For 2009, ExploreMore offers guided walking tours in the
spring and autumn.
Jenny, who leads the ExploreMore walking tours, has been visiting,
exploring and enjoying the Cretan culture, lifestyle and landscape
for the last ten years. Her knowledge of the area enables her to
organize tours that take you well off the beaten track. As well as
having extensive experience of walking and trekking in western Crete,
she is a qualified Mountain Leader and a member of the British
Mountaineering Council, Mountaineering Council of Scotland, Mountain
Leader Training Association and the Hania Mountain Club.
All walking tours are designated by one, two or three kri-kri,
according to their difficulty and the level of fitness required. It
is important to be realistic about personal fitness, for your own
enjoyment and that of the rest of the group. Our Guided Walking Tours are carefully planned to avoid the
hottest months but some of the routes are through the maquis-type
terrain in the foot-hills of the White Mountains and along old paths
and mule tracks, which are not always well-maintained. Advice on
fitness will be given and reiterated in the booking confirmation.
ExploreMore prides itself on being able to arrange guided
tailor-made tours to suit everyone’s particular interests and
requirements, for a day, a week or longer. This provides you with the chance to tell us exactly
what you would like to do and when – and we’ll take care of the
rest.
ExploreMore's guided tours range over the foothills and
High Desert of the White Mountains and the numerous south coast
gorges and paths. Our aim is to explore the lesser known reaches of
the area and to avoid the over-frequented gorges.
But whatever routes we take will be worked out in consultation
with you on the basis of your particular requirements and
interests.
In springtime, for example, the abundance of wild flowers on the
hillsides and high mountain pastures is an unending source of
delight for those interested in botany – meadows carpeted with crown
anemones and dotted with wild tulips and sand crocuses.
Birdwatchers, too, can enjoy the varied birdlife of the area –
breeding birds include blue rock thrush, Rüppell's warbler,
black-eared wheatear and woodlark, while the high mountains feature
various raptors, including the majestic golden eagle and,
outstandingly, lammergeiers or bearded vultures (known locally as ta
kokkala), one of the last refuges in Europe of this immense bird.
Other special interests we cater to include horse-riding,
rock-climbing, painting and yoga. But if there’s any other interest
area or activity you would like to be included in your walking tour,
don’t hesitate to ask – and we’ll see what we can arrange.
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