Apostolis Panigirakis – Private Tour Guide in Chania, Greece. Personalized tours and excursions.

Apostolis Panigirakis
First visit: 28 April 2023
Last visit: 02 August 2025
Chania, Greece
Ελληνικά (native), Deutsch, English
31
since 2018
As a professional historian and licensed tourist guide, accredited by the Greek Ministry of Tourism & Culture, with studies in modern history, I have a wide range of expertise about Crete. I love leading history tours in Chania, as well as Battle of Crete Tours and alternative tourism and walking tours in Crete. Operating all year round, and with nearly 10 years of tour guiding experience on a private basis, i would be delighted to welcome you to the beauties of Crete!
I was born and raised in Crete, and after finishing my Bachelor's degree in History (BA) i decided that tour guide was my designated carred path. After i finished my master's degree (MSc), i finished my accreditation as a licensed guide by the Greek Ministry of Tourism & Culture, having the privilege to guide guests to Historical - Archaeological Sites and Museums. I provide full-day and half-day private tours. I mainly do, ecotourism tours, alternative tours, experiences, WW2 history tours, walking tours and excursions that let you uncover the non-touristy part of Crete, and unfold our authentic side!
My husband doesn't like driving on mountainous roads, so I decided to book a couple tours. I found Proper Cretan Guide online before our trip and booked three private all day tours. The first was an Imbros Gorge transfer, the second was an Elafonisi Beach transfer and the third was called Explore Pure Chania: Authentic Villages of Crete. Our guide, Apostolis, was extremely knowledgeable about places to go in Crete and the history of Crete. We really enjoyed talking to him as we learned so much. He was flexible and considered our interests which made our days enjoyable. On the first tour, after Imbros Gorge, he took us to a beach that we requested and then offered to take us to an unofficial WW2 Museum, which my husband found fascinating. Once again on the second tour, the conversation was easy and informative. After the beach, he recommended one of his favorite restaurants and it was excellent. With each tour, we got to know our guide, Apostolis, more and more. It felt like we had a friend in Crete. If we had questions we could ask him and that proved very helpful a couple of times. On the third tour, we saw stunning views, learned about making olive oil, both in the old traditional way and the modern factory way. We saw a 3,000 year old olive tree that we would have never heard of on our own. We found that our days with Apostolis added so much to our experience that we added a fourth private tour with him to see the Akrotiri Peninsula. When we left Crete, we had a deeper understanding of Crete and felt more connected to the island thanks to these tours. Apostolis is a genuinely nice person and my husband and I highly recommend him.
Please, sign in to contact me.