Crete Family Holidays

Take the Family is a travel agency specialising in active, adventure and luxury holidays. Your personal travel advisor will create the perfect Crete holiday for your family, with expert advice and dedicated support throughout.

Crete for family holidays

The largest of the Greek islands and cradle of early Mediterranean civilisation, Crete is a fantastic family destination, with great beaches, sparkling blue seas, whitewashed fishing villages, rugged mountains, wildflowers, vineyards and orange groves, dotted with forgotten ruins and isolated chapels.

Book a Crete holiday with Take the Family and benefit from our huge choice of family-friendly places to stay for all budgets, including luxury family resorts in Crete. All this within just a four-hour flight of the UK.

As a specialist family travel agency, we can tailor-make the perfect holiday in Crete for your family. Contact one of our travel advisors now and let's discuss your dream trip.

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Things to do with kids in Crete

Crete Best Beaches and Watersports

• Head for one the best beaches in Crete for families, Váï (Finikodassos), a conservation area with a backdrop of the largest natural palm grove in Europe. A good place for snorkelling, it also has windsurfing and jet-ski hire.

• With toddlers, head for Pahiá Ámmos with its gently shelving waters.

• Hop aboard a dolphin or whale-spotting cruise from Rethymno, take a fishing and snorkelling excursion, or go diving. At Hersonissos, the Aquaworld Aquarium & Reptile Rescue Centre is also well worth a visit.

Crete History and Culture

• Don't miss Knossos (the Palace of Minos), Crete’s most important ancient palace, around which the Minoan civilisation grew and prospered. It's just south-east of the capital Heraklion, where you'll find Ottoman and Venetian buildings and an interesting archaeological museum.

• Make a beeline for the island's other ancient wonders. Impressive remains include Minoan palaces, Byzantine churches, Venetian castles and Turkish minarets. The frescoes at the 13th-century Byzantine church of Kera at the entrance to the pretty village of Kritsa, 20km from Elounda, are considered the most beautiful in all Crete.

• Take a trip to the Plateau of Lassithi, where the Dikte cave is located – legendary birthplace of Zeus, father of the Gods.

Diving in Crete

Eating in Crete

Food in Crete is, like all Greek food, inherently child-friendly. Your hotel or resort will almost always provide global favourites in addition to local dishes, but Greek treats to try in Crete including gyros (wraps filled with meat or potatoes, salad and a sauce), classic moussaka, spanakopita (a traditional Greek pie of cheese and spinach), loukoumades (donuts drenched in honey), and local pastries from traditional bakeries.

Catch of the day in Crete

When to go to Crete

The best time to go to Crete is May to October, but high summer can be too hot for some, especially younger kids (although the meltemi, a northerly wind, can bring a cool breeze to the warm summer days).

With pre-schoolers you can take advantage of quieter, cooler months and lower prices. With older kids, Crete is also a great option for the May and October half terms.

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Open-air theatre in Heraklion

How to get to Crete

There are direct flights from the UK to Crete (Chania or Heraklion), from London and regional airports, taking around four hours. Crete is GMT+2/3 depending on the time of year.

We will include the best flights for your family as part of the bespoke Crete holiday we put together to match your exact needs and wishes. We can also include car hire or resort transfers according to your requirements.

Crete

Blue Palace Resort and Spa

Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort inc. Elounda Peninsula

TUI BLUE Sensatori Atlantica Caldera Palace

Grecotel LUXME White Palace

Grecotel Amirandes

Daios Cove

GK Beach Hotel

Domes Zeen Chania, a Luxury Collection Resort

Grecotel Creta Palace

Aquila Rithymna Beach

Domes of Elounda, Autograph Collection