MTB at Psiloritis / Asterousia mountains

crossing psiloritis/asterousia

Itinerary

 

The first day of the tour is a  journey to historical moments of the island on several diferent periods and times on ebike in one of the most scenic and breathtaking areas of crete.Combinations of un tuched gorges,road"s that only local sheperds use monasterys that have special place on cretan  revolution times is only some of the highlights of this multy day tour! second day we ride on rouvas forest singetrack that take us to a unick eco system of  psiloritis the highest mountain  of crete.there we  have the chance to expirience how the bee keepers colect the honey and ofcourse to taste it!We end up the second day to  Zaros for a local gastronomy taste. Third day we cycle down to the largest valey of the island MESARA and visiting the  Minoan palace of  FESTOS. Several dirt roads and mountain villages will take us to Asterousia the southern mountain region of Europe. kofinas the holly mountain for Minoans welcome us and 17km of decend dirt road with airplane views of libian sea will take us to the monastery of KOUDOUMA right by the sea for the last break before the demand single track.Dive to the clear water is a mast.Pine forest and wild scenary combine the southern trail.Riching the last village of Agios Ioannis and steep climb starts for the THALORI village hotel , cold local  beer and food will end the third day.Last day we ride east and crossing several small cannyons,water falls and villages we rich the palm forest of Agios Nikitas and Maridaki village.A Tecnical  trail by the coast will take us to the end of our adventure at Tsoutsouras.

Included in the price

  • Giant trance 29er full suspension ebike
  • Guide
  • Accomidation 4 days
  • Breakfast
  • Transfer to and from airport
  • Water
  •  Vat 24%

Highlights

  • Arkadi  historical monastery
  • Arceological site of elefterna
  • Mountain psiloritis
  • Amari valley
  • Rouvas forest
  • Festos Minoan palace
  • Asterousia mountains
  • Kofinas holly mountain
  • Koudoumas monastery
  • Libian sea
  • Single track by the sea

Other Remarks

  • unfoget expirience
  • 4 days  ride of the most scenic regions of the island
  • combination  of cross country and singlrtracks 
  • transfer from and to the airport
  • luggage storage
  • support vehicle if needed
  • small group of 4 to 8 people

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september/december 2023 1st  and last week of each month!

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Upcoming Tours for MTB at Psiloritis / Asterousia mountains

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2023-09-04 0 € 8 Book Now

This MTB Tour is available for booking after a special request. Please contact us to arrange a booking.

Can i bring my own bike?

You are welcome to join with your own bike ( A deduction of 20 euros from each tour will be made ). Vehicle support/transfer can be arranged for you and your bike when needed as well as storage and service / maintenance at our base.

Am I insured?

We highly recommend you have pre-arranged travel insurance covering for outdoor activities as you are required to undertake full responsibility concerning any unexpected accidents.

What happens if I can't keep up ?

We categorize our tours based on the level of difficulty and expertise required in order to avoid such situations. However, anyone can have off-day and not be able to keep up. In this case, a vehicle pick up from the nearest available spot will be made. View difficulty information

What should I bring along on a tour?

Anything appropriate for outdoor sports such as gloves, sunglasses, sun-protection cream, a camera, go-pro, a swimming suit.