This tour includes the actual starting point of  "The Lycian Way" which starts from the famous bay of Ölüdeniz near Fethiye and reaches to Antalya with passing higlights of the trail. The Lycian way trail is a long distant walking route of 509 km and Sunday Times has voted it as one of 10 most beautiful trekking trails of the world. In this program we are offering 9 days walk of this long route two days boat tour at the Lycian coast. With this tour also you will explore the Lycian ancient cities like Xanthos, Patara, Apollonia, Myra, Sunken city of Kekova and we will stop at beautiful beaches for swiming breaks like in the other Lycian way tours. In order to keep the transfers short, we stay in different locations, the first one is the wonderful bay of Ölüdeniz, and the second is Patara and the others are lovely seaside town of Kas and a pier town Ucagiz in Kekova.

Included services:

• Charterflight in the economy class (incl. taxes) to Dalaman and back
• All land transfers 
• 12 nights in a three star hotel or small pension on half board basis, in a double room
• 2 nights in a gullet with shower and WC full board basis in a double room
• Luggage transfer hotel to hotel
• English speaking guide during all tour
• Entrance fees for antique cities and national parks

Not included services:

• Lunches, drinks 
• Extra facilities and personal expenses
• Tips

Tour itinary:

1st day: Arrive to Dalaman
We meet you in the airport and with 1 - 1,5 hours transfer will take you to the hotel in the bay of Ölüdeniz.

2nd day:  Ovacik to Faralya
The first walk starts from Ovacik, just above the famous bay of Ölüdeniz after 15 minutes of transfer by minibus. During the walk we experience Babadag's great view on the left and on the rightside the vivid seascappes of Oludeniz bay. The trek will finish in Faralya very close to Butterfly valley. Before get in to the minibus, we will have a break for drink in a small local restourant and savour the great view of the  striking cliffs of the valley from the top. In the afternoon, there is enough time to go for a swim in the sea.

3rd day:  Faralya to Alinca
We start after passing the point where we finished the walk in previous day. We have a 3 hours walk in the smell of oregano to the Kabak bay first, then we have a break at "Mamas´Restaurant". Kabak is a farmer village which is set above the beach. After break and enjoy the nice wiev over the bay, we continue  from the steep path to just over the restaurant and our route starts ascending across the ridge of Kabak village and continues alongside of the bay to the village Alinca with a path in forest and terraced fields. The wiev on the right will be breathtaking and behind the strawberry trees the sea will blink us. After a small break in Alinca, with a short transfer we arrive to Patara for our next for days.

4th day: Alinca to Bel
With minibus transfer we back to Alinca village in the morning. From Alinca we first go down towards steep cliffs and go on walking just above the sea shore. Our walk will continue today in changing landscapes and scenery between fields, forests and old olive trees. We will end in small village Bel and our minibus will take us back to our pension in Patara.

5th day: Bel to Karedere beach
Our minibus will take us to the village Bel, where we start the walk downhill to the beach Karadere. The walk is mostly downhill, but it will be an ascend on the asphalt road in the second half of the walk just before we reach the wonderful sandy beach of the turtoises. At the beach again we have swimming break and can have a cold drink at the beach before we drive to the hotel.

6th day: Akbel to Patara beach
The last walk is starting in a town called Akbel and goes on throug olive trees than suddenly we see the marvellous aqueduct of Patara which is locally called as "delik kemer", meaning "hole aqueduct". The aqueduct dated back to Lycian period and it is a sample of Enginering for those times. After have a lunch break beside the walls of the aqueduct we go on along the aqueduct ruins and reach to antique city of Patara. At the end we will explore the amphitheater of the city and finish the tour at famous sand beach of Patara. Total it takes 5 hours walk and a short transfer to the hotel in Kalkan.

7th day: Gokceoren - Cukurbag
Todays walk will be a long walk with wonderful natural and historical highlights. The walk is beginning after an hour drive in a mountain village called Gökceören. Its a beautiful village which most of the people living in Summertime. The elevation of the walk will be around 1.000 m. Small  ascends and descends will be taking us to the ruins of Phellos, to a worship place of the old Lycians then we end in the village Cukurbag. As we are closed to the lovely tourism town Kas, we are heading for Kas for a night in the hotel. Day  08: Bayindir - Apollonia After spend one night in Kas in the morning we are continuing our tour towards Antalya and our minubus takes us Bayindir village. We are following the path along the rocky coast. We are passing some 2 ruins on the way, tombs from the old Lycian time period, 5th and 6th century B.C.. The walk of this day is ending in the village Sahilkilincli where the ruin city Apollonia is, but the ruins will be visited the next day. From here transfer to Ücagiz, a small fishing village to our small guest house where we will be staying for the next 4 days.

8th day: Free day / Visiting Myra ruins
This day is free for you to rest. 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. We will have time to spend in Demre to see towns bazaar also and shop if you like.

9th day: Apollonia to Ücagiz
After one day rest we will be on paths again! The walk of this day is on the lower coast side along wonderful small rocky bays. First we are visiting the ruins of the old Lycian city Apollonia from the 5th century B.C.. Further we will be passing the ruins of Aparleia which is from the same period. After a lunch break in a fishermans restaurant in a lonesome bay the walk lasts one more hour till Ücagiz .

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: Kapakli - Ucagiz via 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 meat us. After visiting the castle we will carry on walking to Ucagiz to our pension. If you wish small boat transfer to Ucagiz will be possible with little extra cost.

12th day: Cruise from Ucagiz, Kekova to Kemer
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 explore the Lycian coast from the sea, time to swim and sunbath on a boats deck. In the first day of the cruise our boat will take us to the ruins of the Kekova sunken city and we see the ruins from the boat now covered with vivid sea woter, a house stairs half of it under the sea going to deep and half of it over the sea look like going to the sky because there is no house on it anymore. 

13th day: Boat trip
After some swimming stops in nice bays we are anchoring in the bay Gökkaya which is surrounded by bizarre rock formations and for the second night in the 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. 

14th day: Antalya
Transfer to Antalya, free time After an early breakfast on the boat and going one more hour, we are getting out of the gullet in Kemer and will be transfered to the hotel in the city centre. Afternoon is free for exploring Antalya and last shopping. We sugggest you to visit the museum of Antalya after this walk, actually it will complete the  exploring of cultural highlights on the Lycian way.

15th day: Flight back home
After the breakfast we check out the hotel and transfer to the airport of Antalya and flight home back.