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Mountain, Water and Culture Safari
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Kaunos Tours
Departing from
Dalaman
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Turkey
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**DAY 1**
Starts with a transfer to Dalyan, where you will be met and given a welcome meeting, then shown around Dalyan and to your Hotel where you can rest or visit some of the many bars along the high street and sample the holiday night life.
**DAY 2**
Introduction to the team and briefing. Start from Dalyan and travel to Kayaköy ghost town of 2000 deserted houses. Lunch is at the ghost town, and then on to Santa Claus’ birth place, Patara, with its 20km long beach of white sand. Overnight in a Hotel in Patara, a small town with some superb Lycian ruins and surrounded by fertile corn fields and tomato plantations.
**DAY 3**
Visit Xanthos, the capital city of the Lycian empire and then on to the magnificent Saklikent canyon. Trek up the canyon, with the walls towering 300m up on either side. Drive up to the 2100m plateau under Ak mountain with its 3016m peak. On this special 1 mile wide plateau, surrounded by lunar like mountain scenery, meet the mountain people of the families which live here in the summer. Set tents up near a cold spring on the plateau, and then have a huge fire with lamb grill. Sleep on plateau under the shooting stars (guaranteed).
**DAY 4**
Early morning trekking on the cool plateau, then set off for Tlos, a very ancient city renowned for having so many rock tombs and ruins from Byzantine, Lycian, Roman and Medieval times. Next visit Üzümlü for tea and shopping, a special old town with many very old houses precariously holding themselves up, visit inside the old town mosque. Drive up to 1400m Karabayir plateau and have lunch. Drive down to the doomed village of Akkroprü and camp by the large Dalaman river with a huge bonfire.
**DAY 5**
Scenic mountain road to one of the most special and secret places in Turkey, Eagle lake. This lake is in an extinct volcano at around 2100m high and is bordered by grassy banks. The view is of the panoramic Gölgeli mountain range surrounding you. Here we stop and have a large picnic lunch. Then on to Agla village with its view over 12km long Koycegiz lake and the surrounding fertile plains, we spend the night in a tent by Agla lake. For dinner there is special Turkish BBQ.
**DAY 6**
Morning drive to Agla village for some tea and then to Old Koycegiz and look at the old Byzantine houses. Drive up the Yuvalakçay river to the source, an icy cold spring surrounded by vertical cliffs and covered by ancient hollow tress. Lunch at a restaurant built new every year on top of the river. Drive down to the coast to tiny Asi koy beach for swimming, then drive up to a view point 600m above Turtle beach and see the delta winding below. Then back to Dalyan.
**DAY 7**
In the morning we go for a boat tour along the river in Dalyan. See the rock tombs, Turtle beach and Caunos. After shopping for souvenirs, have a Turkish hamam. Evening farewell party in Dalyan.
**DAY 8**
Reluctantly, we say good-bye and transfer back to the airport.
Included: Services of professional guides and mechanic.
Not Included: Excludes:Plane tickets to Dalaman, Drinks
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| Tour Category:
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| Fitness Required: Low |
| You should bring: | | Sleeping bag, mat, warm clothes, hiking shoes, hat or bandanna, beach wear, sun cream |
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| Company :
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| Days: 7 |
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