3-DAY KAYAK & YOGA TRIP

The blending of the Kayak & Yoga experience will merge the benefits of kayaking with yoga.

Kekova Sound

2 days kayaking & yoga,2 nights pension accommodation,3 days program

Season: May – October

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Yoga signifies harmony and unity of mind, body and spirit. On this trip you will unroll your mat as you practice Yoga in the total immersion of nature on a white limestone or pebble beach at our one of a kind yoga-camp at the confluence of Kekova Island(s) with the Teke Peninsula, motherland on Turkish Mediterranean coast. Our exotic yoga-camp is under the gaze of the spectacular spirituality of semi-desert atmosphere along Taurus Mountains ridge where oracle tradition lived among the Lycians for thousands of years.

This magic rejuvenating location, surrounded by energized landscape and turquoise waters, will be your home, escape, and launching pad for an adventurous yoga travel days that include; sea kayaking, kayak sailing, walking and Yoga. Each day either early morning or evening we practice yoga while our days are filled with thrills, fun and discovery.

Meals are from local gardens or greenhouses with fresh ground grains. Water is sweet and pure from karstic springs. Sunshine and warm waters are always available for relaxing your tired muscles and the soul. You will walk to pension room supplied with local comfort. Afterwards our dinner table is filled with shared stories from the adventures of the day under the stars of the Lycian Coast.

Each trip begins with an introduction to the basics of safely paddling a sea kayak from our base on Kekova Sound.

Regular Rate - 195 Euro / person : Book with a friend save 5 %.

  Day 1: Introduction day

Meet at DRAGOMAN OFFICE, Kaş.; transfer to hotel in Kekova, Ucagiz village. Program briefing.  Sea-kayak & yoga basics. Start yoga sessions in Teimiusa( Üçagız) ruins.Accommodation at Ucagiz.

(D) Dinner

 Day 2: Theimousa-Simena circuit

Early morning slot includes yoga before kayak and breakfast. Paddle to Boatyard Bay(Tersane-Xera). Visit sunken city(Dolichiste), Simena loop. After lunch climb Simena Castle. Yoga session in the castle. Return back to Teimiusa. Accommodation at Ucagiz.

(B) Breakfast, (L) Lunch, (D) Dinner

 Day 3: Theimousa-Polemos circuit

Early morning slot includes yoga before kayak and breakfast. Kayak to Polemos(Sicak). Walk on the Sicak isthmus to  sunken city(Aperlai), 2 km. Visit & snorkel Aperlai ruins.  Yoga session in Aperlai. Walk back to Polemos bay. After lunch  paddle / sail back to Teimiusa. Transfer to Kaş or Myra.

(B) Breakfast, (L) Lunch

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PRICE

Regular Rate - 198 Euro / person.  Book with a friend save 5 %.
 

Notes:

• The Itinerary represented above is the one taken under normal weather and sea conditions. We reserve the right to alter the itinerary for any reason deemed necessary to ensure the best trip possible.

• Previous kayaking experience is an advantage but is not essential. However, in order to participate in a sea kayak trip you must know how to swim and paddlers should be in good physical and mental fitness.   Pre-Instruction and all kayaking equipment is supplied.

• CLASS 2  paddling grading involves protected water tours in lightly populated areas with exposure to currents up to two knots and crossings of one hour or more, with a fetch greater than five miles, sheltered coves and safe beaches every mile or so, with small surf and a schedule of six hours a day which is in comfort zone limits.

• Price includes: 2 nights B&B accommodation in a hotel/pension, 2 days paddling, breakfast + lunch + dinner for all paddling days, all transport during the tour, transfers from/to Kaş; all kayaking equipment: kayaks, buoyancy aids, paddles etc.; services of professional and experienced guides, and service charges.  For terms & conditions and reservations, please refer to our reservations page on our web site.

• Prices do not include international and domestic flights; gratuities to tour guide(s) and driver(s); any items of a personal nature.

• Travel Insurance is highly recommended for all International outdoors & adventure travel. Our insurances may not protect you. Please check your own policies.

                                   Included in Land Cost

• Accommodation as double occupancy basis in hotel/ pension room.... Your fellow roommates may be foreign as well, adding to the international nature of your adventure.

• Services of a professional guide, drivers and boat man.

• All sightseeing and admission fees to sites/museums.

• Meals as indicated B (Breakfast), L (Lunch), D (Dinner).

• Bottled water and all soft drinks on camping & paddling days and bottled water   with lunch and dinner throughout.

• Service charges and taxes.

                                     Not Included in Land Cost

• International airfare.

• Domestic airfare in Turkey.

• Airport transfers.

• Post-Tour Extension. Please ask for the possibilities.

• Items of a personal nature such as soft drinks (except on paddling days at the sea), liquor, laundry, phone calls, medical assistance, postage, additional hotel nights and meals not specified in the itinerary, traveler's insurance, gratuities to guide, drivers and crew.

• Trip cancellation, travel delay or baggage insurance (Please refer to Terms & Conditions on the web page).

• Passport or Turkish visa fees.

• Charges incurred as a result of delays beyond control of Ekomarin Sea Kayak Centre & Dragoman Travel Agency.

 INDIVIDUAL RESERVATIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE.

 WHEN THE MINIMUM GROUP NUMBER IS REACHED,

 YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IN A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD.

prices are subject to change any time  

        Grading the sea-kayak trips

Sea kayaking tours are here divided arbitrarily into four categories according to potential difficulty and risk. It should be remembered that every situation is different and your trip may not fit readily into one category or another.

CLASS 1: Involve gentle tours in sloughs and deltas, and in inhabited, non-challenging, protected waterways not exposed to current more than one knot or open water. Such trips are usually undertaken for a secondary purpose such as bird watching, photography, etc. and call for a schedule of less than three hours per paddling day.

CLASS 2: Involve protected water tours in lightly populated areas with exposure to currents up to two knots and crossings of one hour or more with a fetch greater than five miles, sheltered coves and safe beaches every mile or so with small surf and a schedule of less than six hours(4-hour) a day.

CLASS 3: Involve exposure to remote areas (half a day to the nearest known help), Open Ocean with crossings up to two hours, exposure to a rough coastline that precludes landing for up to two hours, currents that exceed 3 knots, or beaches with mild to moderate surf.

CLASS 4: Involves conditions beyond CLASS 3.

 Factors that increase the seriousness of the trip include: - severe weather - use of single rather than double kayaks - very young, old or handicapped clients - larger group size - smaller staff to client ratio.

 Factors that reduce the seriousness of the trip include: - clients with skills and previous kayaking experience - an accompanying support vessel - smaller group size - larger staff to client ratio.

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Sea Kayaking  Eco-philosophy.

·         Ekomarin Sea Kayaking Centre staff is totally dedicated to the protection and well being of nature. 

·         All of our staff shares the same love of nature and the same philosophy when it comes to mother earth. 

·         On a local basis we clean up areas, which we use i.e., beaches, islands and we also collect whatever plastic or rubbish we see floating on the sea. 

·         Our kayaks are very environmentally friendly as they silently glide along with very little noise and certainly no trail of pollution. 

·         We use as much local staff as possible. 

·         When it comes to supplying meals and foods for our clients, we use organically grown produce whenever we can. 

·         We cook mostly vegetarian meals the exception being fresh seafood or local meals when available. 

·         Every year we also donate numerous kayaking hours to many different association's research and conservation projects. 

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EKOMARIN SEA KAYAK CENTRE

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Uzuncarsi Caddesi No: 15, KAŞ

07580, Antalya – TURKEY

Phone: + 90 242 836 3614, 

Fax: + 90 242 836 3615

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