Greek Islands Self Drive Tours & Road Trips

Drive through Crete's mountain roads in your rental car, with stops at Elafonissi Beach's pink-tinged sands and the ancient Palace of Knossos near Heraklion. Accommodations include Hotel Olympic in Heraklion, Hotel Arkadi in Chania, and Hotel Apollon in Agios Nikolaos across 7 nights, with full insurance and unlimited mileage. Take a boat from Elounda village to Spinalonga Island, the former leper colony featured in Victoria Hislop's novel, and check out the Monastery of Toplou and Vai's endemic palm forest near Sitia.

Drive yourself through Crete's landscapes in your rental car, making your way from the Venetian harbor of Rethymno to the pink-sand shores of Elafonissi Beach and the turquoise Balos Lagoon. Hike the 16-kilometer Samaria Gorge past griffon vultures and evergreen pines, then take a boat to the fortress island of Spinalonga in Mirabello Bay. Take a ferry to Santorini and trek 10 kilometers from Fira to Oia along volcanic cliffs, passing the iconic Three Bells of Fira before watching sunset from the old castle in Oia's white-washed village.

Drive Crete's coastline with unlimited mileage in your rental car, stopping at pink-sand Elafonissi Beach and Balos Lagoon with its turquoise waters. Hike through Myli Gorge near Rethymno past abandoned water mills and fig plantations, then tackle the 15-kilometer Kourtaliotiko Gorge trail with its waterfall views. See the UNESCO-listed Knossos Palace ruins where King Minos imprisoned the Minotaur, then take winding coastal roads to Spinalonga Island's Venetian fortress walls and former leper colony.