Nat Geo Day Tour: Discover Cretan Farm Life
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Nat Geo Day Tour: Discover Cretan Farm Life

4,9/5
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Perustuu 12 arvioon
Alkaen
130,00 
Ilmainen peruutus
Kieli: German, English
Vain tulostettu lippu
Kesto: 4 tuntia–8 tuntia
Kohokohdat
  • Celebrate Crete's gastronomy by spending the day with a local family. Get hands-on with the daily farm routine, gaining an insight into traditional island life.
  • The farm-owners will personally welcome guests to their home and spend the day with them, sharing insights about the local produce, the challenges of farming, the benefits to the ecosystem, and the family's hopes and concerns.
  • Get involved in the daily life of the farm - baking bread, collecting eggs, taking care of the animals, preparing a Cretan meal and even going on an exclusive hunt for snails, only offered to National Geographic travellers.
  • Enjoy a cooking lesson of a traditional Cretan recipe while engaging with local culture through folklore, listening to local stories and songs.
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Small-scale, family-run farms are integral to the Mediterranean diet that Crete is so famous for. A local family will welcome you to their Mitato, a small farmhouse, where you'll be greeted with the genuine warmth of Cretan hospitality. Listen to the local farmer tell the intriguing tale of King Minoas who watched from his observatory, and alerted locals to incoming pirates. Greetings over, it's time for a hands-on bread-making lesson, learning the techniques for typical Cretan bread, made with wheat and barley flour.

Then, witness their cheese-making skills using goat's milk from the farm. Next, it's time to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in, helping out with daily farm tasks like feeding the goats, pigs, chickens, and rabbits, and tending to the gardens. The adventure continues with a snail hunt over the mountainside, exclusive to National Geographic travellers, peeking under rocks, and among shrubs and flowers. As the day unfolds, your collected treasures, including snails, eggs, fruit, and vegetables, become the ingredients for lunch.

Alongside the family, you'll prepare a feast of local delicacies, all made from the products of your day's work. Finish off the experience with a taste of Crete's spirit, Raki, and why not sing along to their traditional Cretan ‘Mantinades,' - traditional Cretan couplets that express sentiments about Cretan daily life.

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  • check Transport
  • check Guide
  • check Lunch
  • check Local delicacy tasting
  • check Traditional cheesemaking
  • check Cooking lesson of a traditional Cretan recipe
  • check Demonstration
  • check Snail hunting on the mountain
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  • Not suitable for wheelchairs
  • Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility
  • Bring a hat
  • Bring suitable footwear
  • Bring money for extras or gratuities
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