Lycian Way
The Lycian Way (Lycian Trail) is a hiking route along the Taurus Mountains bordering the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The climate is very warm and already at the beginning of March it is much warmer here than in Crimea in May. It’s not for nothing that I compared Lycia with Crimea, they are similar in many ways and the Lycian Way can become the New Crimea for those who traveled the length and breadth of the Crimean Mountains. The route is short, but very eventful - a deep canyon, a sky-high peak (Olympus, 2365 m), the mythical Chimera, ancient ruins and the warm Mediterranean Sea.
Lycian Way (Lycian Trail) - a hiking route along the Taurus Mountains bordering the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The climate is very warm and already at the beginning of March it is much warmer here than in Crimea in May. It’s not for nothing that I compared Lycia with Crimea, they are similar in many ways and the Lycian Way can become a New Crimea for those who travel far and wide came from the Crimean Mountains. The route is short, but very eventful - a deep canyon, a sky-high peak (Olympus, 2365 m), the mythical Chimera, ancient ruins and the warm Mediterranean Sea.
This route is only 1/5 of the great Lycian Way - a 500-kilometer-long trail that is included in the top ten best trekking routes in the world. To complete it all, you need at least a month and a half. For most of us, this is an unrealistically long period of time, but spending a week exploring the mountains of Turkey is a much more acceptable idea. If you have a little more time (10-12 days), pay attention to a very similar hike along the route "Lycian Trail".
When designing the route, I was guided by the flight schedule of the low-cost airline Wizzair, which flies Kyiv - Antalya - Kyiv every Friday and Monday.
Trek plan:
RouteRoute map
The GPS track is not digitised yet, the line is approximate (by key points).
Along the trailWhat you will see
Day by dayItinerary
1 Day 1. Antalya, Goynuk Canyon.
2 Day 2. Gedelme, Guzelkatran massif, Yaylakuzdere
3 Day 3. Saddle of Mount Takhtali, Olympus.
4 Day 4. Beychik, Ulupinar, Chimera
5 Day 5. Cirali, Olympos, Mount Musa
6 Day 6. Adrasan, Cape Gelidonia, lighthouse
7 Day 7. Karaoz, Kumlucha, Antalya
Prices
from 200 EUR / person
Included
- 🍽Three meals a day on the route
- 🧭Instructor services
Not included
- ✕Turkish visa
- ✕flight
- ✕Visiting paid attractions
- ✕Moving around Turkey
- ✕Food in restaurants
- ✕Accommodation in campsites and shelters
- ✕Medical insurance
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