Lycian Activity Week

Your activity starts today with a visit to Saklikent Gorge. The waterfalls here cascade into the Esen River and have cut a deep canyon through the ancient rocks. You will walk through the canyon, waterproof sandles are handy today. Later there is chance to go Tubing (additional cost), travelling down river in a large rubber tube with a paddle, it's great fun and there's the added chance to take a mud bath enroute!

You will lunch at the canyon before you take an easy walk to the beautiful Patara beach (entry fee payable) located within a National Park. Enroute you will have great views and see some Roman ruins. At the beach you can relax and swim in the warm, turquiose sea. (B)

Don a wet suit, harness and a helmet today as you go Canyoning. Kibris Canyon up in the Taurus Mountains behind Kas is a great natural water park, where you spend the day swimming, abseiling, and leaping into pools of fresh, and rather cold, water. This is a demanding day which can be strenuous at times. You will need a head for heights and the courage to jump a few metres in pools below. Instructors will be on hand to help you get the most out of the day. (BL)

A full day of sea kayaking today. You will kayak to Kekova Island. Where off its northern shore, the fascinating remains of an ancient settlement - known locally as Batik Sehir (the sunken city) - lie submerged in a few metres of translucent, turquoise water. Consigned to the sea as the result of an earthquake, the ruined walls and stairs of houses and the outline of its jetty are still clearly visible. As this is a protected archaeological site, swimming and snorkelling are prohibited but in your sea-kayaks you can get a really close look at the atmospheric ruins.

Later you paddle on to discover the spectacular village of Simena on a peninsula, it is not accesible by road. An Ottoman castle at the top overlooks the whole bay. (BL)