We took all the highlights and the most beautiful part of the Eastern part of the Lycian Way and made itinary for you. The tour combines 14 days of trekking at beautiful villages and bays, pine and cedar forests. You will discover the amazing flora (some of them are endemic ones) grove up at the skirts
of Toros Mountains where once Lycians and Romans were lived and built glorous antique cities in the past. The program is starting in Antalya and walking part finishing in Kas. At the end 2 days blue cruise from Kas to Antalya will be relaxing, swimming and sunbathing all day. Accommodations are in lovely small hotels and pensions.
Included services:
- Charterflight in the economyclass (incl. taxes) from Europe to Antalya and back
- All land transfers
- 11 nights in a three star hotel or small pension with shower and WC, on half board basis, two nights in a gullet with shower and WC, in a double room
- Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
- Program like below
- English speaking guide during all tour
Not included services:
- Beverages, lunches and personal expenses
- Facultative facilities, tips
Tour itinary:
1st day: Arrive to Antalya
Meeting you at the Antalya airport and transfer to the hotel in the city center. In the evening there will be short briefing and our guide will give information about the tour.
2nd day: Göynük Yaylasi - Gedelme
We start with a short cultural walk in the old town of Antalya, after 1 - 1, 5 hours transfer by bus we will reach to the summer village of Göynük. From here we start walking and carry on mostly downhill until we reach the village Gedelme where we finish today. We stay over night in a small pension in Gedelme.
3rd day: Yaylakuzdere - saddle of Mt. Tahtali
Aftera short drive we arrive to the village Yaylakuzdere then we visit a family shortly before starting. We start to walk up first in pine trees and carry on in huge cedar forests until we reach to the saddle of Mt Tahtali with a wide flat on an altitude of 1.850 m. After have lunch break here we are starting to descend now to another village called Beycik, where our coach is waiting to transfer us to the beautiful, quite beach of Adrasan. We´ll stay here in the hotel for the next 3 days.
4th day: Ulupinar - Olympos Beach via Chimeara flames
From the mountains to the coast! We are starting in the village Ulupinar. We are ascending to a ridge, where we have a great view to the bay of Cirali. We will see also the uper flames of Chimeara here. Then we start descending from a steep downhill and get to the lower flames beside the ruins of a church from the Byzanthean time period. After having a rest here we are walking further to the wonderful beach of Olympos. After having a swimming break here we visit the ruins of the antique Lycian city Olympos.
5th day: Olympos - Adrasan
We start in Olympos from a narrow valley and climb up to a hill. When We reach to saddle of Musa dag
(Mt. Moses) with shepperd cottages on it, we will have a wonderful panaromic view. After have a lunch break here we start to descend on bending path in the forest. Our trek finishes in green houses of Adrasan. The afternoon could be used for a relax at the beach.
6th day: Adrasan - Gelidonia Lighthouse
We start in the forest just behind our hotel and todays walk is along the coast, maybe the most beautiful part of the Lycian way. It takes us to the old lighthouse of Gelidonia. We will have a break here to enjoy the view. From the lighthouse the walk is finishing on the big road near the coast of Karaöz. Today it is time to change the destination for accommodation. We will have a transfer to Kaleücagiz to our small pension in the pier, called Onur Pension where we will stay 4 nights.
7th day: Free day
This is free for relaxing. As we are very closed to the antique city Myra which famous with its tombs , there is an option to make a day trip to Myra and the church of St Nicholas.
8th day: Kapakli - Üçagiz through Simena Castle
The bus will take us the the village Kapakli. Today we are walking in fields and forests, passing an hidden ancient city called Istlada. When we reach to the coast, castle of Simena meet us. After visiting the castle we will carry on walking to Ücagiz to our pension. If you wish small boat transfer to Ücagiz will be possible with little extra cost.
9th day: Üçagiz - Sahilkilinçli
Todays walk again is embossed with natural and historical beauties. We are walking today along the coast, crossing two antique cities of Aperleia and Apollonia from the early Lycian time period. The walk is finishing after the visit of the ruins of Apollonia near the village Sahilkilincli.
10th day: Sahilkilinçli - Karebelen
We are starting from the village Sahilkilincli with a long descend to the coast where we will walk a long time. On the way we will pass another city ruins from the Lycian but there is not much info remains about this city. It will be an option of swiming in the sea during the lunch break. The walk ends in Karabelen, closed to Kas. Transfer from here to Kas to the hotel.
11th day: Blue cruise from Kas to Antalya
We get up the anchor for a 2 days blue cruise along the beautiful bays of Lycian coast. After walked and expolored the beatiful paths of Lycian way now time to swim and sunbath on a boats deck, time for total refreshment. We will stop for the first night at the bay Gökkaya and for the second night bay of Phaselis. There is an option to get out of the boat and visit the ruin city Phaselis in the forreast which Alexander the Great loved and has spent a whole Winter.
12th day: Cruise
Relaxing on boat.
13th day: Back to Antalya
In Kemer we are getting out of the gullet and have a transfer to the hotel in the city centre. Afternoon is free for relaxing. We sugggest visiting the museum of Antalya after this walk, actually it will complete the exploring of cultural highlights on the Lycian way.
14th day: Flight home
Transfer to the airport and flight home. |