Hike through one of the worlds greatest natural wonders. From Omalos at a hight of 1235 m the gorge of Samaria cuts 16 km through the landscape. The gorge is situated in the Samaria National park. It is 150 m at its widest point and 3 m at its narrowest. It is home to over 450 species of plants and animals, that can only be seen in Crete. The gorge starts from Xyloskalo and continues down to the sea level in the village of Agia Roumeli at the Libyan sea. The village of Samariá lies inside the gorge to make way for the park and particularly as a refuge for the rare Cretan goat, Kri-Kri or Agrimi, which is largely restricted to the park. After a strenuous but spectacular walk, we travel by boat – an equally beautiful trip – from Agia Roumeli to Chora Sfakia where our bus will be waiting.
The hike is not suggested for people facing health problems, or suffering from conditions affecting their lower extremities the elderly pregnant women.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Hotel pickup and drop-off
✔ Local guide
✔ All Taxes
✔ Transport by air-conditioned coach
✖ Entrance fee for Samaria: 5 € (Children under 15 y.o : free)
✖ Boat ticket (11 €/ Chd 5,50 € under 11 years old)
✖ Food and drinks
✖ Tips
Pickup Locations
1. Hotel Alexandra Perivolia
2. Hotel Medusa
3. Daisy Hotel Apartments
4. Hotel Rethymno Village
5. Hotel John Mari
6. Hotel Stella Katrin
7. Olympic Palladium Hotel
8. Steris Elegant Beach Hotel Apartment
9. Pearl Beach
10. Zantina Beach Hotel
11. Zannis Hotel
12. Hotel Zania
13. Rethymno Residence Hotel and Suites
14. Axos Hotel
15. Grecotel Creta Palace
16. Grecotel Plaza Beach House
17. Adel Paradise
18. Hotel Palladion
19. Pavlos Apartments
20. Aegean Pearl
Additional Info: Hotel Lobby or nearby appointed location
MPALI PANORMO SKALETA SFAKAKI PHGIANOS
KAMPOS
ADELIANOS
KAMPOS
PLATANIAS
5.40 5.50 6.00 6.00 6.05 06.10 06.15
MISSIRIA PERIBOLIA KALLITHEA RETHYMNO
CENTER
KOYMPES ATSIPOPOYLO
06.25 06.25 06.30 06.35 06.40 06.45
EPISKOPI N.R. KABROS GEORGIOYPOLI
06.50 06.55 07.05
Additional info
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Customers must have with them:Proper footwear and socks -A hat -Sunscreen-A bottle of water -A swimsuit and a beach towel
• The duration of the hike is at least 5 hours and that’s why you must wear proper footwear with socks, a hat, light-colored clothing and sunscreen. You must have a bottle of water with you (there is drinking spring water along the trail), a light snack, if you wish, and of course a walking mood.
• Camping is not allowed in the gorge, you can’t spend the night there, light a fire, smoke (you can only do so at the special milestones on the trail), you can’t hunt, set traps, bring guns or animals along, you can’t uproot plants and you are of course not allowed to bathe in the river.
• We must keep the lavatories clean for the sake of our own health and we mustn’t throw paper inside the toilets.
• You must hold on to the ticket issued at the entrance of the gorge until the end of the hike, in order to go through control at the exit gate.
• WE KINDLY ASK ALL VISITORS TO COMPLY WITH THE RULES OF THE STATE PARK IN ORDER TO ENSURE A SAFER HIKE, AS WELL AS TO HELP PRESERVE THE UNIQUELY RICH FLAURA AND FAUNA OF OUR COUNTRY.
• Please notice that extra charges may apply per person or in total of the group for pick-ups from hotels- villas- airbnb outside the proximity of our tour selected pick route. In that case we can provide round trip transfer for customer(s) convenience ad-hoc quoted as per location of customer(s)' property.
