Samaria Gorge Tour
Activities

Samaria Gorge Tour

4.3/5

Excellent
52 reviews
from
£70.00
Free cancellation
Language: German, English, French
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: more than 8 hours

This experience meets the Global Sustainable Tourism Council criteria. By choosing this experience you can protect the places you love, care for the environment and support local communities.

Why you’ll love this…
  • Hiking trip
  • Samaria Gorge
  • Swim at Agia Roumeli
What to expect

Those walking boots will get a good workout during this hike through the Samaria Gorge. This 16km-long ravine is the longest in Europe. So it's a serious – but spectacular – five to six-hour trek that's not for the unfit or faint-hearted.

You'll start by driving through the White Mountains to your starting point – the Xyloskalo staircase, which zigzags some 200 metres down into the gorge. You'll pass tiny chapels, walk between the high ravine walls and maybe spot some of Crete's wild ‘kri-kri' goats. The highlight though, is the ‘Iron Gates' – the narrowest section of the gorge where the 300-metre-high walls stand just 3 metres apart.

At the end, you'll reach the seaside village of Agia Roumeli, where if you've made good time, you can take a swim or relax in a taverna. Then, when everyone's ready, you'll catch a boat along the coast to where your coach awaits. Great for outdoor types.

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What's included
  • check Transport
  • check Escort
  • check Entrance fees
  • check Boat to Skafia
What to remember
  • Not suitable for guests with heart problems, knee or joint problems, asthma or vertigo
  • Not suitable for expectant mothers or children under 12 years
  • Lunch and drinks not included
  • Just so you know, Crete is a large island with many resorts and hotels dotted along the coast. Because of this, the transfer time on this tour could be up to 4 hours each way, depending on your hotel's location and traffic conditions on the day – making the total duration of the tour between 14–17 hours
  • Guests must sign a participation form before entering Samaria Gorge
  • Not suitable for expectant mothers or guests with back problems
  • Not suitable for guests with poor health
  • Not suitable for guests with cardiac or respiratory problems
  • Not suitable for wheelchairs
  • Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility
  • Bring suitable footwear
  • Bring a hat
  • Subject to weather conditions
  • Food and drinks not included
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Provider
TUI Hellas Travel, Tourism and Airlines SA, with Tax Number 094469778 and Travel License Number 0261Ε60000126100
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

What people say about this experience

Excellent

4.3 /5

Based on 52 reviews from verified customers


Review categories

Safety

4.3/5

Service

4.3/5

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4.3/5

Value for money

4.3/5


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  • M

    Mart H

    Verified booking

    5

    19 September 2025

    Travelled as a couple


    The guide (Katarina) was excellent, provided expert knowledge of the gorge and provided good timings for the day so you got to fully enjoy the gorge and make it to the end for the last ferry.

  • S

    Sally Giles

    Verified booking

    5

    26 August 2025

    Travelled as a couple


    More information might help some people on the fitness level required. The ground to navigate with the stones and boulders was a lot harder than I had realised. Be prepared for muscle ache in the legs for 2 to 3 days afterwards. Overall the hike was enjoyable and rewarding.

  • A

    AJMorr

    Verified booking

    1

    12 August 2025

    Travelled with family


    We have rated this trip 0 as we had to cancel on the morning of the trip as our daughter had become ill over night. We were advised that we would lose the total cost of the trip even though it is advised that all trip members must be fit to walk 8 hours. We had no way of knowing 24 hours before that she would be ill. We requested that we might change to Wednesday as we had paid over £200 for services not rendered. We were told no- perhaps we should have gone and our daughter faint in the gorge.

  • D

    Digger

    Verified booking

    1

    18 May 2025

    Travelled as a couple


    I was at the pick up point at 4.45, the pick up time was 4.55, it was at the wishing well in Piskopiano right near our hotel Casa Blu, the coach did not turn up I waited there until till 5.30 is there another wishing well in this area? It should be made clear which one it is! My phone number was given when I booked but no one contacted me to see where I was! I’d like the full cost of this trip refunded. This is very disappointing as this was a birthday treat for me

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    DS

    Verified booking

    5

    7 October 2025

    Travelled with family

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    Daisy

    Verified booking

    3.4

    19 June 2024

    Travelled as a couple


    Actual Gorge was amazing. Lack of Tui guide _ Sylvie was very poor . something about a taxi not turning up. Then at end when I had to meet her to get my boat ticket at a taverna I had expected her to be somewhere we could find her especially as she hadn't been with us in morning but no she was upstairs in taverna eating her dinner_ like I would have known that . Gorge was amazing but I would say pretty demanding . I was on my own and had expected to see more tourists walking it .Good rangers

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