Thursday, October 15

Today we walk Kaleüçağız to Üzüm İskelesi

15 km · +420 / −120 m · Apollonia · Aperlae · Doğanın Ruhu

Daily Diary (photos and notes)

Susan Beans
Susan Stevenson
Catherine Gump
Jill Parker

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The day

Moderate

Elevation15 km · +420 m / −120 m · 4–5 hours

TerrainRocky first 2 km, then easier; a 360 m climb after the café. Apollonia fortress detour about 40 minutes return

ExpectFull day without being brutal. The tour skips the shepherd-dog section by car. Long trousers for the bushes.

Walk15 km (+420 / −120 m), 4–5 hours, past Aperlae and the Apollonia fortress.
First 2 km: stones to climb up and down
Views from the top after the 360 m climb
17:00Car at the end point to Üzüm İskelesi — included, and it skips the shepherd-dog section. Signal is weak on the climb; if running late, message from Yörük Ramazan or the Lycian tomb waypoint. The driver waits.
LunchYörük Ramazan café at about 6 km — food and water, cash only, usually open September–October, with a pier for a swim. Carry snacks too.
NightDoğanın Ruhu — garden hotel above a cove, about 12 km from Kaş. Set dinner 1000 TL (900 TL without soup) — WhatsApp the hotel.

Daily Diary

After lovely breakfast on Ibrahim's rooftop terrace restaurant, took private boat to see Simena castle (though don’t recall seeing it) and Kekova sunken city. Unfortunately debris-filled water impeded viewing and precluded swimming. Boat dropped us at desolate café pier of Aperlaire restaurant and pansiyon, where we started our hike to Uzum. Gratefully, sunny day. Spotted blue lizard and many limestone karsts, the elliptical stones that stand tall throughout the landscape here in southern Turkey. As Susan S observed, this country has so many rocks. Picked up by taxi at meeting place high above and dropped at hotel, where we had dinner in restaurant with adjoining terrace for rose wine aperitif. (So far most hotels have one red, one rosé, and one white option.)
Jill · 4:01 PM

Route map

Route: Üçağız to the 17:00 car point, 15 km

From the tour guidebook. Tap to open full size.

Meals

Yörük Ramazan café at about 6 km — cash only, usually open September–October. Carry snacks too.

Doğanın Ruhu · the cove, about 12 km from Kaş

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Doğanın Ruhu
How to say it: doh-ah-NUHN roo-HOO
The hotel's wood restaurant, à la carte, and the only table in the cove. No menu online.
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Menu in English (keto notes)
From: Doğanın Ruhu menu pages in the tour guidebook (salads, hot starters, grills). Checked Oct 2026 guidebook. Only dishes on that menu, in English; no prices.
✓ keto ok · ≈ careful / ask · ✗ skip
Salads · Salatalar (sah-lah-tah-LAHR)
- ✓ Roka Salatası (roh-KAH sah-LAH-tah-suh) — arugula, tomato, lightly salted tulum cheese.
- ✓ Çoban Salatası (choh-BAHN sah-LAH-tah-suh) — tomato, cucumber, pepper, onion, parsley.
- ✓ Yeşil Salata (yeh-SHEEL sah-LAH-tah) — lettuce, parsley, dill, arugula, green onion.
Hot starters · Ara Sıcaklar (ah-RAH suh-jahk-LAHR)
- ✗ Kalem (Sigara Böreği) (kah-LEM see-gah-RAH bur-reh-EE) — fried pastry rolls.
- ✓ Kaşarlı Mantar (kah-shahr-LUH mahn-TAHR) — mushrooms with cheese.
- ✗ Patates Cips (pah-tah-TES JEEPS) — fries.
- ✓ Hellim Peynir Kızartma (hel-LEEM pay-NEER kuh-zahrt-MAH) — fried halloumi.
- ≈ Karides Tava (kah-ree-DES tah-VAH) — pan-fried shrimp. ask unsuz (oon-SOOZ)
Grills · Izgara Çeşitleri (uhz-gah-RAH cheh-sheet-leh-REE)
- ✓ Çipura Balık (chee-poo-RAH bah-LUHK) — sea bream.
- ✓ Kuşbaşı Et Şiş (koosh-bah-SHUH ET SHEESH) — beef cubes on a skewer.
- ≈ Köfte Izgara (kurf-TEH uhz-gah-RAH) — grilled meatballs.
- ✓ Tavuk Göğüs Izgara (tah-VOOK gur-EWS uhz-gah-RAH) — grilled chicken breast.
- ≈ Köri Soslu Tavuk (kur-REE sohs-LOO tah-VOOK) — curry-sauce chicken.
Desserts and drinks · Tatlılar, İçecekler (taht-luh-LAHR ee-cheh-jek-LEHR)
- ✗ Tiramisu, cheesecake, soufflé.
- ✓ Ayran / Soda (eye-RAHN soh-DAH) — yogurt drink / soda water.
Best keto choices
1. Çipura (chee-poo-RAH), Et Şiş (SHEESH) or chicken breast with Roka (roh-KAH) or Çoban (choh-BAHN) salad; Hellim (hel-LEEM) or Kaşarlı Mantar (kah-shahr-LUH mahn-TAHR) to start.
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