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This challenging new trek follows the highest and most rugged section of Turkey's first ever long-distance footpath - the Lycian Way. The route snakes its way through the Mediterranean's most dramatic coastline, to the limestone peaks of Mount Olympos, soaring high above the glittering sea. It descends through shady wooded valleys past the ruins of the Lycian city of Olympos to the isolated lighthouse on the ridge of Cape Gelidonia. The trek continues on coastal paths around the sheltered harbour and tiny islands of Ucagiz and ends with a day's boating, diving and swimming at the harbour village of Kas.
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Day 1 Meeting in Antalya
Day 2 -13 Trek from Goynuk to Kas
(Free day in Cirali /Olympos)
Day 14 Free day in Kas
Day 15 Return to Antalya. |
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Grade B / C Medium trekking with daypack.
Grade B: Treks mean that you will be on trek for 4-6 hours per day, with some loose stone and occasional steep ascents.
Grade C: Demands a bit of experience and fitness to tackle steep slopes and narrow, stony paths for up to
8 hours per day. |
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Customers should have a good quality sleeping bag, mat, good quality hard soled trekking boots, raingear, swimwear, sunhat and sunblock, and a 30-40 litre daysack. |
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Accommodation
9 nights in hotel or pension, 1 night in village house, 4 nights in camp.
Meals
Evening meals are soup or salads, main course and fruit or sweet. In camp, trekkers are expected to assist with the preparation of meals, clearing up and pitching their own tents. Lunches are picnics or barbecues or local restaurant lunches. Prices do not include water, soft drinks or alcohol, which are available at restaurants or at camp. |
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1050 €
Price includes all transfers (from/to Antalya), accommodations, guide, transfers, meals and mule support. One evening meal, soft drinks, beer and tips are not included as well as entrance fees to historical sites and museums.
Minimum 8 maximum 16 pax.
For groups under the minimum number, a surcharge of 150 € is added to the price. |
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Arrival in Antalya Check into Pension. Dinner in or around Old Town. |
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Transfer from Antalya to the beginning point of the walk, 75 mins. transfer. Walk through Hisarcandiri traverse to beginning of the valley down to Goynuk. (5-6 hrs. walk) Overnight at a pretty pension in Goynuk. |
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Trek from pension (50m) to Goynuk camp site (850m). Walk up gorge over switchback ridges beneath pine trees, with excellent views (possible swim en route) to pasture and orchards, camp near farmhouse. (6 hrs walk) |
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Trek to Gedelme (700m) and Yayla Kuzdere (900m). A varied day's walking over two passes to Gedelme village; explore the medieval castle and walk to a village house at Yayla Kuzdere. (6-7hrs) Supper and night in village house (shared rooms and sleeping bags). |
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Yayla Kuzdere to Cukur Yayla and base camp (1750m). A steady climb up a stream bed to the pastures of Cukur Yayla, just below Mount Olympos. Climb to our base camp on the shoulder of Mount Olympos. (4-5 hrs). Camp in cedar forest; campfire supper. Luggages are transferred by the mules. |
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Optional climb of Mount Olympos (2388m) and descent to Beycik (900m). Early start to climb Mount Olympos in time for spectacular morning views. Return to camp site for snack and descend via mulepath to village of Beycik. Transfer to Ulupinar for a fresh trout lunch, then on to pension in Cirali (2 nights).
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Free day at Cirali / Olympos. This ancient city, which gets its name from its view of Mount Olympos, was built on the banks of a river flowing into the sea at Cirali, which is a long sandy beach. Trekkers have an opportunity to explore the ruins, relax on the beach and swim. Optional evening trek to the eternal flame at the Chimaera, dinner at beach-front
restaurant.
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Trek over Musa Dag (650m) to Adrasan (0m). Walk through the city of
Olympos and up Musa Dag (Moses mountain), descend through forest, past deserted farmhouses to a pension near the sea at Adrasan. Supper and night in pension. (8 hrs) |
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Adrasan via Kizil Sirt (450m) to Gelidonia Lighthouse (200m). Walk a switchback route along cliffs overlooking sea to lighthouse at tip of Cape Gelidonia. (6-7 hrs) Chance to swim en route. Meet the lighthouse keeper and walk down to the vehicle to transfer to Karaoz for overnight in pension. |
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Karaoz to Ucagiz (sea level). Chance to swim. Transfer by vehicle to Finike for lunch. After lunch transfer to Kapakli. Walk to ruins of Simena, a castle above a tiny fishing village. Then onto Ucagiz-seaside pension (2 nights). |
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Kilincli (450m) to Ucagiz. Transfer to village of Kilincli, climb to Apollonia to explore ruins; descent over mulepaths to seaside ruins of Aperlae; optional swim and short coastal walk. (6 hrs) Pickup by boat; short cruise over a sunken city, supper on boat; return to base at Ucagiz. |
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Bogazkoy (450m) to Ulu Burun (sea level). Transfer to village of Bogazkoy. Walk past Roman watchtowers to beach; optional swim; seaside walk to beach near Ulu Burun, site of a bronze-age shipwreck. (6-7 hrs). Meet boat; barbecue supper, camp or sleep on boat. |
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Ulu Burun to Kas (sea level). Half-day walk on coastal paths; lunch at Limanagzi and transfer by boat to Kas (hotel; 2 nights). Opportunity to visit local market. |
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Free day in Kas with opportunities for diving, canoeing, paragliding or just shopping and swimming. Celebration dinner in smart local restaurant. |
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3.5 hour transfer to Antalya. |
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