St. Paul's Way walking tour
The Peaks of Tour
Tour Dates
We meet our valued guests at Antalya Airport and have breakfast before starting our road trip. We then drive 45 minutes to Karaot. Here, we take a 1.5-hour easy walk through the forest to explore the ancient city of Sia. After the tour, we will walk one of the Pisidia Cultural Heritage Route trails. We will explore the Via Sebaste ancient road, one of the best-preserved Roman roads in Anatolia. Our walk, approximately 6 km long, takes 2 hours. We descend from an altitude of 600 m to 300 m using the ancient road. After the hike, we will arrive at the guesthouse where we will stay after a 2.5-hour drive. We will have dinner at the guesthouse.
After breakfast, we will drive to the ancient city of Selge again. After breakfast, we will drive for 1 hour to the ancient city of Selge, where we will start our walk. After seeing the ancient theater, which has survived to the present day in very good condition, we will drive for 10 minutes to the place where we will start our walk. Today, we will walk one of the 14 km St. Paul Trail routes. During our hike, we will pass through the geographical formations known as “Adam Kayalar” and “Deli Sarnıç”.
We will climb approximately 150 m during the first 5 km of our hike. After that, we will descend 650 m to reach the village of Çaltepe. Part of our hike will be on an open dirt path, and part will be in the forest.
• There will be alternatives to today’s hike. Those who don’t want to walk too much can walk the first 5 km of the route. During this time, they can see the “Adam Kayalar” rock formations, paved paths, and the “Deli Sarnıç” cistern. Those who don’t want to walk can go to the next meeting point by car.
– Those who wish to walk a little further can walk an additional 2 km along a forest trail and end their walk at the “Kestanelik” area. Those who do not wish to walk beyond Kestanelik will return to the hotel by car.
• We walk the entire 14 km trail with the rest of the group. We complete the trail on a paved path with a distant view of Tazı Canyon.
After breakfast, we will drive to Tazı Canyon. After enjoying the view here, we will take a dirt road through the forest to the zipline site at Tazı Canyon. Here we will see the trail we will walk on from a bird’s eye view. Those who wish can cross part of the trail by zipline. Those who prefer to walk will descend to Yer Köprü via a 3 km paved road. If the weather and river conditions are suitable, we will enter the stream here and then go to the landing spot for those doing the zipline. Those doing the zipline will have time to enter the stream during our hike. We will meet up with them and end our hike at the Ilısu spot. Today’s total hike is 10 km, and it is possible to reduce the hike by covering part of it by vehicle.
Kahvaltının ardından ilk önce tahin üretimi yapan bir değirmene gidiyoruz. Üretim süreci hakkında bilgi aldıktan sonra isteyenler tahin satın alabilirler. Daha sonra 30 dakikalık araç yolculuğu ile Gelin Kavağı Şelalesi’ne gidiyoruz. 1 km’lik hafif bir yürüyüş ile şelaleye varıyoruz. Eğer hava müsait olursa burada suya giriyoruz. Havalimanından önce Aksu’da geç öğle yemeği yiyoruz. Yemeğin ardından tekrar buluşmak ümidiyle siz değerli misafirlerimizi Antalya Havalimanı’ndan uğurluyoruz.
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northa
In addition to organizing tours, our priority is to travel together in exciting destinations, experience different cultures, and have fun.
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GUIDE: Ozan Yıldırım
In addition to being knowledgeable about the region's history, nature, and culture, our guide is an archaeologist and licensed tour guide who lives in the area.
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TRANSPORTATION
Our tour begins at 10:00 AM on November 20 at Antalya Airport and ends at 6:00 PM on November 23. All flights arriving by 9:30 AM on November 20 are suitable. For the return trip, all flights departing after 7:00 PM on November 23 are suitable. All transportation included in the program after the airport is provided by Northa Travel.
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Accommodation
Erdinç Guesthouse is a local business offering home-stay accommodation services.
Included Services
- Professional Guidance
- All intermediate transportation
- Accommodation (3 breakfasts – 3 dinners)
- National park and historical site entrances
- Mandatory TURSAB travel insurance*
- Professional and high-quality service with a difference
Mandatory TURSAB travel insurance is not health insurance. For private health and trip cancellation insurance, please contact our office!
Services Not Included
- The single room supplement is charged per person per day and will be included in the tour price upon request.
