8 days hiking between summer villages at high plateaus of the Toros Mountains. You will be at altitutes of around 1.000 - 2.500 m and passing a dozend of these Summer villages in one week. This tour shows us the lush nature ot the mountains of Turkey and village life at high plateaus, which still goes on nomadic way. These villagers keep mowing from their lower villages to high plateaus at the summer time for cool wheather and to feed their shep flocks. Our accommodation will be in tents near mountain lakes. You will enjoy the natural beauties of Toros mountains and explore the village culture beyond the busy beach tourism of the coast line.
Included services:
- Charter flight in economy class to Antalya and back
- All land transfers
- 2 nights in a three star hotel, on half board basis, in a double room .
- All meals during the treking part of the program
- Main luggages transfer between camp places ( small day bags need to be carried by hikers).
- English speaking guide during all tour.
- The cook, and cooking services.
Not included services:
- Drinks
- Personal expenses
- Tips
Tour itinary:
1st day: Antalya
Arrival in Antalya, transfer to the Hotel. The first night we are staying in the hotel.
2nd day: Karakisla Village - Lake Bottomless
Early in the morning we transfer to Alacabel, to a high pass in the North of Antalya. We start to hike from the mountain village Karakisla. After passing some more villages we are reaching Dipsiz Göl, meaning of "bottomless lake" at 1.700 m. Its a quite flat hike, but quite long. 20 km in 5 or 6 hours with stops in villages. Accommodation in the campsite, tent.
3rd day: Lake Ilvat
The trek continues from the camp, passing a mountain village and the shoulder of Mt. Gül (2.200 m). The next summer village is our camp, closed to the mountain lake Ilvat. The hike takes around 6 hours.
4th day: Akdag
Today we will pass an altitude of 2.500 m. We will trek to the village of our cook Mustafa. Because this village is his village, we will have more visitors in the campsite as usually. This trek will take around 6 hours.
5th day: Alaybeyler Village
Our way continues along rocky white mountain further to the village Namaras. Total hiking will be around 6 hours. From Namaras our minibus will take us and after 30 min. we arrive to the village Alay Beyler, to our campsite.
6th day: Lake Egri Göl
Today we ware walking to the biggest lake of the region, the Egri Göl. On the way we will pass one or two lakes depending on tour dates and how the winter passed. The campsite is very closed to the highest mountain of the area, Mt. Geyik. We are camping next to the lake. The trek takes 5 hours.
7th day: Mt. Geyik
Today we are ascending to the Mt. Geyik, which is one of the highest summits of the Western Toros Mountians, with altitute of 2.870 m. We are starting to trek after the breakfast from the camp. The climb takes approx. 7-8 hours. After descending to the camp site we are packing and leaving the camp to the hotel at the coast for the last night.
8th day: Flight home
In the morning transfer to the airport and flight back home. |