Motorcycle Enduro off Road tour Lycian Adventure (Marmaris) Turkey

日 1 Dalaman Airport - Fethiye - 0

Adventure Tour Lykia







Arrival at Dalaman airport and transfer to Mountain Lodge hotel close to Akdag mountains in Fethiye. Relaxing at the pool, possible visit of the ancient city of TLOS only 2 km from the hotel.



Meeting with the tourguide.

日 2 Elmalı - 150

8:00 Breakfast by the pool and afterwards briefing about the tour. About 10:00 takeover of the bikes, KTM EXC 450/350. Tourstart from the hotel to the Akdağ mountains. We ride through Cedar forests and high plains where the last nomads still live in tents sourrounded by their sheep and goats. At Twin lakes we reach 2.300 m and have a fantastic view over the mountain range.



Lunch at Girdev lake on the next high plain, trout and relaxing atmospahere fills up our energie for the second part of the day to the small town of Elmali where we stay at a restored osmanian style hotel.

日 3 Elmalı - Olympos - 180

We are heading towards the next mountain range, the Beydaglar which seperate the inland from the coast. High mountains are to be crossed, with evtl. sight of wild horses on the way and breathtaking landscapes. Lunch at the sleepy village that is inhabited mostly in summer when the older people of Antalya escape the heat at the coast and stay here in the fresh air at 1.600 m. Goal for today is the coast south of Kemer, a place called Olympos due to the ancient ruins that are hidden in Laurel forests. We stay at the family run Köy Eve hotel (means village house). Ibrahim and Gülistan, former art teachers did an amazing job to built this cozy place over the years and we'll have a perfect evening with home made food, beer, music, deep talks at the fire...

日 4 Olympos - Kaş - 130

We start the day diving into the sea into the cristal clear water of Olympos beach and fresh up before another great day of enduro riding. Have an extra egg or two from Gülistans own hens, you'll need some power as again a mountain range has to be conquered. We cross riverbeds and use tracks of the former WRC tracks to reach Çatalar at noon, where we have great luch at a river in the shade of high platan trees. Our goal for today is another coastal town, the hidden perl of the mediteranian coast. Kaş a small former fisher village overs beautiful views over the sea and the greek island of Meis. The buildings in the center are all made of natural stones and nicly decorated. A walk through the town is obligatory before we'll take our places on the open teras of the best fish restaurant in town. Night program in the street bars for lovers of rock music possible.

日 5 Kaş - Kaş - 140

North of Kaş we have an incredible playground in the forests around the small town of Kasaba. Endless winding tracks on perfect smooth surface with a lot of grip in the pine forests allow us to enjoy pure enduro fun. The ancient gods must have created this area specially for us Enduro riders. We play till petrol finishes and find ourselfs still very clsoe to Kaş, when we have lunch at a sesame mill. Kaş is a great place so why not stay another night. At a small beach just 5 min. walking distance to our hotel we wash of the dust of the day and make plans for the evening. Another great day needs to be celebrated.

日 6 Kaş - Saklıkent National Park - 150

We watch the fisherboats coming in while we have breakfast on the terrace of the hotel. Today we follow the tracks of the Antiphellos rally, taking us through beautiful smelling Cedar forest to the small town of Sütlegen where we have lunch near the market place. We can watch the village live with blacksmiths still hammering the hot metal to farmer tools and old folks sitting in the teehouse playing backgammon. In the afternoon tracks turn to single trails with a lot of uphill and downhill so enduro fun is guaranteed. Crossing a mostly dry riverbed and one more mountain brings us closer to the area we started. We aproch the Mountin Lodge hotel from the east passing the Saklikent Canyon. Typical night at the poolbar with beer, good talks and laughter is inevitable.

日 7 Saklıkent National Park - Fethiye - 160

Todays ride takes us to Babadag mountain where we watch hundreds of paragliders diving into the sky from 1.800 m, while we have a coffee after a fast ride from the backside of the mountain. Now it's time to enjoy a beautiful ride along the winding coast high above the sea. We have lunch with a brilliant view at a villager ladys place along the Lycian walking trail. It' time to slow down, so we have a relaxed trail back passing an amphitheater and following the riverbed of the ancient Meander river back to the hotel. A week full of new impressians and lot's of beautiful enduro tracks with all kinds of surfaces has passed, so we celebrate this a the dinner at the hotel.

日 8 Fethiye - Dalaman Airport - 0

Time to say Goodbye. Transfer to the airport.







Bikes: KTM EXC 450, EXC 350