Creta Camping

Hire a bike on site, go for a wander or take to the car for a mere few minutes to access family days close to this spectacular seaside setting. CretAquarium within a couple of minutes' drive has sea critters from around 250 species residing in over 60 tanks; also within a couple of minutes is Dinosauria Park, within looming animatronic dinosaur models along a half-kilometre walk, 5D and 7D cinema screens and an indoor play area. Watercity waterpark is around 15 minutes' drive inland and the island's biggest waterpark Acqua Plus is around the same distance away south of the Aposelemis canyons. Slightly further afield at 20 to 25 minutes' drive is the Lychnostatis Open Air Museum, on Cretan art, history and culture, and the huge ruins of the ancient palace of Knossos (30 minutes), the oldest archaeological site on the island and a definite must-see. At Crete's capital, the Heraklion archaeological and natural history museums are also very much worth a look, and have enough curiosities to entice even the most reluctant of small sorts and waterpark wannabes.