Fethiye Adventure and Nature Tours 8 Day 7 Night Tour
Highlights
- ✓Fethiye 12 Islands Cruise Set sail on a full-day cruise to the picturesque 12 Islands. Swim, snorkel, and relax at stops like Yassıca Island and Tersane Island. Savor a freshly prepared lunch onboard while soaking in the coastal views.
- ✓Discover the serene beauty of the Dalyan Delta. Visit the Lycian Rock Tombs, carved into the cliffs. Take a boat ride through the reed-filled delta to Iztuzu Beach, famous for its loggerhead turtles. Enjoy a rejuvenating mud bath and thermal springs.
- ✓Pamukkale & Hierapolis Travel to the natural wonder of Pamukkale, known for its white travertine terraces. Explore the ancient city of Hierapolis, including its Roman theater and necropolis. Relax in the thermal pools or take a dip in Cleopatra’s Pool (optional).
- ✓Ephesus Exploration Visit the ancient city of Ephesus, one of the best-preserved Greco-Roman cities in the world. Marvel at landmarks like the Library of Celsus, the Temple of Artemis, and the Great Theatre. Enjoy a guided tour through the site’s fascinating history.
- ✓Sea Kayaking in Sunken City Kekova Head to Kekova for an unforgettable sea kayaking adventure. Paddle over the submerged ruins of a Lycian city, clearly visible in the crystal-clear waters. Stop at Simena Castle for panoramic views and explore the charming village. Swim and snorkel in secluded bays along the way.
- ✓Letoon, Xanthos, and Patara Tour Explore three iconic ancient Lycian sites: Letoon: A UNESCO World Heritage Site dedicated to the Lycian gods. Xanthos: The largest and most important city of Lycia. Patara: Known for its impressive ruins and its stunning sandy beach. Free time to relax and swim at Patara Beach.
- ✓Kayaking over sunken ruins to exploring UNESCO-listed sites and cruising along turquoise waters
Overview
Immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of Turkey’s natural landscapes and ancient wonders on this 8-day tour. From kayaking over sunken ruins to exploring UNESCO-listed sites and cruising along turquoise waters, this tour is the perfect mix of adventure and cultural discovery.
Route
Itinerary
(Dinner included)
You will be transferred from Dalaman airport or Fethiye bus station to your
hotel. On arrival please check into the hotel where your accommodation has been
reserved for the night. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day
is yours to enjoy party and explore Fethiye. Overnight in Fethiye.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
Kayak in the Mediterraneans turquoise blue waters of the Kekova region. Here
the ancient Lycians and later the Romans built a whole city on the main island
that extends like a breakwater in front of the villages of Kale (Simena) and Ucagiz.
Visit the Lycian rock graves and tombs, the half sunken Roman baths, the old
port, the Byzantine church and the Lycian-Roman houses! Our trip starts in the
charming little village of Kas where we get onto a minibus to the sea kayak
base in Ucagiz. After an introduction to basic kayaking we start our discovery
of intriguing ruins. We observe shy rock crabs, paddle by the sunken city, walk
up to the Byzantine-Ottoman Castle on Simena and have the time of our lives!
Included: transfer from and to your hotel, sea kayaks and all equipment,
professional guide, lunch. Overnight in Fethiye.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
After breakfast drive to Pamukkale which is the center of natural thermal
spring waters with healing properties. Due to the chemical properties in the
water, pure white colored travertines and stepped water terraces have been
created on the mountain slope. It is for its resemblence to cotton piles that
it is called ‘Cotton Castle’ in Turkish.
Visit the travertines and the ancient city of Hierapolis which has the biggest
Necropolis with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. The sacred pool also is one of
the highlights of the site. There shallow thermal waters ripple over a
wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins that lie beneath Overnight
in Kusadası.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
The tour begins by visiting the remains of the Artemis Temple, one of the seven
wonders of the ancient world. Afterwards, it proceeds to the spectacular main
site of Ephesus, undoubtedly the most superbly preserved Greco-Roman
city.Unmistakable highlights surviving among the ruins are the Celsius Library,
Agora, Theater, Odeon, Trajan Fountain, Domitianus Temple and Roman Latrines. Evening
Bus to Fethiye. Overnight in Fethiye.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
After breakfast drive to through pine and frankincense forests along a most
spectacular scenery of Taurus chain of mountains on one side, the Mediterranean
coast on the other.
After approximately an hour and fifteen minutes bus journey, were in Dalyan to
board our river boats.
Then a cruise along the maze of channels which join the nearby fresh water lake
Koycegiz and the Mediterranean.
Being a natural and massive fish farm, Dalyan is home to a great many species
of birds, fish and amphibians) egrets, kingfishers, silver mullets, bream, sea
bass, turtles, blue crabs etc. ).
First we visit the SULTANIYE SPA and mud baths on the lake. Its the oldest and
the best in the area .
The mud and the sulphurous springs with an ideal temperature and mineralistic
composition have been serving as rejunevating cut ten years off our ages,
beautifying not that any of the ladies need it, and therapeutic natural agents
for thousands of years.
After lunch at our restaurant on the water front back in the village, this time
we sail down-river along the antique city CAUNOS, which is especially famed
with the Ionic temple-like tombs of the kings in Lycian style dating back to
7th century BC.
Then its time for a swim break on the TURTLE BEACH which has been listed as one
of the worlds best ten. Keep cameras handy cause this might be your chance to
picture a CARETTA ie loggerhead, a gigantic marine turtle breeding in the area
for 95 million years. TravelShop Booking gives full satisfaction guarantee.
Overnight in Fethiye.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
At 09:30am we depart from Fethiye Harbor for a relaxing day exploring 4 to 6 of
the picturesque bays and islands in the Gulf of Fethiye. We stop at Flat
Island, an ideal place for children and inexperienced swimmers as the sea is
very shallow here at this small beach. We cruise to Cleopatras Bath, where you
may explore the area around the boat or the bath house itself. At Dock Yard
Island you can see the ruins of this important antique dockyard, unfortunately
destroyed by an earthquake in 1957. This trip is all about sunbathing,
swimming, relaxing and enjoying a nice meal! Included: boat trip and lunch.
Overnight in Fethiye.
(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)
After breakfast drive to Letoon - Xanthos – Patara. If you are looking for
inspiration about a particular period in history firstly stop at Letoon an
important religious centre for the Lycians. It is the site of three temples
given to the goddess Leto and her children Aphrodite and Artemis and other
remains include a spectacular theatre then next stop is Xanthos the political
capital of the Lycian Federation and a splendid example of Lycian Civilisation
with its Lycian buildings and monuments, the necropolis with typical Lycian
tombs and Sarcophagi, the funerary pillars, the Roman theatre, the agora, the
Byzantine church with mosaics, the Byzantine monastery. Finally, the beautiful
sandy beach at the Patara provides a welcome spot to swim and relax after a day
of indication into Turkey’s fascinating past. Overnight in Fethiye.
(Breakfast included)
After breakfast check out from the hotel. We hope your tour was a memorable one
and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another TravelShop Booking
Tour. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShopBooking
What's included
- ✓Accommodation
- ✓Guide
- ✓Transport
- ✓Other included
- ✓Hygiene protocol
Not included
- ✕Flights
- ✕Meals
- ✕Insurance
- ✕Other not included
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