Samaria Gorge Easy Way Tour from Chania Area
Overview
Experience nature’s breathtaking beauty on our unique tour! Capture stunning photos, admire the terrific environment, and enjoy without the strain. The tour includes a boat ride to Samaria Gorge’s exit, a walk to the “Iron Gates”, and lunch and swim time at Agia Roumeli.- Photoshoot the 2nd Largest Gorge in Europe (16 km).
- See the famous endangered Cretan Goat “Kri-Kri”.
- Swim in the Refreshing Cool Waters of Agia Roumeli.
- Enjoy various Cretan dishes at local taverns.
Full Description
We will arrive around 7 o’clock in the morning and after a breakfast you will have the chance to photo-shoot the entrance of the gorge and admire the creation of the nature. The hiking escort will give you all necessary instructions and then he will enter the gorge with the rest of the group (you will meet again at Agia Roumeli).
The driver will take you to the small village of Sougia where you embark on the boat to reach the village of Agia Roumeli which is the exit of the gorge of Samaria. You can walk until the exit of the gorge, to the “Iron Gates” or swim and have a lunch there until you meet with the rest of the group.
Indicative Timetable
- 05:20-06:10 Pick up
- 07:30 Short stop at Omalos (photo shooting)
- 08:00 Departure from Omalos to Sougia port
- 09:00 Departure by boat from Sougia to Agia Roumeli
- 10:00 Arrival at Agia Roumeli/Walki into the gorge up to the Iron Gates (optional visit/ entrance fee not included) and time to swim/lunch
- 16:30 Meet your guide at Agia Roumeli and get the ferry-boat tickets to Sougia
- 17:00-17:30 Departure from Agia Roumeli to Sougia
IMPORTANT: Dep.time must be confirmed with hiking escort - 18:30 Arrival to Sougia
- 20:00-20:30 Arrival at your Hotel
What's Included
- Pick-up/Drop-Off
- Air-Conditioned Bus
- Full Liability Insurance
What's Not Included
- Entrance fee: EU CITIZENS: 0-17,99 (FREE) / 18-64,99 (€ 5,00) / 65+ (€ FREE)
OTHER NATIONALITIES: 0-4,99 (FREE) / 5-64,99 (€ 5,00) / 65+ (€ 5,00). - Boat ticket: Adult- 18,00€ Up to 11,99 yrs: 9,00€
Meeting And Pickup
Pick up from the hotel or pick-up point (depending on your hotel).
Available from: Kalyves, Halepa Area, Chania City, Agioi Apostoli, Kalamaki, Stalos, Agia Marina, Platanias, Gerani, Maleme, Tavronitis, Kolimbari
Important information
- Remember to bring: Sun Cream, Sunglasses and Hat, Long-Sleeved Shirt for Sensitive skin, A light jumper for the morning, Good hiking Shoes, Swim Suit and a Beach Towel.
- Please note that the hiking escort will be with you until Omalos Plateau. You will meet again at Agia Roumeli with the rest of the Samaria Gorge group.
- Please note that Boat Ticket is not included and is paid on the spot in cash.
- Boat schedule: 09:00 Sougia-Ag.Roumeli & 17:30 Ag.Roumeli-Sougia.
- INFANTS DO NOT HAVE their own seat. They have to travel on parents’ lap.
Cancellation policy
You can cancel up to 48 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund. If you cancel less than 48 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Tur til Samaria Kløften. Tidsplan holdt 100%, der var styr på alt. Nikos en fantastisk guide, som “kendte” sine gæster 🌞
Samaria Gorge – Facts
The Samaria Gorge is the largest, most impressive, and beautiful gorge in Greece and the second largest in Europe. That is why it is internationally renowned and mostly visited, with over 300,000 people crossing it each year.
It has a wonderful landscape with rare geomorphological formations. It is a unique biotope with particular richness in fauna and flora.
It also has a rich mythology that dates back to prehistoric times and a tumultuous history during the difficult years of Crete. The Samaria Gorge was proclaimed a National Park of the White Mountains of Crete in 1962 when a couple of local families were still living in the village of Samaria, in the middle of the gorge, and were mainly busy with cattle breeding and woodcutting.
The surface area covered at the time was 48,500 sqm, whereas the expansion of the park today at 250,000 sqm includes a remarkable part of the White Mountains.
The main fauna species is the world-famous Cretan Chamois (wild goat – CAPRA AEGAGRUS CRETICA), an extremely beautiful and dashing animal that has been preserved and now lives freely in the Samaria Gorge and in the three gorges parallel to it.
There are a total of 450 species of Cretan flora in the gorge, of which 70 are endemic, i.e. they grow in the gorge only. Among the well-known flora species, you can find the perennial gigantic cypresses once used in shipbuilding and in the construction of the pillars of the Palace of Knossos by the Minoan Civilization.