Isparta, Lake Eğirdir and Kovada National Park

Two days of landscape and history in the lake district: Lake Eğirdir with its peninsula, Kovada national park, the Yazılı canyon and the barely visited ancient city of Adada on the old Roman road.

Highlights

• Lake Eğirdir – peninsula with fishing harbour and fortress wall
• Kovada national park with lakes and cedar forest
• Yazılı canyon with waterfalls and walking trail
• Adada – ancient city on the Via Sebaste, almost no visitors
• Rose fields near Isparta (May and June)

Full description

The lake district north of Antalya is green, high and cool – a different face of Turkey. Eğirdir sits on a lake that reaches the horizon; on the peninsula stand fishermen's houses, a Seljuk mosque and remains of the fortress.

Kovada national park and the Yazılı canyon offer short walks along waterfalls. For anyone interested in history the highlight is Adada: the city stood on the Via Sebaste, the Roman road Paul took on his first journey to Antioch in Pisidia. Temples and agora stand in open country.

What we see

We adapt order and selection to weekday, opening hours, weather and your wishes.

• 1 · Drive across the Taurus into the Lakes Region
• 2 · Eğirdir
  peninsula and old town by the lake
• 3 · Kovada National Park
  forest, lake and silence
• 4 · Yazılı Canyon
  walking trail between rock faces
• 5 · Adada
  ancient city on the Via Sebaste, which Paul passed through
• 6 · Isparta
  rose oil and carpet tradition (on the two-day version with an overnight stay)

Included

• 1 hours private, state-licensed guide in your language (Mehmet Humayunoğlu or an experienced colleague from his team)
• Planning, coordination and time management of the day
• Headsets for groups of 16 or more
• Vehicle with driver for the whole day, pick-up and return from cruise port or hotel (€250 for 1–3 persons, each additional person +€10)

Not included

• National park and Adada entrance fees
• Accommodation, meals and drinks
• Walking shoes and a jacket
• Personal expenses, tips

Meeting point

We pick you up with vehicle and driver at Antalya cruise port (Port Akdeniz) or at your hotel and bring you back there.

You will recognise me by the sign “MeinReiseleiter.de” and the visibly worn guide licence. We confirm meeting point and time with your booking.

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Important information

German, English, Turkish, French, Italian, Spanish – 25 more languages on request.

• Cruise guests – Please state ship and time in port. We pick you up directly at Antalya cruise port and plan the return to the ship with ample buffer.
• Comfortable shoes and sun protection – Ancient sites and old-town lanes have uneven paving and little shade; please bring water in summer.
• Entrance fees – Not included in the price and paid on site; we buy the tickets for you at the counter.