Maritimo Beach Hotel 4 ****

Maritimo Beach Hotel is a seafront 4-star hotel in Sissi, just 45 km from Heraklion International airport. This family-friendly hotel features 2 swimming-pools, a restaurant with Cretan & international cuisine, a spa & wellness center, and a variety of other services & facilities that allow you to enjoy the authentic Cretan hospitality.

Hotel Facilities & Anemities
·24-hour reception
·2 Swimming Pools with Sea View
·Free parking
·No-smoking rooms
·Laundry (extra charge)

·Safety deposit box
·Currency exchange
·Luggage storage
·Docton on call 24/7
·Children's playground
·Free sunbeds & umbrellas
·Business center 24/7
·Concierge & travel services
·Spa/Wellness center (extra charge)
·Free Wi-Fi
·Restaurant
·Air-conditioning
·Bar
·Games room
·Meetings/banquet facilities

Pets
no pets are allowed in the hotel.

Check-in time is after 15.00
Check-out time is 11.00

Note
*some services require extra charge, payable locally.

Food & Beverage

The hotel operates on All Inclusive basis:

Restaurants
·MAIN RESTAURANT THOLOS

Operating hours:
7:30 – 10:00 (breakfast)
12:30 – 14:30 (lunch)
18:30 – 21:30 (dinner)

Main Bar

                                     Day 1 - Arrival in Heraklion

Arrival in the airport or Port of the island and transfer to the hotel. Contacting the activities company in order to prepare your stuff for the tours you have book.

Rest day free

                     Day 2 –  Excursion Heraklion Market and Aquarium

Length of Tour: approx: 15 Km/ 4-5 hours

Means of transport by Bus 51 seats / weekly program

Location: Capital Crete

Type: Bus Transfer

Children 5-12 discount: 50% Discount

Children 0-4 discount: Free

08.30 Transfer from hotel to the meeting point of excursion

16.00 return to hotel – free afternoon

Technique: difficult, level 1 / easy (family friendly)

Overview

The visit to the big Saturday open air street market in Heraklion is the main event of the day. As well as fruit and vegetables, you can find shoes, clothes, fabrics and local products at very low prices. The atmosphere feels like an oriental bazaar - full of noise and the cries of the vendors selling their goods. This is the perfect opportunity to stock up on spices and Cretan herbs.

At the centre of Heraklion we disembark at Liberty square. You will have free time to explore the centre with its souvenir shops, boutiques, jewellry stores, cafes and restaurants lining the streets. Shop till you drop or just sit and enjoy a coffee and watch the world go by, the choice is yours.

The last stop of the day will be Cretaquarium. This is where your exploration of the Mediterranean Sea World begins. Here, you will come face to face with hundreds of species and thousands of living organisms and be fascinated by their behaviour as they reveal the wide variety of shapes, colours, habits in their world. Learn about their needs and reflect what our common future may hold....

Don't forget,

*Casual dress

*Comfortable shoes

*Camera

                                                      Day 3 – Water Park

Length of Tour: approx: 15 Km/ 4-5 hours

Means of transport by Bus 51 seats / weekly program

Location: West Crete

Type: Entertainment

Children 5-12 discount: 50% Discount

Children 0-4 discount: Free

08.30 Transfer from hotel to the meeting point of excursion

17.00 return to hotel – free afternoon

Technique: difficult, level 1 / easy (family friendly)

Overview

For those looking to spend intense moments of fun on their vacation , it is suggested to visit the water parks in the area.

In the region of Heraklion , there are two water parks: Water City and Acqua Plus. It is designed for day trips and have a large variety of choices in slides for the more conservative but also for the more adventurous .

Within the water parks are organized restaurants , food court fast food, bars where guests can apolafsountis taste preferences and buy their favorite drinks.

This “Water City” covers an area of 80,000m2 and features a wide range of installations and facilities: pool and artificial waves, tropical pool, children’s pool, whirlpool, children’s playground, volley-ball court, 17 kinds of water-slides, turbo slides, “Lazy River”, “Crazy River”, snack-bar, 3 bars, cafeteria, stores and firstaid station.

All installations are conform to the most recent safety specifications and regulations. This water-park guarantees a water-adventure for all!

                                                                  Day 4 – Lassithi plateau & Knossos

Length of Tour: approx: 70 Km/ 5-6 hours

Means of transport by Bus 51 seats / weekly program

Location: East Crete

Type: Archaeological places

Children 5-12 discount: 50% Discount

Children 0-4 discount: Free

08.30 Transfer from hotel to the meeting point of excursion

17.00 return to hotel – free afternoon

Technique: difficult, level 1 / easy (family friendly)

Overview

Drive along the marvelous route to Mountain Dikti to the Lassithi Plateau.
At an altitude of 800 m. enjoy the spectacular view over the plain, the windmills and the mountain Dikti arising nearby.
The tour continues to the village of Psychro passing by the small villages of the plain. Visit the birthplace of Zeus – the Diktean Cave.
This Minoan cult cave has been identified by many archaeologists as the place Zeus was born and it is also one of the most beautiful and impressive of the 3.400 caves in Crete.
It follows a delicious traditional Cretan lunch (included in the rate) before continuing visiting Crete´s most famous archaeological site - Knossos.
A visit to Crete is incomplete without visiting the renowned Minoan Palace of Knossos! This fabulous site is dating back 4.000 ago. Two brilliant palaces built in Neolithic times… Visit the room of the thrown and the frescoes depicting the Prince of Crete. Every single stone suggests that a great civilization was born in this very place. Dating from 2000 BC this site remains one of the wonders of the world.

