Tour Detail
Transfer from Eğirdir to Saray Yolu Fountain (45mins). You walk through a rural landscape with tiny hamlets, wild horses and age old trees to the ancient city of Adada where 3 major temples are still standing alongside the smallest ancient theatre in Anatolia. You walk down along a well-preserved section of ancient Roman road where St. Paul may have walked himself to Sağrak village where you meet with the car for a transfer to Kasımlar (35mins). Dinner and overnight in pension in Kasımlar.
Day 5: Tota Pasture - Kasımlar (18km / 6hrs / +330m / -830m)
Transfer to the Tota pasture (20 mins). The walk takes you back to Kasımlar along a ridge top and the ruins of a Byzantine church and settlement. The descent is through the forest, which has an abundance of miniature wild tulips and other bulbs. From your high position you can enjoy spectacular views. Dinner and overnight in the same pension in Kasımlar.
Day 6: Fındık – Kesme (14km / 6hrs / +710m / -390m)
Transfer from Kasımlar to start of the walk in Fındık neighbourhood (10 mins). The spectacular route starts at a bridge across the river and will take you over the rim of the canyon on old paved paths, down through mysterious rock formations passing rural huts, ancient ruins while meeting many goats along the way. You meet with the car in Kesme and transfer to Çaltepe (1hr). Dinner and overnight at pension in Çaltepe.
Day 7: Kestanelik - Selge (10,5km / 3hrs / +490m / -350m)
You have a 20 mins. transfer to the start of the walk. Today's walk is not that long so a leisurely start is possible. You follow an age old route, at times beautifully paved, through a dreamy landscape of dark forest and imaginative rock formations. Reaching Selge ancient city you will have time to explore the ruins of many houses, a huge theatre and public buildings spread over several hillsides of this once huge city. Afternoon transfer to the pension on the banks of the Köprülü river (25 mins) for dinner and overnight.
Day 8: Köprülü canyon & departure
You can enjoy an optional swimming or rafting excursion on the river (pay locally). Depending on your flight you meet with the car for your transfer to Antalya (1hr 45mins).
ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS
Our programs ar not hard level and everybody can join so long as you are healthy and not have a balance problem or physical problem.
In our programs we don't walk too fast and we don't force anybody to hurry.
We don't set camping we prefer family run pensiones and hotels, bungalows.
Our program is not a professional marathon walk or a performance show.
We prioritize having fun and enjoying our holiday in our programs.
We prefer local people to have lunch in order to eat healthy, avoid luxuory,support rural economy.
We don't change accommodation often If not needed.
