The water is just crystal clear. I didn't expect this
I didn't expect to find a beach here like this
And round-trip tickets Good morning we are on our way to Elafonisi
Elafonisi is known as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
Certainly one of the most beautiful in Greece.
It's on the southwestern coast of Crete
and we're going to show you exactly how to get there by bus and all
the other tips you need to know to enjoy this stunning beach
We made it to Elafonisi. Yes. Elafonisi - it's definitely an
all-day adventure. So you got to go to the KTEL Chania bus station right in
the center of town. You have to go buy your tickets. So when you walk to the
counter you gotta ask for the round trip. So the bus to Elafonisi from
Chania leaves at 9:00 a.m. sharp every morning. (Sharp). Yep, it's 11 euros each way as of
September 2019. We'll see if that changes over time, but as of now that's the price.
So a round-trip ticket will cost you 22 euros. And the bus back will leave at
4 p.m. from Elafonisi to Chania. So the bus this morning took just under two
hours. It's supposed to take about 2 hours in total depending on the traffic
and all. It's a very exciting ride you got these winding roads you go through
the mountains go through some tunnels just weave around
A very scenic ride, but that's also if you don't fall asleep on the bus. Like we did.
If you're traveling together, get to the bus early enough so you can sit together.
We got there right before it closes you know we're very last-minute people.
Always are. So we couldn't really sit together til the very end
But, that's the life we chose. Also, you can't eat on the bus. Make sure you
already have your breakfast and freddo or coffee before you get on the
bus. Don't do what we did.
"Sir no coffee, no food in the bus"
"oh s***"
Well the bus driver, he was cool about it. He kept
our food for us and just told us to let him know when we got to Elafonisi
to give it to us. I think he's like when he saw the look on our faces that we're
not letting we're not letting the bougatsa go he's like okay just just I'll
keep it just let me know. Just remind me that when we get to
Elafonisi you just remind me of the bougatsa
And that's what we did. So that's why we're here on the beach, we're having bougatsa.
And freddo espresso. Cheers!
First, if you want to but you can get coffee here in Elafonisi. It's gonna be
more expensive though. This freddo is three euros, but that's the
thing. All there is is a few cafes over here on the beach. But that's fine
you want your freddo. But what you may want to do, you may just want to sleep on
the bus and right when you get to Elafonisi, you wake up you get your
coffee and you're ready to go. Tip bring some food with you here.
There's minimal places to eat. There's some snack bars you can get some
tyropita like cheese pies or other little pies, little Greek salads. You can
buy beer here, you could buy wine, you can buy ouzo. you can buy water. But it's
gonna be a little more expensive.
And bring your towels bring your
sunscreen. But there is a place where you can buy towels you could
buy floaters can buy all the little beach equipment right when you get in at
decent prices and they do take credit cards, which is a plus here.
Now we're ready to go to the beach
Be on the beach, be on the water. It's so clean and nice
So what's a day at the beach without some beer, right? So we got a classic Greek
beer called Fix. It's actually my favorite Greek beer of all.
It's so refreshing. I feel drinking beer outdoors in hot weather on a beach it
just takes it to another level. Also you gotta love the design of this can it's
got the blue and the white like the Greek flag. The classic Greek colors.
So the first time I came to this beach was 2012. I fell in love with the island of
Crete and fell in love with this beach Elafonisi. It's an amazing place you have
the lagoon over there the water here is very shallow so you could just stroll
through the lagoons. A lot of tourists would come here for the day trips but it's still
very very worth it look at the water
I mean the water is like Caribbean water. It doesn't feel like a Mediterranean
beach even though we are in the Mediterranean
We are in the Southwest part of Crete, not far from Libya actually. South in the
Mediterranean is Libya.
So let's get your thoughts on this beach
Growing up with Philippines water and Asian beaches, this
is not bad. Not bad at all. Highly recommend for you guys to go here if you are
you find yourself in Europe or you find yourself in Greece. Come to Elafonisi
Beach you'll love it. It's so beautiful I'm not in Mediterranean, I feel like I'm
I'm in somewhere in Latin America or somewhere in Asia. The sand is so soft
The water is just crystal clear. I didn't expect this. I didn't expect to find a beach
here like this in Mediterranean or in Greece. And this is my first Greek beach
experience and it did not disappoint