Walking Holidays in Crete 2009

Each walk of 3 to 4 hours has regular rest stops and ends in the early afternoon in a village  taverna before being driven back to the village accommodation. Meals are not included in the cost of the walking holiday in Crete (except for the first day evening meal) Walking boots or strong comfortable shoes are recommended. 

The Pure Crete walking holiday in Crete is suitable for single travellers as well as couples and small groups. The price per person is £760 for the weeks commencing 27th April and 4th May 2010 and £720 for the week commencing 5th October 2010, which includes your flight and a week of Pure Crete category B accommodation.

'We are in a village taverna in western Crete, my companions are fellow walkers on a holiday that explores the unspoilt beauty of this less visited side of the island and we are getting to grips with the local customs.   But our Cretan education is only just the beginning. Tony Taylor, our walking guide, is a man in a mission: to help us discover the Crete through walks suitable for anyone of moderate fitness.   He keeps up a steady flow of information and observations as he drives us each day in the minibus to the start of our walk and then leads us at a leisurely pace through traditional villages that most tourists would never find, along kalderimi or donkey tracks, through ravines and to spectacular viewpoints.    Outside the peak summer months, its ideal walking weather in Crete. Sometimes we walk in the shade of carob or almond trees but even in full sun, theres a gentle breeze. My fellow walkers, mainly aged-50 plus, soon bond during the lunchtime taverna stops, when Tony orders a selection of a dozen or so middle of the table for sharing. Its an opportunity for us to sample a variety of typical Cretan food, which islanders claim is the healthiest of all the Mediterranean diets.' Helen Hosker  etc. magazine, March 2009.

 

Letters received from 'Walking Week' clients:

Excellent walking holiday, superbly led by Tony Taylor! Loved it cant wait to go back.' Graham Ashton 

'We had a wonderful holiday with you. We cant fault a thing. The organisation was excellent and the walking was tremendous. I have recommended you to all my friends. Thank you'
Mrs S.