Hello - my husband and I are planning a 9-day trip to Crete in September. We will probably spend 1 night + 1 day in Heraklion, but then would like to head out West to Chania and stay for 3 nights.
We would like to explore the south coast for the remaining days but it seems like travel can be challenging due to the mountain ranges. I would appreciate any road trip suggestions you may have. We really enjoy authentic experiences, coastal or inland, away from major tourist resort towns. Thank you in advance.
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Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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Will you be renting a car?
If not the KTEL bus system is extensive and you can see lots of the island highlights using the bus. Indeed the drive across the white mountains can be amazing but the driver has to have eyes on the road ahead every second of the drive. Its not a hard drive but its mountainous and curvey.
You might consider a ferry trip along the south coast from the village of Sougia to Agia Roumeli to visit the bottom of the Samaria gorge.