Most bookedSamaria Gorge Full-Day Trek from Chania
The classic full crossing with hotel pickup around Chania, a live guide at the back and the coach home after the boat.
Covers: No: entry €10 and boat €15 paid on the day
Nine options, sorted by how you want your day: the full crossing from Chania, from further east, shorter or private, or the mountains by 4x4. Each has its own page.
Xyloskalo to the sea with a guide: the classic, the lowest price, or entry and boat included.
Most bookedThe classic full crossing with hotel pickup around Chania, a live guide at the back and the coach home after the boat.
Covers: No: entry €10 and boat €15 paid on the day
Hiking guideThe full 16 km from Chania with a hiking guide, a safety briefing, VHF radios and poles to rent.
Covers: No: entry €10 and boat €15 paid on the day
Entry and boat includedThe full crossing with the €10 entry and the boat from Agia Roumeli already in the price, plus a hiking guide.
Covers: Yes: entry and boat both included
The same 16 km walk with pickups further east; the drive makes it a longer day.
From RethymnoThe full crossing with pickups from Panormo to Georgioupoli, a multilingual guide and the boat to Sfakia.
Covers: No: entry and boat paid on the day
From HeraklionThe full crossing with hotel pickup from Malia to Agia Pelagia; expect around 14 hours or more door to door.
Covers: No: entry and boat paid on the day
The easy way from Agia Roumeli, the shorter Imbros Gorge, or a private car on your own timing.
The easy wayCoach and boat to Agia Roumeli, then about 2 km up to the Iron Gates and back. Not the full crossing; entry and boat extra.
Covers: No: boat and entry paid on the day; not the full crossing
Shorter gorgeA guided 9 km walk down the Imbros Gorge, then lunch and a swim in Chora Sfakion. A different, shorter gorge than Samaria.
Covers: Imbros entry €5 paid in cash
PrivateA private SUV from your door to Xyloskalo and back from the 17:30 boat. Transport only: entry, boat and lunch extra.
Covers: No: entry, boat and food extra
The White Mountains by 4x4, with lunch and no 16 km walk.
Cross-sellA 4x4 day from Chania through mountain villages to a shepherd's hut at about 1,350 m, with a Cretan lunch. No gorge walk.
Covers: No gorge walk: a 4x4 day in the mountains