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 Pindos Peaks & National Park of Valdia Calda
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Duration: 8 Days/7 nights
Availability: 1-8 June & 8-15 September 2010
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Greece is a great country to explore and it offers a wide range of scenery, from rough mountainous slopes to soft sandy beaches. Here mythology and reality come together.
Trekking holidays are extremely popular in Greece, with many travelers coming to take part in this highly enjoyable and rewarding activity: An ideal holiday destination for those who prefer an active and adventurous holiday.
Easy or difficult, trekking always offers the best contact with nature. Deep breaths full of oxygen, landscapes, forests, rivers, mountains, lakes, canyons, wild flowers, crystal clear waters of an indescribable beauty. Everything leads to the same conclusion: if paradise is somewhere on Earth, it sure is found somewhere in Greece!
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By keeping in its heart the biggest part of Modern Greek history, the chain of Mount Pindos offers unique scenery in Greece: A magnificent combination of trekking on cobblestone pavements and stone bridges, climbing on tracks that lead to the top Gamila at an altitude of 2497 meters (8190ft), and also rambling among the traditional and stone built villages of Zagoria, will reward the visitor for many years!
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Please read our detailed program here below:
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Description of every day
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Airport - Tsepelovo
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Your guide meets you at the airport (Preveza or Ioannina) to transfer you to the village of Tsepelovo in central Zagori area. For those arriving at Corfu airport they will need a ferry crossing to Port Igoumenitsa, which takes 1 ½ hours. From Igoumenitsa transfer is arranged to Tsepelovo.
Dinner and overnight stay at Tsepelovo. |
Tsepelovo - Diaselo of Avalou - Vrisochori
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Trekking Altitude: 1080m - 2200m - 850m/3550ft - 7220ft - 2790ft
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Trekking Time: 8 - 9 hours
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Total Time: 9 - 10 hours
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The hiking starts on a forest road for one hour and then we climb to the area called Diaselo Avalou ridge. From the balcony the view is truly amazing. We walk above the tree line on the open escarpment, and then descend into the forest to find a natural spring with fresh running water. The local people call the spring Neraidovrisi after the fairy tale lady. After the spring we follow the forest road and the path until the village of Vrisochori . Dinner and overnight stay in Vrisochori.
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Vrisochori - River Aoos - Pades
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Trekking Altitude: 850m - 650m - 1100m/2790ft - 2130ft - 3610ft
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Trekking Time: 5 - 6 hours
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Total Time: 7 - 8 hours
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From the village of Vrisochori we descend to Aoos River via an old road that has been relaid over time. The river invites us to take a refreshing plunge and then we start to climb to the village of Pades through the forest road and paths. The perfect view of Mount Timfi accompanies us all day.
Dinner and overnight stay in Pades.
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Pades - Smolikas - Samarina
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Trekking Altitude: 1100m - 2637m - 2150m - 2600m - 1450m
3610ft - 8650ft - 7055ft - 8530ft - 4760ft
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Trekking Time: 8 - 9 hours
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Total Time: 9 - 10 hours
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This is our second biggest day of trekking and we hike to the second peak of Greece at 2637m (8650ft). The brave ones amongst us can take a dip in Dragon Lake at 2100m (6890ft) just below the top. After the top we follow the ridge past the peak of Mossia and then we descend to the village of Samarina, the most mountainous of Greece.
Dinner and overnight stay in Samarina.
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Samarina - Distrato
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Trekking Altitude: 1450m - 1100m - 1350m - 1000m/4760ft - 3610ft - 4430ft - 3280ft
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Trekking Time: 5 - 6 hours
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Total Time: 6 - 7 hours
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As we leave the village of Samarina , we will follow the forest road at the beginning and then the national European walking path E6, through the breathtaking fauna and flora . As we walk we will see the mountains of Smolikas next to us that remind us how wondrous the glory of nature is. We will finish the day at the village of Distrato.
Dinner and overnight stay in Distrato.
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Distrato - Vovousa
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Trekking Altitude: 1000m - 1200m - 950m - 1100m - 1000m
3280ft - 3940ft - 3120ft - 3610ft - 3280ft
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Trekking Time: 7 - 8 hours
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Total Time: 8 - 9 hours
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The day begins with a small climb after we exit the village. After that we continue inside the National Park of Valia Calda. We will come across bear footprints and hope that we don't meet the bear. By the end of the trekking we will walk the forest road before we reach the village of Vovousa.
Dinner and overnight stay in a private refuge in Vovousa.
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Vovousa - Bear Stream - Valia Calda - Flega - Metsovo
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Trekking Altitude: 1000m - 2159m - 1900m/3280ft - 7085ft - 6230ft
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Trekking Time: 8 - 9 hurs
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Total Time: 9 - 10 hours
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This is by far one of the best trekkings in Greece. We are going to walk through the centre of the National Park, with its unspoiled fauna and flora, one of nature's paradises to find wild animals. Here is the home of the brown bear which gives the name to the stream and of course the crystal water will invite us to jump in. After that, the climb for the top of Flega rewards us with the magnificent view at the Lake of Aoos Springs. Our day finishes in the refuge of Mavrovouni, from where transfer is arranged to the village of Metsovo. Dinner and overnight stay in Metsovo.
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Metsovo - Airport
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Transfer from Metsovo to the airport of Ioannina or Preveza.
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Rates: Pindos Peaks & National Park of Valdia Calda - 8 Days/7 nights
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| 8 Day Hiking||Double
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| 01 Jun 2010 - 08 Jun 2010
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EUR |
811 |
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| 8 Day Hiking||Single
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| 01 Jun 2010 - 08 Jun 2010
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EUR |
891 |
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| 8 Day Hiking||Double
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| 08 Sep 2010 - 15 Sep 2010
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EUR |
811 |
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| 8 Day Hiking||Single
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| 08 Sep 2010 - 15 Sep 2010
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EUR |
891 |
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Above rates include all taxes. Rates may change without notice!
Rates are per person and include:
Experienced and licensed trekking guide
Transfer of your luggage
Transfer from and to the airport
6 Nights’ accommodation on bed & breakfast basis in local guest houses
1 Night's accommodation on bed & breakfast basis in a refuge
13 Meals: 7 dinners, 6 pick nicks
Local taxes
Please note that at the refuge only shared accommodation is available.
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Departure dates
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01-08 June & 08-15 Sep 2010
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General Info
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Trekking Level 1-5: 3-4
Min. - Max: 2 - 12 persons
Duration: 8 Days/7 Nights
Climate and Weather
In spring and autumn, the weather in Greece is mild and sunny, but there is a chance of rain and clouds. Sea temperature will range from quite chilly in spring to warm in autumn.
Clothing
Normally you can walk in T-shirts and shorts or trousers, but put on an extra layer when stopping for a break. It is advisable to bring along a light-weighted raincoat or -jacket.
When visiting monasteries and churches, it is obligatory for gentlemen to wear long trousers and for ladies long-sleeved dresses.
Recommended Equipment
• Sun cream, sunglasses and sunhat.
• Torch
• Kangool
• Small backpack, to be used during the different walks
• Water bottle
• Boot wax
• Insect repellent
Some Hints
Please remember that any kind of walking makes some physical demands, so you cannot expect that because a trek is graded "moderate" you will never feel tired.
However, the scenery and the cultural experience are so rewarding that they will offset any lack of "extending" yourself physically.
Please also note that the given duration of each walking tour is calculated without stops, unless otherwise mentioned.
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