Private Hiking adventure in the Polyrrinia Gorge

Crete has an uncountable amount of gorges. Some famous-like Samaria- some unknown by tourist crowds, but not less impressive! Al the gorges have their own charms and difficulty levels. We would like to take you to the area of Kissamos to the gorge of Polyrinnia.

FLORA and FAUNA

In the gorge, you will meet a lot of trees such as olive, plane, chestnut, and a lot of species. We are most lucky to see the Griffons flying above our heads.

Sirikari Gorge - Polyrrinia Trail

The minibus will bring you through a beautiful landscape and small villages to the starting point of the walk. Traveling time is about 45 minutes. We start at an altitude of 500m from sea level, decent approximately 250m. the first few hundred meters are a little steep. Down the walking path becomes easy. Totally walking distance of about 5 km. This route is just enough to don’t “suffer” from muscle pain the day after. Halfway there is a resting point in the shadow of the trees, next to the river. Almost at the end of the gorge, we will pass from an old bridge built at the Venetian occupation.

Polyrrhenia

The Driver will pick you up from the road for 5 minutes during the transfer to the village Polyrinnia, which is situated at an altitude of 400m. We will visit the small village which has been built with the materials that remained from the archeological city of Polyrinnia. There has been a renovation of the ancient aqua duct and we can see a lot of old-style houses and an old olive factory which is not in use anymore.

Workshop by Manolis Tsouris

We can visit the workshop of Mr. George; he is making the most beautiful things from olive tree wood. We can have a small break in the shadow.

Kolymbari

Returning to your accommodation, there is a possibility of stopping somewhere at a small tavern.