Daily itinerary 10 days walking tour
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Day 1. We meet at Heraklion airport at 18.00 hrs.
Transfer to Exopoli, a village close to Georgioupolis, to our first hotel.

Day 2. A walk in the area of the villages of Argimouri, Likotinarea, Selia and Exopoli. The route offers wide views of the Cretan sea and the White Mountains (LEFKA HORI).
Time for a swim in the freshwater lake of Kournas.

Day 3. We start with a walk in the area of Gavalochori.
There's an interesting folk museum with old tools and pottery.
In varied surroundings, partly forested, we walk over field roads and old footpaths and through the villages of Xero Sterni and Douliana.
After the walk we drive to Kissamos, our next place to stay.

Day 4. Today we'll walk partly on an upland plain with spectacular views and after that through a magnificent gorge with towering cliffs in the Sirikari area and the ancient Dorian fortress of Polirinia.
We also visit the ruins of this old city.

Day 5. On our way to our next hotel in Sougia, we take a walk from the village of Mouri to Katsomatados.
First we walk among olive groves and then we climb up a gorge followed by a descent with wide views of the surrounding mountains.

Day 6. A day of rest, with the option of going on foot or by boat to the former Roman baths of Lissos.

Day 7. Leaving Sougia today we walk in the varied area of the village of Tsiskiana. First we follow and walk partly through a rocky riverbed in a small picturesque gorge. Later on our route goes uphill over fieldroads and we will have splendid views of the hilly and green surroundings. Afterwards we drive to our next resort, a hotel on the Omalos Plateau.

Day 8. A very nice circular walk today.
Along an old footpath we leave the Omalos plateau and descend through the Figou gorge to the beginning of the Irini gorge.
We will see the steep walls of this very impressive gorge going off into the distance. A centuries old footpath, "the king's road", brings us back to the Omalos plateau.

Day 9. An early rise to climb the Gingilos, up from 1200 to 2100 m.
Magnificent views will be our reward!
If you don't want to go sky high, there's the possibility to climb up to the Kallergi mountain hut. In the afternoon transfer to our last hotel, in the neighbourhood of Rethymnon.

Day 10. After breakfast transfer to airport Heraklion.

Price   675 € per person; additional charge single room 95 €.

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