TREKKING
Explore Your Path: Trekking Beyond Boundaries
VIKOS GORGE TREKKING, THE DEΕPEST CANYON IN THE WHOLE WORLD
Meet the wonderful Vikos Gorge, The deepest canyon in the world, relative to its width, according to the Guinness Book of Records of 1997.
Description:
We begin by descending to the riverbed of Vikos from the village of Monodendri. We hike along a varied environment, relatively rough in a very few places, easy in most of its route. It is a canyon wide in some places, narrow in others, and crossing it offers a unique combination of short duration and excellent views. We rest in picturesque and scenic spots, such as the springs of the Voidomatis River, one of the cleanest rivers in Europe and we end up our hike at the village of Vikos, or at the village of Mikro Papigko.
✔ Duration: 8 hours (all day activity)
✔ Ages: kids (04+) and adults
✔ Private group, personal guide, fluent English speaker
✔ Other facilities: light lunch, traditional homemade veggie pie, fruits, traditional sweet/dessert
✔ What to bring: comfort clothes suitable for trekking according to the season and the climate conditions, a pair of sports shoes suitable for trekking/hiking, a bottle of water
TREKKING IN DRAGON LAKE (DRAKOLIMNI)
Trekking in the mythical Dragon Lake (Drakolimni), in the rugged mountains of Epirus. A wonderful alpine lake that offers great views of the high peaks that surround it and the trail that leads to it.
We start our ascent from the village of Mikro Papigo, following a well-marked path to the mountain refuge of Astraka. Throughout the climb, we have excellent views of the Papigo Towers and Mount Nemertsika (in Albania), among others. Then we descend to the dry (during the summer) lake Xerolimni, which was formed by glaciers millions of years ago. After that, a steep hike to the lake, rewarding us with the satisfaction of climbing it, the population of Balkan wild goats wondering what we are doing in their habitat and the wonderful view of the Aoos gorge and Mount Smolikas (the second highest mountain in Greece.
✔ Duration: 8 hours (all day activity)
✔ Ages: kids (04+) and adults
✔ Private group, Personal guide, fluently English speaker
✔ Οther facilities: light lunch, traditional homemade veggie pie, fruits, traditional sweet/dessert
✔ What to bring: comfort clothes suitable for trekking according to the season and the climate conditions, a pair of sports shoes suitable for trekking/hiking, a bottle of water
