Before your arrival, enjoy the magnificent drive up to our mountain of Rouvas forest, tucked away among the rolling hills and valleys.
When you arrive, you’ll meet the truffle hunters family waiting to drink a wild and warm mountain tea before heading off into the forests around the village.
Being an everyday job here in Crete we are very unpretentious about truffles and you might be surprised how many we can find. You’re welcome to smell them, touch them and of course you will eventually taste them.
The truffle hunters have many dogs skillfully trained to sniff out the Cretan truffles. They are always excited to be out truffle hunting and they are fun to be around as they come and go and hopefully bring us plenty of truffles to taste.
Sometimes it’s surprisingly easy, other times quite a challenge, but we stroll until we have enough truffles for our big Cretan lunch. It’s a pleasant procedure in the lovely countryside, with plenty of time to enjoy the views and watch the dogs work.
More often we will see the family shepherd wander by with the flock of sheep and our extremely friendly wolf-chasing dogs. The dogs love a friendly pat or two and make quite a spectacle among the sheep.
A truffle snack and a glass of wine is always in the back of a hunter’s mind, so when we are satisfied with the truffle haul, we’ll stop in a panoramic spot to rest and enjoy the view, while our truffle hunters prepare your first taste of a freshly Cretan truffle.
Back at the Rouvas mountain, the truffle hunter will start making our delicious boiled meat and an amazing dish of pasta all cooked with the “Black diamond”, our truffle.
Of course a glass of wine will be there to accompany our lunch along with other local Cretan delicacies.
Available every day. Group sizes are from 2 to a maximum of 8 people. If you have a bigger group please contact us.
Limited availability,
please book ahead.
The Wild Foods Truffle Hunting day is great for people of all ages, couples or families. It’s great for food and wine lovers, or for anyone just wanting to immerse themselves in the natural landscape.
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During the hunt you will walk in the countryside so you need suitable shoes for that. If you have any dietary requirements please let us know when you book so we can prepare a special dish, suitable for you.
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