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Elafonisi Island

Elafonisi Island

A beachtour of a very special kind - in the southwest corner of Crete - to the island of Elafonisi.

Samaria Gorge Hike

Samaria Gorge Hike

We drive through the heartland of western Crete and reach the famous plateau of Omalos in height of 1250 meters and just 38km from Chania. The plateau of Omalos is surrounded by the splendid Lefka Ori (White Mountains). Here we find Xyloskalo (wooden Step) where the path of the world famous Samaria Gorge begins. From the opposite side we see the wild mountain of Gigilos (Rotten) which height is 2080 meters.

Imbros Gorge Tour

Imbros Gorge Tour

Some people consider Imbros the smaller, but untamed brother of Samaria gorge, equally impressive, without that much hard work to cross it!
Journeying westwards along the islands coastal roads, passing Rethymnon, we turn to the south, through the mountains with their majestic and fantastic views, through small and forgotten villages, off the tourists trail.

Spinaloga Tour

Spinaloga Tour

Driving east, along the north coast and enjoying a lovely view of the dark blue waters of the Cretan sea, we reach the city of Heraklion. Our first stop is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world- the famous Minoan palace of Knossos. This is where European civilization began, an era ruled by powerful King Minos, a place full of myths and legends, (think Theseus, the Minotaur and the Labyrinth). The layout of the palace was so complicated, the courtiers needed a plan to move through it. Flourishing between 3,000BC and 1400BC, it strangely disappeared, only to be discovered again by the English archeologist Sir Arthur Evans at the turn of the century. Now partly reconstructed, blood red columns and gigantic double-headed axes are a vivid reminder of this forgotten and disappeared race.

Elounda

Elounda

Elounda is a village in the prefecture of Lasithi on the north coast of the island of Crete, which is part of St. Nicholas. It is a coastal and popular tourist destination. Largely the VIPs are visiting it for its luxury seaside resorts.

Gramvousa Trip

Gramvousa Trip

Gramboussa is the name of two small islands of Crete. The two islands (Tame Gramboussa and Wild Gramboussa) are located in the northwestern part of the prefecture of Chania.

Preveli Palm Beach

Preveli Palm Beach

This excursion includes the visit of the beaches of Damnoni, Preveli and Plakias which are located in the southern part of Crete.

Ferry Cruise Crete to Santorini

Ferry Cruise Crete to Santorini

Santorini is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Its unique beauty mainly is because of the panorama of the view that resulted after the cut of a large piece of land due to the eruption of the active volcano, which took place in 1613 BC, and because of stabilized lava that remained and created the islands Palaia, Mikri and Nea Kameni, Kameni George the First, Afrossa and Daphne.

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