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One lady who travelled on our Sailing the Lycian Shore was so enchanted with her short strolls along the Lycian Way, Turkey’s first long distance footpath, that she demanded a trip with more walking. So we created this tour which charts the same coast, but visits different sites with the emphasis on more trekking. It proved a tremendous success when we ran it for the first time last year.

Rated by The Sunday Times as one of the ten best walks in the world, the Lycian Way follows 500km of ancient trails and mule roads that linked the region before the coming of the car. We follow some of its very best stretches, averaging about 6-7 miles walking a day, with the Almira ever present offshore, providing luxurious transport, dining and accommodation.

This is a dream trip for walkers and sailors alike, with fabulous swims and stunning archaeology thrown in for good measure.

We’ll stroll along Roman roads, retrace the routes of 2,000 year old aqueducts, and follow in the footsteps of characters from Alexander the Great to modern day shepherds.

On foot we will be able to discover many of the truly remote archaeological sites, like Phellos ‘stony place’, a small town perched precariously on a pinnacle, or Apollonia, a wild ancient place, with a grand necropolis. More often than not we’ll be the only people exploring such ruins.

From footpaths by the coast, to goat tracks high up in the hills, this is sure to be an archaeological cruise packed full of breathtaking panoramas.

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The way each site unfolded yet another layer of history and understanding was brilliant.

Manine Golden, Seattle, USA

Sat 4 Oct - Sat 18 Oct 2008

15 DAYS

£2,095 / $4,280
Sing supp £475/$975

Tour Guide: Peter Sommer

Tour Price includes:
Full board accomm on gulet
All road transfers
All crew services on gulet
Entrance fees & tips on land
Archaeological excursions