TOUR ITINERARY

1st day: Welcome
Flight to Antalya or Dalaman. Transfer to Fethiye to the hotel, transfer time 45 minutes.
 

2nd day: Ovacik - Faralya
After breakfast, you have a short transfer to the starting point of the Lycian Way. On the first hike, you have a wonderful view of the 2,000 m high Babadag and the lovely beach of Oludeniz. You will pass two quaint villages before ending the hike above the Butterfly Valley. Overnight in a family pension.
 

3rd day: Faralya - Alinca
Your hike begins today from the pension, first through the village of Faralya, then with wonderful views of the sea over the Kabak. Now you have the choice: either you first descend to the beach for a refreshing swim break and hike from the beach up to Alinca or you hike without a swim around the valley to the village of Alinca. Overnight in a family pension in the village of Alinca.
 

4th day: Alinca - Bel
Directly from your pension, you follow a steep path towards Sancakli Bay and further into the village of Gey. Your efforts will be rewarded with breathtaking views. After a rest, the panoramic hike continues to the village of Bel, the end of today's hiking stage. You will spend the night in Patara.
 

5th day: Bel - Karadere
We first drive you to Bel, where you finished your hike the day before. From Bel, you first walk on an unpaved gravel road, then through fields and forest to a steep descent, down to the plain you can enjoy the view of the sea. Then you climb up to a pass, from where you can enjoy a view of the 12 km long Patara beach. At the end of the hike, you have the opportunity to swim on the beautiful beach with very fine sand. You will spend the night in Patara.
 

6th day: Akbel - Patara
Today you hike in historical traces! After a short drive, you will reach the village of Akbel. You walk about half the way on a historical aqueduct to the Delikkemer. There you can see how the Lycians led the water from one hill to another two millennia ago. The hike continues through olive plantations to the ancient of Patara, where St. Nicholas once lived for a long time. Overnight in Patara.
 

7th day: Akbel - Cavdir
A short transfer takes you to the starting point of the hike to the village of Akbel. Today's hike takes you inland, you pass several small rustic villages. Shortly before the village of Cayköy, you come to a stream at the beginning of the aqueduct of the Lycian capital, Xanthos, which still serves as the water channel of Cayköy. After the village, you come to the aqueduct, which partly leads over ancient bridges. The hike ends in Cavdir where you will be picked up and after a few kilometers, you reach Xanthos. Here you have the opportunity to visit the ancient city. Then a short transfer back to Patara.
 

8th day: Rückreise oder Verlängerung

After breakfast transfer to Dalaman airport and return flight (if you have booked the week-long variant).

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8th day: Gökceören - Cukurbag

The transfer to Gökceören takes about 45 minutes. You start the hike at the edge of the village of Gökceören along a stream bed. The path then winds its way onto a small mountain pasture from which you can enjoy an impressive view of the high Taurus Mountains. Arrived on a pass, you will visit the ruins of the ancient city of Phellos, hidden deep in the forest, once a cult city of the Lycians. The hike ends after descent to the village of Cukurbag. A short transfer takes you to the small coastal town of Kas. Overnight in Kas.

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9th day: Karabelen - Bogazcik

A short transfer takes you to Bayindir to the starting point of today's section. First, you hike into a small bay, then over a hill, constantly with a view to the sea. In some parts of this bay, you can enjoy a refreshing swim. The path continues along the coast to the next bay. Then an ascent past rock sarcophagi to the small village of Bogazcik begins. From here you will have a short transfer to Ücagiz, where you will spend the night in the pension.

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10th day: Bogazcik - Apollonia - Ücagiz

Transfer (30 min.) To Sahilkilincli. The hike starts above the village. Before today's hike, a detour to the ancient city of Apollonia is worthwhile. Then a path leads down to the narrowest part of the Sicak peninsula (possible to have a swim here). You walk through the ruins of the ancient city of Aparleia, crossing the neck of the peninsula. Then the path leads you along the rocky coast to Ücagiz to your accommodation.