SEPTEMBER 30: ANTALYA
Fly to Antalya. Transfer from airport to Antalya old city. Dinner in restaurant overlooking the sea. Night in Antalya.
OCTOBER 1: PHASELIS
Walk down to the harbour to a wooden gullet - sailing/motor boat. Cruise down the coast to the ruins of Phaselis, where Alexander the Great and his army wintered in 332 BC. Fish lunch on board the boat. Explore ruins, including harbours, baths, theatre, aqueduct, etc. Walk along the coast to Sundance Ranch; detached comfortable cabins in woodland in a river and seaside location. Dinner and night at Sundance.
OCTOBER 2: GEDELME
Drive up the valley to Gedelme (40 mins). Explore the local medieval castle and caves. Short transfer to the start of our walk (15 mins). Walk down a valley through forest, with interesting rocks and strata. Picnic en route. Finish at a waterside café; transfer to the Sundance Ranch (20 mins) again for dinner/night.
OCTOBER 3: GOYNUK VALLEY
Drive to upper Goynuk valley (1 hr). A day descending on mule track through wild forest around a deep gorge. Picnic lunch by a white-water river; opportunity for quick dip. Continue to Goynuk village and meet our bus for 30 min transfer to Sundance.
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OCTOBER 4: COASTAL WALK
Short transfer to the end of Tekirova village (20 mins). Undulating coastal walk initially on forestry track, then on an old miners track. Plenty of opportunities to swim, and views from the headlands. Picnic en route. Finish at our pension at Cirali beach. Dinner and night in pension.
OCTOBER 5: CIRALI BEACH
Morning visit to the ruins of Olympos. Explore the ruins, including a temple, baths with mosaics, waterside warehouses and a theatre. Drive to the village of Ulupinar; lunch and descent past the flames of the Chimaera to Cirali. Stay at Pension.
OCTOBER 6: MUSA MOUNTAIN
Walk to Olympos and over Musa Dagi via forest paths to Adrasan. Picnic at shepherd hut on the mountaintop. Walk down into Adrasan, along a pretty river. Dinner and night at a local family inn.
OCTOBER 7: GELIDONIA LIGHTHOUSE
Short transfer to the start of the walk. Dramatic walk above the sea to the lighthouse at the tip of Gelidonia Burun. Walk down to our bus and transfer (2 hrs) to the Ekin Pension at Ucagiz. Dinner en route in Finike.
OCTOBER 8: APERLAE
Transfer by boat to Ramazan's boathouse; walk over the peninsula to Aperlae and explore the ruins. Walk back to Ucagiz . Night at our hotel.
OCTOBER 9: SIMENA SUNKEN CITY
Transfer to Cakil Beach - this may be by boat or by minibus. Swim from this secluded beach, then a mainly coastal walk to the ruins and Genovese castle at Simena. Climb up to the castle to admire the view. Either a boat transfer or a short walk to our pension; dinner in harbour restaurant.
(We may change the sequence of these days at Ucagiz to fit in a canoeing option and/or an evening cruise.)
OCTOBER 10: SIMENA SUNKEN CITY
Morning cruise over the 'underwater city'; lunch on the boat; transfer to Antalya or for those preferring, to Sundance.
Dinner and night in Antalya or at Sundance.
OCTOBER 11 - DEPARTURE
Transfer to Antalya Airport for flight connections back home.
NOTE: **We will arrange airport transfers for those flying back, or you can choose to have 2 more days in Antalya or at the Sundance camp (we will arrange accommodation etc, on request).
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