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Samaria Gorge Full-Day Tour: Discover Charming Villages & High Limestone Cliffs on a 10-Mile Walk
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50 Ratings
Sfakia
Embark on this demanding trek across the expanse of the gorge - a full 18 kilometers. Your journey starts in Chania, where a cozy bus ride kick-starts the adventure. Get ready to be amazed by the awe-inspiring spectacle of the gorge, its towering limestone cliffs and the charming hamlets neatly tucked away set the stage for an exhilarating hike.
Embark on this demanding trek across the expanse of the gorge - a full 18 kilometers. Your journey starts in Chania, where a cozy bus ride kick-starts the adventure. Get ready to be amazed by the awe-inspiring spectacle of the gorge, its towering limestone cliffs and the charming hamlets neatly tucked away set the stage for an exhilarating hike.
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Samaria Gorge National Park - Take the time for a hike in the Samaria Gorge: this guided 10-mile (16-km) walk takes you to a place of stunning natural beauty. You’ll be picked up in Chania by a comfortable bus and then prepare to be wowed by the gorge, as high limestone cliffs and quaint villages create the background for a great hike.
The…
- Samaria Gorge National Park - Take the time for a hike in the Samaria Gorge: this guided 10-mile (16-km) walk takes you to a place of stunning natural beauty. You’ll be picked up in Chania by a comfortable bus and then prepare to be wowed by the gorge, as high limestone cliffs and quaint villages create the background for a great hike.
The challenge is a walking tour from one end of Samaria gorge to the other (18 kms). This is a rough, rocky, uneven track through the gorge. On route there are many stopping points where you can find toilets and drinking water. At some points the width of the gorge is only 3 m wide and you may have to climb over boulders. You will reach the end of the gorge at Agia Roumeli where we take a break and you can get a bite to eat (food not included)!
This hike is not suitable for the un-fit or for clients with heart problems, high blood pressure, or pregnant.
We return by boat to Chora Sfakion where we are collected by the coach.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Bus transportation that transport guests between their hotel and the start of the hike
- Local taxes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- Professional guide
- Bus transportation that transport guests between their hotel and the start of the hike
- Local taxes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees 24,00 euro, pay cash
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees 24,00 euro, pay cash
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Minimum age is 3 years
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Minimum age is 3 years
Location
Samaria Gorge National Park
Old National Road Chanion-Kissamou, Lefka Ori
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(50 Ratings)
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Icehawk_de
May 22, 2025
Great hike - Great gorge. You should definitely go hiking.
You will be picked up at the meeting point by bus. After a short break on the plateau of Omalo we go to the gorge. The tour guide in, who even walks along, gives a lot of information during the trip. Price is not included in the excursion. At the end, you take the ferry two stops away and are taken back to the hotel by bus.
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Thomashc654lb
Oct 1, 2024
Just wonderful - A wonderful national park. Very challenging hike in a beautiful piece of nature. Exhausting but glad to have visited the gorge...
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635fritzh
Oct 1, 2024
Trip through Samirabad - A beautiful tour in nature. Good footwear is needed. Take food and drink with you, where you can refill the water in the gorge.
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Navigate59021188924
Sep 23, 2024
Impressive hike with great guide - Pick up by bus near the hotel. After a short stopover with the possibility to strengthen for the hike we went into the Samaria gorge. The gorge is very impressive and beautiful with stony ground that is not for flip-flops with sensitive feet. After the hike we went back to the hotel by boat and bus. The tour guide was there the whole time and the "broom cart" so that everyone would find their way back from the ravine to the ship.
The hike was recommended to us by Tarek Blah our Cretan Holidays contact on site at the hotel. It is also worth asking him for more insider tips. Thanks again for the great and extensive support on site! That's as good as it gets.
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Meander37456341299
Sep 10, 2024
Dreamlike view, with exhausting - Super nice trip. Very exhausting, though. You felt like you covered 21 at the end. It's worth considering. View is fantastic
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Arnof760
Sep 8, 2024
Samaria gap (well, let’s do it 🥵) - The trip is definitely worth it, but also intensive. Tour guide Claudia already indicated on the way that it is not just a walk.
The first 4 km is quite style downhill over pebbles, but even after that it remains best downhill over pebbles. Only a little after halfway you enter the gorge itself, where it gets flatter but the boulders remain. The temperature in September is also still around 30 degrees.
What we found a small disadvantage is the distance from Hersonissos to the gorge. The travel time is about 4.5 hours (single) including 2 x break and picking up other people. Especially back it is a long journey. We left at 05:00 and were back at 22:30.
Also take into account muscle pain the next day 😅.
Tip: make sure you have good (hiking) shoes.
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Wanderer19572700413
Sep 7, 2024
Action before motivation - Great place to visit mountains. Because we don't have any mountains in our country. Information from guide is absolutely correct.
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Tomasd902
Sep 7, 2024
We recommend this hike - It was really a challenge, but we don’t regret. It was absolutely worth it and the views were gorgeous! The guide Claudia was very energetic and informative.
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Ava
Jun 13, 2025
Challenging but rewarding - The experience was incredible, we hiked for about 6.5 hours through the gorge. My advice would be to take stops and look around at the views because whilst your walking you must look at your feet so that you don’t fall. The beach at the end is worth everything and it truly is gorgeous. My only complaint is that the town at the end wasn’t great and very overpriced (tourist trap).
But apart from that the whole hike was something I’ll never forget. I personally felt it was really challenging and given that I’m not a hiker as such, I struggled to push through and woke up the next morning in pain. I expected this but I’m just saying if your not very very active you may struggle. Our guide was so lovely and the everything was well organised and put together. The boat trip was scenic and beautiful (even tho I did fall asleep) and the coach had AC and was comfy. Overall good experience.
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Petrasp7543tc
Sep 7, 2024
Beautiful and challenging. - Beautiful challenging walk with beautiful views. A little misjudged how hard it was. But it was worth it.
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