Hiking Trip in Crete Island - Greece

Day 1 : Meeting in Crete Island – Heraklion city – Climb Mount Ida 2456m (Very Top of Crete) Pick you up from your Heraklion city center in a single time and travel towards the foothills of Mt Ida. Today we will climb the highest mountain in Crete and the native land of Zeus. We will climb the peak in a single day push and early afternoon we will join the car. Vertical ascent: 1000m Duration: 6 – 7 h Travel towards Chania town – settle down in a hotel at the Old Venetian Port – overnight

Day 2 : Samaria Gorge Breakfast and transfer towards Omalos Plateau, through the Cretan country side and small typical Mediterranean villages. Today we will hike one of the longest and most beautiful gorges in Europe: The famous Samaria Gorge. A well-marked trail runs 16 km of unspoiled nature inside the gorge, and exits at the Mediterranean Sea. Duration: 5 – 6 hours Vertical drop: 1250m The hike ends at the sea front village Agia Roumeli. Rest, relaxation, swimming in crystal clean waters, Mediterranean food and overnight stay at the village.

Day 3 : Agia Roumeli – White Mountains – St. John Breakfast at the guest house and start hiking. The sea side trail runs the coast line through pine forest, and faces the Mediterranean Sea. Afterwards, climbs the mountain south side towards our final destination, the St. John mountain village, too far away from the civilization, almost lost in time… During our hike we can swim at the crystal sea waters and then continue towards the village. Duration: 5 – 6 hours Vertical ascent: 900m Settle down in a guest house – dinner – briefing about the next day schedule. Overnight stay

Day 4 : St. John – Aradaina Gorge Breakfast at the guest house and transfer towards the entrance of Aradaina Gorge. The well-marked trail runs the gorge through impressive rock formations, and during the hike we will experience the Cretan nature, smell the Mediterranean herbs and finally we will exit in a magnificent secret beach with crystal waters – The Marble Beach. Duration: 4 hours Relaxation – swimming Same afternoon, transfer with a boat towards Loutro village, the most iconic and magnificent part of the south Crete. The small sea front village with magnificent architecture welcomes the hikers. Now, we are too far away from roads and vehicles, isolated at the very south end of Europe. Settle down in a sea front hotel – dinner – overnight stay.

Day 5 : Loutro Bay – Hiking round Loutro - Sea Kayaking Breakfast at the hotel and start for a new hiking destination... Via a magnificent sea side trail, we will access the Phoenix Bay, an ancient pirate port with crystal waters. The same afternoon we will experience the sea kayaking in the Libean Sea, and we will explore many sea caves and secret beaches. Overnight stay in Loutro village

Day 6 : Loutro Bay – Sfakia Breakfast at the hotel and start hiking towards Sfakia. Via a magnificent sea side trail, we will cross the marvelous Sweet Waters beach and finally we will access the historic Sfakia village, a place very tight connected with the 2nd WW history. Duration: 3 – 4 hours Early afternoon, transfer to Chania town and drop off to the city center. End of trip