Chania for “cycling” lovers
Description
We will start our cycling through olive fields and orange groves to the picturesque village of Meskla! The pace is easy, suitable for active weekend bikers with some experience and in a good physical condition.
Itinerary
( 3 days )Your tour’s schedule in detail:
Arrive in Chania
Upon arrival in Chania, you will be met and transferred to your hotel, where you will spend the next two nights.
Balance of the day is at leisure.
Cycling in the White mountains [duration approx. 5.5 hours]
A transfer will take us to the village of Patelari, where we will get our bikes and helmets and start our cycling through olive fields and orange groves to the picturesque village of Meskla, where the cycling part ends. The pace is easy, suitable for active weekend bikers with some experience and in a good physical condition. We bike on a smooth mainly straight trail, with a few uphill passages and parts of steeper descent. The biking lasts approximately 1hr 30 min and can be shortened or extended, according to your requirements. A support vehicle will be following all the way. After a stop for refreshments under the plane trees, we will be driven to the scenic Zourva, set on a great vista point by the foothills of the White Mountains, where we will enjoy typical Cretan snacks at a family-run taverna. Driving through the village of Therisso and its scenic gorge, we will return at the hotel in the afternoon.
Afternoon at leisure to explore Chania on your own pace.
Don’t miss eating in one of the many restaurants offering Cretan specialties
Departure
Arrangements terminate with breakfast at the hotel and check out.
Departure / Return location
CHANIA
Departure days :
Daily all year round except Sundays and holidays
Wear
Suitable clothing and shoes for the cycling part are required.
Info on participants’ heights to be sent with booking.
Sunscreen, hat and water are also good “travel companions”.
Difficulty
Easy, suitable for active weekend bikers with some experience and in a good physical condition.
Included
- Arrival transfer [from the Chania airport to hotel].
- 2 nights’ accommodation in Chania, at hotel category of your choice.
- Breakfast daily.
- All hotel taxes and services [except the accommodation tax to be paid directly]. [link]
- English speaking Biking guide
- Equipment (fitness bikes / helmets )
- Private transportation with minivan, shadowing clients during biking
- Light lunch.
Not Included
- Travel Insurance
- Departure transfer on day 3
- Tips