GENERAL INFORMATION

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.

In the season 2012 there are three 8–day tours and four 10-day tours from the early spring until the late autumn.

The walking routes of these 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. Lunch will be most of the time a picnic.

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

In the month of April we offer two different 8-day flower tours.
In these botanically orientated walking tours we pay more attention to the unique and very interesting flora of Crete. There is also more time for making photographs and in general the walks are a bit easier with a slower pace (compared with our other roundtrips).
The first flower tour is in East Crete, new in our programme last year, based in 3 different hotels. The plateaus of Lassithi and Katharo are two of the highlights of this week.
The second flower tour is in Central Crete, based in Spili. This tour has been popular for many years! One of the best places to see an abundance of different orchids is on the Gious Kampos plateau near Spili.

New for this year is the Omalos-Paleochora walking tour in June.
We combine the imposing mountains of the Lefka Ori with the beautiful and still relatively quiet south coast of West Crete, near Paleochora.
We visit Elafonisi, Lissos and Sougia during our walks on the coast.
From Omalos we go for two walks up in the mountains and one walk going down through the beautiful green and peaceful Irini gorge.
On many days there is the possibility of a swim in the Libyan sea.
This walking tour is a bit more demanding than the rest of our tours because the terrain is rough and stony. A good condition and some experience with (mountain) walking are recommended.

All following tours count the number of 10 days.

Central Crete and West Crete in the month of May. To read the itineraries please click on the mentioned areas!

In the month of October we offer a tour in East Crete.

In the late summer there is a 10-day tour which begins and ends on the island of Kos. The walks on the vulcanic island of Nysiros make this tour unforgettable. The small island of Nysiros is frequently typified as "the pearl of the Dodekanese"!

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