Fethiye
Travel Blogs from Fethiye, Turkey
Day 1) Gulet Cruise Fethiye to olympos
Departure from Fethiye Harbour between 11 and 12 a.m. to Samanlik Bay for swimming & lunch or depending on the sea conditions to Butterfly Valley for lunch, a swim & optional visit of this natural reserve, hosting 136 kinds of different ...
You can't spell 'travel' without 'travail'
... playing music with some friends I was telling them about my travel plans. One friend piped in when I said I would be in Turkey, and enthusiastically mentioned Butterfly Valley. “You have to go there! It is the closest thing to paradise I have ever ...
More flying and a little relaxing
... and didn't commit to any cruise. Instead we decided to find some dessert. We found a cafe that was the "dessert specialty" of Fethiye. The menu had beautiful pictures of cheesecakes and other sweet things. I wasn't fooled by the glossy images so I ordered ...
A Bus Rıde and Turkey`s West Coast
... mountaıns were tall and rocky on the rıght, so there was always somethıng lovely to see. We arrıved ın Fethiye sometıme as the sun was fallıng. We grabbed another bus once we got to the maın ...
Fethiye
A simple overnight stop before getting on a 'gullet' boat for a relaxing 4 day boat cruise along the Mediterranean sea. A gorgeous boat, crazy captain and seaman who was a Orlando Bloom lookalike led to a damn good 4 days at sea, fabulous food, ...
I love swimming pools
... and I decide to look for an Internet place. Tougher to find than you'd think in such a touristy location. I should mention, this part of Turkey has been taken over by England. Much like the Costa del Sol in Spain. It's kind of sad, it has no real ...
Swimming in the Dead Sea (of Turkey)
We went to Patara to swim in the Turkish Dead Sea a couple of days ago and it was excellent! Patara is a desert sand dune beach on the Dead Sea backed by Roman ruins. The beach is beautiful and the ruins are very nice. There was hardly anyone in the ...
Olu Deniz
... this week. We checked out and left our bags with the front desk, then caught the dolmus towards Olu Deniz. Its $1.50 TL to Fethiye Center per person, then another $4.50 TL from the Center to Olu Deniz beach. Plan for no less than 30 mins for the total ...
Day 6 - Fethiye town and Tukish club !!!
Today i didnt really do much, i walked into Fethiye and had a mooch about the shops and bazzar and then relaxed by the marina. I took a slow walk back to the hotel and had a beer at the bar. While i was there i met an Scottish man named Billy. We had a ...
Gocek`ten cikis... Bismillah
Evettt.... 14. ekim Persembe. Malum oglen kalktik. Ben arabayi yikattim, Liza esyalari toparlamaya aksam 6 da basladi. Ben gece 12 gibi yola cikariz diye dusunup bolca cay ictim. Zar zor cuma sabahi 03.30 da Bismillah deyip yola ciktik. Kismet olursa ...
Paragliding, party and more beach time...
Thursday 29th We left Selcuk at 6.30am heading for our next stop, Oludeniz. I was the last person to get on the truck but still managed to get the most sought after 'front seat' – the seat with the best view! I sat next to Neil for the first time ...
Boat Cruise. 5days Fethiye-Olympos
What do you get if you mix: 5 days. 12 people. Miles of coast line. Many beers. Plenty of sunshine. Crystal clear water. Sleeping under the stars. = A really really good time And some good photos check them out. For only £99 you cant ...
Hiking the hills to Oludeniz and a ghost town
... ) durum on lavas bread. I bagged another one for breakfast since we were on an early bus ride to get to Pamukkale the next day and it cost too much at the Pansiyon (8 TYL) Would I visit Fethiye again? Yes, but beware of the English ...
Chillin' with Malibu...no bu
... "Blue Lagoon" of Orludiniz, just outside town on the historic Lycian Way - a hiking trail which runs along the coast from Fethiye to Antalya. Orludiniz apparently translates to "Gods gift to Earth," a statement which should be taken with a grain of salt, ...
Turkey--June 2005
we took the yacht from israel to cyprus, then greece and finally to turkey. we stayed in marmaris for most of the time, moored up and occasionally taking the owner's family out on cruises when they came over from israel. marmaris was ok, not a whole lot ...
Desi's Fatter Brother
We were wandering down the quayside in Fethiye when we saw a familiar sight wandering towards us: Desi! But no! This canine made Desi - the original oil barrel on legs - look like a lean, mean athletic machine! For those of you not in the know, Desi is ...
Icecream in the Bloody Desert
... to the hostel, scraped all my euro change together and convinced the hostel guy to let me alone. Next morning made my way to Fethiye, another little harbour town further down to the coast. The place has a feel of a real yatchy haunt but has so far ...
Lady You Dropped Something -- It's My Heart
... not to mention the occasional rooster crow or breeze. And then yesterday, Tilly and I went on a boat cruise around the twelve islands off Fethiye. I'm sure you don't want to hear about how hot it was or how the water was perfect, so I won't go into it ...
Following the path of Alexander the Great
Thursday, November 3 We're on the move again - we left Antalya around 8:30 this morning and headed north up the Mediterranean coast toward Fehtiye, where we will board our teak gulet (goo-let) for our four day cruise, ending in Kusadasi on Monday. ...
Fethiye
... for day after day can get a little much for any guy, even though Sean never once complained! Anyways so all arrived in Fethiye seperately but within a couple hours of each other and went straight into the town center to explore. Fethiye is a harbor town, ...
Visited ruins of Kayakoy and ate Turkish pancakes
... hand made wares from a stall outside. It looks like rain, thunder sounds above us but it comes to nothing. We then drive to Fethiye. En route we pass by some ancient Lycian tombs, the entrances of which are on the side of the hill. The ...
Fethyie - Turkey
(Danie) Today was a pretty bad weather day. We got to the beach town as everyone had suggested and couldn't wait to relax at the beach and just hang out. We've been travelling by bus for way too long and just want to chill for a couple of ...
On the Mediterranean
... something magical about sitting on a sailboat under the stars, drinking wine and listening to a great guitar player. The boat docked in Fethiye and we spent 3 nights there. We didn’t do alot, just went to the beach again and wandered around town. ...
Day 44 - Farewell to new friends
Today was our last day on board ship. We ate breakfast and swam and then headed for the port at the town of Fethiye. We checked into the guest hostel and then explored the port area with Kendelle and Luke. We ate fish burgers for an early dinner and ...
Day 7 - Calis beach
Today was a bad day for me, i drank far too much the night before but still managed to get myself to the beach for the day. I headed into calish and past the main drag onto a part of the beach where you dont get charged for sun loungers or pestered by ...
Jour 2 dans la montagne!
(Englısh follows) On a quıtte Faralya apres 1 pleıne journee,,, et la on a faıt une journee double parce qu,ıl n,y avaıt aucun endroıt pour dormır! OUFFF.... on a monte, et monte, et monte... La vue est ...
The Lycian Way Coast
... decided we are coming back here, and have even formulated our plan. There is a walk you can do which is 600km long from Fethiye in the west to Antalya in the east, called the Lycian Way. It takes you through pine clad mountains and numerous ancient ruins ...
Ghosts
Went on cruise, more castles and some swimming. Short bus ride to Fethiye yesterday and a hike through the Saklikent gorge, spectacular deep gorge, about a 2 hr walk. Today we went to the ghost town of Kayakoy and then a 6 km hike over the hills to a ...

