Winter Walking Week – Guided Group Holiday 2025

We believe that you can enjoy nature to the fullest when you travel in a small group. The groups are therefore never larger than 12 participants. The minimum number of participants for the trip to take place is 4.

For your personal expenses on Karpathos (dinners, drinks and snacks) you should count on about € 150,-.

Our tour & hiking guides are Dutch and Swedish and English-speaking hiking experts.

In addition to our guides’ knowledge of and love for nature, history and culture, we also like to share our enthusiasm for hiking.

The tour and hiking guides are there to do everything they can to make the trip as great as possible. All guides are trained in First Aid and work with respect for nature, culture and the environment.

It is important that you make sure you have good equipment. For the excursions and hikes you should have a daypack with enough space for snacks, a large water bottle, a jacket or vest and possibly a camera and/or binoculars.

• -daypack with a capacity of at least 25 litres
• -(mountain) hiking boots with thick (profile) soles, preferably high-closing and broken in (due to possible overweight or loss, we advise you to put on your walking shoes during the flight or to transport them in hand luggage)
• -breathable clothing, but also something warm for in the evening
• -swimwear
• -rain jacket and cardigan or sweater
• -suntan lotion, sunglasses and sun hat
• -insect repellents (with DEET)
• -large water bottle or hydration backpack (camelbak) of at least 1.5 to 2 litres or several small bottles
• -for picnics during the walks: seat mat and pocket knife
• -optionally extendable hiking poles
• -a towel for swimming
• -debit card
• -some cash (payment by PIN or credit card is not possible everywhere, but we have ATM’s in Pigadia)
• -no more than 20 kg baggage
• -valid passport or ID card (must not be expired)
• -copies of travel and health insurance
• -optionally a compass, binoculars, camera, plant and bird guide
• -any first aid supplies you may need, such as: stretch bandages, sports tape or means for masking blisters
• -toiletries 

Have you visited the island during the summer months and you’re now curious to see it during its wintersleep period? Or you’ve heard about Karpathos and look for the calmest time to visit? Even though the islanders are relaxing a lot more in the winter after the hard work from the summer, you will find plenty of places to go to for food and drinks. The local inhabitants are out and about on the street themselves a lot more since there is less tourism in the winter and therefor less work to do. You’ll get a sense of how it would be to live on Karpathos as a foreigner when visiting the island in the off-season. 

You won’t find sun-beds on the beaches nor are the touristic shopping streets functioning this time a year, but there are plenty of restaurants open like To Ellinikon, Ciao, Apse Vise, Del Mar, and many more. The villages all have their local tavernas open with the biggest difference from summer to winter being the now Greek menu for the locals. The islanders are still very welcoming to tourists in the winter months. They are just expecting it less, so you’ll get into interesting conversations more easily with the locals.

This trip is not suitable for participants with reduced mobility.