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Paragliding
"Flying....One
of the oldest dreams of human! Paragliding activity will be
combined with any proposed and suitable itinerary.Therefore
please, contact for the details on prices of both
individuals and groups.In the early 80's the first step was
made off a hill with a ram-air type skydiving parachute in
the Alps. It was the first time that the idea of foot-launching
a chute from hills was made real.
Big market
Boat Tirip
Daily 12 Islands Boat Cruise in Fethiye
Once you come to Fethiye, you have to go on
12 Islands Boat Cruise. The hundreds of double-Decker boats
you see in Fethiye as you wonder around the marina and the
harbour, are ready to take you to this tour. Each has a
capacity from 50 up to 150 people and all of them has
toilets and a self-service bar; and most of them are built
in the dockyards in Fethiye. They depart between 10:00-11:00
every morning and come back to Fethiye harbour about 17:30 -
18:30 in the evening. The lunch is included in the tours
which is usually pasta -meatballs (sometimes chicken or fish)-
salad and fruit (water melon) (a good menu if you think that
you're on water). If you want to enjoy the sun, then your
place is upstairs; but be careful because, the sun burns you
a bit too much and you don't feel it since it will be quite
windy on the sea. You'll feel it at night after the shower,
which usually ends up with the creams and lotions the doctor
gives. But if you want to enjoy the tour in the shade and
watch around, you'd better stay downstairs drinking your tea,
coffee, or a cold drink (maybe playing backgammon with the
crew).
Beach Tour
Ölüdeniz beach
If you've ever been into a travel agents offering holidays
to Turkey then you've probably seen pictures of Oludeniz.
Second only to the Istanbul skyline, the lagoon features on
a multitude of posters, postcards and brochure pages. It's
not surprising as the characteristic shape of the coastline
here has resulted in a unique bit of beach. It actually is
gorgeous and the inevitable development of the little
village (I think there was one here once) has been fairly
restrained. A couple of years ago there were more building
sites than sun loungers within 10km of the lagoon but
everything seems to be settling down now and it's still a
very nice place to be.
Here's a photo I took from the front
seat of a tandem paraglider, more on that later. The colours
don't look real and it gets even crazier when you're there.
'The gem of the Turquoise Coast'? It's as close to Turquoise
as I've ever seen.
Belcekız beach
A range of places to stay, drink and eat. Nothing really top
end here, which doesn't do the place any harm. The usual
crowd is a mix of independent travellers and package folk
who've come for a good time. It has to be said that it's
busy as hell in the summer. That's not necessarily a bad
thing. A crowd can make for a good time and the beaches,
both the free expanse in front of the town and the nearly
free bit around the lagoon have a fairly high capacity. You
can swim from May onwards with little hardship but take some
thongs 'cos it's a little pebbly in places. You might find
accommodation a little tricky during high season but if your
packaging it, as most people here are, then you're sorted
and there are enough low end rooms and camp sites to make it
feasible to come through on a whim.
You wont find the opportunities for clubbing that are
available in Bodrum and Marmaris but you can always do that
at home.
This area of Turkey has loads of stuff to see and do and
it's a shame not to get off the beach. The paraglide has to
be one of the biggest pulls and it's a bit special
Çalış Beach
Calis beach
is located 5km along the coast from Fethiye town and comes
alive during the Summer season, providing an excellent
choice for a perfect relaxing holiday.
The 2km promenade along the
beach is lined with restarants and bars to accomodate all
tastes. Sunsets are spectacular from here! Don't be tempted
to go into the first restaurant you see. The locals are very
friendly and will be encouraging you to sample the delights
of their restaurants everywhere you go.
Saklıkent
Saklikent is situated approx 30
miles from Fetiye surrounded by the Toros mountains. It
boasts an 18km gorge vistied by millions of tourists. The
sides are so steep and narrow that the sun does not
penetrate the icy water. Once inside the magnificence of the
gorge and its limestone walls towering above you will take
your breath away literally. A wide selection of tea rooms
and riverside restaurants.
kayaköy
Kaya village is 8 kilometres from Fethiye if you take the
mountain road to the south of Fethiye. An alternative route
is via the western road from the Hisarönü junction on the
Fethiye-Ölüdeniz highway. The first road takes you to the
northern entrance of the village and the second one arrives
at the eastern entrance to the small plain surrounded by
mountains which the residents of the region call the Kaya
Valley. Just past the entrance from Hisarönü, visitors are
met by abandoned buildings which were vacated during the
population exchange in 1923. At the northern entrance, the
visitor has a superb panoramic view of Kaya Valley, towered
over by the magnificent Father Mountain (Baba Dağ) to the
east. Whatever route you choose to take you to the Kaya
valley, it is suggested that you leave by the alternative
road to get a clearer impression of the surroundings and the
overall view. If you look around you on the journeys to and
from the village by either route you will be able to see
sections of the ancient stone roads that used to be used to
and from Fethiye
The
historical geographer Strabon, ends his description of the
city and the harbour of Telmessos in the Lycian region by
saying, “...one reaches a steep and difficult place,
Karmylessos is located here along a narrow and deep river...”
this depicts the existence of the ancient city of
Karmylessos, but its exact location has not yet been
ascertained, however it is thought to be in the vicinity of
Telmessos. Certain superficial studies and signs identify
the ancient City of Karmylessos as the present-day Kaya
Village. Although there are a number of ruins from the
antique period in and around Kayaköy, these are insufficient
to establish the existence of a city in this area | 
