A Day at the Museum of Natural History


Discover the Natural History Museum of Heraklion, Crete! Some of the Museum’s exhibitions include the following..

-The Mega-Dioramas constitute the biggest part of the Museum’s exhibition. These are realistic representations of ecosystems found in the Eastern Meditarranean region.

-The Giant Deinotherium of Crete is an impressive exhibit standing two floors tall. Based on fossil bones found on Crete, it is a life-size reconstruction of the third largest mammal ever to live in Earth.

-The Living Museum is a special arranged area with small scale aquariums and terrariums housing living animals that can be found in the Eastern Meditarranean region.

-The exhibition Dinosaurs-extreme the visitors can observe the life-sized dinosaurs. Sure, these creatures are animatronic models, but the realism of these dinos’ leathery skin, plush feathers, and moving eyes is enough to raise a goose bump or two. Displayed alongside model skeletons and actual fossils, these titanic animals offer an up-close glimpse of what Earth was like millions of years ago, before an asteroid made dinosaurs so skittish that they’ve hidden from the presence of humans ever since.

-The exhibition Light Mysteries includes aspects of holography and optics,through experiments and illusions.

-The “Erevnotopos” Discovery Centre is an area specially designed for our younger visitors, where they can dig for fossils and explore Cretan nature hands-on.

Enceladus, an earthquake simulator An earthquake simulator is operating at the Museum offering visitors the opportunity to learn about earthquakes and experience, in a safe environment, real powerful earthquakes (6.9 & 7.6 Richter!).


Duration: about 3 hours from Heraklion city, from the other given areas will be longer depending on the Hotel area.

Recommended starting time: Morning or Afternoon

Included:
1. Pick up and drop off from Hotel
2. Private Luxury Car and Driver
(Please note, Pick up from Heraklion city Hotels will be on foot!)
3. All kids activities in the museum
4. Official Licensed Guide with city walk and street treatment
5. Entrance fee to Museum

Not Included:
1. Extra drinks and food

Send us your request now and we will come back to you with the availability and prices! (Please send us your request at least 5 days before desired date of the Private Tour if you wish for the official licensed guide!)