Tour Overview

The beautiful coastal town of Fethiye is the perfect place to begin to explore the many tourist attractions along Turkey's Turquoise Coast. From here you can head out to the surrounding beaches or go inland to discover the bountiful and historical sites of this region's ancient Lycian culture.

The town itself has stunning rock tombs hewn straight out of the mountainside. From Fethiye to the unusual Ghost village of Kayakoy where you can enjoy a homecooked lunch in the traditional setting of this tranquil valley. Your afternoon will be spent relaxing on Oludeniz beach.

Departing from Oludeniz you will make your way along the mountain path, the view out to sea is breathtakingly beautiful. You will pass pine trees, orchids and poppies and sometimes a tortoise.

You will continue on past Kelebekler Vadisi or Butterfly Valley reachable only by hiking down or by sea, at the right time of year the valley is full of thousands of tiny fluttering wings after you will carry on to your day's destination of Faralya.

Trekking on this historical path takes you towards the small sleepy village of Kabak, the perfect place to escape and unwind. Along this part of the path, the sea is 200 meters below you and around every corner, the vistas are a delight.

Lycian Way Trekking

Duration

3 Days 2 Nights

Available Languages

EN, ES

Tour Route

1 destination

1Fethiye

Itinerary — Lycian Way Trekking - Main Itinerary

Our day of discovering the fascinating history and beautiful sights of Fethiye begins with a pick up from your hotel.

We will begin by visiting the ancient rock tombs from the Lycian period. The largest and most important of these was the burial place of Amyntas, who was a person of high status. Here we will have a chance to explore around the tombs and take photos of the outstretched vista of Fethiye below.

After your visit to the rock tombs, we will head to Kayakoy village where the Ghost Town is located. Here we can explore this abandoned Greek village, with over 100 houses and a few churches at different levels across the haunting town.

At the heart of the village, we will enjoy a meal at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon we will head to Oludeniz beach, one of the most famous and definitely one of its most photographed beaches, you will be able to relax on the beach and swim in the crystal clear Mediterranean waters.

Overnight stay in Oludeniz.

We start the Lycian Way near Ovacik, and the walk takes us through stunningly beautiful coastal scenery and then below the Baba Dag Mountain to Kirme, and finally on to Faralya.

After a short transfer to Ovacik, the official start point of the Lycian Way, we begin our walk to the Faralya in its spectacular location at the top of the Butterfly Valley.

An ascent over the western end of the Baba Dag mountain range will take us to the traditional village of Kirme with terraced fields, where locals mainly harvest olives and keep goats and other cattle. From here, we continue down a deep valley to Faralya.

Admiring a beautiful sunset over the valley is sure to be one of the most memorable moments of your trip.

Overnight in Faralya.

At the top of the Butterfly Valley, we follow the path which leads to the sea along the southern cliffs. This route has several beautiful spots including a well-known viewpoint overlooking Butterfly Valley, Aktas Beach, Sombeki Cove and Çukuryurt before reaching Kabak Bay.

Kabak Bay is a small beautiful quaint old fishing village at the bottom end of Faralya.

Scarcely populated by locals and more frequented by visitors, the awesome beach, set in a cove and surrounded by fragrant pine trees makes the whole visit worthwhile.

After soaking up the beautiful sights around us, we will make our way back to Fethiye.

Overnight in Fethiye.