Samaria Gorge Hiking from Chania

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Air-Conditioned Luxury Bus
All Fees and Taxes
Full Liability Insurance
Hiking Escort

Admission to Samaria (5 € per adult, children free of charge on the spot in cash)
Boat ticket (13€ per adult, 5.50 € per child 5-12 years old on the spot in cash)
Personal expenses, extra beverages or meals

Overview

There is no better way to experience the real side of Crete, than to traverse the island's unspoiled soil, swim in its crystal waters and stroll down its traditional villages. This hiking tour of the Samaria Gorge will give you the opportunity to do all 3 and at your own pace. Early in the morning, you will be picked up from designated spots around Chania via a luxurious bus and reach the starting point of your tour in Omalos Plateau around 7 am. Shadowed by the adjacent White Mountains and with plenty of drinking water to be found along the way in many natural springs, this self-paced hike will create unique memories for every traveler. Behind your group, there will always be a hiking escort to ensure everyone's safety and provide assistance if needed. At around 17:00 you will start your trip back to the place where you were picked up from.

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AZADE Chania Zampeliou 69, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Akrotiri Hotel 127 Profiti Ilia, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 33
Alexis Hotel 99 Kallergidon Street, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Ambassadors Residence Boutique Hotel Michail Afentoulief 13, Akti Tompazi 28, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73132
Amphitri Hotel 31 Odos Lithinon, Chania Town, Greece, GR
Amphitriti Hotel 33 Lithinon Street, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73132
Amphora Hotel Par. 2i Theotokopoulou 20, Old Venetian Harbor, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Archontiki Hotel Mylonogianni 12 & Kriari str, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 32
Arkadi Hotel 1866 Square, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Atlantica Creta Paradise - All Inclusive PEO Kissamou Chanion, Gerani, Greece, GR, 73014
Avra City Boutique Hotel 23 Stratigou Tzanakaki, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 34
Boutique Hotel Fortino 10 Radamanthyos, Venetian Port of Chania, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 32
Bozzali 5 Sifaka, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 32
Casa Delfino Hotel & Spa 9 Theofanous Street, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 33
Casa Veneta 57 Theotokopoulou, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Casadipietra 37 Theotokopoulou str, Old Town, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Castalia Apartments Kamissiana, Maleme, Greece, GR, 731 00
Chania Flair Boutique Hotel, Tapestry Collection By Hilton Petrof 61 & Palaiologou, Nea Chora, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73131
Chania Morum City Hotel Manousogiannakidon 8, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 36
Chania Rooms 29-31 Kondilaki Ioanni, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Christina Apartments Selinou Str., Nea Hora, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 732 00
Civitel Akali Hotel 55 Kissamou Str., , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Danaos Hotel Akti Papanikoli Str. 23, Nea Chora beach, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Domes Zeen Chania, A Luxury Collection Resort, Crete Apteron Road Parigoria, Konstantinou Palaiologou, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73100
Domus Renier Boutique Hotel 41 42 Akti Kountourioti, Moschon St, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73100
El Greco Hotel 47-49 Theotokopoulou, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Elia Betolo Bettolo 1, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Elia Palazzo Hotel 54 Theotokopoulou Street, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73131
Ellafos Traditional Living Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73400
Erietta Apartments 44 Kountouriotou Str, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Frini Hotel 29-30 Akti Papanikoli, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Gaia Kreta Hotel Georgioupoli, Chaina, Georgioupolis, Greece, GR, 730 07
Halepa Hotel El. Venizelou 164, Afstralón Machitón, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 33
Hotel Aegli Stalos, Greece, GR, 731 00
Hotel Artemis 51 Theotokopoulou, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Hotel Astor El. Venizelou & 2 Arhontaki, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Hotel Belmondo 10 Zampeliou Str, Old Harbor, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Hotel Candia Malaxis 8, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Hotel Christina 114 Selinou Street, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73131
