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Briefly about the Bike Tour from Antalya to Izmir (Turkey)
Travel dates
March 13-22, 2020
Total duration
10 days
Distance
By bike - 640 km
By car - 500 km
Type of tour
Guided
Support
Support van
Number of participants
6 cyclists
Type of bike
Road bike with contact pedals
Bike T-shirt
Everyone who register before January 10, 2020 will receive a bike T-shirt at the start of the bike tour

The benefits of a bike tour
around Turkey


  • Visa-free entry for most countries of the world
  • Start and finish near airports, making logistics easier from any country
  • Author's unique bike tour route
  • Experienced cycle tour leader
  • Support van
  • The route is not looped, so you will travel a huge part of the country - you will find most interesting and varied places than if you traveled within the same area
  • Good road quality
  • Small group, selected according to the level of cyclists
  • A way to get to know the real, non-beach Turkey and to see many historical as well as natural attractions. Turkey is a country with a rich historical and natural heritage.
  • Delicious local food

Examples of hotels

What's included
  1. Bike T-shirt: everyone who register before January 15, 2020 will receive a bike T-shirt at the start of the bike tour
  2. Support: the group is accompanied by an experienced cycle tour leader and a support van
  3. Transfer: from Antalya Airport (possibly also from Alanya) and to Izmir Airport
  4. Hotels: stops are provided in small private hotels, guest houses. Check in for 2 people per room (individual room is possible for an additional fee)
  5. Food: breakfast and dinner, throughout the day - dried fruits, nuts, cookies, water, ayran, isotonic. On the day of arrival and departure, meals are not included
  6. Photos: photography will take place throughout the bike tour. At the end of the bike tour you will receive all the photographs we took
  7. Repair Kit: a high pressure pump, chain oil, bike tire repair kit, keys
  8. First-aid kit
  9. Free Wi-Fi in the car and most hotels

What's not included?
  1. Air tickets
  2. Bikes and spare parts
  3. Paid museum entrances
  4. Meals on the days of arrival and departure
  5. Insurance
Daily program
1
Day 1: transfer from airport to hotel
We meet you at the airport of Antalya (or Alanya), check into a hotel, help prepare the bike for the start. Independent walk in Antalya.
2
Day 2: 100 km by bike
We will go from Antalya to Kemer and finish in the village of Çıralı. You will pass along the serpentine, the descent from which you will certainly tell all your friends. Serpentine has a very ornate road with frequent 180-degree turns. We will visit the unique ancient city of Olympos, founded in the 2nd century BC, and the beach. Olympos is a stunning place located in a gorge on the coast, where fragments of buildings (fortress walls, columns, a theater, sarcophagi) are still preserved and where a mountain river with icy water flows into the warm sea. We will climb Mount Yanartaş. An interesting stone path awaits you and from the slope of the mountain overlooks the peaceful view. Yanartaş is the only mountain in the world on the slope of which for several thousand years a natural fire has been continuously burning. A very beautiful legend goes about the reason for its occurrence.
3
Day 3: 80 km by bike
We will visit the city of Demre, the church of St. Nicholas and the ancient city of Myra - the capital of the ancient Lycian state - one of the best preserved ancient cities of southern Turkey. You will also see unique Lycian rock tombs.
This area is also famous for the ancient city, which sank in the 2nd century BC, fragments of which are under water and above water near the island of Kekova.
4
Day 4: 95 km by bike
We will go to the city of Kaş, look at the ancient city of Antifellos. Then we will go to the wonderful Kaputaş beach, known to everyone in Turkey. If time permits, we go to the ancient city of Patara. Next we will go to the ancient city of Xantos.
5
Day 5: 75 km by bike
We will ride bikes to the beautiful Saklıkent National Park. There is a gorge and a beautiful mountain river for rafting. Then we will go to Fethiye - a very beautiful city with a stunning city park.
6
Day 6: 180 km by car
Rest day. We will see the sights. We will visit the beautiful Iztuzu beach and the hospital for sea turtles. Then we will go to the city of Dalyan, from where we will ferry along the river. We will go to the ancient city of Kaunos, then go to the natural thermal springs (mineral hot pool - temperature 40 degrees and an open-air mud pool next to the lake), known for their healing properties - take the second place in the world in terms of mineral content and healing effect (included in healing program in Turkey). We will go to Marmaris.
If desired, this car day can be replaced with an individual cycle route of 130 km.
7
Day 7: 90 km by bike, 180 km by car
We will visit the waterfalls and the Kızkumu Beach, which has an interesting history. We leave for Pamukkale - 200 km. Half of the route we will bike, the rest of the way we will travel by car. We will look around Pamukkale.
8
Day 8: 100 km by bike, 120 km by car
We will see the ancient city of Hierapolis and geothermal springs in Pamukkale, which have no analogues in the world. We will go towards Kuşadası - by bikes and then by car. We will go for dinner at the village of Selçuk.
9
Day 9: 100 km by bike
We will go to the ancient city of Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary. Then we will go to Izmir by bikes. We will visit a local fish restaurant by the sea. We will help you prepare your bike for flight.
10
Day 10: transfer from hotel to airport
This tour is for those who...
...are looking for the newest fads, active and non-standard pastime, adventures, overcoming challenges, endurance testing, positive emotions, as well as for those who have a passion for cycling and who like to explore countries, immerse yourself in a country's culture, cuisine for the ultimate local experience and, certainly, who want to imbue the ancient atmosphere.

The specifics of a bike tour is that one must always be mentally prepared for any surprises: whether it be a long downpour, a suddenly blocked road, a serious bike breakdown, and all that. The main thing is a positive mood. There are no unsolvable problems, there are interesting adventures.
Route
The total length of the route is at least 1,140 km (excluding transfers on the days of arrival and departure), of which at least 640 km you will travel by bike, the rest - by car. The route contains many historical sites and natural attractions that are part of the world-famous walking route of The Lycian Way.
Rider level
This route is suitable for intermediate and advanced cyclists.

Turkey has a mountain relief. The proposed route includes daily ascents and descents,
differing only in the percentage of gradient and length.

Climbings uphill reach a gradient of 10%.

Going down the mountains on a road bike, if desired,
you can reach speed of 80 km/h and even higher.

Anna Kulikowska
Tour leader and organizer of the bike tour around Turkey
Anna is from Minsk (Belarus), 34 y.o. She has been involved in triathlon and has taken a great interest in traveling by bike in 2014. She independently developed routes for her individual bike tours around Belarus, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Turkey. Anna traveled around Turkey 3.000 km by road bike alone with a tent for 30 days.

In the media:
youtu.be/S9mDUE00hGg
Tour price
1.400 $
For a person
200 $
Prepayment. It is carried out to complete the registration within 5 working days after the closure of the recruitment of the group
Closure of a group's recruitment takes place after registration
in the group of 6 participants until February 10, 2020
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Entrepreneur Anna Kulikowska
ITN 193095485, registration in the unified state register of 06/19/2018
Minsk, Belarus

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