TURKEY
TREKKING ON LYCIAN PATHS
Duration: 8 days
All the year round, arrival on
Sunday
Price: € 675,-/person (1st November
2002 until 31st March 2003)
Price: € 735,-/person (1st April until 30th June,
1st-31st October 2003)
Price: € 785,-/person (1st July until 30th September
2003)
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View to the coast
during the ascent to Mount Tahtali
These daily trekking tours have been put together
for all those who want to discover walking the
most beautiful areas of the historical Lycian
peninsula and to come to know in this very natural
way part of Turkey far away from the mass tourism.
Our tours start from the little village at the
border of the Beydaglari National Park and lead
on partly historical trading paths either along
the untouched and wild sea cliffs or along the
"yaylas", the Turkish summer mountain
pastures, offering a long view to the green and
densely forested foothills of the Taurus Mountains
or to the Mediterranean Sea shimmering with all
turquoise and bright blew colours.
During our walking tours we repeatedly will encounter
single houses or small villages that give us an
idea of the close-to-nature way of life of the
local people who partly are descendants of the
"yörüks", the Turkish nomads. Their
way of life has been kept alive until today and
forms a sharp contrast to the ongoing modernization
of Turkey that takes more and more parts of the
coast area.
On our "day off" with no trekking in
the mountains, we will come to know other historical
aspects of Turkish culture, aspects that - which
is typical and also characteristic for all Turkey
- are thoroughly integrated in our modern life:
Join us on a boat trip to Olympos, visiting the
ruins of the famous old pirate's town, located
directly next to a peculiar holiday place for
backpackers worldwide; or come with us to a "hamam"
where we can experience the traditional Turkish
bath culture in its modernized form and surroundings.
And of course you will have plenty of possibility
to also take a look behind the culinary side of
Lycian culture: the cook of our hotel prepares
the most delicious dishes of the Lycian Cuisine!
Detailed tour program:
Note: Depending on the weather situation, it might
be necessary to modify the walking tour program;
in this case the modifications will be announced
in time before the flight to Turkey or directly
in Adrasan at least a day before the tours start.
1st day:
Flight to Antalya, transfer to Adrasan.![](tekking/korfez.gif)
Adrasan Bay Flight to Antalya and transfer to
your hotel in Adrasan. After having left Antalya
behind the road leads through the Beydaglari National
Park passing the green foothills of the Taurus
Mountains. Our destination Adrasan is situated
at the border of this beautiful national park
with its untouched landscape. Your accommodation
is a nice and cosy hotel that is at the same time
the starting point of our daily trekking tours.
(transfer ca. 2 hours)
2nd day:
tour to Sazak Bay.
Our first walking tour goes over tractor track
that is easy to walk on and leads almost all way
along the wonderful bay of Adrasan. This tour
is the "warming up" for the following
tours, as the differences in altitude are quite
low and there are no climbing sections on our
way. Already after quite a short time we have
got a marvellous view to the bay; this view accompanies
us almost all way long. Two hours later we leave
the track aside and descend towards Sazak Bay
that, sheltered by the surrounding mountains,
is a natural harbour and invites for a swim. After
lunch in Sazak Bay we walk back to Adrasan. (ca.
5 hours)
3rd day:
tour to Gelidonya Lighthouse.![](tekking/korfez2.gif)
Our today's trekking tour is characterized by
the view to the breath-taking cliffs at the coast
and to the Mediterranean Sea in the west of Adrasan
glistening in all silver and turquoise shades.
The bus will bring us after breakfast to the starting
point of the tour where we take the path to the
lighthouse. The "Five Islands" and the
"Water Island" form the backdrop to
our early lunch. Continuing on a small path along
the cliffs we can glance again and again through
the trees to the glistening sea and the islands.
After a short ascent the path winds its way slowly
down to Adrasan Bay, leading over a nice yayla
with a fresh water spring and ends directly at
the beach. From here is it only a short bit to
walk until we reach our hotel. (ca. 6 hours) Gelidonya
Lighthouse
4th day:
tour to Olympos.
