St. Paul Trail Pilgrimage (8-day) Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival Antalya – transfer to Eğirdir

After your flight arrival, you will be transferred to Eğirdir (2hrs). If time allows you’ll stop for a visit to ancient Sagalassos on the way. Dinner and overnight in a pension in Eğirdir.
Overnight Location: Pension in Eğirdir
Distance: None
Meals: Dinner

Day 2 Sivri peak

After an uphill transfer to Akpınar village (20 mins), you walk to the Prostanna ruins and continue to the top of Sivri Hill (1800m). Here you enjoy amazing views across lake Eğirdir and the town as well as the surrounding mountains. You return along the same route and enjoy a break in Akpınar at a cafe with a lovely bird’s eye view across the lake. Transfer back to Eğirdir.
Overnight Location: Pension in Eğirdir
Distance: 8,5km, 4 hours, 515m
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 3 Sipahiler – Serpil

Transfer to Sipahiler (40mins) and walk on the St Paul trail to Serpil. Today’s walk goes over a pass in the forest then across spectacular limestone ridges and through indigenous oak forest, passing shepherds huts and grazing lands with the possibility to observe cattle and wild horses. The route descends to the small village of Serpil surrounded by orchards where you meet the transfer vehicle and drive back to Eğirdir (20 mins).
Overnight Location: Pension in Eğirdir
Distance: 14.5km, 5 hours, 400m
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 4 Saray Yolu Fountain – Adada – Sağrak

Transfer from Eğirdir to Saray Yolu Fountain (45mins). You walk through a rural landscape with tiny hamlets, wild horses and age-old trees to the ancient city of Adada where 3 major temples are still standing alongside the smallest ancient theatre in Anatolia. You walk down along a well-preserved section of ancient Roman road where St. Paul may have walked himself to Sağrak village where you meet with the car for a transfer to Kasımlar (35mins).

Dinner and overnight in a pension in Kasımlar.
Overnight Location: Pension in Kasımlar
Distance: 14km, 5 hours, 150m
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 5 Tota Pasture – Kasımlar

Transfer to the Tota pasture (20 mins). The walk takes you back to Kasımlar along a ridge top and the ruins of a Byzantine church and settlement. The descent is through the forest, which has an abundance of miniature wild tulips and other bulbs. From your high position, you can enjoy spectacular views.
Overnight Location: Pension in Kasımlar
Distance: 18km, 6 hours, 330m
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 6 Fındık – Kesme

Transfer from Kasımlar to start of the walk-in Fındık neighbourhood (10 mins). The spectacular route starts at a bridge across the river and will take you over the rim of the canyon on old paved paths, down through mysterious rock formations passing rural huts, ancient ruins while meeting many goats along the way. You meet with the car in Kesme and transfer to Çaltepe (1hr).
Overnight Location: Pension in Çaltepe
Distance: 14km, 6 hours, 710m
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 7 Kestanelik – Selge

You have 20 mins. transfer to the start of the walk. Today’s walk is not that long so a leisurely start is possible. You follow an age-old route, at times beautifully paved, through a dreamy landscape of dark forest and imaginative rock formations. Reaching Selge ancient city you will have time to explore the ruins of many houses, a huge theatre and public buildings spread over several hillsides of this once huge city.

Afternoon transfer to the pension on the banks of the Köprülü river (25 mins) for dinner and overnight.
Overnight Location: Pension near Köprülü river
Distance: 10.5km, 3 hours, 490m
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 8 Köprülü canyon & departure

You can enjoy an optional swimming or rafting excursion on the river (pay locally).

Depending on your flight you meet with the car for your transfer to Antalya (1hr 45mins).
Overnight Location: None
Distance: None
Meals: Breakfast