Walk through Samaria Gorge

4.4 (15 reviews) Heraklion, Greece
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Duration15h
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LanguagesGerman, English, Italian, French
Group sizeUp to 50 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Join an escorted tour, enjoying a morning bus trip towards the west Crete, followed by a stop to Omalos plateau. Begin your walk with the group into Samaria gorge and enjoy its unique morphology on your way to the longest gorge hike in Europe. Reach Agia Roumeli south coast, where your sailing trip will bring you to Sfakia.

Options

From Malia,Stalida,Hersonissos

Duration: 18 hours
Pickup included

From Heraklion, Ammoudara

Duration: 16 hours
Pickup included

From Agios Nikolaos, Elounda

Duration: 19 hours
Pickup included

From Analipsi, Gouves, Gournes

Duration: 17 hours
Pickup included

What's included

  • Transport by air-conditioned coach or minivan
  • Pickup and Drop off from hotels and designated meeting points.
  • Guide
  • Boat ticket Agia Roumeli - Sfakia 13.00 Euros per adult . Children 4-12 years 6.5 euro
  • Entrance ticket to Samaria 5.00 Euro per person.
  • Food & Drinks
  • Samaria Gorge National Park

What to expect

  1. Summit of Gingilos
    20m
    The plateau of Omalos is an area of 15km, found 38 Km on the south of Chania, in the center of the Cretan mountains named Lefka Ori (White Mountains). The highest mountain of this mountain range, is Pachnes at an altitude of 2452m.
  2. Samaria Gorge National Park
    6h · Admission ticket not included
    Samaria gorge at an altitude of 1230m is 16 Km long but an extra 2 Km walk is needed until we reach Agia Roumeli. The width of the gorge is 150m at its widest point and 3m at its narrowest and up to 700 meters deep. The first 4 kilometers of the walk, are the most difficult ones due to the steep descend. Halfway through our walk, is the actual village of Samaria, an old village whose inhabitants were relocated in 1962, when the gorge was declared a national park. A little further down is the church of Osia Maria, from which the name Samaria comes from. At the rest point of Christos, a shaded clearing, you will find the last spring in the gorge. A few minutes later we will reach the “Gates”, the narrowest and highest part of the gorge. After 2 km further, we will reach the guard post, marking our initials out of the National Park by entering the old village of Agia Roumeli. Soon will see the sea ahead, minutes later will enter the new village of Agia Roumeli and the cooling sea.
  3. Agia Roumeli
    Pass by
    The tour is completed by our return sailing trip from Agia Roumeli to Sfakia, followed by the bus tour heading to our way back.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Pickup and Drop off provided from the areas of Sissi, Malia, Stalida Hersonissos, Anissaras, Analipsi, Gouves, Gournes, Kokkini Hani, Karteros, Heraklion, Amoudara.

Additional information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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