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Full Day Tour Samaria Gorge From Rethymno | 12 hours

8 Reviews | Chania
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Boat Tickets 11 euro
  • Gorge entrance 5 euro

Overview

Enjoy one of two journeys to the Samaria gorge with a professional guide. Choose the long option, where you will trek for approximately 6-7 hours or the easy option, where you will hike for around 4.5-5 hours. Both choices will give you time to enjoy lunch in a typical tavern and swimming in the Lybian Sea. Early in the morning we start our excursion from  North parts of Rethymno areas and from different pick up points that provide easy access from all hotels. We inform you by email by sending you the voucher with the pick up point and the time in order to there and meet your bus. You have a telephone number in case of emergency. You will have the opportunity to visit one of the most beautify natural park in the world and spend a day that you remember for ever. The Samaria gorge is the longest one in Europe.   

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Itinerary

  • Samaria Gorge National Park

    Samaria Long Way Option We start our adventurous hike in the heart of the White Mountains, at an altitude of 1230 m and walk down the gorge through a mountain area, one of the nicest, the most impressive mountain areas in our country. At the beginning we walk through a beautiful forest with thousands of years old trees, over rocks and stones, following a little river and its fresh-water springs. With the length of 16 km the gorge of Samaria is officially one of the longest gorges in Europe. There live in the wild the last Cretan mountain goats, called “Kri-Kri”. The walk is partially very difficult and requires approximately 5-6 hours. You need absolutely good shoes, mountain-boots or, at least, strong trainers.

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  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions

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This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Really well organised

Published on Oct, 2024

Really well organised, superb scenery, pleasant swim and ferry ride at the end. A great day out. Would definitely recommend.

Beautiful Hike

Published on Aug, 2024

Such gorgeous views !!!! Beautiful experience. I knew this was a pretty intense hick but not everyone did, also bring a bathing suit for after. I think some direction was missed but in my case didn't take away from the experience. I'm also going to say that some information provided by our guide wasn't accurate, for example it gets "better" after 7km!? Or that the end (11km) is the end... no, the beach and restaurants and meeting point is at 16km. Again, this didn't take away from my having an amazing experience and day but felt a little misguided. Thankfully it was downhill and my husband and I are fit.

Beautiful place on earth

Published on Sep, 2023

Beautiful walk in the Samaria gorge and very nice busdriver and a guide Maria. Everything went smoothly. Love it!

Great, exhilarating hike thru Samaria Gorge!

Published on Sep, 2021

I have walked thru Samaria Gorge way back in 1998 and this time, I decided to relive this experience with my son, so I booked this tour thru Viator. A little screwup on the day of our departure, where the tour agency van went to the wrong address and we were waiting and waiting and then call the agency, only to be told that the van had passed by and we were asked to go to another place to be picked up. Fortunately, a Greek Security Forces soldier, who was waiting the bus stop (where we were waiting), stepped and kindly helped us (a big thanks to him) by talking to the company and explaining where we were and asked them to pick us up, which they did. We were then taken to another place to board the bus and from there bussed to the top of the mountain to the entrance of the Samaria Gorge National Park, from where we made our way into the Gorge and thru it for 16kms till we reached the port for our return trip by boat back home. The hike was tough and it was a hot, hot day, so it slowed us down a bit but we were ably looked after by our guide Nikos who was there with us from the time we boarded the bus and did all the explanations, and from there into the gorge till we reached the exit and then back to bus. Nikos shepherded us all along, making sure that his group was all present and was helpful with tips and tricks to walk thru the canyon till we reached the exit. His presence was reassuring and we felt a sense of security. All in all, a great hike and highly recommend the agency.

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