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Full-Day Hiking Mount Taygetos Summit with Picnic
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Greece
About
Mount Taygetos is the highest mountain in the Peloponnese boasting a height of 2407 meters. Beautiful forests covering the sub-alpine area, gorges and ravines shaded by plane trees are features of an incredible landscape. Walking the trails of Taygetos, a hiker can witness the geological history of 200 million years. The highest peak of 2407m, a solid limestone forms an almost perfect pyramid considered a sacred place from ancient times. Hiking the highest peak was an important achievement for the ancient Spartans and still is today.
Highlights
7 hours
Offered in Greek & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
7 hours
Offered in Greek & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Picnic with local products
Photographs from the activity
Transfer from/to the meeting point
Tips or gratitude
Meeting Points
Departure
Γήπεδο ΟΑΣ
Magganiari Spring (there is plenty of space to park your vehicle)
Return
Important Information
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Mount Taygetos is the highest mountain in the Peloponnese boasting a height of 2407 meters. Beautiful forests covering the sub-alpine area, gorges and ravines shaded by plane trees are features of an incredible landscape. Walking the trails of Taygetos, a hiker can witness the geological history of 200 million years. The highest peak of 2407m, a solid limestone forms an almost perfect pyramid considered a sacred place from ancient times. Hiking the highest peak was an important achievement for the ancient Spartans and still is today.
Highlights
7 hours
Offered in Greek & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
7 hours
Offered in Greek & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Picnic with local products
Photographs from the activity
Transfer from/to the meeting point
Tips or gratitude
Meeting Points
Departure
Γήπεδο ΟΑΣ
Magganiari Spring (there is plenty of space to park your vehicle)
Return
Itinerary
Our hike to the highest peak of 'Prophet Elias' starts from the refuge of the Sparta mountaineering club at 1550m. Reaching the alpine meadows the smell of the fragrant shrubs and wildflowers dominate our senses where the most important the endemic herbal tea is dominant. On our way we stop to enjoy the spectacular vistas the mountain generously offers. We continue uphill to the so-called ''Portes'' meaning gates, a split of the ridge that marks our entry into the final part of our hike to the summit. Soon we will be walking the so-called ''immortal ridge''. A few more steps and we touch the summit plateau ''conquering'' the highest peak of the mountain at 2407m. The view from the top is bre...
