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Full-day safari tour to Lasithi

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Full-day safari tour to Lasithi

Free cancellation

Place: Agios Nikolaos

Duration: up to 8 hours

Language: English

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Guided tour

Hotel pick up

Do this because

Have a fun experience with off-road driving
Admire views from Afentis to the North, South and West side of the island
Possibility to get a great chance to witness the imposing and calm flight of vultures
Taste the traditional Cretan cuisine

What to expect

The starting point for this tour is Hersonissos. Then, head south towards the Lassithi plateau. The road soon leads to the dam of Aposelemi. There you can see the abandoned village of Sfendili, which, depending on the water level, is visible or not. Continue on the provincial road, among olive groves, to the picturesque village of Askoi and Kastamonitsa (the village of weavers). This is where the off-road driving begins. If lucky, you will see the imposing vultures flying! The road ends at the fertile plateau of Lassithi where there were once more than 1000 windmills. Next stop, the impressive Cave of Psychro (Dikteon Cave) at an altitude of 1025m. The cave is considered an archeological site and can be visited with an additional cost. A beautiful and short uphill path leads to it. If you do not want to walk, there are donkeys that take visitors to the cave for a fee. Right after the cave visit, taste the traditional Cretan cuisine in a local restaurant .

After lunch, go through the col, where the windmills that the locals used to grind their flour, are still standing. Then visit the monastery of Kera, one of the most important religious monuments in Crete. The monastery (due to its central location, between Heraklion and Lassithi Plateau) was used as a "shelter" for Cretan freedom fighters. On the way back you will make one last stop in the village of Mohos, for a drink of raki. The view from the road to the Cretan Sea, Mallia and Hersonissos, is the best end of the day!

Please bring walking shoes or sandals, camera, sun screen, hat – sun glasses
In case the tour is cancelled due to bad weather, you will be offered an alternative day or a similar tour. If you cannot participate an alternative day or tour offered, the tour is fully refundable as long as this is agreed at the latest the night before the scheduled activity day
Pick-up Area: (https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/embed?mid=1rgAfajXlqAZhZLNx3A8Ts7NHcCyPEPuL&ll=35.34293628432927%2C25.23708169999999&z=12)

What’s included

Experienced, English speaking driver

Free transport from/to your hotel. (as long as you are within the predefined pick-up area)

Land Rover Discovery 3 – fuels • Lunch (wine, soft drinks, water)

Bottle of water per person

Binoculars (2 pairs per car)

What’s not included

Tickets to museums and archeological sites

Entry fee to The cave of Zeus is (cost: 5 €/person)

Private expenses (coffees, alcoholic drinks etc.)

Specialised guides for museums and archaeological sites

Anything that it is not mentioned at the "Price includes"

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 15 days before the experience begins., Receive a 75% refund if you cancel up to 6 days before the experience begins., Receive a 30% refund if you cancel up to 72 hours before the experience begins.