SPELUNKER's DREAM ADVENTURE TOUR

Day 1

Meet at Istanbul Airport no later than 18:00

««««Hotel - Overnight in Istanbul – Presentation of the tour program

Welcome Cocktail and “Special Order TDT Cake” Service + Dinner

 Day 2 (Acclimatization)*

07:00 Breakfast @ Hotel

08:00 Bosphorus boat tour / Grand Bazaar / Hagia Sophia / Islands OPTIONS*

12:00 Lunch in Istanbul

15:00 Start driving to Bolu via old Bolu Mountain Road in TDT vehicle

17:00 ««««Thermal Hotel in Bolu (Thermal Baths help acclimatization)

19:00 Dinner @ Hotel Thermal Hotel

07:00 Breakfast @ Hotel

08:00 Quick Bolu City tour Historic Bazaar / Museum / Travertine Terraces OPTIONS*

11:00 Bar-B-Q at Orman Waterfall on the way to Yedi Goller(Seven Lakes National Park)

12:00 start trekking in the forest towards Yedi Goller National Park

18:00 Reach Yedi Goller N.P. and camp

19:00 Dinner @ Campsite Yedi Goller N.P. camp. Grilled or Fried Freshly Caught Trout. Bonfire.

 Day 4 (Acclimatization)*

07:00 Breakfast @ Campsite

08:00 Get on TDT Vehicle from YediGollerN.P. camp site and drive to YigilcaCave

11:00 Setup campsites at the cave entrance

12:00 Lunchat the camp site

13:00 enter Cave (Power Bars will be supplied)

17:00 exit Cave

19:00 Dinner@ Campsite

Day5

07:00 Breakfast @ Campsite

08:00 Get on TDT vehicle bound for Ankara Airport

11:00 Get on Plane bound for AntalyaLunch on board

14:00 Check in at «««««IC Hotel Antalya– Afternoon Free Time (Snacks served)

16:00 End of Free time / mandatory SRT* Training

19:00 Dinner@ Hotel

Day6

07:00 Breakfast @ Hotel

08:00 Aspendos Roman Amphitheatre  / Boat Tour / City Tour OPTIONS*

11:00 Lunch at local restaurant

12:00 Check out IC Hotel and take TDT Vehicle to AksekiTown

14:00 Start hike from Ibradi Village of Akseki Town

16:00 Setup campsite

17:00 Hike to the cave entrance / orientation

18:00 Mandatory SRT* Training reviews

19:00 Dinner@ Campsite

Day7

07:00 Breakfast @ Hotel

08:00 Hike to Cave entrance

09:00 Enter Antalya Cave

12:00 Lunch in the cave

17:00 Exit Antalya Cave

18:00 Hike to Campsite

19:00 Dinner @ Campsite

Day8

07:00 Breakfast @ Campsite

08:00 Hike to the village for TDT Vehicle

10:00 TDT Vehicle to Antalya

12:00 Lunch at local restaurant

13:00 Check in at «««««IC Hotel

14:00 Relax / Swim Hotel Pool / Sauna / Massage

15:00 City Tour OPTIONS*

19:00 Dinner@ Hotel

Day9

07:00 Breakfast @ Hotel

08:00 Board the Private Yacht

^{09:00 Relax / Snorkel / Skin Dive / Swim / 1st Tank Dive}

12:00 Lunch aboard TDT-Yacht

^{13:00 Relax / Snorkel / Dive / Swim / 2nd Tank Dive}

17:00 End of the Yacht tour.àIC Hotel

19:00 Dinner@ Hotel

Day10

07:00 Breakfast @ Hotel

09:00 Board Plane to Istanbul

11:00 Land Istanbul & TRANSFER to International Flight Home

12:00 Lunch at local restaurant + SHOPPING Grad Bazaar, Spice Bazaar OPTIONS*

13:00 SHOPPING + Istanbul Airport to US

 Photo Gallery: Pictures of The Tour

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*OPTIONS: There are more activity/sightseeing choices than listed, can be used as individual Free Time. Options will be presented in detail by the tour guide and can be decided at guests’ discretion. Also indicates where there are couple optional things to do. Options may change according to the likes / capabilities of the group. Ex. Shopping Time.

*(Acclimatization) : Time required for a healthy individual’s metabolism to adjust to the environment soon after a transatlantic flight.

Lunch aboard Yacht : Fix menu is included in the price but there will be optional extras supplied by the Yacht Crew for your palate at extra cost.

SRT* : Abbreviation for “Single Rope Technique” used in the caves to cover vertical distances with up most safety. Rope work.

Included in the price:

• All meals except 4 lunches
• Camp site meals and Bar-B-Q selective menu; Chicken/Fish/Beef/Veggies
• 5 nights Hotel (4 and 5 star) + 4 nights camp accommodations
• Air Conditioned TDT Transfer Vehicle Transfers w/driver
• Ankara – Antalya / Antalya – Istanbul domestic Flights
• Tents / Camping mats / kitchenware (cups/plates/cutlery/stoves) / inflatable cave boats w/oars / batteries / water / campsite food / Personal Radios / security headlamps / BlueWater static caving rope / Bolts / Hangers / Biners
• Ascender (Hand ascender / shunt / prusik / etc.) and Descender (figure 8 / rappel rack / stop descender /etc.) / Harness (Fractio / SuperAvanti / etc/.)
• Helmets / personal Motorola Radios (group communication at all times)
• Boat / Snorkeling and Scuba diving equipment / 2 tanks per diver
• Cave guide and guidance
• SRT Training
• Museum / N.P. entrance fees
• Photography services

 Not Included in the Price: 

• US – TR / TR – US flights
• Extensive Travel insurance
• 4 lunches
• Personal expenses
• Extras (Beverages, etc.) w/meals  

Required Personal Equipment: 

• Water Proof Headlamps for the campsites and caves
• Caving suit
• Sleeping bag rated min. 0° F
• Extra clothing
• Waterproof / mud proof boots
• Waterproof  / mud proof glove
• Items of personal Hygiene
• Back Pack min. 45Liters
• Hiking Poles
• Hiking Boots

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Active Caves (water flowing in or out)

4 Cities in Türkiye visited

2 Scuba diving one tank each

2 National Parks

1 Bosphorus Tour

1 Private Boat tour (Snorkeling, Sunbathing)

1 wilderness trekking w/Orienteering

4 Primitive Camp nights

5 Deluxe Hotel nights

All Meals at camp sites prepared per individual order

All Breakfasts and Dinners at the Hotels.

2 Domestic Flights

All Technical Equipment

Technical SRT training (Single Rope Technique)

Individually made Photo CD of the adventures

 I’ll See You There!... Inan Kalayci

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