4x4 Lycia: Nature and Archaeology Tour with Archaeologist Ümit Işın

2026 TOUR DATES and PRICES

Date: December 18 - 20, 2026

Price Per Person: 22.500.-TL

Single Person Difference: 3450.-TL

4x4 Vehicle Participation Fee: 7650.-TL per person (4 people in each vehicle)

• Those who want a private vehicle can buy a private vehicle for themselves by paying a 4-person vehicle participation fee.
• Our guests who come with their own off-road vehicle will not pay the 4x4 vehicle share.

The rich cultural and natural structure of the Taurus Mountains, which stretch along our southern coasts, offers us endless options for such adventures. It includes many routes from east to west, north to south from Adana to Fethiye, with its hidden ancient settlements, snowy peaks overlooking the Mediterranean, pine and cedar forests, nomad tents and goat herds.

Nomads have been using the Beydağı and Taurus plateaus for centuries and still maintain these traditions today. In this tour, where we will see the magnificent plateaus, deep valleys such as Alakır, Lycian mountain villages with their original architecture and culture, we also meet the magnificent trees unique to the Taurus Mountains, which exist only in our country as "natural forests" and are colloquially known as "Katran" or "Cedar". In some places, we can also have a snow adventure.

Day 1 / Friday / Beydağı Plateau - Finike
Morning At 09:00, we meet with our 4x4 vehicles and guides at Antalya Airport and give brief information about our vehicles. We turn our route to Ovacık plateau and then to Tahtalı Mountain through the forests of Sarıçınar Mountain, known as Sahil Beydağları. If the snow allows, we descend from Çukuryayla, if not, we descend to Finike via Gödene. Dinner and accommodation in Finike.

Lunch included

Day 2 / Saturday / Idebessos Ancient City / Corrugated Plateau / Arykanda - Finike
After breakfast, we arrive at the ancient city of Idebessos by following the old caravan routes for a while with our 4x4 vehicles. Later, we reach the Corrugated plateau, which is located at the foot of the Kızlar Peak, the highest peak of the Bey Mountains, famous for its legends. We watch a magnificent view from the Corrugated Plateau, which is located at an altitude of 2200 meters overlooking the entire Kumluca plain. From here, we will see the magnificent beauty of the Alakır valley and how the HEPP dams built at the same time affect this valley. From here, we visit the ancient city of Arykanda and go to Özçoban trout restaurant for dinner. Accommodation Finike.

Lunch included.

Day 3 / Sunday / Bonda Mountain – Alakilise – Antalya

Today, our route is Bonda Mountain, which still preserves its ancient name. Bonda Mountain, which rises between Finike and Demre, offers us both unique sea views from 1500 meters and cedar and mixed forest images that we are not used to seeing in the region. We cross Bonda Mountain, which is one of the most beautiful tracks of the Lycian Way route, and descend to Ala Church. From here, we descend to Demre and end our tour at Antalya airport at 18:00 after a lunch break.

Included:

• 3 nights accommodation. Accommodation will be made in small hotels and bungalows with 8-12 rooms,
• 2 Lunch
• Expert archaeologist guide.
• All expenses of vehicles (not applicable to those who will come with their own vehicles).
• Accommodation tax is included.

Not included:

• Alcoholic beverages
• 1 Lunch and dinner
• Ruins and museum entrances (we recommend getting a museum card)
• Arrival and return transfers to Antalya (plane/bus, etc.).
• Personal expenses and extras in hotels

Notes:

• The start and end point of the tour is Antalya Airport.
• There will be 4 people in each vehicle. Our guests will use the vehicle alternately.
• Our guests who come with their own 4x4 vehicle will not pay 4x4 vehicle participation fee.
• The tour is definitely moving with the participation of at least 6 people.
• Our guests who want to drive must have a driver's license.
• The walks in the program are tracks that anyone who can walk in normal terrain conditions can easily walk. There is no difficult track.
• For external reasons, Equinox Travel has the right to make changes to the schedule at any time.
• Hotel reservations can be made for those arriving the day before.