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The 15 Best Private Olive Oil Tours

48 tours  ·  from $10 a head

This is the shortlist you would send a friend who likes good oil: 15 private olive oil tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.

Private Krka Waterfalls tour with 30min Boat Cruse - Skradinski buk and the wooden boardwalk
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Private Krka Waterfalls tour with 30min Boat Cruse

1.Private Krka Waterfalls tour with 30min Boat Cruse

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 458 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $301Our pick

Travel from Split to Krka National Park by air-conditioned minibus, then take a 30-minute boat ride from Skradin to Skradinski buk. You get about five hours to explore, with an optional wine and olive oil tasting in Plastovo. Guides including Stipe, Tea, and Stephen have been praised for clear tips and communication.

“Amazing trip waterfalls spectacular. Boat trip was great. Walked through nation park not recommended for people with walking difficulty as lots of steps and long walk. It was lovely though. Coach arrived on time . Lovely guide”

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Wine & Olive Oil Tour with Lunch - Semi Private Safari Tour - St John the Hermit Cave and the first mountain views
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Wine & Olive Oil Tour with Lunch – Semi Private Safari Tour

2.Wine & Olive Oil Tour with Lunch – Semi Private Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 156 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $181Top rated

Travel from Chania in a 4WD with up to six people, visiting St John the Hermit Cave, the 3,000-year-old Vouves olive tree, and Anoskeli Winery. Taste olive oil and five local wines, then enjoy a generous Cretan lunch near Topolia or Samaria Gorge with guides such as Nikolas, Dimitris, or Nasos.

“Nasos was an excellent and knowledgeable guide. Nasos gave us our space at each stop, which was nice. Wine and olive oil tastings were fantastic. Highly recommend this tour!”

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Private Tour-Knossos Palace Zeus Cave Olive Oil Mill & Wine - Pottery in Psychro, with your hands on the clay
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Private Tour-Knossos Palace Zeus Cave Olive Oil Mill & Wine

3.Private Tour-Knossos Palace Zeus Cave Olive Oil Mill & Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 135 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $151

Spend 7 to 8 hours with an English-speaking driver-guide exploring Knossos, Lasithi Plateau villages, an olive oil mill, pottery workshop, windmills, Krasi, and Aposelemis Dam. Guides include Spyros, Stavros, Dimitrios, Mike, and others. Zeus Cave is currently closed.

“Realizing that there are two cruise ports in Crete and make sure that your ship is coming into the right on for the tour. Apparently they are 2 hours apart and the tour company doesn’t verify which port your ship is coming.”

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Private Tasting of Olive Oil in Córdoba - Learning to taste oil properly
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Private Tasting of Olive Oil in Córdoba

4.Private Tasting of Olive Oil in Córdoba

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $35

At La Oleoteca de Córdoba, guides including Mari Carmen, Cristina, and Álvaro lead a 75-minute tasting of five Andalusian extra virgin olive oils. You’ll learn how olives are grown and pressed, spot good and faulty flavors, and sample simple pairings. The tasting takes place in an olive oil shop, not on a farm.

“We both learned so much about olives and the olive industry. Tasting was great fun. Bringing home $100 of olive oil products. Instructor was fun, personable, and who knew one could get a MA and have a passion for olives!”

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Santorini: 6hr Private Tour with Olive Oil, Beer or Wine Tasting - Profitis Ilias gives you Santorini from above
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Santorini: 6hr Private Tour with Olive Oil, Beer or Wine Tasting

5.Santorini: 6hr Private Tour with Olive Oil, Beer or Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $278

Spend six hours shaping a private Santorini tour around your interests, with guides such as Kathrin, Markos, Panos, or Sabina. Visit Pyrgos, Oia, Firostefani, Vlychada, and Profitis Ilias, then finish with olive oil, wine, or six craft beers.

“Saw the full island and learned so much about its diversity, the real Santorini. Great way to learn how to navigate the island.”

