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Greek Trekking - Zagoria Circuit
Altitude 2,000m Grade: T3/Backpacking
Greek Trekking - Zagoria Circuit
A Self Guided visit the Vikos Canyon, Dragon Lake of Gamilla and delightful Zagorian Villages
This Self Guided Greek Trekking trip will be guaranteed to run with a minimum of 2 participants travelling together
Our trip starts and finishes on the delightful island of Corfu, now served well with budget flights from London and Manchester.
This shorter, self-guided, trek to the Pindos Mountains of northern Greece concentrates on the Zagoria region, staying overnight in three of the region’s most delightful villages of Monodendri, Papingo and Tsepelovo, where old stone-built and stone-roofed houses provide quaint accommodation.
You will trek through the Vikos Canyon from Monodendri to Papingo, a spectacular day’s walking through the well shaded floor of the canyon – one of the deepest in Europe. Above Papingo a long steady climb takes you up to a mountain refuge perched on a ridge below the summit of Astraka at just under 2000m. You have a day to explore from the refuge, visiting the Drakolimini of Gamilla or, for the fit and experienced, making an ascent of either Astraka (2436m) or Gamilla (2497m). A pleasant day then takes you across the high limestone pastures and down to Tsepelovo for two nights, giving you time to visit the Vikakis gorge and the unique 3-arched packhorse bridge near Kipi, before returning to Corfu for your flight home.
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It is essential for a trip of this type that you are adequately insured. When researching insurance options, please ensure the policy covers you for the following:
- Cancellation or curtailment
- Helicopter rescue (most insurance companies will no longer cover for ‘search and rescue’ but providing you stay with the group, they will assist with ‘rescue’)
- Repatriation
- The altitude that you are expected to attain
- The location especially when travelling to Antarctica
- Grade of trek/climb/expedition
- Medical cover
Adventure Peaks partners with Global Rescue to offer the world’s leading travel protection services. Medical and security emergencies happen. When they do, we rely on Global Rescue to provide our clients with medical, security, travel risk and crisis response services. Without a membership, an emergency evacuation could cost over $100,000. More than one million members trust Global Rescue to get them home safely when the unexpected happens. We highly recommend our clients enroll with Global Rescue, in particular for peaks over 7000m:
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We are aware the following provide insurance:
For UK based clients:
Expeditions and Treks under 7000m - Campbell Irvine Direct : http://www.campbellirvine.com/AdventurePeaks
HCC Medical Insurance Services: LLC sales@hccmis.com Tel: 1-800-605-2282
Travelex Ins. Services: www.travelexinsurance.com Tel: 1-800 228 9792
True Traveller Ins: www.truetraveller.com Tel: 0333 999 3140 for treks including over 4500m
Austrian Alpine Club (UK) www.aacuk.org.uk Tel: +44 (0)1929 556870
Rothwell & Towler: www.world-first.co.uk Tel: 0345 908 0161 (under 6400m)
J S Insurance: www.jsinsurance.co.uk Tel: 0844 848 1500
Snowcard: www.snowcard.co.uk Tel: 01295 660836
The B.M.C.: www.thebmc.co.uk Tel: 0161 445 6111 (call and speak to Jim. Please note the BMC cannot cover Mt Damavand)
Dogtag: www.dogtag.co.uk Tel: 0800 036 4824 (Check excess etc)
For non-UK based clients:
HCC Medical Insurance Services: LLC sales@hccmis.com Tel: 1-800-605-2282
Travelex Ins. Services: www.travelexinsurance.com Tel: 1-800 228 9792
True Traveller Ins: www.truetraveller.com Tel: 0333 999 3140 for treks including over 4500m
Austrian Alpine Club (UK): www.aacuk.org.uk Tel: +44 (0)1929 556870
AXA Worldwide Travel Ins: www.axainsurance.com Tel: +44 (0)844 874 0360
Ingle International: www.ingleinternational.com Tel: (USA) 1.800.360.3234
Insure for Less: www.insure4less.com.au (Australian clients)
You do not have to use any of the above, but if you make your own insurance arrangements documentary evidence of your own policy is required.
Please forward the details of your Insurance as soon as you have it: we need the insurance company’s name, their 24 hour emergency telephone number and your insurance policy number – admin@adventurepeaks.com