Porto Rafti Trip Overview
Fully prepared and specially equipped 4X4 Automatic Pickup campers with high-end camping gear by ALUCAB will guide you on selected off-road trails in Evvoia through dense and deep green forests and crystal waters of streams and rivers.
Join us to see how a real 4WD vehicle drives off-road, to learn if you like how to use the off-road recovery equipment, and to help us to unblock and recover the vehicle through mud and difficult paths and of course to operate a 4WD in such a terrain.
In an hour’s distance from Athens center we cross over the bridge over Euripus channel which separates Evvoia Island from the rest Mainland Greece for rough trails through dense flora, small rivers crossing.
Sometimes with the use of winch recovery so our team is able to go forward and start over again on the next obstacle which only experienced drivers with fully equipped 4WD vehicles can access and overcome.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 10 hours
Starts: Porto Rafti, Greece
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Fully prepared and specially equipped 4X4 Automatic Pickup campers with high-end camping gear by ALUCAB will guide you on selected off-road trails in Evvoia through dense and deep green forests and crystal waters of streams and rivers.
Join us to see how a real 4WD vehicle drives off-road, to learn if you like how to use the off-road recovery equipment, and to help us to unblock and recover the vehicle through mud and difficult paths and of course to operate a 4WD in such a terrain.
In an hour’s distance from Athens center we cross over the bridge over Euripus channel which separates Evvoia Island from the rest Mainland Greece for rough trails through dense flora, small rivers crossing.
Sometimes with the use of winch recovery so our team is able to go forward and start over again on the next obstacle which only experienced drivers with fully equipped 4WD vehicles can access and overcome.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Dirfys 340 14, Greece
As we depart from our stopover we ascend to a trail that leads us to Evvoia highest mountain, Dirfis. There we follow the unique scenic route of Chestnut Forest one of the 19 Aesthetic forests of Greece, this route leaves long back the city civilization and we now move to the hospitality and breeze of dense forest and multiple water streams and cliffs. Pine trees, firs trees, oak trees along plane trees dominate the views to a fairytale-like environment waiting for the fairies and elves of folk legends to be shown up.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Agia Kyriaki Church, Steni Dirfyos Greece
As we approach the Chapel of Agia Kyriaki and stop for an outdoor BBQ picnic – lunch and a coffee will give us the extra strength to go on. The Chapel is built inside a small cave surrounded by plane trees forest and crystal running waters. This small Chapel has a specialty, the Holy Room is not directed to the East as most of the Christian Orthodox churches have but is directed to the South. Inside the Holy Room crystal waters spring up and it’s believed by many as Holy Water.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Dirfi, Dirfis 340 14, Greece
After the adventurous cross of a narrow gorge we pass the mountain refuge at 1100m and continue until the top of the ridge of mount Dirfis at 1743m, from this point we can admire the breathtaking views of the whole Evvoia Island. We descent through the dense “Black Forest” to our next destination, the traditional village of Steni, well known for the crystal water streams, the perennial plane trees, and chestnut forests.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Steni Dirfyos, Steni Dirfyos, Euboea Region, Central Greece
At the Steni village we have free time for a coffee or a visit to local shops for traditional shopping, Tea, oregano, wild herbs, local cheese, honey, handmade pasta, sweets, liqueurs are a few of the traditional products mount from mount Dirfis is generously produce.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Khalkis, Khalkis, Euboea Region, Central Greece
Our path now descends towards Chalkis, we visit the picturesque city and we pass above the exceptional drop-slide bridge at the narrowest point of the channel. We have the time here to admire and photograph the as locally called “Crazy Waters” phenomenon, just before we hit the National Road on our way to return to Athens. Here before we go down the highway to return to Athens. Euripus channel is a narrow line of sea water 39m, width of 40m and depth of 8.5m connects North and South Euboean Gulfs and separates the Euvoia Island from Mainland Greece. It is worldwide known for a unique physical phenomenon takes place here, the waters are continuously moving and randomly change direction either to North or South Euboean Gulfs.
Duration: 2 hours