Hotel Falassarna Moni Gonias Street, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Hotel Filoxenia 36 Dodekanissou, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 32
Hotel Hera 58 Theotokopoulou, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Hotel Irene 9 Misael Apostolidou, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 31
Hotel Irida El. Venizelou & 8 Dekembriou St., , Chania Town, Greece, GR
Hotel Kedrissos Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Hotel Lato 8 Ionias, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 36
Hotel Lissos 12 Venizelou Eleftheriou, , Palaiochora, Greece, GR, 730 01
Hotel Nostos Zambeliou 42 - 46, Old Harbour, Chania Town, Greece, GR
Hotel Splanzia 20 Daskalogianni Str, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Hyperion City Hotel & Spa Eleftheriou Venizelou 75-79, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73132
Ideon Hotel 54 Patriarhou Ioannikiou str, Nea Hora, Chania Town, Greece, GR
Ionas Boutique Hotel Sarpaki Kal., Athanasiou Sorvolou, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Kalimera Chania Town, Greece, GR
Katrina Studios & Apartments Monis Gonias 2, Kissamou, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73100
Kriti Hotel 10 Nikiforou Foka and Kiprou St, Chania, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Kydon, The Heart City Hotel Sofoklis Venizelos Sq. & 2, Str. Tzanakaki, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73134
La Maison Ottomane 32 Parodos Kanevaro, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Lagon - Life Spirit Boutique Hotel Profiti Ilia 132, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73133
Lefka Apartments Omirou Str Yermaniko Pouli, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Lignum Suites Chania Katre 7, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73100
Lucia Chania Hotel Akti Kountourioti, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73100
Monastery Estate Venetian Harbor Parodos 4i Kallinikou Sarpaki 40, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73132
Monte Vardia 2 Akrotiriou & Odyssea Elyti, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Nefeli Hotel 47 Zimvrakakidon, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 35
Nikos Apartments 63 Daskalogianni, Old Harbour, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 32
Odos Oneiron Boutique Hotel Daskalogianni 18, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73100
Ontas Traditional Hotel Epimenidou 11 & Ikarou, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 32
Palazzo Di Pietro 13 Agion Deka Str, Old Harbour,, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Pandora Suites Hotel 29 Lithinon Str, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 00
Polixeny's Suites Episkopou Nikiforou 7, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73132
Porto Chania Plateia Agiou Titou 1, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73132
Porto Veneziano Hotel Akti Enoseos - Old Venetian Harbour, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 32
Porto del Colombo Hotel Theofanous & Moshon Streets, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73110
Royal Sun Hotel 36 Paizi Gianni, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 33
Samaria Hotel 69 Kidonias Str., 1866 Square, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73135
SanSal Boutique Hotel Akti Kanari, Meletiou Metaxaki, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73 100
Scala de Faro Zampeliou 28, Chania Old Port, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73131
Sea View Hotel & Apartments Germaniko Pouli Apteron Street, Kato Daratso, Greece, GR, 73100
The Chania Hotel 16 Platia 1866, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 35
The Tanneries Hotel & Spa Vivilaki Street 19 - 25, Tabakaria, Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 33
Theofilos City Hotel A.Papanastasiou 100, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 731 32
Tina Hotel Bonailli 3, , Chania Town, Greece, GR, 73134

Pickup details

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Itinerary

Omalos

Early in the morning, you will be picked up from designated spots around Chania via a luxurious bus and reach the starting point of your tour in Omalos Plateau around 7am. The panoramic view of the gorge from the plateau is a photophile's delight, so after short stop for pictures and/or breakfast, you will hop on the bus and depart for the traditional village of Sougia. It is there that you will hop on a boat and sail along the coast of Crete till you reach Agia Roumeli.

