Jeep Safari: the Gorge on the end of the Earth

Heraklion, Greece
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Discover the heart of Crete on an exclusive trip you'll remember for a lifetime. You'll drive through the mountains, feed and milk goats, and learn how to make cheese. Drive through the impressive Tripiti Gorge, take unbelievable pictures, and discover a place where the echo repeats three times. Finally, we will reach the wild beach on the Libyan Sea where there will be no one else but our group. End the trip by enjoying tasty homemade food at a family tavern.

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Stop At: Crete, Crete

Organizational moments. Briefing. Getting Jeeps. Departure for jeep safari.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Crete, Crete

We drive along the Malevizi valley on the way to the South of Crete. We cross the village of St. Barbara in the heart of the island. We descend to the Messara valley, where more than 4.5 million olive trees grow. We drive up to the Asterousia mountain range of southern Crete, after which we go off-road (where no tourist has gone before and cross it in jeeps).

Note: during the journey, these places we pass by without stopping.

We stop at the observation deck at the peak of the mountains to admire the eagles and take a picture with the background of the canyon, and the Libyan Sea.

After, we descend along the edge of the canyon to the narrowest part of the gorge, 3 meters wide, and stop to learn more about it and take pictures.

Canyon St. Sava


Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Crete, Crete

We meet a local southern resident - a shepherd, and become a bit like him (we learn how to feed goats, milk them and catch them). Together with the shepherd, we cook fresh Cretan goat cheese in a cave. Cheese tasting.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Crete, Crete

We go to a home tavern on the coast of the Libyan Sea for lunch. Lunch & Swimming in the Tripitis beach. Also, we visit the local special church, which is honored throughout the island and every year a feast dedicated to the Virgin is held in it. We make a wish in the church in a traditional way. An old man (the owner of the tavern and the person who takes care of the church) sees us off in an old Cretan way.



Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Pass By: Crete, Crete

We cross the mountains again and return to the starting point. Expensive back about 1 hour. And about 1 hour return to the hotel.


Inclusions

  • Lunch

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 22 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

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