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PRIVATE-Knossos Palace-Zeus Cave-Olive Oil Tasting-Old Villages - Lasithi Plateau and its old windmills
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PRIVATE-Knossos Palace-Zeus Cave-Olive Oil Tasting-Old Villages

6.PRIVATE-Knossos Palace-Zeus Cave-Olive Oil Tasting-Old Villages

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $138

Spend 7 to 8 hours with a private driver-guide such as Ed or Nikos, combining Knossos, Zeus Cave, an olive press, Mochos, Krasi, Lasithi Plateau, and Aposelemis Dam. The day is flexible, with optional lunch and site admissions paid separately.

“We were extremely happy with our choice. The communication from the tour operator via whats app was excellent and helpful leading up to the tour. Our guide Nikos was so nice, friendly, informative, he offered us snacks, waters, towels.., we were happy we did the tour with the plateau, windmills and cave in addition to the palace. It was much cooler up there during the hot summer. Be sure to get a guide for the palace (additional charge). It was worth it. Other folks on our cruise had mixed experiences with the tours they chose, we were extreme happy with our tour via “explore real Crete””

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PRIVATE-Zeus Cave-Knossos-Olive oil Factory-Traditional Villages. - Omalia Olive Press and the taste of Cretan oil
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PRIVATE-Zeus Cave-Knossos-Olive oil Factory-Traditional Villages.

7.PRIVATE-Zeus Cave-Knossos-Olive oil Factory-Traditional Villages.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 8 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $138

Spend 8.5 hours with an English-speaking local guide such as Stavros or Spyros, traveling by private air-conditioned vehicle through Crete’s villages, olive farms, Lasithi Plateau, Knossos, and Heraklion. Tastings, hotel pickup, and port transfers are included, while lunch, wine, and Knossos entry cost extra.

“Exceptional! This was not a touristy tour. No pressure to follow a strict itinerary. No pressure to buy the guide’s relatives’ wares. No rush to finish your drink or meal. Stavros showed us what Crete is like for the people that live on the island, loaded us up with fresh picked produce from local farms, fed us with information on Cretan geography, history, and Greek mythology, and overall entertained us with his energy all day long. Pick this tour!”

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Corfu: Private Olive Oil Tasting with Guide - A short tasting with a proper method
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Corfu: Private Olive Oil Tasting with Guide

8.Private Olive Oil Tasting with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 62 reviews

Meet George, Victoria, or Eleftheria at The Olive House in Old Corfu Town for a 40-minute private tasting. Compare Corfiot oils, learn professional tasting tricks, sample local foods, discuss olive oil’s place in Greek cooking, and leave with a souvenir.

“George was a very energetic host with lots of knowledge about olive oil. He made the whole experience super interesting and he prepared us 3 unique dishes to show how olive oil can be used”

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Crete Private Tour: The Secrets of Wine, Olives & Honey - Klados Winery and the first taste of Crete
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Crete Private Tour: The Secrets of Wine, Olives & Honey

9.Crete Private Tour: The Secrets of Wine, Olives & Honey

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 59 reviews · 6.5 hours

From Rethimno, your private 4x4 takes you to Klados Winery, Garazo, Halepa Monastery, Paraschakis Olive Oil, Apithano Honey Museum, and Melidoni. Expect tastings, a Cretan lunch, mountain views, and guides such as Xari, Manos, or Panos.

“This was an incredible experience - Xari, our guide, was very considerate and extremely knowledgeable about a wealth of information. He went above and beyond for my group to make sure we didn’t miss anything. It’s a great day for learning more about Greek wine, food, architecture and history.”

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Rethymno: Private Winery & Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Lunch - At Dourakis Winery, Cretan wine gets the spotlight
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Rethymno: Private Winery & Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Lunch

10.Private Winery & Olive Oil Tasting Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · 5 hours · from $365

Travel privately from Rethymno to the Kanakis olive oil mill and Dourakis Winery with an English- or French-speaking guide. Taste virgin olive oil, Greek coffee, up to five wines, raki or limoncello, then enjoy lunch in Nipos or Vryses.

