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RE: Where to base myself in Crete?

by akana 23 May 2012

Here you have the timetables for buses http://bus-service-crete-ktel.com/timetable.php If you want to make the Samaria gorge you definetly…
Where to base myself in Crete?

by solo_traveller 23 May 2012

Hello, I'll be spending about 4 days in Crete early June. I plan to spend a day each in visiting Irakleio, Rethymno and Chania (including…
RE: Help Needed to Plan Upcoming One Month Trip To Greece

by travelerjan 15 May 2012

WE all envy you a month in Greece – but You’ve left it very late to plan! However you can make it work by spending some serious time…
RE: Crete and the Greek Islands

by mylittlenomads 14 May 2012

HI Carla, I never book ferries in advance. If you're in the port the day before then grab a ticket, but 98% of the time you'll be fine…
RE: Samaria Gorge walk

by zuziaj 12 May 2012

Thanks, Ouzo. I think we have to stop dreaming and look for a nice walk closer by...
RE: Samaria Gorge walk

by Ouzo 11 May 2012

If you drive to the start of the walk you can then take the ferry from Ag Roumeli to Sougia (not the usual one to Chora Sfakia) and then…
Re: Samaria Gorge walk

by zuziaj 10 May 2012

If we drive to the beginning of the walk, can we get back to our car from Hora Sfakion? How long (and how much) would it take by taxi?…
RE: Samaria Gorge walk

by Ouzo 10 May 2012

If you are not prepared for one night in Chania. Then you will have a very long day. You'll need to start around 04:00 to get the bus…
Samaria Gorge walk

by zuziaj 10 May 2012

Hi, We will be on Crete in the first week of June - staying in Hersonissos (a hotel already booked). We would love to do the walk, but…
Mid-western crete travel without car?

by medvejonok 05 May 2012

Hi Are scooters readily available to rent in places like Plakias, Frangocostello, Sfakia/Hora Sfakion? Flying into Heraklion on 19th…
RE: 5 day Crete itinerary - please help!

by artemis2 17 April 2012

+Day 2: hire car and drive down to Sougia, perhaps via Omalos to see the top of the Samaria Gorge+ It's a very scenic route, but you…
RE: 5 day Crete itinerary - please help!

by BthDth 17 April 2012

>Day 2: hire car and drive down to Sougia, perhaps via Omalos to see the top of the Samaria Gorge >Day 3: drive to Frangokastello If you…
RE: 5 day Crete itinerary - please help!

by acowan 16 April 2012

Thanks again for these tips, all of it is very useful! I agree it's much better taking things as they come on the day for our trip back…
RE: 5 day Crete itinerary - please help!

by BthDth 16 April 2012

Tough choice .. you're trying to choose between 2-3 different styles of taking a holiday. Any of them would work in principle. Is there…
5 day Crete itinerary - please help!

by acowan 15 April 2012

Hello, I know others have posted similar questions and I've found the responses to those useful but could do with a bit more advice. …
RE: Mountain hiking on Crete

by jackie1308 01 April 2012

You have to check out the buses, as April is pretty early in the season and they are not running frequently yet to go around very easily.…
RE: samaria gorge tours from chania

by pablolovessun 23 March 2012

Tourline.eu apparently does tours to Samaria Gorge [tourline.eu tours to Samaria|http://www.tourline.eu/excursions.php?samaria_gorge],…
RE: samaria gorge tours from chania

by pablolovessun 23 March 2012

Generally speaking, if your considering going in the tourist season, getting the bus down from Hania is VERY busy, packed in fact, not…
RE: What's in the last few kilometers of Samaria Gorge?

by BthDth 23 March 2012

Children 10-12 should manage. People manage with running shoes. Hiking boots (with full ankle support) aren't essential. What's more importa…
Re: What's in the last few kilometers of Samaria Gorge?

by 44TheRoads 23 March 2012

I have children 10 & 12. Do they need hiking boots or are running shoes okay? If you do the hike at an average pace, about how long does…
RE: Ali Cumba in Banos DONT GO

by Standanista 19 March 2012

#5: Shouldn't you be fixing somebody's sink? And hands off our bream, carp, chub, dace, perch, pike, roach, rudd, tench and swans, I…
RE: What's in the last few kilometers of Samaria Gorge?

by BthDth 16 March 2012

>the footing was so difficult with walking on the rocks, that her feet 'slid' around in her shoes. Wrong shoes. Easy enough with the…
Re: What's in the last few kilometers of Samaria Gorge?

by Lor 16 March 2012

You may want to consider the Imbros Gorge, which the LP says is only half the distance (8 km) of the Sanmaria Gorge, much less hiked,…
RE: What's in the last few kilometers of Samaria Gorge?

by saikunger 16 March 2012

+Is there perhaps somewhere I could walk a little.+ #3 - you've told us on another thread that you've fractured your knee, hence you…
RE: What's in the last few kilometers of Samaria Gorge?

by travelerjan 16 March 2012

Natasharivers, with just one day in Crete, arriving in Heraklion, all you can do is see Knossos,and perhaps (if yo are at all interested…