Day 1

Arrival at Dalaman airport. You’ll be met at the airport by your hosts and transferred to your hotel. Dinner with your guide and the other riders on the trail.

Day 2

After breakfast you’ll be transferred to the beginning of the trail. You’ll be able to get familiar with your horse, your equipment and the ride’s gaits (fast walk, endurance canter and trot for a few sections.) The trail begins meandering through a wood, before cantering across the orange orchards and the olive trees. Cross the Dogusbelen river with its pebbles and gravel bed before stopping for lunch. In the afternoon continue through a coniferous forest with garrigue bushes and enjoy some long mountain canter trails overlooking Köycegiz lake. Evening is spent camping at a picturesque spot on the trail and dinner is cooked on the campfire.

Day 3

After breakfast, you’ll saddle your horse and begin to descend through the forest, where you can glimpse a beautiful view over the lake and villages. You’ll reach the hot water springs of Sultaniye where you will stop for a traditional lunch. There’s time to bathe in the springs and swim in the lake. In the afternoon a quick horse ride will offer incredible views over the Dalyan laguna, probably one of the most remarkable views along the entire Turkish coast. You’ll camp by the seaside this evening with a fine sand beach and superb views across to Iztuzu beach.

Day 4

This morning's ride will be along the lagoon where you can canter on pine needle-covered trails. You’ll arrive at the ancient site of Kaunos (paying entry : 6 €) where the horses will rest for the afternoon and you’ll heac to the charming town of Dalyan for a fish lunch. In the afternoon you can relax on a cruise through the beautiful reed channels of the lagoon. Dinner and overnight at a guesthouse in Dalyan.

Day 5

You’ll travel by boat to the horses and they will be loaded onto a barge to cross the Dalyan river. Once safely across the river, you’ll ride out of town through the orange orchards and along the bottom of a deep sandstone canyon, on an old mule path leading to a wooden plateau. Enjoy some long canter trails until you reach the beautiful village of Gokbel and the famous Iztuzu beach where you can stop for lunch and a dip in the sea. After lunch you can visit a turtle sanctuary before saddling up and riding through a labyrinth of oleanders, to tonight's campsite located in a big clearing.

Day 6

Today you’ll be heading to the village of Sarigerme famed for its 5 km-long beach. You’ll picnic on the beach, and swim if you like before continuing the trail in the afternoon. On this section you’ll need to walk and lead your horse along a steep path through sweet smelling bay trees, mint and thyme. A breathtaking panorama rewards you at the top. Again a few canters through olive orchards and fields until you reach tonight's camp in a clearing. Campfire and dinner overlooking the paradise islands of Gocek.

Day 7

Saddle up after breakfast and start with a fast ride on forest tracks overlooking the bay of Gocek. Ascend a steep path where you will need to walk with your horse for a few minutes. Spectacular views and long canters take you to Gocek port, famous for its numerous yachts. Dinner and overnight at a guesthouse in Köycegiz.

Day 8

After breakfast, depart for the airport two hours before your return flight.