30 minutes
Samaria Gorge National Park

No holiday in Crete is complete without a trip through the 2nd longest gorge in Europe, the Gorge of Samaria. It is the longest and most imposing ravine in the Mediterranean. It is 16.5 kilometers in length from the position of Xyloskalo and terminates at Agia Roumeli in the Libyan Sea. We will arrive around 7 o’clock in the morning and after a short break you will start walking. Descending the 600 wooden steps you will be intrigued by the beauty and serenity of this massive gorge which is shadowed by the white Mountains. You will come across the church of St. Nicolas, built on the ruins of an ancient temple. Afterwards you will reach “Portes” or “Iron Gates”, the narrowest pass of the gorge. The hike ends at Agia Roumeli.

6 hours
Agia Roumeli

Agia Roumeli is the home of one Greece's most beautiful beaches. Nestled between mountains, this beach boasts some great scenery. A small village at the exit of the Samaria gorge on the south shores of Sfakia in Crete, with unique beauty and interesting historical background.

4 hours

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
Pick up/Drop off is conducted only is select spots in Chania. Depending on your location, you will be advised on the time and place after booking.
Be sure to wear comfortable hiking shoes for the trek through the gorge
It is advisable to bring the following items with you: sunscreen, sunglasses and hat
It is important to stay hydrated, so bring a bottle of water (you can refill it in the gorge's springs) and a light snack (fruits etc.)
Υou can swim at Agia Roumeli beach just after you exit the gorge so make you have a swimsuit and beach towel with you
Τhe entrance fee to Samaria as well as the boat fee are paid with cash on the spot
Half way down the gorge lies the old village of Samaria, which has a telephone for communication with the police, a pharmacy, and two mules to transport injured persons.
In the village of Samaria, take a quiet walk around and you may catch a glimpse of the endangered kri‐kri. They are usually very friendly towards people!
Upon reservation please advise the exact name of your hotel in order to send you the exact pick up time and place
Τhe trip is not recommended for any person with a history of knee problems, high blood pressure, cardiac and pulmonary problems, pregnant women and for anybody who suffers from vertigo/fear of heights

Free Cancellation

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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Amazing experience

Published on Oct, 2024

Awesome experience and incredible guide and agency. Very recommended. The place is definitely one of our highlights of our trip in Crete.

Wonderful experience

Published on Oct, 2024

We had a wonderful time on this trip. All of the logistics were really well done and our guide was incredible. It is a really really long day but so worth it. We got to the gorge first of all the tour groups so we really felt like we had it to ourselves for long stretches. Hard to beat for the price.

Great hike

Published on Oct, 2024

Long rocky walk down but well worth it. There were 600 people total that did hike yesterday, less than usual. Plenty of water and WCs along the way. Guide Ingred was fantastic, caring, knowledgeable and good sense of humor.

Beautiful hike and well organised tour company

Published on Sep, 2024

What a beautiful hike! Our tour guide (Thanasis) was really helpful and we felt we had support available if needed. My partner and I wore trail running shoes and didn’t find the hike too difficult. We took a nice steady pace and still managed to complete it in good time. Incredible views the whole way along and a refreshing swim in the ocean to finish it off.

Bucket list walking experience

Published on Sep, 2024

event for us. It was an early start with a 0555 pickup and a late finish with the hotel drop off in Kalamaki at 2045. However, the bus ride up and back were worth it, thanks going to Nikos our brilliant driver. The scenery in the gorge just got better and better, and resembled a Hollywood sci-fi or Jurassic Park set! Fortunately it was quite cloudy which kept the potential heat away, but we did have some rain at times which made the rocks increasingly slippery to negotiate. Our amazing guide Ingrid had warned us about the potential for heavy rain by early afternoon and to try and get down to the coastal village of Agia Roumeli before then. This turned out to be life saving advice since we did experience an intense thunderstorm while we were in on of the village tavernas. The intense rainfall caused flash flooding and landslides in the gorge, trapping some walkers with one fellow walker sadly being struck by a rock and losing her life. This demonstrates how challenging and potentially dangerous this walk is, but it is also spectacular. I would like to thank Ingrid for her expert organisation of the tour, she really is a star.

Samaria Gorge Hiking from Chania | 14 hours

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Omalos

Samaria Gorge National Park

Agia Roumeli

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