This trip is very long from Agia Marina but worth it. A very knowledgeable tour guide at Knossos Palace. Its extremely busy and you can't roam free so missed some parts that I wanted to view. I went to the museum which was amazing, I would recommend going here. Do not go to the tour guides suggested taverna as its clear they get a back hander for getting guests in there. Should be more time in Heraklion as the city is beautiful

Our coach guide was excellent, informative and friendly. Because of the large group size of 35, I think,there was a lot of delay setting off due to waiting far too long for latecomers. The group size also meant we waited far too long to be given tickets and audio sets. The knossos guide was appalling, rambling in a monotone and showing pictures from a book, not a clue what or why as we found the excellent information boards and the site itself all we needed. The optional museum visit is a must, so many artifacts clearly described in greek and English, don't skip this part of the trip!

Knossos palace is a must see whilst in Crete. The guide on the bus there and at the Site were extremely knowledgeable. The only slight downside is that you don’t get long in Heraklion after the palace (2.5 hours), and if you’re planning on going to the museum there can sometimes be a queue to get in, which means you don’t have long around the actual museum and then have even less time to go into Heraklion to walk around/look for something to eat. However still a great trip that we really enjoyed