DURATION Tour code: WSCR Tour style: Classic
TOUR DAYS 8
Tour comfort: Standard Trek grade: Moderate
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Self- Guided
Walking in South-West Crete
An incredible journey with
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✓ Coastal trails - Walk along Crete’s impressive southern coastline
✓ Omalos - Beautifully situated village, surrounded by the White Mountains
✓ Samaria Gorge - Hike along Europe’s longest gorge
✓ Loutro - Relax in this car-free village by the sea
✓ Natural beaches - Enjoy the idyllic, unpoilt beaches of southern Crete
Beaches, mountains and gorges of south-west Crete
Explore south-west Crete on this self-guided walking holiday, that takes in an impressive coastline, the beautiful White Mountains and the famous Samaria Gorge. Hike at your own pace and enjoy the changing scenery of natural beaches, fi r forests, mountains and gorges. En-route walk into the quiet car-free village of Loutro and enjoy meals at seaside and hillside tavernas as you hike down time-worn trails.
8 day itinerary
Day 1 Your journey starts in Paleochora, a pleasant coastal town in south-west Crete, your base for two nights. Day 2 Coastal Walk Travel to Elafonissi Lagoon (a ferry is available four times a week, mid-May to mid-October). Walk back along the coast past remote, sandy beaches to Kyros Beach where a taxi will take you back to your hotel. Day 3 Sougia Walk to the ancient port of Lissos where there is an opportunity to bathe in therapeutic waters, before continuing via a narrow gorge to
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Day 2: 4hrs Paleochora
Sougia. Day 4 Omalos Climb up to the Omalos Plateau via two impressive gorges: Irini Gorge and the steeper Fitou Gorge. Arrive to Agios Theodores chapel where the hotel minibus will pick you up. Enjoy the views to the surrounding White Mountains. Day 5 Samaria Gorge Hike along this spectacular gorge - the longest and most famous in Europe, to the seaside village of Agia Roumeli. Day 6 Loutro Walk past Agios Pavlos, a Byzantine church, and through a fi r forest to the small beach
Sougia Omalos
at Marmara, then on to the car-free village of Loutro where we stay for two nights. Day 7 Aradhena Gorge Make a circular walk via Anopolis and ancient Aradhena to the impressive Aradhena Gorge and back down to the coast. Day 8 Travel to Chora Sfakion by ferry (not included) where your journey ends.
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CRETE OMALOS Irini Gorge Elafonissos SOUGIA PALEOCHORA LIBYAN SEA
Self-Guided Walking in South-West Crete WSCR
ROUMELI AGIA Xyloskala
Aradhena Gorge
Agios Pavlos
LOUTRO 0 km Anapolis
Chora Sfakion
18 km D8 AYS Self-Guided Essentials
Accommodation: 5 nights standard hotels, 2 nights simple hotels. Meals: 7 breakfasts are included. Trekking details: On this journey you walk for 5 to 7 hours on 6 days, mainly on unsurfaced tracks, footpaths and mountain trails. The distance covered is a minimum of 92 kms (an average of 15 km per day).
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Luggage transfer: Included between each hotel. Recommended airport: Khania or Heraklion.
Dates and Prices: Prices stated are per person and based on two people sharing.
Start any day from 01 April to 22 June and from 01 September to 30 October
Single rooms available upon request.
Flexible fl ight options We have a range of fl exible fl ight options available; please call our sales team for more details
HERAKLION 2456m
ZAROS Zaros
Gorge AEGEAN SEA excellent cuisine
around the southern coast of Crete
Ag. Roumeli
Loutro
Optional walk Day 3: 5hrs Day 4: 6-8hrs Day 5: 5-6hrs Day 6: 5-6hrs Day 7: 4 or 7 hrs
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