
Tour · 7 nights · with Explore Worldwide
A small-group escorted tour by Explore Worldwide tracing southwestern Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, balancing ancient ruins, lakeside towns and mountain walks over a week on foot and by boat.
Highlights
Mud baths and sulphur springs on Lake Koycegiz
Rock-cut tombs at the ancient city of Caunos
Walking and tubing in Saklikent Gorge
Trek near ancient Lebanese Cedars on Mt Bozkaya
Kayaking through Xanthos river reeds and Patara beach
This seven-night tour from Explore Worldwide threads through southwestern Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, beginning in Koycegiz, a lakeside town where the mud baths and sulphur springs on Lake Koycegiz have long attracted locals. The route moves to Dalyan, with its turtles and the rock-carved tombs of Caunos overlooking the sea, before heading inland to Saklikent Gorge for river tubing and a short canyon walk.
Journeys
The itinerary continues with a visit to Tlos, whose Lycian tombs and mountain views include the peak linked to Pegasus’s rider, before a village lunch and a night in a traditional rural house where camping may be required. Trekking around Mt Bozkaya offers ancient cedars and wild horses, followed by time at Patara’s ruins, sand dunes and beach.
A free day allows options including kayaking among sunken ruins near Kekova or a seaside stroll in Kas. The final day includes a UNESCO site, Xanthos, and a calm kayak trip down its river, noted for birdlife and terrapins, before finishing at Patara. The travel style involves varied pace and terrain, blending quiet moments with active walks and local encounters.
Itinerary
Koycegiz
Dalyan
Patara
Kas
Xanthos
When to go
Lowest price each month, per person.
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Need to know
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The operator
Small-group adventures, walking and wildlife
Small groups with local leaders, and a fondness for the places at the end of the road. Trips are graded so you know how active they are.
You book with Explore Worldwide directly. They confirm your place, take payment, and look after you from the moment you leave home; Atlas & Passage’s part ends when you click through.
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These are the places the trip visits, in order. Explore Worldwide publishes the day-by-day itinerary on its own site.