1 Day Vikos Gorge Crossing

ACTIVE PERIOD: April - November
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 3

DURATION: 7 hrs
MINIMUM PARTICIPANTS: 1

1 Day Vikos Gorge Crossing

Price from €70

Overview

The Vikos Gorge is part of the 12,600 hectare Vikos-Aoos National Park and has been listed in the Guinness book of records as the deepest canyon worldwide in proportion to its width. It is definitely a spectacular sight! It is accessible from several points, including the gravity-defying cliff-face monastery of Agia Paraskevi at its southern end and the ridge-top village of Vikos at the other. The landscape of the 20 km long gorge is extremely diverse and is characterized by abrupt changes in altitude. The Vikos Gorge has been carved over millions of years by the Voidomatis River, a tributary of the Aoös River. As it splits the mountain in half, its slopes expose rock formations of limestone and dolomite, dating back to 150 million years . Its vertical cliffs rise up to a height of 1700 meters.

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Itinerary

Meeting point: Monodentri village, Central Zagori
Meeting time: 09.00
End of activity: 16.00

Highlights

Hike the world’s deepest canyon, a UNESCO Global Geopark
Discover the beauty of Voidomatis springs
Live an unforgettable experience

DISTANCE: 12,5 km‎
ASCEND: 825m.
DESCEND: 1138m.

General Info

DURATION

7 hrs

ACTIVE PERIOD

April - November

PRICE

Price/person (Fixed Guaranteed Dates):

65€/ pp

Price/person:

70€/person for 4+ participants

85€/person for 3 participants

95€/person for 2 participants

190€/person for 1 participant

Guaranteed Fixed Departures

March 17, 24

Technical information

Distance: 12,5 km‎
Elevation gain: 825 m ‎
Terrain:‎ cobblestone path, footpath

Participation requirements

12 years and above
Good physical condition
Lack of acrophobia
Previous experience in long hikes
Use of hiking shoes

Tour inclusions

Experienced local Trekking Hellas guide
Hiking poles
Snacks (seasonal fruits, cereal bars, traditional pie)
Backpacks (upon request)
Necessary local transfer
Waterproof poncho jacket
Liability insurance
VAT

Tour exclusions

Personal accident insurance ‎
Anything not mentioned above

Equipment

Hiking boots
Breathable and quick drying sports clothes
Hat / Sunglasses / Suncream (for summer months)
Beanie (for winter months)
Backpack 20-30L
Water bottle

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Reviews

We did today the Vikos gorge hike of 14 km with the excellent guide Apostolis . The hike was amazing, our guide was very experienced and we were so thankful to have chosen this option since the hike is not easy and with him we did it in Around 7 hours including stopping twice in wonderful spring water pool . 😀
I warmly recommend trekking Hellas Ioannina and asking Apostolis as guide since he made the hike look less hard and knew exactly where to take us and doing the right rythme for our group of 3.
Hoping to come again to Zagorochria and do other beautiful hikes.

Dondin

We had the most amazing experience trekking the vikos gorge with our brilliant guide Christos. Really recommend this experience!!
If you have a guide you don’t miss a thing and can find out about the geology, nature etc along the way.
The company were easy to communicate with for the booking and everything was seamless including the pick up at the end of the hike.
If you do the hike you should wear hiking boots. We wore trainers and it was fine, but a bit slippery at times and would have been more comfortable in boots.
Thanks for a great time!

Alex kotsias