How to Get to the Samaria Gorge and Back: Buses, the €10 Ticket, Entry Times and the Ferry from Agia Roumeli
Planning the Samaria Gorge logistics: KTEL buses from Chania to Xyloskalo (05:00, 07:45, 08:45), the €10.00 NECCA ticket, entry for the full route from 07:00 to 13:00, weather closures, and the 17:30 boat from Agia Roumeli to Chora Sfakion or Sougia with buses back to Chania.
Walking the Samaria Gorge: The Route, How Hard It Is, What to Bring and How to Stay Safe
What the Samaria Gorge walk is really like: about 16 km from Xyloskalo at 1,227 m down to the sea, 6–7 hours on a rocky path with river crossings, springs and toilets along the way, the Gates where the walls stand four metres apart, the park rules and the safety advice every hiker should know.
The Samaria Gates, the Easy Way and Agia Roumeli: Crete's South Coast End of the Gorge
The southern end of the Samaria Gorge: the Gates, where the walls stand four metres apart and rise almost 300 m, the 'easy way' walk up from Agia Roumeli (about 1.5 km to the Gates), the village with no road, the ANENDYK boats along the south coast, and the national park's story from 1962.