Turquoise Coast
Adventure
UK travel company
Exodus (exodus.co.uk)
runs an eight-day
Turquoise Coast
Adventure
,
based
in the harbour town
of Kaş, designed for
families. The trip
includes an overnight
stay in a mountain
village and you can
also choose to go sea
kayaking at Kekova or
walk in the spectacular
Saklikent Gorge.
Endangered
Thriving
Threatened
Loggerhead
turtles
Big-spending
Russians
British lager
louts
Walk the LycianWay
The
500
kmwalk fromÖlüdeniz,
near Fethiye, to Hisarcandir,
about 20km fromAntalya,
is one of the world’s most
famous hikes and it usually
takes 25 days to cross the
oldmule trails between the
coast andmountains. Only
to be attempted in the cooler
spring or autumnmonths.
lycianturkey.com
Live the outdoor life
It’s
not all beaches in southern
Turkey. Sakli Göl Evleri,
64
km inland fromAntalya,
features seven luxury tents
and five bungalows in the
forest overlooking the
peaceful Lake Karacaören.
Days are spent hiking,
fishing, canoeing and
cycling, and it’s close to the
ancient ruins of Sagalassos.
sakligolevleri.com
Swimthe coast
Open-
water swim specialists
SwimTrek offer seven-day
breaks around the beaches
and islands of the Lycian
coast, based from the pretty
harbour town of Kaş. There’s
an average 6km of swimming
every day, so you’d better be
fit before you start.
swimtrek.com
Species-spotting on the Turkish Riviera
Ideas
for the
kids
Go farming
The
Pastoral Vadi
Organic Eco Farm
in
Fethiye (pastoralvadi.
com) is in the middle
of a valley surrounded
by pine forests and
a river. Kids can join
arts and crafts classes,
learn to make
börek
(
fried, filled pastries),
help out at the farm
or go fishing. The
bungalows are all
made from stone,
mudbrick or wood,
and all the food is local
and organic.
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Don’t want
to just lie
there?
In the know
Antalya’s football team,
which plays in the top
Turkish league, has
perhaps the least chant-
able name in football:
Medical Park Antalyaspor,
after its sponsors,
one of the
country’s
biggest
hospital
groups.
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