Do you like the idea of spending a few days, a week, or even longer, hiking? Perhaps somewhere that offers great views, fantastic weather and wonderful opportunities to indulge yourself in the Turkish culture? Then you need to consider hiking a section of the Lycian Way. So, What is the Lycian Way? The Lycian Way …
For anyone interested in the Lycian Way, the name Kate Clow will be all too familiar. Kate Clow moved from the UK to Istanbul in Türkiye in 1989. She then relocated to Antalya in 1992. It was then that Kate decided that Türkiye needed some long distance walking routes. She started out by connecting a …
So Why Türkiye And Not Turkey? You will have noticed in recent weeks that Turkish companies, including Lycian Way Holidays, now refer to Turkey as Türkiye. So, why is that? In December 2021, the President issued a statement saying “the word Türkiye represents and expresses the culture, civilisation, and values of the Turkish nation in …
We often get enquiries from people who enjoy both hiking & cycling and also get asked if it is possible to cycle on The Lycian Way hiking route? The answer is that parts of the route can be cycled. This gave us the idea to put together a ‘Hike & Bike’ itinerary on the route. …
Two bits of Turkish history that you may come upon during your hike on the Lycian Way are the Delikkemer Aqueduct and Patara Ruins. Delikkemer Aqueduct The aqueduct is over 2,000 years old. A true testament to the Roman water engineer’s skills and ingenuity. The pipe was constructed of stone blocks, built on top of …
A hike up Çaldağı isn’t for the feint hearted. Çaldağı is a short drive from Fethiye. At well over 2,000m it can easily be seen from pretty much anywhere in the region. Although not as well known as its neighbour Babadağ, we decided it was still worth a trek. Late last year we gathered together …
Fethiye is a busy working town that is open all year. You’ll find all the things you expect to see in a town – banks, mobile phone shops, supermarkets, DIY shops. Everything you need for day to day living. But Fethiye is more than just a town. Fethiye is situated on the stunning Mediterranean coast …
TURSAB: The Association of Turkish Travel Agencies We are pleased to announce that we are now registered members of TURSAB. A decision we made last year. Though we have been trading for many years in the UK, it made sense as we spend most of our time here in Türkiye. Therefore we now have a …
We have our Bespoke Türkiye website back. So after much hair pulling, shouting and swearing, nail biting, pencil throwing and quiet desperation we finally have our old website back. It makes you wonder why some people spend the time creating viruses and malware that serve no purpose other than to destroy harmless websites? In our case, a small …
A race along the Lycian Way from Adrasan to Tekirova I had been aware that there was a Lycian Way ultra marathon. The event had been taking place for a number of years previously. It had been on the western section of the route a few years ago. I know this because I was hiking …
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