                                             Day 4 – Cruiser Black Rose

Length of Tour: approx: 30 Km/ 4-5 hours

Means of transport by Bus 51 seats / weekly program

Location: North Crete

Type: Archaeological places

Children 5-12 discount: 50% Discount

Children 0-4 discount: Free

08.30 Transfer from hotel to the meeting point of excursion

16.00 return to hotel – free afternoon

Technique: difficult, level 1 / easy (family friendly)

Overview

 Every day "Black Rose" departs Hersonissos Harbour at 12 o΄clock and take the trip to sissi. First we stop for half and hour in St. George's Bayso you can swim off the boat in crystal clear waters and where you ll be given a soft drink and some fruits. After about one hour journey we arrive at 2 o΄clock in the picturesque fishing village of Sissi with many tavernas and shops clustered around the pretty harbour. There will be plenty of time to enjoy a leisurely lunch as well for time for swimming and shopping before returning to the boat.

  We leave sissiat 4 o΄clock and on the way back to Hersonissos we go close to coastline so you can enjow the views of Malia and StalisWe return at Hersonissos at around 5 o΄clock. Depending in the where are staying there is pick up from your hotel.

                                 Day 5 – Chania – Kournas Lake – Rethymnon

Length of Tour: approx 150 Km/ 7-8 hours

Means of transport by Bus 51 seats / weekly program

Location: North Crete

Type: Archaeological places

Children 5-12 discount: 50% Discount

Children 0-4 discount: Free

08.30 Transfer from hotel to the meeting point of excursion

19.00 return to hotel – free afternoon

Technique: difficult, level 1 / easy (family friendly)

Overview

First we will pass the Ida range that includes the highest mountain of Crete, Psiloritis (2453m high), then our tour will take us to the old town of Rethymnon. A graphic Cretan town, so characteristic and unique, that nothing similar is met anywhere else on the island of Crete. We will have time to relax at the beautiful scenery at the old port of Rethymnon.

Chania is our next stop, the capital city of the prefecture of Chania, which comes second in size on the island and is the sixth biggest city in Greece having approximately 65.000 residents. Its Venetian walls and harbor, narrow streets, and old buildings from the Venetian and Turkish period are mostly intact and take you directly to the past. The old harbor, where the small fishing boats can moor, is a perfect place to enjoy a coffee and observe the liveliness of the city. Here you can see the cross - shaped closed Marketplace and the leather - Market Street.

Next stop is the lake of Kournas, the only natural sweet water lake in Chania, where you will have your lunch. For those who want, there is a possibility to make a tour in the lake on pedals, or just walk around the lake and swim.

                                                         Day 6 – Crissi Island

Length of Tour: approx 150 Km/ 7-8 hours

Means of transport by Bus 51 seats / weekly program

Location: South Crete

Type: Boat-Entartainment

Children 5-12 discount: 50% Discount

Children 0-4 discount: Free

08.30 Transfer from hotel to the meeting point of excursion

19.00 return to hotel – free afternoon

Technique: difficult, level 1 / easy (family friendly)

Overview

CHRISSI island can be found off the south coast of Crete opposite to the town of IERAPETRA. As soon as we arrive by coach to IERAPETRA we will board the boat
for our journey to the small paradise island.

The boat journey takes around 1 hour and on the way if we are lucky we may see a wild dolphin or two.

The sea around the island are filled with fossils on volcanic rocks, which are there since the island of Chrissi was still immersed in the sea. The total of some 49 species of fossils have been found there, dating from 350,000 to 70,000 years ago .

East of Golden, at 700 meters there is another island called Mikronisi , where one can admire the hundreds of seagulls that have found refuge there.

The Golden because of the natural ecosystem and the incredible beauty, is part of the European landscape protection program Scenic NATURA 2000.

                                                           Day 7 – Free Day

  This day will be the day of relaxation and preparation for the next day’s departure

Day 8 – Departure from Heraklion airport

12.00 Check out from hotel and transfer to the Airport or to the main port of Heraklion.

Included

Accommodation in Maritimo Hotel in Sissi for 7 nights in DBL room on Half Board basis.
Arrival & Departure transfer from Heraklion Airport to Hotel or Heraklion main Port to Hotel and return.
All the transfers from hotel to Starting points of Excursions and return by the end of the excursions.
All taxes except accommodation tax which is paid locally by the arrival of the client in hotel.
All excursions during the 8 days stay

Exclude

Accommodation TAX which is paid locally to the hotel upon arrival.
Meals, food or drinks during excursions
Souvenirs
Tips

FAQs

Useful information about itinerary:

Kindly note that this program is indicative and it is possible that we may change the series of islands & tours in order to provide the best of our services to you without removing any of the tour bookings.

For the final program you will be informed 15 days before your arrival at the destination with an informative note from Blue Ways Travel.

Cancelation Policy:

May/June/September/October

30-15 days before arrival 50% charge.

14 days before arrival 100% charge.

Non show and Early departure reservations 100% charge

July/August

60-31 days before arrival 50% charge.

30-15 days before arrival 75% charge.

14 days before arrival 100% charge.

Non show and Early departure reservations 100% charge.

Accommodation Tax rates:

Accommodation Tax is not including in any of the packages and is paid by the client upon arrival in the hotel:

1 & 2* stars hotel 0.50 euro per room/per day.

3* stars hotel 1.50 euro per room/per day.

4* stars hotel 3.00 euro per room/per day.

5* stars hotel 4.00 euro per room/per day.

Airport and Port that hosts this package:

Heraklion Airport and Port

Package Price per person

Period A: 01/05 – 17/05 & 28/09 – 31/10

Hotel & Excursions: 692 euros

Period B: 18/05 – 03/07

Hotel & Excursions: 769 euros

Period C: 04/07 – 27/08

Hotel & Excursions: 933 euros

Period D: 28/08 – 27/09

Hotel & Excursions: 847 euros