The destination of our today's trek is Olympos.
Escorting for a while a riverbed with orange and
pomegranate plantations at both sides, the path
soon leaves the plain, winds through a small canyon
and leads to a handful of old deserted stone houses.
With the wide valley of Adrasan on hour left we
continue our way hillside along the Moses Mountains.
After a short time the path climbs steeply up
and brings us to a wide yayla. This place, where
we are going to have lunch, is situated like an
eagle's nest and gives us a marvellous view down
to Adrasan and its surroundings at our feet. After
lunch we cross the yayla place and start to descend
through the wood to Olympos where we come out
at the bizarre and strange tree houses that were
built up as an alternative accommodation place
for tourists and bring a hint of old Wild West
atmosphere. Here we will be picked up by our bus
and be brought back to our hotel in Adrasan. (ca.
7 hours)
5th day:
boat trip to Olympos or hamam in Finike.![](tekking/korfez3.gif)
Olympos Bay / Cirali Bay During summer time, we
go with a typical fisher's boat to Olympos. On
our trip we pass by the mountain ridges that we
climbed over yesterday, today from sea side. Several
stops in picturesque small bays invite us for
having a swim in the crystal-clear turquoise sea.
We have lunch on board before we continue to Olympos.
After a visit to the historical town Olympos we
have possibility to have a time at the beach,
the cleanest one in the whole area, until the
boat brings us back to Adrasan. - If the weather
is stormy as well as in winter time, we leave
after lunch with a bus to Finike, a nicely laid
out tiny town, known for its oranges also outside
Turkey. In a small typical hamam (mixed) we can
relax from the last days' walking tours. After
the hamam there is some free time to spend in
Finike before the bus brings us back to Adrasan..
6th day:
tour from Cirali to Ulupinar.
Today we start after breakfast with the bus to
the start of our trekking. We begin our trek at
the end of the small village Cirali and walk on
to Yanartas, the eternal flames, where according
to an old Greek legend the monster Chimera had
lived. After a short stop at the flames we continue
our way up to the first ridge where we rest for
an early lunch, enjoying a beautiful view down
to the bay of Cirali. Our path leads then upwards
through dense forest, every now and then a small
stream crosses our way. Below Ulupinar we come
out at a tractor track and continue on this until
we reach our destination: the famous trout restaurants
of Ulupinar. In the most popular one we take a
place at the terrace (if weather is nice) and
enjoy the fantastic view to the impressive summit
of Mount Tahtali, our destination for tomorrow.
We have early dinner in this restaurant (speciality:
Turkish starters and baked trout) before we return
by bus back to Adrasan. (ca. 5 hours)
7th day: tour
to Mount Tahtali.![](tekking/korfez4.gif.gif)
Our today's trekking is the highlight of the tour,
in the literal sense: Mount Tahtali is 2.375 meters
high and dominates the whole Beydaglari National
Park. For the climb to Mount Tahtali we have to
be sharper this morning and must get up a bit
earlier. We first go by bus to the tiny mountain
village Beycik where we start with the ascent.
The path leads first through coniferous forest
to a very nice yayla with water sources that provide
fresh water almost all the year around. From this
place we climb up to the saddle. Here we refresh
our energies with lunch before we start to climb
to the summit. The ascent takes ca. Mount Tahtali
two hours, takes us over a scree face and rocky
landscape, and isn't what you could call easy,
but the magnificent view from the summit makes
up for the effort: Far down at our feet the national
park with the green foothills folds upwards, at
the horizon the beach of Adrasan glistens as a
small light ribbon, we also see Olympos Bay, the
total view is bounded by the high summits far
inside the Taurus Mountains at our back, by Finike
in the west and by Antalya and sometimes even
by Alanya in the east. We slowly start to descend
from the summit again, come to our lunch place
and walk back again to Beycik where the bus picks
us up and brings us back to our hotel in Adrasan.
