities than any other Greek island, which is fair enough because it is the largest. The reason why thousands of foreigners visit Crete each year, is not so much for the traditional Greek island experience, as for investigating the remains of the archaic Minoan culture that flourished here thousands of years before Christ but for the great beaches and sunshine hours the island offers. Some parts of the island have been overpowered by tourist resorts and massive hotels, but fortunately Crete does still allow for exploring endless beaches, numerous villages, remote mountains and some natural curiosities like caves and gorges for those who take pains to avoid the 'madding crowds'. Crete has two main airports, Chania and Heraklion but the latter has more flights form the UK and services the resorts on the north of the island. Please note: When using the search box below Heraklion is the main airport with most flights from the UK and Chania has less and serves fewer resorts.
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**Top four deals for families with free child places** |
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Best* Family 4-star All inclusive |
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Vasia Beach Hotel and Spa, Sissi. 5-star all inclusive. a family owned business and located in the traditional picturesque village of Sissi... More >>> |
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Golden Star Hotel, Analipsis. 4-star H/B or AI. Situated right by the beach an excellent combination of a hotel by the beach, with high quality food and beverages.... More >>> |
| Best* Half Board for family's |
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Best* for larger family's |
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Pilot Beach Resort, Georgioupolis. 5-star H/B. Includes 4 restaurants, 3 bars, health club and special family facilities such as 2 playgrounds, child meals and baby sitting. More >>> |
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Star Beach Village Hotel & Waterpark, Hersonissos. 4-star S/C, B&B, H/B. It is an ideal place for families, people seeking rest and relaxation, and those looking for fun and excitement during their holidays... More >>> |
Use the search box below to see all of our holidays & hotels in Crete. |
* Based on previous guest opinions. **Free child place(s) applies to accommodation only but may not be for all board levels. FCP's subject to availability but were available at time of publishing. |
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Crete holidays travel facts Climate: Crete's Weather & Climate (opens as a pop-up) Airports: Crete Airport - Heraklion (HER) which has the most flights or Chania (CHQ) (opens as a pop-up) Flight time from UK: Between 4 & 4.5 hours Currency: The Euro (EUR) is the official currency, divided into 100 cents. Banks and bureaux de change are widely available and travellers cheques and major credit cards are widely accepted. ATMs are widespread and are generally the cheapest and most convenient method of obtaining euros. Time: Local time is GMT
+2 (GMT +3 between the last Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October). Language: Greek is the national language, but English is widely spoken. Electricity: Electrical current is 220 volts, 50Hz. A variety of plugs are in use including the European-style two-pin and the round three-pin. Useful contact information: Greek Embassy, London, United Kingdom: +44 (0) 207 229 3850 Website
British Embassy, Athens: (30) 210 7272600 Website Details of Consulates on the Greek Islands can also be found here. |
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 Looking for cheap holidays Crete? Use the search box above to search for charter flights to Crete and "low-cost" cheap flights Crete, cheap holidays to Crete including beach holidays Crete & last minute Crete holidays.
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Things to see and do in Crete - for families |
 Limnoupolis Water Park: Limnoupolis is located on a beautiful, emerald area 8 km from the city of Chania near the community of Varipetro. In Limnoupolis, all brand new games that have been installed and operating are similar to those in Disneyland. Limnoupolis is operating from May to October. Near the highest end of "Limnoupolis" is where the most amazing and fascinating games begin and end. The "crazy river" 100m long and the multiple descending slide Multipista with 5 parallel roots each one of them 60m long offer pure, absolute pleasure to visitors. For the brave ones and those seeking for intense emotions, right aside there are a couple of roots: the Freefall 55m long and the famous "black hole" 80m long. For the milder ones, there are the panoramic giant slides 130m long. In one of the highest parts of Limnoupolis, locate also the beginning of the remarkable water slides called Triple Twist (3 conjunctive, closed, transparent water slides each one of them is 80m long.) The very first view will be the one of the big pool of 1.500 m2, that has an excellently designed pool bar, jacuzzi and an artificial small island with wooden toys, accessible only via a hanging rope-made bridge. Right next is the kids' pool for the younger fellows. Truly, one of the outstanding
parts of "Limnoupolis" is the artificial river or "lazy river" which is 260m long and 3-3,5m wide. A special presence decorated with natural stones, caves and waterfalls, offering endless joyful and relaxing time is a vivid challenge for all ages.
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 Star Beach Water Park: The Star Beach Water Park in Hersonissos is different from the waterpark above as you will find less man-made attractions and more traditional water activities. There are also slides which flow into man-made pools as well as a lazy river, which runs the inside perimeter of the park. There are also a variety of water sports on offer including jet-skiing, scuba diving, waterskiing and for those just wanting thrills without any effort can ride the banana boat or the tubes that are pulled at high-speed behind motorboats. There is also a childrens area with its own mini slides, baby pool, water mushroom, kinder garden and adventure playground. If you want to stay next to the action then check out the Star Beach Village Hotel & Waterpark here.
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Day Ferry to Santorini: A daily ferry leaves Hersonissos for the Greek island of Santorini. The island is effectively a volcanic crater and the towns and villages cling desperately to the top of the caldera, hundreds of feet above the sea. Please click here to read more about this adventure. |
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Pirate ship tours & Dolphin Tours: From the harbour in Rethymno you can enjoy more boat trips. The Pirate ship takes you to either Marathi or Bali onboard the Barbarossa or Captain Hook and the Pirates keep everyone entertained. The Dolphin tours are more conventional and leave for either a 2 or 3 hours trip with the longer trip including lunch. |
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 Free child places - Holidays, Hotels & Apartments. Our dynamic search does all the hard work in sourcing holidays with free child places. It searches from self catering holidays right through to all inclusive holidays with free child places and only returns the best deal found. All you need to do is enter the childrens ages on the last day of the holiday and the database will show the best deal available. If your party includes teenagers above 11 then you must enter these as adults as the airline will charge an adult fare. If your family includes infants then excluded them in the search (i.e. don't class them as a child) but do call us before booking so that we can ensure that a cot is available. Not sure! then play safe and give us a call as you'll find us very family friendly. Read more.... |
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If you would prefer us to find you cheap Crete holidays, hotels or apartments in Crete for you then all you need do is give us a call on 0845 430 2004 or complete our holiday enquiry form and we will come back to you with the best price possible. We will also search for alternative dates and resorts so that you can then compare cost. |
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All Crete holidays can be booked on-line or by calling 0845 430 2004. We accept: |
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