Ancient Peaks & Undying Flames: Slow Hiking Lycian Way Section 3
- Ancient Routes
- Antalya
- 9 Days / 8 Nights
- 90+ km's
Overview
On this slow hiking tour on Lycian Way Stage 3, each footstep is a prayer to endurance, fire, and forgotten time. From Adrasan to Geyikbayırı, the trail weaves through cedar-cloaked ridges, eternal flames, and Roman tombs. This is Turkey’s wildest leg of the Lycian Way — not for the hurried, but for those ready to move with the land’s truth. The terrain demands breath and gives stories. Step slowly. Let the mountain write its memory into your stride.
⛰️ Where fire breathes from stone and silence hums—climb slowly into the earth’s rawest memory.
🌿 Narrative
This isn’t about reaching the end.
It’s about walking through a living myth — fire that’s never died, ruins that never sleep, and paths that refuse to be tamed.
Each day asks something different of you. Each night gives something back.
👇 Who This Tour Is For
- 🔸 Hikers who crave grit over gloss
- 🔸 Trekkers with a soul for ruins, ridges, and real sweat
- 🔸 Solitary wanderers seeking deep movement, not checkpoints
- 🔸 Small groups who walk slow and speak softly
- 🔸 Fire-hearted souls who want a challenge shaped by time and terrain
Highlights
- Walk to Yanartaş, where Olympus still burns with eternal flame
- Climb from Çıralı to Beycik through pine paths and sea-swept air
- Trek the slopes of Mt. Tahtalı — fierce, barren, and raw
- Discover Typalia and Trebenna, ancient Lycian cities lost in forest hush
- Rest in plateau homes and swim in Mediterranean stillness at journey’s end
Itinerary
🏞 Day 1 — Arrival & Welcome to Antalya
Settle into the coastal calm of Antalya. Stretch your limbs. Meet your guide and fellow wanderers. The land is waiting.
🥾 Day 2 — Adrasan to Çıralı via Çelikbuyduran Camp
A warm-up wrapped in myth. Follow a U-shaped climb through cedar to summit views of Sazak Bay. Descend gently through ancient Olympos ruins and finish on Çıralı’s beach — barefoot, if you like.
⛰ Day 3 — Çıralı to Upper Beycik via Ulupınar
Visit Yanartaş, the undying fire of Olympus — burning for 2,500 years. Climb forest trails to Ulupınar for a rustic lunch. Push upward to Yukarı Beycik, rising to 850m for a sunset soaked in sea and sweat.
⛰ Day 4 — Beycik to Göynük via Gedelme
The wildest day. Ascend the flanks of Mt. Tahtalı to 1,800m, then descend 15 km to Gedelme’s village life. Push onward across rolling forest to Göynük, with waterfalls carving stories into rock.
⛰ Day 5 — Göynük to Hisarçandır
Trek between two peaks — Kopuk Tepe and Delikli Tepe — then break at Sarı Çınar plain. Climb to 1,450m. Plateau homes at Elmayı offer rest before descending to Hisarçandır, the Lycian Way’s original zero point.
⛰ Day 6 — Hisarçandır to Geyikbayırı
The final challenge. Cross streams and climb steep switchbacks to 1,400m. Pass the ghostly ruins of Typalia and end near the Roman sarcophagi of Trebenna. Civilization returns in the distance. So does the sea.
🔥 Day 7 — Rest, Revelry & Reflection
Swim in Konyaaltı’s turquoise waters. Or take a cultural day trip. Let fire, dust, and memory settle in your bones.
🚐 Day 8 — Farewell & Departure
One last breath of mountain air. One last fire-lit memory. Departure from Antalya.
🌱 What Makes This Tour Special?
- ✔ Slow trekking through Turkey’s most challenging Lycian section
- ✔ Campfires, ruins, and raw coastal wilderness
- ✔ Guided by locals with lived experience on these trails
- ✔ Access to ancient cities unreachable by car
- ✔ Deep rest in traditional homes, forest tents, or under stars
🧿 What You'll Take Home?
- 🔸 Sun-dried salt on your skin.
- 🔸 A photo of fire that never dies.
- 🔸 Newfound strength from trails that almost broke you — but didn’t.
- 🔸 Names of plants. Stories from guides. Dust on boots you’ll never wash off.
- 🔸 A silence you didn’t know you needed.
💬 What Guests Say
🎯 🎯 Ready to Move at Mountain Pace?
We run this journey only three times a year — to preserve the path, and honor its silence.
Choose your season. Trust your breath. Let the land teach you.
✅ 6 Days / 5 Nights | Locally Guided Trek
🥾 All meals, stays, and experiences included
🗓 Private or small group departures available
🏞 Day 1 — Arrival & Welcome to Antalya
🥾 Day 2 — Adrasan to Çıralı via Çelikbuyduran Camp
⛰ Day 3 — Çıralı to Upper Beycik via Ulupınar
⛰ Day 4 — Beycik to Göynük via Gedelme
⛰ Day 5 — Göynük to Hisarçandır
⛰ Day 6 — Hisarçandır to Geyikbayırı
🔥 Day 7 — Rest, Revelry & Reflection
🚐 Day 8 — Farewell & Departure
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Airport Transfers
- Emergency Support
- Meals
- Permits & Entrance Fees
- Pick-Up & Drop-Off
- Route Maps & Itineraries
- Safety Gear
- Tour Guide
- Water & Snacks
What's Excluded
- Additional Activities
- Additional Services
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Custom Itinerary Changes
- Domestic Flights
- Expedition Equipment Upgrade
- Extended Expeditions
- Extra Meals
- International Flights
- Laundry Services
- Medical Expenses
- Personal Expenses
- Tipping
- Training Sessions
- Travel Insurance
- Visa Fees
Select your preferred dates from the calendar below to secure your spot for this exciting experience!
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