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Boat trip from Sfakia.
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Boat trip
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Loutro and Sweet Water beach
Sfakia5–7 hours
Loutro is the car-free village west of Sfakia, reached by boat or on foot. Sweet Water, Glyka Nera, is a pebble beach further along the same coast, with a spring behind the stones. A day boat from Sfakia can land you at one or both and pick you up later. There is no road to the village. If you miss the last boat you are staying, or walking. The usual length is 5–7 hours, and the months that usually work are April to October. It suits people who want the south coast without a gorge. It is a bad plan in a heavy swell, when the small boats stop, and a silly rush if you also hoped to hike Samaria. The ferry quay is in Chora Sfakion. Boats run through the day in season toward Loutro and Agia Roumeli. Check the last return before you swim.
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Sfakia boat to Loutro and Agia Roumeli
Sfakia2–4 hours
The south-coast boat from Sfakia is local transport as much as a tour: Loutro, Agia Roumeli, and sometimes Sougia. Hikers use it to leave Samaria. Everyone else uses it to see a coast with almost no road. Tickets are sold at the quay. It is not a cruise with a meal and a lagoon, and the timetable thins in the shoulder season. The usual length is 2–4 hours, and the months that usually work are April to October. It suits independent travellers and anyone finishing a gorge. Skip it if you need a narrated trip or a guaranteed swim stop. The boat’s job is the villages. Walk down to the Sfakia quay. Buy the return for the boat you can actually catch. Accommodation in Loutro is the backup if the wind stops the evening run.
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Boat tripMarmara beach by boat
Sfakia4–6 hours
Marmara is a pebble beach west of Loutro, under the Aradena gorge, with a few rooms and a taverna in season and no road. You arrive by boat from Sfakia or Loutro, or by walking down the gorge. The swim is the point. Staying long enough to miss the boat is the mistake. The usual length is 4–6 hours, and the months that usually work are May to October. It suits a quiet south-coast swim. It is not a beach for small children who need sand and shade, and it is the wrong add-on to a Samaria hike the same day. Take the small boat from Sfakia or Loutro and confirm the pickup. Walking out via Aradena is only for people who meant to hike.
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FAQ
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- Loutro and Sweet Water beach starts from Sfakia. The ferry quay is in Chora Sfakion. Boats run through the day in season toward Loutro and Agia Roumeli. Check the last return before you swim.
- Loutro and Sweet Water beach usually runs April to October. Sfakia boat to Loutro and Agia Roumeli is closer to April to October. Wind and opening hours still change individual days.
- This page lists 3 types. Loutro and Sweet Water beach takes 5–7 hours. Sfakia boat to Loutro and Agia Roumeli takes 2–4 hours. Pick the one whose length you can actually give.