Trekking - Discovery Walks
How would your life be if you lived during the medieval times in Naxos Island?
During the walking tour through the most well-preserved village of Naxos, Halki, the history of Tragea valley from the end of 6th century till nowadays unfolds. Be familiar with the culture, the architecture and the local way of living while you are taking a short hike around this beautiful valley.
A 4-hour tour hiking around the area of Halki village. An easy hike on a natural terrain.
Highlights:
The picturesque village of Halki, Byzantine churches, a Citron distillery and liqueur tasting, Venetian tower.
Distance: 3km Level: Easy
Total duration: 5-6 hours (plus driving time depending the distance of the accommodation)
Includes:
Flexible starting time, certified interpretation guide, guided tour in the interior of all the available sights or spots of interest, bottled water, bio local refreshment, a snack, a meal in a local Kafeneio and all the taxes.
Not included:
Personal expenses, gratuities and donations.
Naxos Trekking has designed some new walking tours and has enriched the older hikes. All our tours are gear towards curious minds or simpler lovers of nature, history and Greek culture.
Naxos trekking enriches all the walking tours with interpretation guiding in order to create a complete and essential experience to the visitors.
Interpretation guided tours turn factual information into deeper meaningful messages by revealing emotions and gaining insights. This way the significance of each site is enhanced into a complete experience.
All tours are conducted in private basis, upon request.
The tours include a quality sightseeing guided tour with a certified interpretation guide (from Interpret Europe-European Association for Heritage Interpretation)
The tours are conducted in English or in Greek.
Tour duration is the walking time plus the time spent in the sights and the driving time from the clients' accommodation.
Due to Covid -19 situation we have adjusted our services to the current needs and we remain flexible to new ones if needed.
We have removed transfer from our services and we encourage our clients to have their own vehicle or if it is needed we can arrange transfer from a trusted transfer agency that follows all the safety protocols.
Most of the tours include a meal with local meze dishes and drinks and we offer an option of a larger lunch menu at an extra cost.
Larger groups can be arranged if requested.
We strongly recommend that hiking shoes or training shoes (e.g. running shoes) are required in the hikes. During summer hats and sun-protection lotion are always necessary and long sleeve t-shirts are preferred. Additionally we recommend long pants or socks.
Note: all the hiking tours are conducted in a natural landscape.
Travellers of all ages can participate in our private tours. (Children should be under parental supervision).
Naxos Trekking tours are designed with participant’s safety in mind.
Participants should be in good physical condition and have no hindering medical issues; they should also carry any medication they have been prescribed.
We should be informed in advance about allergies, injuries or any other health issues that need to be attended to.
Our guides are experienced and are fully First Aid and CPR certified. During any given tour, a Medical Associate from Diagnostiki Naxou is always on standby duty for any 24-hour medical or other emergencies.
Participants over 70 years or having a recent medical issue need to have already consulted their doctor, prior to their booking arrangement.
We strongly recommend the participants to have purchased a travel insurance.
Your guide: Yiota is passionate about the history, landscape, customs and culture of her island. She loves sharing this passion, and her wealth of knowledge, in her interactions with visitors to Naxos.