A very rich flora (cypresses, pines, plane trees, maples, carob trees, kermes oaks, oleanders, chaste trees, pistachio trees, wild olive trees, common myrtles, arbutus trees, thyme, oregano, Crete ebony, lavender, etc.) and a fauna that is not to be outdone (bearded vulture, golden eagle, Bonelli's eagle, griffon vulture, kestrel, choukar partridge, swallow, and small mammals such as the grey dormouse, hedgehog, weasel, marten, badger, and of course, the Cretan chamois, the famous kri-kri.

Inside the gorge there are two water points and toilets. And at the exit, the snack bar "Oasis" to recover your strength and refresh yourself.

On the way back, we walk along the bed of the torrent, cross the bridge, and join the main road towards Sougia. This part of the walk is a bit painful if you can't stand the sun. You can try to hitchhike when you reach the main road, otherwise the last km seems endless... Otherwise, we can order a taxi to take you to Sougia or to go back up to the entrance of the gorges and get your car back. 

If you start early in the morning, you cross the gorge and arrive, without hurrying, in Sougia around noon. At 6.15 pm you take the bus from Sougia to Chania, which stops at the entrance of the gorge and you collect your car.

Finally, there is the possibility of using the boat link that connects the southern part of the county of Chania, namely: Paleochora, Sougia, Agia Roumeli, Loutro, Chora Sfakion, to go to another village in the south.  

A variant is to come to Sougia by boat and go upstream through the gorge. 

The village of Sougia, is a village built on the site of the port of the ancient city of Elyros. Very touristic, many taverns, pensions, a discotheque, a nice long pebble beach, and the nudist end. Chania region map, 

The article's editor: Nicolas Degeorges – Nikos Papadogeorgakis