Samaria Gorge (65 km far from Vamos)

Samaria gorge is the most famous gorge on Crete and also the longer gorge in Europe. Every year visited by thousandsof people and there for by far the most popular walk. The Samaria gorge is part of the National Park of Samaria and is open for public from beginning of May till the end of October. The walk is 16 kilometer long. Starts in Xiloskalo and ends at the Lybian sea in Agia Roumeli.

Every Monday and Thursday excursion to Samaria gorge can be booked in our office.

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Imbros Gorge (34 km far from Vamos, direction to Choria Sfakion)

The entrance of Imbros gorge is at the village Imbros (780 m altitude above sea level) and the end, at the village Komitades (close to Chora Sfakion). The walk is 7 kilometres long and easy, therefore also suitable for children. The narrowest part of the Imbros gorge is only 2 meters, you can almost touch the two sides with both hands extended! It is one of the few gorges that are passable in wintertime (except if there is heavy rainfall).

Some useful tips: First drive the car to the end of the gorge in the village Komitades. There, in one of the local taverns, ask the locals for a transfer to the beginning of the gorge. So when you finish your walk, you reach your car and you can continue your excursion with a nice drive to the south coast (especially on a warm day to enjoy the beach).
Another way to walk the gorge is to walk till the narrowest part of it, almost the 2/3 of the total walk and the most beautiful part and walk back to the beginning. This way you don't need a transfer.

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Aradena Gorge (70 km far from Vamos, direction to Chora Sfakion)

Aradena Gorge is a very spectacular gorge with high impressive walls and a variety of plants. This gorge is quite remote and at the bottom of the gorge, at Marmera Beach, there is no access by car. Only through a coastal path you can walk towards Loutro. Close to the bottom of the gorge, high on the walls, there is a colony of vultures.
Some useful tips: Drive to Chora Sfakion via Vrisses, 1 hour and 10 minutes. When you reach Sfakia park the car and book a taxi to Anopoli, the beginning of Aradena George ( Sfakia –Anopoli 20 km, taxi cost about 25 euro). Walk the gorge till Marmara beach (5 km in total), enjoy the beautiful beach there and a nice simple taverna. From Marmara beach you have 3 options:
- Take a taxi boat from Marmara beach to Loutro or to Sfakia.(The timetables of the boat and taxi boat are provided by our office).
- Continue the walk along the beach (E4 path) to the village Loutro (Marmara- Loutro 1:30 hours), and from here you take the boat to Choria Sfakion.
- Continue to walk the E4 from Loutro – Sfakia (1:30 hours).

Alternatives ways of walking Aradena:
- Aradena-Marmara-Livaniana–Aradena (12 km , about 4-5 hours)
- Loutro-Livaniana-Aradena gorge-Loutro (11km, about 4-5 hours)

The Aradena gorge and the possible round walks are very well marked by the "Mountaineering Club of Chania": with red and green dots the gorge itself and there are clear signs towards Livaniana and Marmara. From Marmara you will see the signs of the E4 that will guide you to Loutro (yellow/ black markers).

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Diktamos Gorge (25 km far from Vamos, direction to Kalives and turn to Stylos village)

Some useful tips: First you drive to Kalives along the beach toward Kalami, before reaching Kalami turn on the left to the village Stylos, 1km before arriving Stylos there is a good sign "Farangi" to the end of the gorge. Here you park you car, but first you must have booked a taxi to drive you to the beginning of the gorge (taxi service in village Stylos square).
Another way of walking this gorge is to drive to the starting point -village Katochori, and walk the first half which is most shady part and then turn back.

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