Hersonissos Gorge Tour: Discover Cretan Flora and Fauna

Discover Crete’s hidden gorge near Hersonissos with Eye Travel. Perfect for families seeking adventure and nature. Book your exclusive tour now.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Aposelemis - After a drive of 20 min we start the tour downwards in a small, typical mountain village.
What's Included
  • Pick up / drop off (20 km around Hersonissos)
  • Gasoline
  • Insurance and local taxes
  • Personal Local Driver/Guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan or jeep
What's Not Included
  • Pick up / drop off Heraklion
  • Pick up / drop off Sissi and Milatos
Additional Information

A perfect alternative for people who find Samaria too early or too far. A good balance between hiking and walking. Even children love this adventurous hike.
In 2000 we, Eye Travel, discovered a gorge near Hersonissos and started organising tours through this gorge guided by one of the Eye Travel team.
This gorge is about 8 km long, takes around 3,5 hours…

Location
Eye Travel Excursions
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kim_s
Oct 8, 2025
Great Hiking Adventure - You definitely get away from civilization, which was really nice. The hike follows a riverbed and there is a lot of climbing over and around huge rocks. Balance is a must. Our guide, Louise, was awesome. She provided a running commentary about Cretan culture. We learned about growing and harvesting olives. She pointed out various plants and described their uses. We saw goats and vultures. The hike took about 3 hours. We would highly recommend this adventure!
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Alison_t
Nov 1, 2024
Excellent, informative private gorge hike in Crete - The gorge hike with Louise was such great fun, an unforgettable experience where we learned so much about the culture, flora and fauna of Greece, it really was one of the highlights of our trip, so interesting and personalised to our needs. Don't miss the opportunity to experience a private hike on your holiday to Crete - we highly recommend it. Thank you so much to Tanya and Louise - we loved every minute.
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Oscarrogers
Jul 1, 2023
Amazing hiking experience! - We had an excellent trip with our guide Luisa! It was approximately 3 hours long- we got collected promptly from our hotel and arrived at the beautiful gorge. The views and scenery were amazing- Luisa was a fantastic guide, always helpful, informative and full of energy. Would recommend doing this with proper shoes and for people who are not afraid to climb rocks! Would highly recommend. We were also accompanied by our dear friend/ dog named Oaty who made the trip even better :)
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Discover15880405324
Apr 22, 2023
PRIVATE Hiking Walking Gorge nearby Hersonissos By Eye Travel - The hiking was really very nice, also the guide was very pleasant, and gave interesting information about the plants and history of Crete. We were also allowed to set the pace of the walk ourselves, so we could take pictures when we wanted. In short: a top excursion!
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Eitan_d
Jul 13, 2022
Gorgeous! Luisa is amazing! - Luise, our guide, made the trip absolutely memorable. She was so well informed, taught us so much about nature, the gorge and Greek culture. And, had an infectious energy. The gorge was beautiful and really fun to hike- but she took the experience to new heights!! We adored her and this excursion!
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903gerritb
Jun 24, 2022
THE Gap you should definitely experience - This gorge is really a gorge walk (hiking). TOP no worn footpath where you can just walk. Here you really have to climb and descend with great nature. And our guide, Louise, was just a TOPPER. Knew a lot to tell and very cozy. This gap is (actually) a must to do once.
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Schartenrain
May 20, 2022
Experiencing the rugged side of Crete - Louise, our guide, was super - jokey, fun to be with, but also very professional and encouraging. She made our excursion a memorable experience.
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Paul
Oct 27, 2019
Interesting walk - I booked this tour before arriving and was impressed with the response. Picked up on time, and only a small group of 5 plus guide, which made it more enjoyable. Guide took time to explain what we would be doing and at no point felt rushed and able to take things at our own pace. Lunch provided was very good and plentiful. Would recommend company and walk.
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Ronaldo030
Sep 26, 2019
Very nice day - A very nice day experienced worth repeating , picked up neatly in time for a walking / hiking trip Everything was right and was exactly as we were told Under Very expert guidance by myriam who made this day a small party To conclude a more than exquisite lunch in anallipsi
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Merel
Sep 8, 2019
Top hike - It was a really nice trip. A lot seen and also really super nice and sweet guides who accompanied us top. I recommend everyone to do this because it was really great.
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