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Hunters pause at Roussies cistern

You may be asked if you saw a hare or heard chukars (a chattering chorus in the early morning) on your trek. A threat to chickens, and killed at any time, are stone martins and weasels. Hunting dogs kill badgers. There are various rodents, bats, hedgehogs, frogs and harmless lizards. There are four different snakes but they are not dangerous to humans and it is quite unusual to see one. There are small scorpions but they are not a great threat. Centipedes sometimes get into boots overnight – it is worth checking in the morning.

Getting there

There are two ways of getting to Crete by air:

 by direct charter flight to a Cretan airport, and

 by scheduled flight (or charter flight) to Athens International Airport, followed by an internal (domestic) flight to Crete, or a ferryboat from Piraeus (the port of Athens) to a Cretan port.

At busy periods you may not be able to book the travel route or method of your choice. The following information should help to simplify arrival procedures and reduce the time it takes to get to the trailhead, but be aware that arrangements can change at any time.