Thanks for the replies. I have also contacted Sabine Travel who run a bus to Agia Irini. Hopefully still going in early October.

We will be staying in Paleochora in early October and hope to visit Sougia by ferry. Does anyone know if there is a return fare as opposed to the 11€20 each way? We plan on walking part of the Agia Irini Gorge from Sougia end in the morning, before spending the afternoon on the beach. Any tips or a...

We will be staying in Paleochora in early October and hope to visit Sougia by ferry. Does anyone know if there is a return fare as opposed to the 11€20 each way? We plan on walking part of the Agia Irini Gorge from Sougia end in the morning, before spending the afternoon on the beach. Any tips or ad...

The access via the Gorge is fenced off by the garage and boat yard. Easiest way to the beach is to take the road to Vritomartis then skirt around the hotel following the road to the sea. At the bottom of the long straight take the stone path that leads under the cliffs. This takes you to the beach a...

Fantastic view of Pachnes from Vritomartis.

Wow. Will it have melted by the time we arrive in October?

Best wishes to Crete from Wales. We hope everyone is safe and that the clear up operation goes well.

Recently booked for 17 days in October 2019. Staying in Chania, Paleochora, Chora Sfakion and Plakias.

We boarded the Daskalogiannis in Chora Sfakion at 10.30 and after a brief stop in Loutro headed west on the mirror sea to Agia Roumeli where we disembarked at 11.45 to commence our hike. The E4 path east from the bottom Samaria Gorge is well marked all the way to Agios Pavlos beach where we stopped ...

We completed the hike yesterday. Ferry to Agia Roumeli, hike to Loutro then ferry back to Hora Sfakion. When I get chance I'll provide full report and photos.