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A rocky canyon with hikers. 1
A canyon with steep rocky walls and a narrow stream. 2
A rocky landscape with a flagpole and a flag. 3
A waterfall cascading over large rocks in a forested area. 4
A rocky stream with trees and a forested area. 5
By PLATANOS TOURS

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Free cancellation available
Price is €38 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Enjoy a challenging trek through one of the longest and most famous gorges in Europe. On this excursion from Georgioupolis you’ll marvel at natural wonders throughout the day, from the White Mountains to thousand-year-old forests and more.

    After your breakfast you enter the Samaria Gorge. At the end of the trek you’ll visit the village of Agia Roumeli, where you’ll find a number of taverns, bars and shops. Enjoy some free time to take a swim or have some lunch.

    Late in the afternoon you’ll board a boat that will take you from Agia Roumeli to Sfakia, where the bus will be waiting to transfer you back to the starting point.

Activity location

  • Agia Roumeli
    • Agia Roumeli, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Agia Roumeli
    • Agia Roumeli, Greece

Check availability

from Panormo,Scaleta,Sfakaki

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Samaria Gorge from Rethymno: Enjoy a challenging trek through one of the longest and most famous gorges in Europe.
Pickup included

Starting time: 05:50
Price details
€38.00 x 1 Adult€38.00
Total
Price is €38.00
Until Tue, 6 Oct

from Adele,Platanias,Misiria

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 06:05
Price details
€38.00 x 1 Adult€38.00
Total
Price is €38.00
Until Tue, 6 Oct

from Rethymno Town,Atsipopoulo

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 06:20
Price details
€38.00 x 1 Adult€38.00
Total
Price is €38.00
Until Tue, 6 Oct

From Petres/ Episkopi

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 06:40
Price details
€38.00 x 1 Adult€38.00
Total
Price is €38.00
Until Tue, 6 Oct

from Gerani,Georgioupoli,Kavro

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 06:40
Price details
€38.00 x 1 Adult€38.00
Total
Price is €38.00
Until Tue, 6 Oct

Rethymno Private WITHOUT GUIDE

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Pickup included

Price details
€415.00 x 1 Adult€415.00
Total
Price is €415.00
Until Tue, 6 Oct

Guide with Private Transfer

  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Guide with Private Transfer
Pickup included

Price details
€595.00 x 1 Adult€595.00
Total
Price is €595.00
Until Tue, 6 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Private Guided Tour at the Palace of Knossos (if guide option selected)
  • Inclusions
    Hotel pick-up and drop off from Platanias, Rethymno town, Atsipopoulo, Kavros and Georgioupoli
  • Inclusions
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Inclusions
    Professional English , German and French Guide
  • Exclusions
    Entrance fee: EU Citizens: 0-17 yrs (FREE) / 18-64 yrs (10,00 €) / 65+yrs (FREE)
  • Exclusions
    Boat ticket (€14 /Up to 12 yrs : 7.00 € can be paid on-site)
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks
  • Exclusions
    Personal expenses
  • Exclusions
    Others Nationalities: 0-4 yrs (FREE) / 5-64 yrs (10,00 €)
  • Exclusions
    Others Nationalities: No discount for 65+ yrs (10,00 €)

Know before you book

    • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
    • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
    • Pickup begins up to 10 minutes before tour starts and is done from central meeting points near the hotels, only in the areas of Rethymno town, Atsipopoulo, Kavros Gerani and Georgioupoli
    • Swimming suits
    • The 5 to 6-hour trek is challenging. You must have good trekking shoes or at least a sturdy pair of trainers
    • This trek is not recommended for children under the age of 8, pregnant women or anyone with health problems
    • Comfortable shoes
    • At the time of booking please mention your hotel name and location. You will be notified by email about the pickup point and time
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Sfakia

  • 30m
Sfakia or Chora Sfakion is squeezed between the sea and the mountains. Generally Sfakia as a region has a very unique and dare we say a genuine, feel to it. It offers a less "package", the more individual face of tourism. If the people of Sfakia are famed as being the toughest survivors and fierce when duty calls - they are, perhaps as a result, the friendliest amongst a group - the Cretans - who offer visitors the warmest and most genuine hospitality as a fundamental part of their nature. Truth demands strength and strength should be backed by the truth...sometimes it is. It is probable, that the majority of that setting foot in Sfakia ( or Chora Sfakion or Hora Sfakion ) may well have walked the length of the Samaria Gorge and be one of the many muscle-aching souls on one of the ferries that travel from the mouth of the gorge, at Agia Roumeli to Chora Sfakia (or Sfakion). There to be collected by buses to return them to their hotels all over Crete.

Omalos

  • 30m
Begin your full-day excursion to Samaria Gorge with pickup and a drive to Omalos, in the heart of the White Mountains, where you can enjoy breakfast before you start the hike. Omalos Plateau is in the centre of the Cretan mountains named Lefka Ori, or The White Mountains, a large mountain range in the west of the island. The highest mountain in the range is Pachnes at an altitute of 2452m. The village of Ομαλός is 39 km from the town of Chania. It is a very small village but the hotel Νέος Ομαλός is open all year round. The mountains are wild and rocky, steep and difficult for hiking. Walking here is for experienced hikers only, tough Cretan shepherds and goats. In the highest parts of the White Mountains it is known as 'high desert' due to the lack of vegetation. This means there is no cover, no shade and no water. Hikers must be well prepared for long walks.

Samaria Gorge National Park

  • 7h
  • Admission ticket included
Enjoy a challenging trek through one of the longest and most famous gorges in Europe. On this excursion from Georgioupolis you’ll marvel at natural wonders throughout the day, from the White Mountains, to thousand-year-old forests, and much more. Your full-day excursion to Samaria Gorge begins with pickup in Heraklion and a drive to Omalos, in the heart of the White Mountains. Enjoy breakfast before setting out on your challenging 10-mile (17 kilometre) hike. The trek will take you over rocks and stones, through a forest of thousand-year-old trees and along a river by fresh-water springs. Along the way, you’ll have spectacular views of Crete’s most beautiful mountain range, and you are also likely to see mountain goats roaming in the wild. You will be accompanied by a professional mountain escort who speaks English, German and French. Your escort will be there to explain all the necessary information about your hike and provide you with the tickets for the entrance and ferry.

Agia Roumeli

  • 2h
At the end of the trek, visit the village of Agia Roumeli, where you’ll find a number of taverns, bars, and shops. Enjoy some free time to take a swim or have some lunch. A meeting point will be arranged so you can collect your ferry tickets from your guide. Late in the afternoon, board a boat to go from Agia Roumeli to Sfakia, where the bus will be waiting to transfer you back to the pickup point.

Location

Activity location

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    Agia Roumeli
    • Agia Roumeli, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Agia Roumeli
    • Agia Roumeli, Greece

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