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Samaria Gorge National Park, Sfakia

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#1 of 15 in Nature in Chania Prefecture

National Park · Canyon

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Featuring a dramatic feature of Crete's landscape, Samaria Gorge National Park serves as a major tourist attraction and a protected biosphere reserve, famous for sheltering the extremely rare kri-kri goats. Each year nearly 200,000 people walk through the national park's famous gorge, which starts at an altitude of 1,250 m (4,100 ft) and ends on the shores of the Libyan Sea. To avoid the worst of the crowds, start your hike as early in the day as you can. You cannot camp overnight in the gorge, so you must complete the 16 km (9 mi) hike in a single day. To discover the gorge in the company of other hikers, join a guided excursion through the park. Put Samaria Gorge National Park at the forefront of your travel plans using our Sfakia trip builder.

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Tours to Samaria Gorge National Park

FROM $44 BOOK WITH VIATOR Samaria Gorge Hiking from Chania Samaria Gorge Hiking from Chania

Duration: 14 hours

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FROM $107 BOOK WITH VIATOR Samaria Gorge - Semi Private Hiking Day Trip from Chania, with max 10 onboard Samaria Gorge - Semi Private Hiking Day Trip from Chania, with max 10 onboard

Duration: 13 hours

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FROM $197 BOOK WITH VIATOR Private - Luxury Jeep Safari Tour with Lunch and Tastings Private - Luxury Jeep Safari Tour with Lunch and Tastings

Duration: 8 hours

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FROM $43 BOOK WITH VIATOR Full Day Samaria Gorge 10-Mile Walking Tour Full Day Samaria Gorge 10-Mile Walking Tour

Duration: 14 hours

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FROM $52 BOOK WITH VIATOR Walk through Samaria Gorge Walk through Samaria Gorge

Duration: 15 hours

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FROM $352 BOOK WITH VIATOR Samaria Gorge Tour from Chania - The Longest Gorge in Europe Samaria Gorge Tour from Chania - The Longest Gorge in Europe

Duration: 14 hours

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FROM $37 BOOK WITH VIATOR SAMARIA GORGE: One of the most important in Europe From Rethymnon SAMARIA GORGE: One of the most important in Europe From Rethymnon

Duration: 12 hours

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FROM $459 BOOK WITH VIATOR Samaria Gorge: Α Trip Into the History of Earth Full Day Private Tour Samaria Gorge: Α Trip Into the History of Earth Full Day Private Tour

Duration: 14 hours

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FROM $43 BOOK WITH VIATOR Samaria the Lazy Way, from Chania Samaria the Lazy Way, from Chania

Duration: 11 hours

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FROM $51 BOOK WITH VIATOR SAMARIA from Malia-Heraklion SAMARIA from Malia-Heraklion

Duration: 16 hours

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FROM $38 BOOK WITH VIATOR Samaria, the longest Gorge in Europe! from Chania Samaria, the longest Gorge in Europe! from Chania

Duration: 12 to 13 hours

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FROM $55 BOOK WITH VIATOR Samaria Lazy Way from Chania in Crete Samaria Lazy Way from Chania in Crete

Duration: 10 hours

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By mariaaman

I highly recommend a hike through Samaria National Park, listed by UNESCO as a world heritage. The nature is stunning and shows all her beaty in scenery, flora and fauna. Starting in the mountains in.... more

I highly recommend a hike through Samaria National Park, listed by UNESCO as a world heritage. The nature is stunning and shows all her beaty in scenery, flora and fauna. Starting in the mountains in.... more »
By johnwY516OF

Starting at the snow line and hiking to the beach made for a long but beautiful hike. The hike is steep at the start and includes a lot of stream crossings - mostly over stepping stones laid into...

Starting at the snow line and hiking to the beach made for a long but beautiful hike. The hike is steep at the start and includes a lot of stream crossings - mostly over stepping stones laid into... more »

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By Aliyah Delbas

Great food, a little expensive compared to others.

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By Natalia Wernecka

It was said, that's open from May the 1st, but it's not, so be careful. It opens at 3rd

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