8-10 DAY WALKING TOURS

Our 8- and 10-day walking tours offer a combination of unspoiled nature, splendid walks, culture, interesting historical places, good food and accommodation, all enjoyed in international company. Experienced English speaking guide. THE HAPPY WALKER knows beautiful routes through relatively unknown gorges. Each itinerary can be read on a separate page by clicking on the schedules below.

In the season 2008 there are four 8–day tours and six 10-day tours from the early spring until the late autumn.

The walking routes of our 10-day tours are easy graduating to slightly more demanding. Duration 3 – 6 hours. Differences in altitude in general max. 300 meters. All 10–day tours have a day of rest. Accommodation in coastal and inland resorts; lodging in good C-class hotels and pensions with a hospitable atmosphere. Transport of persons and luggage on transfer days is organized by minibus. During the walks you only need to carry a small rucksack. Meals are taken in cosy taverns. The Cretan kitchen is very inviting. For a lunch there will sometimes be a picnic.

For all 8 - 10 day tours the minimum number of participants is 6, the maximum 17 persons.

In the month of March we offer an 8-day spring tour in South and West Crete, in April a botanical flower tour, especially recommended for people who are interested in the rich spring vegetation in general and the profusion of Cretan orchids in particular.

In the months of July and August we offer you 'a taste of the White Mountains' (Lefka Hori) in an 8-day-tour. Walks along the western slopes of this mountainous area with beautiful views, downwards through the Irini gorge and in the coastal area of Sougia are part of the programme. Our resort is a hotel on the Omalos-plateau (1000 m.) The walks are slightly demanding. Duration 4 - 6 hours.

In the beginning of June there is an 10-day trekking along the south-western coast of Crete. The walks move on from place to place and are somewhat more demanding than most of our other tours.
Duration 5 - 7 hours. So you should be fit and in good condition.
You carry only a day-rucksack. Luggage transport will be arranged. Some transfers will be done by bus or by boat.

Look for further information and the itineraries of these tours at the linked pages on the schedule below.
Click on the relevant underlined area.

Periods 8-day walking tours in 2008
Area	Period	Tour leader
Spring tour South & West Crete	March 21 - March 28	Tanja Traas	X
Flower tour Central Crete	April 11 - April 18	Ineke Banninga	X
Taste of the White Mountains	July 4 - July 11	Tanja Traas
Taste of the White Mountains	Aug 22 - August 29	Ineke Banninga

Periods 10-day walking tours in 2008
Area	Period (friday-sunday)	Tour leader
Walking Cocktail Central Crete	April 18 - April 27	Ineke Banninga & Anthony Pruissen	X
Trekking South-West Crete	May 30 - June 8	Ineke Banninga	X
Central Crete	June 6 - June 15	Anthony Pruissen	X
East Crete	June 20 - June 29	Ineke Banninga	X
West Crete	Sept 12 - Sept 21	Ineke Banninga
East Crete	Sept 19 - Sept 28	Anthony Pruissen
East Crete	Oct 17 - Oct 26	Anthony Pruissen

	Prices based on lodging in a double room:   8-day early spring tour 525 €.   8-day flower tour 525 €.   8-day taste of the White Mountains 510 €.   10-day tours East, Central, West Crete 675 €.   10-day Trekking South West Crete 645 €. Additional charge single room:   8-day tours 75 €.   all 10-day tours 95 €.
	Booking fee per party 12 €.
	Except for the flight reservation, the price is all-inclusive: all lodging and meals (day of arrival only dinner, on a day of rest and the day of departure only breakfast), all transfers per minibus and tourleading. Not included: entrance fees and liquid consumptions.
	Only the flight can not be arranged by THE HAPPY WALKER.
	If you would like to prolong your stay either before or after the tour we can arrange any type of accommodation at your request; in Rethymnon, in the first or last resort of the tour or elsewhere on the island. Special offer: if you prolong your stay in a studio mentioned on our web site under Accommodation the price will be 29 € per day per studio for a minimum of 3 days.