“We had an awesome time with our guide Nora. She was very knowledgeable about the island and its rich history. We visited the olive mill, the doukataris winery and capped the day off with a delicious meal at a family-run taverna. 10/10 would recommend!”

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Marbella Old Town: Private Walking Tour with Olive Oil Tasting - Starting at Alameda Park and Avenida del Mar
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Marbella Old Town: Private Walking Tour with Olive Oil Tasting

11.Marbella Old Town: Private Walking Tour with Olive Oil Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $150

Spend about two hours walking from Alameda Park through Marbella’s old town with a private English-speaking guide. Meet guides such as Javier, Eva, Silvina, or Fran, see historic squares and medieval walls, then sample 6 to 10 extra virgin olive oils at D’Oliva, subject to opening hours.

“Fantastic guide. Very knowledgeable wonderful experience, how do you recommended. Had an olive oil tasting that was wonderful. Beautiful city!”

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From Chania Private half day Winery-Olive factory-Kournas lake - Lake Kournas: calm water, mountain views, and a pedalo
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From Chania Private half day Winery-Olive factory-Kournas lake

12.From Chania Private half day Winery-Olive factory-Kournas lake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.)

Travel from Chania in a private Mercedes V-Class or Jeep Renegade with a local guide such as Angie or Matt. Ride a pedalo on Lake Kournas, learn how olive oil is made in Vryses, and taste five wines at Dourakis Winery. Wine and pedalo fees are extra.

“We can not say enough about this day . Angie was the absolute best. She was an amazing host , extremely knowledgeable about Crete, warm, funny and really showed us a fabulous time . The lake is beautiful. We loved tasting and touring the Kanakis olive oil mill as well as visiting enjoying a fabulous lunch and wine tasting at the DOURAKIS winery. Number 10 day”

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Chania: Elafonisi & Falasarna Private Tour w/olive oil tasting - Falasarna: a wide beach and a clear western horizon
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Chania: Elafonisi & Falasarna Private Tour w/olive oil tasting

13.Elafonisi & Falasarna Private Tour w/olive oil tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 10 hours (approx.)

Spend 10 hours with a private driver and guide, visiting Elafonisi, Falasarna, and the ancient Vouves olive tree. Christine and Thanasis add Cretan stories, Greek words, and flexible stops, while your vehicle carries lunch, drinks, Wi-Fi, USB charging, umbrellas, and beach gear.

“Beautiful scenery and crystal clear water. Unique experience, with beaches and olive tree experience, highly recommend it. Great experience with SeaByBus Explore Crete tours. Christine was very accommodating and kind. Thanos was a wonderful tour guide!!”

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Semi Private Wine, Olive Oil, and Terroir Tour of Heraklion area with Tastings - Koronekes Olive Mill and the art of tasting oil
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Semi Private Wine, Olive Oil, and Terroir Tour of Heraklion area with Tastings

14.Semi Private Wine, Olive Oil, and Terroir Tour of Heraklion area with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · from $189

Travel from Heraklion through the Peza wine area with a guide such as Petros or Pierre. Visit Koronekes Olive Mill and Digenakis Winery, taste local products and five wines, then enjoy a five-glass wine pairing lunch in Archanes.

“This tour is one of best wine tasting tours I have done, and we have done many. Our guide, Petros was just great with constant conversation and information on Crete, wine making, olive oil tasting. Wineries selected did great job and we could see our guide has worRead more”

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Semi Private Wine and Olive Oil tour (Transfer & Lunch Incl.) - Skalani: learning why olive oil tastes different
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Semi Private Wine and Olive Oil tour (Transfer & Lunch Incl.)

15.Semi Private Wine and Olive Oil tour (Transfer & Lunch Incl.)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $185

Visit a family-run olive mill in Skalani, tour a Peza winery chosen from Lyrarakis, Titakis, or Stylianou, then enjoy a four-course lunch in Archanes. Guides such as Yannis, Tony, and Alex bring local stories to a small group of up to eight.

“We had a great time learning about Olive tree plantations and the trees themselves. Highly highly recommend this tour.”

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