The cave was fantastic but the rest was not. There was very little to see or do at the two monasteries and they also seemed sick of tours like this so I'm guessing the only reason they this is to collect money from entrance fee. The eco park was decent for kids etc. The tour said 8 hours but it is more like 10hrs for those staying in Heraklion which impacted our plans. Value for money overall was decent.

The Psychro Cave was excellent and made the whole trip worthwhile. The other places (a couple of monasteries, a pottery workshop, a village with an extremely old tree, a restaurant for lunch) were nice mini-stops to break up the journey. Unfortunately the tour operators had let a couple book who had two very young children, and the one still in diapers screamed through the majority of the journey, which made the bus very unpleasant. We also didn't realise that by getting on at Heraklion we would have to be in the bus for an extra hour at the start and at the end to pick up and drop off other travellers. Well worth it if you are staying in Hersonissos or nearby, less worth it if you're staying in Heraklion.

Bellissima gita, molto consigliata! Il programma è ricco, la gita dura 7 ore escluse le ore di trasporto, dunque impegna tutta la giornata. Gli ingressi ai monasteri e alla grotta di Zeus sono facoltativi ma vale davvero la pena visitarli. Nella gita è compresa la sosta in una piccola azienda di famiglia che produce olio, vino, raki, e specialità locali. Qui viene offerto un assaggio dei loro prodotti e la possibilità di partecipare ad un laboratorio di ceramica davvero molto particolare (alla fine potrete portare a casa la vostra creazione). La guida conosce molte lingue ed è molto preparata e disponibile.