Samaria Gorge Tour: Europe's Longest Gorge Adventure

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Heraklion

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Embark on a full-day hiking adventure through the breathtaking Samaria Gorge, Europe’s longest gorge. Discover ancient forests, majestic mountains, and a picturesque river. End your journey at Agia Roumeli Beach for a refreshing swim and delicious seaside lunch.

Duration: 17 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Heraklion - We will start collecting participants from pick-up points in the morning.
Depending on the place of your hotel/apartment the bus ride will differ.
Bus Drive to Omalos: approximately 3 hours
We will make a stop for rest, for about 25 minutes
Omalos Plateau - The plateau of Omalos. Our last stop before entering the gorge for last…

What's Included

Liability Insurance Coverage by ALLIANZ for our tour participants
In-vehicle air conditioning
Tour Guide
Professional Driver
All fees and/or taxes included

What's Not Included

Lunch
Samaria National Park Entrance: 10€
Boat Ticket: 12€

Additional Information

Europe’s longest, and one of Greece’s most stunning, gorges is the Samaria gorge. Wander along the trail through this renowned gorge, appreciating its breathtaking scenery, from the White Mountains to ancient forests and the river that cuts through it.
Upon concluding the trail, you’ll discover the village of Agia Roumeli. Here, visitors can take a dip,…

Location

Heraklion

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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X8461anandreab

Jul 1, 2025

Very Well worth the it. - Views were amazing and the sea at the end was absolutely stunning, the walk was physically intense but not too much so. They gave us bits of info about the history of Crete and of the area we were hiking, and we were out from about 6 until 22:30. The bus ride there and back was comfortable and the pit stops were pretty good as well.

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M7147nyclaram

Oct 29, 2024

My favorite day of the entire trip - I truly had such a wonderful time on this excursion. The hike through the gorge was seriously amazing. I am young and fit and have a lot of hiking experience, and will say the hike had a lot of technical descent so be prepared for that. But if your body is capable it is so so worth it. Make sure to pack snacks/lunch and water with you. I was picked up from Heraklion at 6:15am, made it to the hike at ~10:30am and didn't finish until ~3:00pm and I was the first one in the group to finish, others did not finish until past 5:00pm; that is to say you are hiking for 4-7 hours so be prepared to do that! I made sure to power through the hike as fast as I could to ensure I had time to swim and I am so grateful I did. Aglia Rumeli beach was IDYLIC, and being able to have a leisurely meal at the beach restaurant was nice. The ferry out of Aglia Rumeli was fun, and gave just the most perfect sunset over the ocean and wonderful views of the mountainous coast. I got home SO tired but in the best way! I felt completely safe doing this excursion alone and the leaders and drivers were all great.

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Gabriela_o

Oct 11, 2024

Hard, but worth it - The experience was really fantastic. It was hard, but really great. May be a little bit too difficult for someone who is not hiking or walking long distances in everyday life. Really loved the guide of our excursion and everything was just a wonderful experience.

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Nicolerb5821kr

Sep 30, 2024

With the right group, that's a very nice memory. - The sailing trip is a lot of fun, the bath and possibilities are very nice, even if the fish did not feel like us.

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A5798gjchloer

Oct 20, 2024

cancelled night before - we booked this for the last day of our trip. the night before we were due to go on this hike we received an email saying that samaria gorge would be closed the following day. we understand this is outside of the companies control but this was disappointing. the company offered three alternatives - imbros gorge hike, doing samaria on the next available date, or a full refund. as we would have left by the next available day, we chose to do imbros gorge. this was still a wonderful day and we are glad we got to do it despite our initial disappointment. hoping to come back and rebook to do samaria

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U9686lwlukej

Oct 13, 2024

Great Hike but a Hike! No swimming time. - We had a great time. The bus picked us up at our hotel. We had a chance to get some fresh orange juice and snacks before the hike. It is a medium to hard hike. Some people had to back out beforehand so be prepared. It’s mainly walking on dusty rocks so wear good shoes to walk in. It’s one of the prettiest and coolest hikes we have been on. There is water throughout to refill your bottles. The biggest complaint is the labeling and time. Our watches and phone did not line up with the KM markers throughout the hike. It also took us 7 hours to completely get to the beach, which we were booking it. It says you have 2 hours to swim but pretty much no one on our hike was able to swim. That was really unfortunate. We had snorkeling stuff and didn’t get to use it. Also lunch doesn’t come until the end of the hike so bring lots of snacks. We didn’t eat lunch until almost 17:00. Great time but the description is a little off.

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Jaimyb470

Jul 13, 2025

Long bus journeys - Nicely picked up and brought to the bus that takes you to the starting spot. Nice attendant. But the time you spend on the bus..... You're 5 hours out and 5 hours back on the bus... Drop everyone off by bus.. just arrange some more small vans at the end.

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Ulrich

Oct 13, 2024

Nice trip though... - The excursion was well organized and the information from Marissa was extensive and comprehensive. Basically, however, I have to say that the excursion from the Khersonissos region lasted from 05.15 am to about 11.00 pm. Which was really long. The gorge itself is very impressive and scenically very beautiful. The path through the gorge is definitely exhausting and must not be underestimated. I also find it important to point out that the path through the Samaria Gorge is dangerous. Less than two weeks before our visit, a lady died in the ravine due to a landslide/stonefall. During our visit, we also noticed a rubble exit in which fortunately no one was harmed.

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Erinrosetravels

Jul 15, 2024

Big day! - HUGE day. Pack light and bring plenty of snacks you can eat on the go. Lots of downhill and loose rocks. Gorgeous views that are worth the difficult hike and clear water at the end. Lots of water refill stations throughout. Tight deadline to get to the ferry, so you need to keep moving. The group doesn't stick together so be prepared to do the hike completely solo. Bring bug bite spray!

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F9348phruthf

Jul 20, 2025

- DO NOT TAKE THIS TOUR — Irresponsible company only looking to take your money First of all, if you don’t have extraordinary physical condition, DO NOT TAKE THIS TOUR. Also, don’t even consider it if you’re not equipped with proper rock climbing gear. The company is extremely vague about what you actually need, which is dangerous. They also never mention that this is an ADVANCED-LEVEL hike/climb, not suitable for most people. I slightly twisted my ankle during the hike and was told I had to go back ALONE—almost three hours walking back while injured, in pain, dizzy, and completely on my own. To make it worse, because I couldn’t finish the tour, they left me with no transportation back to Heraklion. I was literally stranded at a café trying to figure out how to get to Chania just to catch a bus back. To top it all off, there’s no phone signal along the entire route. If something had happened to me, who was I supposed to call? How would I communicate? Who was going to help me if barely anyone passes by and there are hardly any forest rangers? This has been the worst travel experience of my life. The company is completely irresponsible and unprepared for any emergency. They don’t carry enough medical supplies, and unbelievably, if they use anything from their first aid kit on you, they charge you extra. I just asked for a painkiller and was told to ask the forest ranger. Imagine that! They clearly don’t care about your safety—they’re just looking for more ways to charge you money. This is not a guided tour. This is a drop-off and good luck situation. Only go if you’re an experienced climber and fully prepared to handle the risks on your own. Otherwise, stay away and choose a professional and caring company. Now I’m dealing with stomach pain from the stress and anxiety this experience caused. Thanks for ruining my trip simply because you weren’t clear enough. Had I been properly informed about the level of difficulty and how much we had to walk, I would’ve never joined. But of course, they explain everything at 6:00 a.m. when everyone’s half asleep and you can barely hear the bus speakers.

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