Walk Where
Empires Walked.
12 days across Turkey's most impossible terrain. Balloon at dawn. Bare feet on travertine. Ridge lines with no name on any map.
The Itinerary
Unfolds Like This.
Cappadocia
Dawn launch, Göreme Valley
Simit & chai, 6:40am
Byzantine mosaic, Göreme Museum
Kaymakli underground city, −3 floors
"The trail doesn't care how fit you are. It cares how present you are."
— Yusuf Demir, Lead Guide, 14 seasons on the Lycian Way
760 km of waymarked trail · 23,085m total ascent · 30,000 walkers annually
Pamukkale
No shoes allowed. Warm water, cold air.
Cotton Castle, Hierapolis ruins above
Hierapolis, 2nd century AD
"Cotton Castle. The Phrygians built a temple here in the 7th century. You walk where priests walked."
— Ayşe Kaya, Cultural Historian
Pamukkale · 354m elevation · Thermal water: 35°C year-round
Lycian Way
Suspension bridge, Day 8
Camp 2,200m. Temp: 7°C.
Taurus Mountains, Ölüdeniz behind
Myra rock tombs, Lycian League
The Terrain
Chooses You.
Every route runs west to east, following the historical grain of Anatolia. The landscape escalates. So does the payoff.
Cappadocia
Drift at dawn over 200 balloon-dotted valleys. Explore Göreme's rock-cut churches, Kaymakli's underground city, and trails through rose-colored valleys. Nothing prepares you for the scale of it.
Balloon altitude
1,200m
Underground floors
8 levels
Pamukkale
Warm mineral water over your bare feet. The Phrygians came in the 7th century BC. The Greeks after them. Now you.
Water temp
35°C
Travertine terraces
2,700m wide
Lycian Way
760 km. 23,085m of ascent. Kate Clow walked it first in 1999 to protect the old Roman roads. You'll walk 94 km of the best of it.
Trek section
94 km
Peak elevation
2,400m
Pick Your Window.
Before It Closes.
Groups max 12. Every departure has a qualified lead guide plus a support guide for groups over 8.
How do you move through the world?
I walk daily
You cover 5–8 km regularly. Comfortable on uneven paths. This trip will challenge and reward you.
I hike monthly
Day hikes of 15+ km are normal for you. You own trekking poles. You know what blisters feel like.
I summit yearly
Multi-day routes, altitude exposure, technical terrain. You've slept on a mountain more than once.
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Your Guides
Know Every Stone.
Yusuf Demir
Lead Guide · 14 seasons
Fethiye, Turkey
"I've walked this coast my whole life. Every departure I notice something I've never seen. The trail does that — it keeps secrets until it's ready to show them."
847 km walked with clients in 2025
Ayşe Kaya
Cultural Historian · Cappadocia Specialist
Göreme, Cappadocia
"The underground cities weren't refuges. They were entire civilizations, vertical. When you go down three floors in Kaymakli, you understand what permanence looks like."
Led 340+ guests through Göreme Open Air Museum
14
Seasons running
2,300+
Clients guided
99.1%
Would recommend
0
Serious incidents
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Turkey · 12 Days · Spring & Autumn 2026