Boat from Ierapetra · 15 km Chrissi Island
A protected, uninhabited islet of juniper forest and shell-white shoreline, seen on a swim-stop cruise across turquoise water.
Thripti mountains · Near Vasiliki
Ha Gorge
One of the wildest ravines in Crete
The place
The Gorge of Ha lies in the region of Ierapetra, next to the village of Vasiliki, cut into the western face of the Thripti mountains. It is considered one of the wildest and most demanding gorges in all of Crete.
Barely a few metres wide in places and dropping through a chain of waterfalls and pools, Ha is a technical canyoning route — rope work, abseils and cold water — attempted only by experienced canyoners with the right guides and equipment. It is not a walking trail.
For everyone else, the gorge is spectacular from the outside: the great vertical gash in the mountain is visible from the plain below, and the drive up toward Thripti and Vasiliki is beautiful in its own right.
