On your Samaria gorge adventure, the bus will take you first along the north coast and then up into the White Mountains to the Omalos Plateau and the entrance to the gorge. There, at a height of 1.100m, you will begin the 16km walk through the longest and most beautiful gorge in Europe. After the strenuous but spectacular walk, you will be conveyed by boat on an equally glorious trip from Agia Roumeli, the village at the end of the gorge, to Chora Sfakion, where the bus will be waiting to take you back home. Good walking shoes are necessary.
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
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✖ Entrance fee for Samaria: 5 € (Children under 15 y.o : free)
✖ Boat ticket (11 €/ Chd 5,50 € under to 11 years old)
✖ Food and drinks
✖ Gratuities
Pickup Locations
1. Nostos Beach Boutique Hotel
2. Hotel Aegli
3. La Maison Ottomane
4. Samaria Hotel
5. Triton Apartments
6. Domes Zeen Chania, A Luxury Collection Resort, Crete
7. Hotel Christina
8. Hotel Lissos
9. Royal Sun Hotel
10. Hotel Belmondo
11. Tina Hotel
12. Hotel Irene
13. Gaia Kreta Hotel
14. Kalimera
15. Nefeli Hotel
16. Helios Apartments
17. Odos Oneiron Boutique Hotel
18. Anais Holiday
19. Casa Delfino Hotel & Spa
20. Ionas Boutique Hotel
Additional Info: Hotel Lobby
Itinerary
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Samaria Gorge National Park
Up into the White Mountains to the omalos Plateau and the entrance to the gorge.
Duration: 5 hours
Additional info
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• 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.
• You must have with you: Proper footwear and socks -A hat - Sunscreen - A bottle of water - A swimsuit and a beach towel
• 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.
