Good driver. Excellent guide. Hotels well chosen. Itinerary great. Initial Airport pickup bit chaotic.
Turquoise Coast
Turquoise Coast Trips
The Turquoise Coast – or Turkish Riviera to some – has the clearest, bluest waters in Turkey. In short, a magnificent setting for a small-group adventure.
The small port town of Kaş is the ideal base. Situated on the Teke Peninsula, it was known as Habesos or Habesa to the ancient Lycians, and Antiphellos to the ancient Greeks. Today, it’s home to Lycian sarcophagi and a well-preserved Hellenistic theatre that once seated 4,000 spectators, plus cobbled streets, handicraft shops and lively cafes.
You can also take a boat trip to the sunken city by Kekova island or kickback on the sands of Kaputas Beach. Then, of course, there are plenty of water sports to enjoy. Stay above water in a kayak or plunge the depths on a scuba dive, keeping a look out for coral-feeding parrotfish, electric-blue damselfish and much more.
Turquoise Coast Adventure Holidays
Graham Jagger Highlights of Turkey
Christopher Pedder Highlights of TurkeyGreat sites, lovely fellow travellers…guides great fun and helpful throughout…fascinating country with big old cities and lovely coastline and mountains. Will return one day.
Christopher Mather Highlights of TurkeyThis is a whistle stop tour of lots of the major sites in Turkey. Starting in Istanbul, going over to Gallipoli, then down the west coast to Troy and Ephesus, going over to Pammukale, then down to the turquoise coast and Kas before going to Antalya, inland to Cappadocia and then finally back to Istanbul. It covers a lot of distance and is pretty full on, but the sights make it all worthwhile. If you like archaeology and history in general then this is great trip. But the optional boat trip on the coast and the balloon ride in Cappadocia are also moments of pure relaxation. In hindsight, I think the trip might be better as a 3 week trip with some more down time. It was pretty rushed sightseeing in Istanbul at the end, though another option is just to add more days on at the end.
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