With the begin of the Summer the
inhabitants of the villages on the skirts of Toros Mountain are moving
to their second villages on high plateaus where they are protected
from the high Summer heat. On the even the temperatures are going
up to more than 40° degrees. Even the children are happy when
the school time ends and they can move to the mountain villages. The
moving to there is like a celebration for human and animals. Along
the centuries they were walking these long ways with their animals.
Today some of them still walking. We will follow these path, see them
in their
daily life and try to feel their happiness in the untouched landscapes
of Toros Mountains..
Flew of the tour.
Day 1: Arrival to the airport of Antalya. Transfer
to hotel.
Day 2: Transport by bus to 1.800 m altitude to mountain
village Karakisla. We start a long but very comfortable hike on even
paths, sometimes on earth tractor roads. On the way we are passing
several mountain villages. The hike ends on 1.800m altitude at lake
"Dipsiz Göl" (the bottomless lake),
Walking time 6-7 hours.
Day 3: The hike continues from the lake, the village
of Hocali through a canyon to the mountain villages of Göktepe
to another mountain lake. We will pass some more villages on the way.
We are coming to altitude 2.200m. The path is in some parts stony
and ending in village Manavas. The hike takes 6 hours.
Day 4: The hike today takes us to altitude 2.600
m. We will have always people in the villages who will visit our camping
place, but because our cook is from this village this evening we will
have more visit. The temperatures here will be also in high Summer
less than 10° degrees. The length of the hike will be 6- 7 hours.
Day 5: Today its going down to 2.200 m back with
several ascends and descends, wonderful views of course the life in
the mountains. But this day we will not see much villages as we are
used to see in the last days. The hike takes 6 hours.
Day 6: We are walking today maybe to the biggest
lake in the area, "Egri Göl", which is placed directly
near the "gigant" of the area, Mt. Geyik. The hike ends
on 2.200, on the skirts of this mountain. We are walking 5 hours.
Day 7: There are two peaks in the borders of the
province Antalya. Mt. Geyik (3002 m) is the highest peak in the eastern
side of the province. We are starting at 09.30 h from the village
Söbücmen to the peak of the mountain for to enjoy the gigantic
view. After the going back transport to Antalya, accommodation in
the hotel. Hike takes 6- 7 hours.
Day 8: Transfer to the airport Antalya and flight
home.
Services included in
the price
· All transports (airport-hotel-to starting point of trekking,
from end point of trekking- ..hotel- airport)
· Transportation of the main luggage by vehicle or if its needed
by animals.
· Meals (breakfast, lunch and breakfast). Lunch will be sometimes
packet lunch.
· Cook and cooking equipment
· Mineral water during all the program, at breakfast and all
the evening some kinds of ..tea and/or coffee (unlimited)
· English speaking mountain experienced guide during the whole
program
· Tent and mat
· 2 night accommodation in hotel (halfboard), 5 night in tents
Not included
- drinks except the drinks listed above, souvenirs, tipps
- flight to/from Antalya, visa, insurances, etc.
- additional cost at illnesses, Rescue, changing the route because
of special reason ..like war, weather and natural catastroph.
Requirements
Avarage body condition, to be healthy, tolerant and respectful to
foreign cultures, respecting the nature. And the most important:
adventure is teamwork! The length of the hikes are
8- 21 km, 5- 7 hours, difficulty degree 2. Ascends and descends are
not steep, altitude differences not more
than 600 m. The last hike is a peak hiking to 3.002 m altitude.
The minimum number of members is 4 person, maximum is 14 person +
guide.
Priceof
the tour