- If the weather circumstances shouldn't permit
the climb to the summit, we alternatively trek
through to Yaylakuzdere, a small typical mountain
village at the back side of Mount Tahtali. In
this case our bus would pick us up in Yaylakuzdere.
(ca. 8 hours)
8th day:
transfer to Antalya, flight back.
Transfer to Antalya Airport.
Departure
times for the trekking tours:
At 10:00 for the tour to Sazak Bay and from
Cirali to Ulupinar (in winter time a bit
earlier).
At 9:00 for the tour to Gelidonya Lighthouse
and to Olympos (in winter time a bit earlier).
At 8:00 for the tour to Mount Tahtali with,
according to the weather, ascent to the
summit (in winter time a bit earlier).
At 10:00 for the boat trip or at 15:00 for
the hamam.
Physical
requirements:
Our tours go over 5-8 hours each and lead
over ground of different composition, such
as stony tractor tracks, forest, small goat
paths, and scree faces at the summit. For
this reason our tours demand steady foot
stepping and a good physical condition!
To
bring with you to the tour:
- Worn in trekking boots or straight trainers
- Bottles for drinking water (total 2-3
litres)
- Sunglasses (if needed also headgear)
- Sun oil
- Wind-tight warm outer clothing (ascent
to Tahtali Summit)
- Waterproof jacked (depending on the season)
- Sticking-plaster, dressing materials
Included in the price:
- All transfers as in the program
- Welcoming (with welcome drink) at your
arrival at the hotel, welcoming done by
one of the tour guides
- Accommodation in the hotel as in the program
(7 nights in double room)
- Full board: breakfast in hotel, lunch
(tours: lunch packet; boat trip: lunch on
board; hamam: lunch in hotel); dinner in
hotel (starter, main course, fruit), one
dinner in trout restaurant
- 5 trekking days with English speaking
trekking guide (subject to alterations in
case of illness etc.)
- Boat trip (May-October) or hamam (November-April
and also with stormy weather) as in the
program
- Entrance fees for visiting Olympos and
Yanartas
- Min. 4 persons / max.: 12 persons (tour
price for groups from 4 person, if the group
is smaller than 4 persons, there will be
charged an extra price of € 50,-/ missing
person).
Not
included in the price:
- Individual expenses such as drinks, souvenirs,
etc.
- Drinks at lunch (boat trip, hamam) and
at dinner
- Usual fees, etc.
- Vaccinations, insurances, etc.
- Additional costs in case of illness, mountain
rescue services, alteration of the program
in the case of acts of God or in case of
changes in arrival time at the airport
Additional
services - to be booked before flight to
Turkey:
Single room supplement (€ 89,- (November
2002-March 2003), € 99,- (April-June and
October 2003),
€ 109,- (July-September 2003)); prices for
another week in the hotel on request.
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Our hotel:![](tekking/ourhotel.gif)
Our nice and cosy hotel is situated in a quiet
area approximately 100 meters away from the beach,
at the north-east edge of Adrasan Bay. Our hotel
is surrounded by different mountain ridges and
is the ideal start point for trekking tours.
The 15 rooms are on two floors. In each room there
is bath/toilet with 24 hours warm water, the rooms
in the first floor additionally have a little
balcony with view to the nearby mountains or to
the river. In some of the rooms there is also
an air condition.Our hotel is directly next to
a small quiet river and has an own hotel restaurant
with a lovely restaurant area that is arranged
partly right at the river and partly on bridge-like
wooden platforms integrated directly into the
river.A garden with lush vegetation and a tiny
orchard with orange and mandarin trees invite
for a relaxing rest in one of the hammocks.
Conditions for entry to Turkey:
Valid passport or identity card.
Vaccinations:
Not obligatory, however we recommend to fresh
up the tetanus vaccination if necessary.
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