Daily Route

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Registration Information

Sunday, Day 1 – Arrive Selcuk, meeting, bike assembly, short test ride to Pamucak Beach, group dinner @ carpet shop hotel

Monday, Day 2 – Site visit to Ephesus, lunch at Cave of the Seven Sleepers, optional afternoon activities - visit to Selcuk museum, warm up ride to Sirince (self-guided), warm up ride to Virgin Mary (self-guided), group dinner in Selcuk

Tuesday, Day 3 – Selcuk to Guzelcamli – approx. 50 km, visit train museum, lunch at small village, dinner and stay in seaside hotel

Wednesday, Day 4 – Guzelcamli – Didim – approx. 82 km, visit Priene, lunch, ride by Miletus, Temple of Apollo, dinner at hotel

Thursday, Day 5 – Didim – Guvercinlik –  approx. 90 km – lunch at Lilac Restaurant, dinner at hotel

Friday, Day 6 – Guvercinlik – Bodrum – approx. 35 km, lunch in Bodrum afternoon visit to Bodrum Castle , dinner at harbour restaurant 

Saturday, Day 7 - Bodrum to Palamut – 80 km (ferry), lunch in Datca, optional visit to Knidos, dinner at local restaurant

Sunday, Day 8 – Palamut to Selimiye – 100 km, two seas viewing, lunch at roadside restaurant, dinner at hotel

Monday, Day 9 – Selimiye Day trip – 2 options – 22 km or 65 km approx., box lunch, dinner at hotel

Tuesday, Day 10– Selimiye to Akyaka – 80 km, lunch at resort restaurant, dinner at seaside restaurant  

Wednesday, Day 11 and Thursday, Day 12 – we will leave these two days flexible dependent on the group and the weather. Some of the options include – visit to mud baths; boat trip to Lycian tombs, Turtle beach, Kaunos; visit to Dalyan; day ride and hike to waterfalls and swimming hole; swimming a local beaches; or visit to local market.

Friday, Day 13 – departures

Dates:

April 22th – May 4th, 2012

Fees:

$1950.00 Cdn  (payable in 3 instalments - $500 to secure a spot, $1000 on Feb. 1st and balance on March 1st).  Click here for a registration form.

Includes:

-          All meals, breaks (does not include alcohol)

-          Hotel Accommodation (12 nights)

-          Van Support + Turkish speaking driver and photographer

-          Turkish/English speaking cycling guide, 2 English speaking cycling guides

-          Tours (Ephesus, Train Museum, Priene, Temple of Apollo, Mud Baths)

-          Water Transportation – ferry, 1 river boat tour

-          Entertainment

-          Route Book, maps

Not Included:

-          Airfare

-          Airport Transfers (can be arranged for additional fee)

-          Transfer of bike boxes to finish (can be arranged for additional fee)

-          Visits listed as optional

Must bring own bike & helmet (limited rental of bikes (4 only) can be arranged for additional fee)

Must bring documentation confirming overseas medical insurance, contact information and proof of passport valid for 6 months after date of trip.

Must bring sense of adventure and flexible attitude

Limit 12 participants per tour.

We recommend minimum of 32C tires for although all roads are paved, some of the pavement can be a little rough as we are using as many minor roads as possible.  Also, we noticed that all hills in Turkey are marked as 10%!  Not all are, but not many are too much steeper than that.