Elafonisi Beach – Private Experience with Custom Stops
Overview
Escape the typical group tour and experience Elafonisi your way. This is a fully private day, designed around you.
We head straight to Elafonisi early, so you can enjoy the pink sand and turquoise lagoons before the crowds build up. You’ll have relaxed free time to swim, walk the shallow sandbar, and simply enjoy the open space.
After the beach, the day becomes yours. Choose between the cliff-top Monastery of Chrysoskalitissa, a traditional village, a honey tasting, or a visit to a family winery. No fixed schedule. No rush.
Accessible options are available. The beach offers pathways, and our vehicle can accommodate a wheelchair upon request.
This is not just transport. It’s a private, flexible, locally hosted experience in Crete.
What's Included
- Beach towels & Portable beach umbrella
- Local host with a flexible itinerary shaped around your interests
- Optional local stops along the route, depending on timing and preferences
- Liability insurance
- Bottled water & light local snacks
- Hotel, villa or port pickup and drop-off in Chania area
- Private transportation in a comfortable air conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees at any optional stops or experiences
- Meals and drinks at tavernas or local cafés
- Sunbeds and fixed umbrellas rented from organized beach facilities
- Personal expenses
Meeting and Pickup
* In the case that your accommodation is in the pedestrian zone of the old Venetian harbor, we’ll meet you at the nearest accessible location for our vehicle.*The pickup and dropoff is included within 20km of Chania city center. Pickup and dropoff outside of this zone until the Rethymno city center will incur an additional surcharge.
What To Expect
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Elafonissi Beach
2 hours Admission Ticket Included
Chania Town
1 minute Admission Ticket Free
Chania Prefecture
2 hours Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- This tour is designed to be inclusive and accessible for everyone. Our vehicle is fully adapted to accommodate guests with mobility needs, ensuring a comfortable and enjoyable journey. Additionally, all stops on this tour, including wineries, breweries, and monastery, have been carefully chosen to provide full accessibility, allowing every guest to fully experience the beauty and culture of Crete.
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EET).
- Beach towels & Portable beach umbrella.
- Local host with a flexible itinerary shaped around your interests.
- Optional local stops along the route, depending on timing and preferences.
- Liability insurance.
- Bottled water & light local snacks.
- Hotel, villa or port pickup and drop-off in Chania area.
- Private transportation in a comfortable air conditioned vehicle.
- Entrance fees at any optional stops or experiences.
- Meals and drinks at tavernas or local cafés.
- Sunbeds and fixed umbrellas rented from organized beach facilities.
- Personal expenses.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Elafonisi Beach – Private Experience with Custom Stops is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Elafonisi Beach – Private Experience with Custom Stops will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Beach towels & Portable beach umbrella
- Local host with a flexible itinerary shaped around your interests
- Optional local stops along the route, depending on timing and preferences
- Liability insurance
- Bottled water & light local snacks
- Hotel, villa or port pickup and drop-off in Chania area
- Private transportation in a comfortable air conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees at any optional stops or experiences
- Meals and drinks at tavernas or local cafés
- Sunbeds and fixed umbrellas rented from organized beach facilities
- Personal expenses
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- This tour is designed to be inclusive and accessible for everyone. Our vehicle is fully adapted to accommodate guests with mobility needs, ensuring a comfortable and enjoyable journey. Additionally, all stops on this tour, including wineries, breweries, and monastery, have been carefully chosen to provide full accessibility, allowing every guest to fully experience the beauty and culture of Crete.
