点评:This gorge walk is 13km long and mostly downhill. We drove. Make sure you set the sat nav to ‘Samaria Gorge cafe’. We set ours to Samaria gorge initially and the sat nav took us to the wrong place. The car park is 5euros cash. There is an ATM.
The park costs 10 euros. Buy the return bus ticket at the cafe before you descend. It’s 15 euros.
Give yourself plenty of time. The village at the end is accessible by boat/ferry only so you can get stranded if you miss the last ferry (17:30). We arrived at 12:30 and had to peg it down. I would aim to arrive no later than 10am. It will give you time to stop and rest on your way down at intervals and have a bit of food/chill at the bottom.
The walk is very steep at the top and rocky. Wear good shoes. It is slippy and uneven. We went over on our ankles several times. It’s mostly shady but there are some very sunny spots. Take at least 2 litres of water per person. There are regular stops with water available. I think this is gorge water. They say it is safe to drink but we decided not to risk it.
There are rangers dotted along the trail for safety. At some points the path is difficult to discern.
There’s not that much water in the gorge which was disappointing but the views of the mountains were beautiful.
At the bottom there is a little bar serving delicious orange juice or beer! Then you can get a minibus for 2 euros (cash) to the village.
The village is pretty with a black sand beach and some shops and restaurants. Sadly we didn’t have time to stop.
The ferry goes at 17:30. Buy tickets from an office on the beach. It’s 16 euros and takes 40 mins to Sougia. There are earlier ones in the morning but you won’t get the walk done in time to get them.
Then get the bus back to the carpark. It takes over an hour. You’ll get back about 19:30.
You’ll ache afterwards.
翻译:这条峡谷步道长13公里,大部分是下坡。我们开车过去。记得把卫星导航调到“萨马利亚峡谷咖啡馆”。我们一开始调到萨马利亚峡谷,结果导航把我们带错了地方。停车场现金5欧元,有自动取款机。
公园停车费10欧元。下山前在咖啡馆买回程巴士票,15欧元。
一定要留出充足的时间。终点的村庄只能乘船/渡轮到达,所以如果错过最后一班渡轮(17:30),你可能会被困。我们12:30到达,不得不抓紧时间。我的目标是不晚于上午10点到达。这样下山时就可以有时间停下来休息,下山后还可以吃点东西/放松一下。
山顶的步道非常陡峭,而且多岩石。最好穿舒适的鞋子。路面很滑,而且不平整。我们摔倒过几次,脚踝都摔破了。这里大部分地方都是阴凉的,但也有一些阳光充足的地方。每人至少要带2升水。沿途有固定的站点提供水。我觉得这是峡谷里的水。他们说可以安全饮用,但我们决定不冒险。
为了安全起见,沿途有护林员值守。有些地方的路很难辨认。
峡谷里水不多,这有点令人失望,但山景很美。
谷底有一个小酒吧,供应美味的橙汁或啤酒!然后你可以花2欧元(现金)乘坐小巴前往村庄。
村庄很漂亮,有黑沙滩、一些商店和餐馆。可惜我们没有时间停下来。
渡轮17:30出发。在海滩边的售票处买票。票价16欧元,到索吉亚需要40分钟。早上有更早的班次,但你肯定来不及走完去赶上。
然后坐公交车回停车场。需要一个多小时。你大概晚上7点半就能回来。
之后你会感觉浑身酸痛。