Turkey Itinerary Advice
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Turkey Itinerary Advice
I am planning a first time trip to Turkey this May. Is the below 2 week itinerary reasonable without being too rushed? Most interested in history and architecture, but want to work in some beautiful coast line and relaxation time.
Day 1 Fly to Antalya (via IST connection), rent car drive to Cirali (90 min)
Day 2 Cirali - Olympos
Day 3 drive to Kas (2 hrs)
Day 4 Kas
Day 5 drive to Fethiye (1.5 hrs)
Day 6 Fethiye
Day 7 drive to Bodrum (4 hrs)
Day 8 Bodrum – day trip Ephesus (2.5hrs each way, maybe bus tour?)
Day 9 Bodrum
Day 10 fly to Istanbul
Day 11 Istanbul
Day 12 Istanbul
Day 13 Istanbul
Day 14 Istanbul, fly home at night
Thanks for any advice you can provide!
Day 1 Fly to Antalya (via IST connection), rent car drive to Cirali (90 min)
Day 2 Cirali - Olympos
Day 3 drive to Kas (2 hrs)
Day 4 Kas
Day 5 drive to Fethiye (1.5 hrs)
Day 6 Fethiye
Day 7 drive to Bodrum (4 hrs)
Day 8 Bodrum – day trip Ephesus (2.5hrs each way, maybe bus tour?)
Day 9 Bodrum
Day 10 fly to Istanbul
Day 11 Istanbul
Day 12 Istanbul
Day 13 Istanbul
Day 14 Istanbul, fly home at night
Thanks for any advice you can provide!
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You will be missing all the archeological and historic sites by driving fast between your stops.
Antalya to Cirali - Phaeselis
Cirali to Kas ; - Arycanda, Myra, Saint Nicholas, Ucagiz, Kekova, Simena
Kas - Fethiye ; - Patara, Xanthos, Letoon, Tlos, Pinara, Saklikent.
Fethiye- Bodrum - Kusadsi ; - Herakleia, Miletus, Didyma, Priene.
Antalya to Cirali - Phaeselis
Cirali to Kas ; - Arycanda, Myra, Saint Nicholas, Ucagiz, Kekova, Simena
Kas - Fethiye ; - Patara, Xanthos, Letoon, Tlos, Pinara, Saklikent.
Fethiye- Bodrum - Kusadsi ; - Herakleia, Miletus, Didyma, Priene.
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You're getting some very good advice - your plan would not leave much room to see the magnificent ruins of this part of the world.
You might find some useful information in my trip report - just click on my name to find it.
You might find some useful information in my trip report - just click on my name to find it.
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Thanks for the feedback so far. I will look into the sites you have listed. I am not planning to drive straight through from A to B but certainly will stop along the way, I just don't want to be driving for 6+ hours per day.
Just want to determine if the towns I have listed are good choices to stay and whether I am trying to do too much in too little time.
kja, I will check out your trip report.
Just want to determine if the towns I have listed are good choices to stay and whether I am trying to do too much in too little time.
kja, I will check out your trip report.
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It can be done but it's about 2hrs 30mins drive each way.
There are some nice ancient sites closer to Bodrum - Iasos, Euromos, Heracleia, Didyma, Miletus, Priene (west of Milas on the road to Ephesus), and Labranda, Stratonikeia, Lagina, Alabanda heading east from Milas.
There are some nice ancient sites closer to Bodrum - Iasos, Euromos, Heracleia, Didyma, Miletus, Priene (west of Milas on the road to Ephesus), and Labranda, Stratonikeia, Lagina, Alabanda heading east from Milas.