Get here with bus or car early in the morning or late in the afternoon. The path for the the beach is lengthy under the sun. Avoid taking the path the dangerous sun hours 11 to 3 or else sunburns.

One of the best exotic beaches in the world! Brace yourselves for the difficult road down there but it's totally worth the experience! Take some water for the road up and down there!

Either take the ferry or be prepared for the steep hike down and the steeper hike up on the way back.A donkey ride is also available. The view is breathtaking-wouldnt recommend on windy day .

You can go by car to Kastelli port and take the boat to Balos or you can drive and walk about 20 minutes until you reach Balos.The same relaxing scenery has Gramvousa which is opposite Balos . Read more

Well worth the effort. Be prepared for unpaved roads and a 2 km hike down to the beach . Our Nissan Micro handled the road just fine

Definitely one of the most breathtaking beaches of Greece and of the world (as voted several times)! Must visit and experience Nature at its best!!!

TAKE THE FERRY!Amazing place, but be prepared to drive round 6km on a rough dirty road & 2km mountain climbing.Highly recommend to take te boat and dont go there on windy days .take some water with u

incredible place. Don't listen people who says you can reach here only by sea. Get a car and go by dirt road . A distance from parking to beach is 1km. Tested by GPS)

Balos Beach is a lagoon of swirling colors -- pastel pinks, blues and turquoise. (World's 100 best beachesBy CNN Staff )

Nature at its best... !! It's a long way down, at least 15' from the Parkin lot, ideally wear sneakers . The earliest you go, the better as it gets crowed.

The rough dirt road from Kaliviani starts wide enough at first but shrinks down a teeth-clenching single lane carved on the side of the mountain . Going there by boat is highly recommended. Read more

AMAZING! If you go by car make sure to arrive before 11 to avoid the hundreds of people arriving with the boats

Paradise ... Crystal clear turquoise waters . But if you don't come early, it gets too crowded .

TAKE THE FERRY ! Gorgeous beach , but really steep climb on the way down and up on foot, not to mention the one lane drive up a cliff. Go the scenic & safe water route. ;)

An exotic bay where you can reach by boat from Castelli. It is amazing how beautiful this beach is!

Best place to be! A small trip till you reach the beach but it’s totally worth it!!

Just stunning. If you wanna tan make sure that ist not too windy and get some proper shoes for the hike

Incredible. Everyone come to crete should come here. The road may be seen dangerous but believe me the sea is awesome.

Exquisitely beautiful place! I would say that it impresses more if you come by car and then on foot down, but the road is not easy and quite dangerous

When it’s windy, it’s WINDY! but the beach is less crowded and by the time we left, 12:30 the cruise ships hadn’t come, so maybe they don’t come on windy days . Yet, be wary of blown away parasols.

Great sea view , nice place for photo. Very far from civil part of Crete . Sad thing - a lot of garbage on the west side

Clear water, but the sand isn't too clean . Good trek to get there (and back) though.

It appears in many Top25 lists. It is beautiful specially without boats.

Keep your caps/ hat ob your head while in water as well , the temperature in the water is the same as in the air and your body forgets about thermotaxis...

The view is amazing. It is something different from other beaches and it's a must watch beatch

One of the best beaches in Crete ; bask in turquoise waters lapping against sandy strips of land and savour an eye-catching landscape.

It's very beautiful, but leave before 1200, then boatloads of people come - 1000s literally!

it's not easy to get there but it's worth the effort!! so beautiful :)

Breathtaking. Not the most easy access , but truly worths the effort.

Beautiful beach , but it is way overcrowded.

Awesome beach , even if arrive there was not easy! The tavern/bar are a bit sad

Wow! Great beach , one of the best. Come here early, a lot of tourist come on 2 pm

One of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen!Must see !!!

When you decide to get there by car....take water :-)) mountain walk to the beach is short but...exhausting

A beach of unique beauty

Bumpy street and a long hike to arrive, but totally worth it!

Unbelievably beautiful place! #1 i have ever seen!

Come by boat.

Water is really clear but if you want to see some fish you better stay close to the rocks

Nice but max for 1 hour.. No shadow and very windy, not for swimmers like us:) Elafonisi beach beats this hands down!

The most beautiful place and the clearest water in the world!!! Amazing!!!

Difficult to reach wonderful blue lagoon. Next time I'd use ship.

Best but no pain no gain, use donkey at least when you take the road to car.

Is one of the most beuatiful place on earth!!!!

Amazing, worth to see, natural beauty.

Absolutely beautiful

One of the best beach in the world! Water Is incredibly clear and blue!

Best beach of Crete ! No doubt about it!

Cool beach .

More of a great natural landscape than a beach for swimming