8-day – Mt. Olympus! “The mountain of the gods II”
Code name: “The mountain of the gods II”.
Trip profile: An 8 day / 7-night high quality walking holiday program on the higher Mt. Olympus. This high-altitude walking program offers the best possible opportunity to someone to stand on all the main summits of this historic mountain and experience the best of it in every respect, as it is a place which has so much to offer! An alpine for most of its length trek, covering almost the full range of the mountain i.e. the south, central & north higher Mt. Olympus, aiming for all the major summits, graded as 70% moderate and 30% challenging. Definitely a “super must” for every mountain walker.
Trip dossier:
Country: Greece.
Region: Higher Mt. Olympus.
Duration: 8 days / 7 nights.
Period: Second half of June, July, August, first half of September.
Type: Individuals & Family (min age 16 years) / High mountain trekking.
Level: Challenging.
Minimum size of group 4 – 8 persons.
Price: 1180€ p.p. (Based on two sharing room)
Find the detailed Itinerary below.
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Vacation Style Holiday Type
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Hiking
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Mountain
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Activity Level Highly Demanding
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Min age 16 years
- Day 1 Arrival
- Day 2 Litochoro – Enipeas gorge crossing – Prionia location. From 300m to 1100m
- Day 3 Prionia – Melitzani – Kalogiros meadows (south-west summit circuit). From 1100m to 2250m
- Day 4 From 2250m to 2700m & 2816m and down to 2650m
- Day 5 2650m – Christaki summit – Skolio summit – Skala summit – Muses’ plateau. From 2650m to 2707m to 2911 to 2880m to 2700m
- Day 6 Muses’ plateau – Mytikas – Muses’ plateau. From 2700m to 2918m to 2700m.
- Day 7 Muses’ plateau – Lemos ridge - Petrostrouga
- Day 8 Departure
- Pricing policy “Plan your own holiday”
Price: 1180.00 Euros p.p.
The price is VAT inclusive
- 7 days full board (breakfast, lunch & supper) while on the mountain from day 2 to day 7.
- 7-night accommodation – 2 nights camp, 3 nights mountain refuge & 2 nights hotel.
- Local road transfers when needed.
- Mule support on days 3, 4 & 5 for carrying camping / kitchen gear & food / water supplies.
- Guiding throughout the hiking program.
- Specialized safety equipment and guiding for the highest summit ascent.
- Hot drinks (coffee, tea) and cookies. during the trek.
- Drinking water while on the mountain.
- Alcoholic drinks.
- Transfer from the airport to Litohoro and back.
- A day back pack (30 to 50 lt.).
- A pair of good walking boots.
- Fleecy jacket and pullover.
- Wind proof / water repellent breathable jacket.
- Extra tee shirts, under wear and three pairs of good socks for walking.
- While on Mt. Olympus, it is advisable to have a sheet or a very light sleeping bag for using it as a sheet, as the refuges provide only blankets.
- Two – three seasons sleeping bag for the camp.
- Water flask or simply a plastic water bottle.
- Sun glasses.
- Sun and head worming hat.
- Sun protective cream.
- Telescopic poles.
- Head lamp.