Porto Rafti Trip Overview
This full day Off-Road experience is ideal for people who want to escape the city buzz, enjoy the fascinating views of nature, discover monasteries, old chapels, abandoned castles and lakes while roaming though streams, woods and traditional villages.
Join us in a one day trip filled with colorful hiking paths, amazing scenery, beautiful caves, wildlife, ancient towers and an active fault that gave 2 significant earthquakes!
Our vehicles are fully prepared and specially equipped 4X4 Automatic Pickup campers with high-end camping gear by ALUCAB
Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 10 hours
Starts: Porto Rafti, Greece
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Porto Rafti, Greece, Greece
This full day Off-Road experience is ideal for people who want to escape the city buzz, enjoy the fascinating views of nature, discover monasteries, old chapels, abandoned castles and lakes while roaming though streams, woods and traditional villages.
Join us in a one day trip filled with colorful hiking paths, amazing scenery, beautiful caves, wildlife, ancient towers and an active fault that gave 2 significant earthquakes!
Our vehicles are fully prepared and specially equipped 4X4 Automatic Pickup campers with high-end camping gear by ALUCAB
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Chasia 422 00, Greece
Starting from Athens, at Rolling Turtles premises, we will head straight to Mt Parnitha using the highway. We will head towards the old village of Chasia, hidden in between the valleys of Mt Parnitha where we will make our first stop.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Parnitha, Acharnes 136 72, Greece
The 1999 Athens earthquake occurred on September 7 at 14:56:51 local time near Mt Parnitha in Greece with a moment magnitude of 6.0. This was the first time in reordered history that an active fault was discovered so close to the capital of a country and started developing in front of the eyes of the scientists. Since then, 20 years later, there was another earthquake from the same region, with no casualties or injuries. We will have the unique opportunity to visit the birthplace of those earthquakes and see how the mountain is cut wide open.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Parnitha 136 72, Greece
The cave of Pan(as) on the west slopes of the mountain at a height of 750 meters. It was a worship site in the ancient years. Near the cave there is the steep gorge of Gouras and the gorge of Keladonas river. The God of Pan(a) was considered as the God of everything in ancient times, long before the 12 gods of Olympus. We will hike 1.5 km till the cave, take a look around, enjoy the secret view, learn the secrets of the mountain and then return to our vehicles.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Fili, Fili, West Attica Region, Attica
We will drive further into the beautiful protected forests of Mt Parnitha and we will reach the beautiful ancinect tower of that region. We will admire the strategic location with a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains and the sea. The ancient fortress of Phyle is located on the northwest slope of Mt Parnitha, at an altitude of 850 m, and about 10 km to the northwest of the modern settlement of Phyle. Its construction dates from the 4th century. It occupies a strategic location, as it is situated on the most direct, though definitely not the easiest, road connecting Athens with Thebes.
Since we are going to be in the region of Phyle, visiting the beautiful springs of Phyle is a must. We will rest there, enjoy the view and eat our snacks / cook something light. The water is coming through small caves at the edge of the mountain. Full of new and beautiful memories we start descending in order to return to Rolling Turtles premises.
Duration: 2 hours
