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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Exploring Crete

Motorbike Hire Crete One of the reason that rental vehicles are so popular on Crete is that there is simply so much to see. Like any other country in Europe, in it's largest city and bigger towns there is a problem with heavy traffic, but once you head up the mountains, or along the coast the road is pretty much your own. With it's breathtaking views, open roads, beautiful coastlines and beaches, it is worth the while of every visitor to Crete to get out and explore! A typical mountain road on Crete
Pretty much any where you go you'll find beautiful coastline





Matala







Vai





Vai























Of course Crete is a mountainous island, an from pretty much everywhere there is a great view of the sea!










Matala









Agios Nikolaos











Heraklion harbour












Heraklion harbour













Not an uncommon scene in the mountains of Crete!






























There are several gorges in Crete which are passable by road
















Mountain scenes in Crete

















Did you know that there is the widest variety of birds of prey in Crete, from hawks, to carrion birds to eagles and vultures?

































Sunday, February 20, 2011

motorbike rental and touring Crete

These Photo's have been Kindly shared by Coral and Sagiv. Who visited Crete on their honeymoon. They had pre booked two Honda Shadows from our website and spent two weeks touring the island in style! Their adventure took them to every corner of the island. They hadn't booked a hotel but had no problems in finding rooms to rent and apartments.
They toured all the island and stayed in a different location every day. These photo's are of their adventure. Thank you Coral and Sagiv for sharing your adventure holiday with us!





Coral on the Honda Shadow


































Mountain roads in the south of Crete






































































Sagiv