Updating Map... About Samaria Gorge National Park
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This arduous 13km walk is amazing. We started at 10.00 and completed the walk five hours later. It was magnificent. Wear sturdy shoes and be prepared to sweat a bit! The views are breathtaking as are the smells and sounds of Crete. A wonderful day...More
I did this trip with friends. We took the bus package from Chania. The walk was long but downhill all the way. The scenery especially 8000 feet up in the Omalos was breathtaking!. The countryside was stunning. It was a great experience and one you...More
We booked a day trip with Klados Travel. Our guide was excellent, he gave us a detailed map with water stops clearly marked and approximate times to arrive at each point. We had dinner at the harbour on arrival at our destination and then a...More
Start early - 7 a.m. Birds and solitude at the bottom of the gorge. Get to the old village by lunch - beat the crowds to the WC. Eat lunch while the hordes pass, then maybe an hour of congested trail. Then you're back to...More
My husband decided to do this while we were staying in Crete, I wimped out and had a day on the beach. He got the early, 7.45, bus from Chania bus station. This took him to the start of the walk, climb, scramble. There are...More
First of all, some of the reviews here make the gorge sound like it is some kind of incredible Herculean feat. While it isn't the most leisurely walk in the park, it is achievable. Husband and I decided to take the bus from Chania town...More
Important to note that this is a difficult, mostly downhill, hike. However, it is very very worth it! So beautiful, very fun day. Bring enough water and even a snack or two. The Samarian Gorge walk took us about 5 hours with a small guided...More
We where a little concerned about the walk the night before we attempted it after reading a number of reviews on TA, my partner and I both come from the apple isle (Tasmania) and do a fair bit of walking here and had a fair...More
The first 2km are the hardest, all down hill and its quite easy to slip. After this it gets much easier and more enjoyable. We started the walk at 12:15 after getting there late and finished just before 5. I would recommend getting there earlier...More
What an incredible journey. It felt like a pilgrimage as thousands of hikers, of various ages, nationalities, and preparedness, made our way down, down, down the long and rugged path to the sea. DO wear appropriate, broken-in hiking shoes. It is quite rocky in some...More
