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Full-Day Hiking at Samaria Gorge and Agia Roumeli Beach

4.3

9 Ratings

Heraklion

Embark on a full-day hiking adventure through the breathtaking Samaria Gorge, Europe's longest gorge. Discover ancient forests, majestic mountains, and a picturesque river. End your journey at Agia Roumeli Beach for a refreshing swim and delicious seaside lunch.

Duration: 17 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Heraklion - We will start collecting participants from pick-up points in the morning.
Depending on the place of your hotel/apartment the bus ride will differ.
Bus Drive to Omalos: approximately 3 hours
We will make a stop for rest, for about 25 minutes
Omalos Plateau - The plateau of Omalos. Our last stop before entering the gorge for last supplies to buy before the gorge.
Samaria Gorge National Park - The impressive Gorge of Samaria is the longest in Europe. It will give you many beautiful views of the surrounding White mountains, the small river that runs through the Gorge and the Cretan wild goats named Kri-Kri.
It’s18km long and takes around 4,5 hours to walk, always escorted by our experienced tour guide.
Agia Roumeli - At the exit of the Gorge by the Libyan sea is agia Roumeli, a beautiful isolated village lying between the huge rocks of Samaria gorge and the Libyan sea. There will be enough time for clients to enjoy a relaxing and refreshing swim in the Libyan sea and lunch at one of the local small taverns.
Later on we will board a boat from Agia Roumeli which will take us to the village Chora Sfakion.
Sfakia - Boat trip from Agia Roumeli to Sfakia: 1 hour
Arrival at Chora Sfakion, after a 1 hour boat trip, embarkation into the buses and return to the resorts.
Heraklion - Start our drive for the way back to Heraklion. We will make one last stop on the way back for rest after Rethymno for about 20’.
Bus drive to Heraklion in total for about 3 hours.

What's Included

Liability Insurance Coverage by ALLIANZ for our tour participants
In-vehicle air conditioning
Tour Guide
Professional Driver
All fees and/or taxes included

What's Not Included

Lunch
Samaria National Park Entrance: 5€
Boat Ticket: 12€

Additional Information

Europe’s longest, and one of Greece’s most stunning, gorges is the Samaria gorge. Wander along the trail through this renowned gorge, appreciating its breathtaking scenery, from the White Mountains to ancient forests and the river that cuts through it.
Upon concluding the trail, you’ll discover the village of Agia Roumeli. Here, visitors can take a dip, unwind on the beach, or choose a beachfront tavern for a lunch overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

Location

Heraklion

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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458melanies

May 23, 2024

Great organized transport - Wonderful experience. I would say to bring lunch +/- snacks with you along with cash. Many of the stops before we got to the trail did not take cash and I wasn't prepared for that. The transport was amazingly organized and efficient. The trail is gorgeous! The walking stick I got at one of the stops was helpful and would recommend if you have any joint or balance issues. I think it is fine without one but easier with one at the beginning. I appreciated that we didn't have to go as a group so we got to go at our own pace and everyone spread out naturally so the trail wasn't crowded.

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Z4070pdsuet

May 18, 2024

Amazing scenery but hard hike - Beautiful scenery but very difficult hiking, walking on rocks and stones most of the time. Must take good hiking shoes, poles and snacks. Water fountains and toilets are available along the trail.

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Sangita_n

May 9, 2024

Very beautiful - The smell of the trees, the clarity of the river, and just the beauty of it all. The hike took us about five and half hours. Definitely have shoes that provide ankle support. We also were hiking at a pretty good pace, but didn’t make it down to the beach in time to go swimming. We had about 30 minutes before the boat was going to leave and decided we better get some food, because once on the boat, then it was get on the bus. The hotel restaurant closes at 9:30 and we wouldn’t get back until 10. wish we could have had maybe another 30 minutes so we could have enjoyed the water.

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Wyeno

Oct 18, 2023

Very Strenuous but great gorge walk - For me a 60 something very overweight bloke this was challenging and maybe a bit too challenging but I did it and it's super impressive. It is hard work and the difficulty can detract from the experience if you not young or fit.

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Andrehp3698aj

Oct 4, 2023

Well organized trip - Very well organized trip - timed with no unnecessary delays, a stopover on the way there and back was also good. The tour guide presents information charmingly in three languages. Only the somewhat late announcement of the meeting times - but that's probably due to the weather, to wait and see whether Sanmaria will be open. A brief information about this would have been good. Anyway, a great 5-hour hike with a final sea bath.

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Brian_b

May 10, 2023

Fantastic day with amazing views - Excellent day, but a long day, make sure u have decent trainers or walking boots and are reasonably fit and have good knees 🤣 take plenty food and water with you! Last boat back to bus is 5.30pm and it does not wait! Scenery was stunning 🤩 well worth a visit

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Maggie_g

Jun 21, 2023

Difficult hike, not made any easier by this tour group - (1) This hike is difficult. Most people will judge a hike's difficulty by the length or the elevation gain. Neither of those numbers scared us away from this hike. The real killer here is that the trail is entirely rocky staircases. Even on the so-called flat part of the trail, it goes up and down constantly just a few feet at a time. The tour group you choose cannot change how difficult this hike is, so prepare yourself by wearing real hiking shoes and bringing walking sticks. (2) This tour group will not hold your hand on this hike, and are primarily there to offer transportation. It was mentioned many times that is possible to miss the bus home if you make a wrong turn and the tour group will not help you along the trail. I felt very rushed for the entirety of the hike, and felt like I could not stop to take pictures. Every interaction with our tour guide was that we were late and going to miss the bus, so we did not feel welcome at all on this tour. If you're thinking about going, my advice would be to stay closer to the gorge so that you can start the hike earlier and take your time, and probably choose a different tour group.

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Nico_c

May 7, 2022

Amazing experience - The place was absolutely amazing. And for sure it's worth visiting. But I have to complain about the guide of that day. She was a bit boring. She explained things in a low volume and sometimes she was not so clear about the schedule of the day. I didn't understand almost anything of what she was saying when we where on the road. Beautiful experience anyway, I really recommend it!

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