Fethiye Adventure and Nature Tours 8 Day 7 Night Tour

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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