ATV QUADS CRETE SAFARI ROUTE 1
An adventure you
don’t want to miss!
Our tour
leader, a true professional with over 40 years of off-road experience, will
guide you through the olive groves and tiny hillside villages that make up the
real Crete behind Hersonissos. You will drive a well-maintained quad, and crash
helmet, and we will drive along a private track that avoids the main road
traffic.
We will pass
through several small villages and later on we are to stop for a break and
capture a few shots of the amazing landscapes as well. Moreover, you will be
taken through villages occasionally, so narrow that the quads just fit between
the walls, and have a coffee stop where birds nest inside the cafe with a total
village population of 9 people. At the whole safari tour, you will see majestic
views of the hills and valleys and enjoy a lunch at a family owned restaurant
in a traditional small village.
We start at
09:30am at our main office in Hersonissos. After receiving the instructions
from the very professional guide Andreas on how to operate and use
the Quads, we will go straight to the mountain. Using the very small road, with
absolutely no traffic, you can try steering the Quad, accelerating, and
braking. Our journey is towards the beautiful traditional villages of Koutouloufari,
Piscopiano and old Hersonissos. Then, we will continue onto the nearby
mountains toward Lasithi plateau.
Just
before Potamies village, we will drive through small riverbeds -and
through water if we are lucky enough- and pass by small local gardens of
orange, lemon, apple, pear, almond, and walnut trees, plus grape and olive
groves, smelling the beautiful aroma of the many different herbs of the famous
Cretan mountains. You’ll be able to listen to the sound of the millions of
little tsitsikia (insects), which fly next to us all the way- they are
completely harmless and never bite, no need to worry! We will drive up to 400m
height driving through a hunting area, visit a few small churches and have the
opportunity to see stables of sheep and goats on the way to traditional Karouzanos
village, inhabited by 15 people. Here you can have a Greek café, drink, or
ice cream, rest and, of course, take some photos of this fantastically unique
place.
1.
Want more adventure on unexplored wild Cretan terrain?
Then we will
drive up to 600m height towards Askous village. There, we will have the
opportunity to gaze at the beautiful view of Lyttos and Kasteli area from the
top. Halfway, we will start the entertaining downhill route from the beautiful
little church to Askous village. We will stop to taste the
authentic Cretan tsikoudia (raki) and share some tasty and pure snacks that
traditionally accompany this drink in this part of Crete. Afterwards, we will
continue downhill to the Aposelemis dam and view Sfentili
village, which is now underwater. This is the fastest and most extreme part
of the tour: A place where it seems like you are in a jungle until we reach
the Panagias monastery.
Should
take: Driving license, sunglasses, sun protection, a small
bottle of water
Quad
choices: 300-450cc for 2 persons (driver and passenger can switch
during the tour)
300-450cc for 1 person
2.
We know Crete better than anyone else and we will take
you to places no one else can. We have an off-road experience in Crete of 36
years. Enjoy exciting, unforgettable, safe off-road driving without problems.