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Nat Geo Day Tour: Exploring Antalya's Nomadic Culture
Nat Geo Day Tour: Exploring Antalya's Nomadic Culture
Nat Geo Day Tour: Exploring Antalya's Nomadic Culture
Nat Geo Day Tour: Exploring Antalya's Nomadic Culture
Nat Geo Day Tour: Exploring Antalya's Nomadic Culture

Nat Geo Day Tour: Exploring Antalya's Nomadic Culture

By Destination Services Turkey
Free cancellation available
Price is £81 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Enjoy a unique tour designed by National Geographic
  • Explore prominent historical sites
  • Meet nomadic families and understand their way of life.
  • Interact with local people living like the first settlers
  • Meet the nomadic Yörük people & discover their lifestyles

Activity location

  • Antalya
    • İbradı
    • 07691, Ormana, Antalya, Turkey

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pick up
    • Adnan Menderes Bulvarı
    • Antalya, Antalya, Turkey

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Nat Geo Day Tour: Exploring Antalya's Nomadic Culture
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
  • Food and drinks
Starting time: 09:00
Price details
£80.85 x 1 Adult£80.85

Total
Price is £80.85
Until Tue, 17 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuide
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport
  • What's includedWhat's includedLunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedGlass of local ayran (yoghurt drink) or çay (Turkish tea)

Know before you book

  • Please note that all times are approximate and subject to change
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

The foothills of the Taurus mountains have been a region of travel and trade for millennia. On this tour, get a flavour of the ancient traditions still alive in the region, and visit a Yörük family to experience their nomadic lifestyle in close-up. First, see the unusual Seljuk bridge at Aspendos, whose fascinating storey is represented by its zigzag formation. A bridge has spanned this section of the Köprüçay river since around the 4th century, and your guide will explain its significance.

Another sign that this region has a long history of comings and goings is the 13th century Kargihan caravanserai, with most of its original layout still in good condition. Strolling through the ancient inn's bedrooms, guardian's quarters, bathhouse and prayer hall with your guide you'll get a sense of times gone by and all the thousands of people who passed through here for a rest and refuel on their travels.

Yörük people have been following the rhythms of their nomadic lifestyle for centuries. Each spring, they move their camps and flocks from the mild coastal plains to the summer pastures in the mountains. Meet a Yörük family to understand more about their low-impact lifestyle and their humble tented homes knitted with wool from their own animals.

You'll also have time to explore the pretty Ottoman village of Ormana, known for its ingenious 'button houses' - built only with stone and timber. On the return journey, you will hopefully catch a glimpse of the famous wild horses of the area.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESAntalya
    • İbradı
    • 07691, Ormana, Antalya, Turkey

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pick up
    • Adnan Menderes Bulvarı
    • Antalya, Antalya, Turkey