- Transportation to Antalya Airport from anywhere in Turkey and return transportation from Antalya Airport
- Lunch
- Extras charged at accommodation facilities
- breakfast on the first day and dinner on the last day
- Expenses not specified in the statements
Accommodation
ERDİNÇ PENSION: Erdinç Pension Our pension began as a home pension in 2004 and was rebuilt with a focus on stone and wood, using local architectural elements, with the support of the GEF-2 project. It is located on the Antalya-Manavgat-Çaltepe Village (Bolasan Village) road at 110 km, 20 km from the historic Oluk Bridge over the Köprüçay River, on the St. Paul Cultural Route. In our guesthouse, where three generations live together, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, surrounded by silence, village life, chickens, and lambs, we offer our guests local delicacies cooked with vegetables grown in our own garden.
Single Accommodation
Unless otherwise specified and unless they pay the single accommodation fee, individuals participating in our tours alone will be placed in a room with someone of the same gender.
If participants choose to pay the single supplement to stay alone in a room, single accommodation will be provided based on the availability of the facilities and the order of reservations. In the event of any issues arising due to facility occupancy or late reservations, you will be informed before the tour, and the fee for the day you cannot stay alone will be refunded.
Our tour starts from Antalya airport and usually begins at 9:30 a.m. For travelers arriving by road, we contact participants before arrival to arrange a mutually convenient time that won’t disrupt the program.
Airfare and bus ticket prices are not included in our tour. If our tour is canceled due to insufficient numbers for a confirmed departure, all risks and responsibilities related to tickets purchased by our company on behalf of the consumer are the responsibility of the participant, and the relevant consumer(s) have no right to object or claim compensation.
Our company may transfer the relevant tour registration to another tour taking place on the same dates, with sufficient capacity, where the consumer can use the plane/bus tickets they have purchased, provided the consumer agrees.
A 40% deposit of the tour price is required at the time of booking. The full payment is due 30 days prior to departure.
Our tours may sometimes be combined with another tour that is confirmed to run if the required number of participants is not reached. In this case, you agree to the following conditions:
When the office offers to combine tours and you accept this, the program and conditions of the tour you are joining apply, not those of the canceled tour.
The destinations visited on the tour you registered for may be the same, different, or similar; the difficulty level may be easier, more difficult, or the same.
The accommodation service and type may be different.
The transportation option and flight times may be different.
It is the responsibility of the participants to evaluate whether this tour is suitable for them and to read the tour program, in addition to the information you will receive from our office about the tour you will be joining.
Except in cases of force majeure, NorthA will not cancel the tour unless the relevant tour does not reach the required number of participants. In the event of cancellation by NorthA, only the tour fee will be refunded. Participants may transfer their tour rights to another person up to 7 days in advance.
For cancellations requested by the consumer:
For cancellations made up to 30 days before the start of the tour you registered for, the full payment will be refunded.
For cancellations made 29-15 days before the start of the tour, 50% of the remaining amount after deducting taxes, insurance, etc. will be refunded.
For cancellations made less than 15 days before the start of the tour, no refund will be made to the consumer.
POSSIBLE REASONS FOR CHANGES IN THE TOUR PROGRAM
Depending on the status of the hotels and guesthouses where accommodation will be provided, the program may start in reverse order.
The order of locations visited for sightseeing may change depending on weather conditions.
If locations cannot be visited due to weather and road conditions, another location with suitable conditions will be visited instead.
northa Travel is required by law to take out compulsory insurance limited to the tour fee against agency bankruptcy and failure to provide services. Personal accident and travel insurance are available upon request for a fee.
Tour services cannot be provided by any person or institution other than Tursab member travel agencies. Do not trust pages opened on social media in particular; do not become an accomplice to crime. ASSOCIATIONS, SCHOOLS, COMPANIES, INDIVIDUALS, GUIDES, CLUBS, FOUNDATIONS CANNOT ORGANIZE TOURS! IT IS A CRIME AGAINST THE LAW!
Before the Tour
To ensure this unique experience in nature is perfect, bring along:
Trekking-style shoes, a small backpack, a raincoat or poncho for protection from the rain, shorts or swimwear for those who want to go into streams and lakes, a towel, sunscreen, synthetic fabric pants, a sweatshirt to protect you from the cold, a jacket or fleece (the weather can suddenly turn cold at high altitudes). Also, please do not forget to bring any daily medications you may need.
Please do not bring too many items or large suitcases, as the vehicles we use for tours are minibuses with a maximum capacity of 19 people to reach all locations. Excessive luggage creates problems for the luggage capacity.