Cash
Bring from home, per person ($ · € · ₺). Rounded up, tips at the top of the range.
What each person carries from home, rounded up, tips at the top of the range. Drivers take US dollars (Elvira, 28 Sep) and Metin takes dollars ($100 each). The €50 Tue 27 van is John’s. Bring exact amounts in small US bills for each driver, because they may not have change. Lira is best for villages and covers trail food, tips, and the walk optionals — get it from an ATM or döviz in town, or bring it from home. Many guesthouses also accept dollars or euros.
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Bring from home: $305 · — · ₺21,500 (~$440)
Cash includes: Sun 11 airport /3 (~$27), Demre /4 (~$29). Luggage is in the tour price. Optionals: Phaselis ride /4 ($30), canoe (~$10). Pamukkale is in the Wednesday 21 block below.
Cash includes: Fri 23 driver /3 (~$147), Metin ($100). Food: Oct 21–22 (~2 days). Sites on card.
Bring from home: $360 · — · ₺21,500 (~$440)
Cash includes: Mon 12 airport collection ($80), Demre /4 (~$29). Luggage is in the tour price. Optionals same as Susan Beans. Pamukkale is in the Wednesday 21 block below.
Cash includes: same as Susan Beans — Fri 23 driver /3, Metin. Sites on card.
Bring from home: $320 · €50 (van) · ₺6,000 (~$120)
Cash includes: Dalaman → Ölüdeniz (~$70, booked with Elvira), Fri 23 driver /3 (~$147), Metin ($100). Sites on card. Food: Oct 21–22 (~2 days).
Bring from home: $150 · — · ₺15,500 (~$320)
Cash includes: Sun 11 airport /3 (~$27), Demre /4 (~$29), Kabak → Dalaman ($90). Food: trail days Oct 13–20 (~8 days).
Bring from home: $140 · — · ₺18,500 (~$380)
Cash includes: Sun 11 airport /3 (~$27), Demre /4 (~$29), Unsal → Dalaman ($80). Food: trail days Oct 13–22 (~10 days).
Bring from home: $190 · — · ₺3,000 (~$60)
Cash includes: ADB → Selçuk ($90), Metin ($100). Not on Fri 23 Pamukkale driver. Sites on card. No trail food.
Day pages show only that day’s cash. The detail below is the full bring-cash picture, in the two blocks from the trip notes.
What to bring for the whole journey, in two blocks. The walk is Elvira’s five walk-page transfers, trail meals, and tips through Ölüdeniz. Luggage is in the tour price. Myra and Phaselis take card at the window and stay out of “bring cash.” From Wednesday 21: drivers, Metin, tips, the Tue 27 van, and the two Ölüdeniz trail days. Oct 21–22 trail food is in the walk food line and again on the east cards (~$60). Count those two days once. Site tickets are card-OK and are not in the cash totals. Culinary Backstreets is paid and confirmed ($600, paid 18 Sep), so it is not in the cash totals.
What we bring in cash for the walk — Elvira’s five walk-page transfers, trail meals, tips. Luggage is now in the tour price. Myra and Phaselis take card at the window; those tickets stay out of “bring cash.” Pamukkale and Dave’s Izmir car are in the Wednesday 21 block below.
Bring this
| When | What | Who | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11 | Antalya Airport → Odile, one car at 19:00 | CG, JP, SB · /3 | $80 total · ~$27 each |
| Mon 12 | Antalya Airport → Odile, 13:00 | SS only | $80 |
| Tue 13 | Odile → Myra → walk start, 09:00 | SB, SS, CG, JP · /4 | $115 total · ~$29 each |
| Tue 13 | Optional turtle canoe (regular; transparent $20) | optional · each | ~$10 |
| Mon 12 | Phaselis ride, only if we re-request it | SB, SS, CG, JP · /4 · optional | $120 total · $30 each |
| Sun 18 | Patara, Xanthos and Letoon stops on the way to the trail (Susan, 17 Oct) | the four · extra to the driver · not in totals yet | $50 USD total · ~$12.50 each |
| Wed 21 | Catherine, Kabak → Dalaman Airport, 06:30 | CG only | $90 |
| Fri 23 | Jill, Unsal → Dalaman Airport, 07:00 | JP only | $80 |
| Anytime | Tips — guides, drivers, boatmen | whoever is there | TRY or USD · ballpark ~$30–40 / walker |
| Trail days | Trail lunch + dinner (Elvira estimate) | walkers · as we go | Cash · ~$30 / person / day |
Elvira’s seven transfers come to $975, cash to the drivers in US dollars. Bring exact amounts in small bills — they may not have change. Five are in the table above. The Pamukkale hired car ($440) and David’s Izmir car ($90) are in the Wednesday 21 block below.
Card OK — pay at the window or online (not in cash totals)
| When | What | Who | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 | Myra archaeological site, if you go | each walker · own ticket | ~$15 / €13 |
| If visited | Phaselis site ticket (separate from driver) | optional · each | ~€10 · card or cash at window |
| Sat 17 | Payam Spa, Deep Cleansing | SB, SS, CG, JP · each | ₺4,100 · ~$84 |
| Towns | Taxis | walkers | Apps / BiTaksi often card; street taxis often cash — keep a little TRY |
Planning totals below are in USD. € and ₺ at ~17–18 Sep 2026 rates: €1 ≈ $1.15, ₺1 ≈ $0.0205. Round up. Rates move.
Trail meals are usually cash in small villages — Elvira’s ballpark was about $30 a person a day. Lira is best; many guesthouses also accept dollars or euros. Myra and Phaselis take card at the window. Bring a little TRY cash anyway for outages, tips, and short taxis.
Cash from Wednesday 21 — drivers, Metin, tips, and the two Ölüdeniz trail days. Site tickets are card-OK at major windows; we list them with prices but do not add them to “bring cash.” Culinary Backstreets is paid and confirmed ($600, paid 18 Sep), so it is not in the cash totals. Metin is $400 total for the four of us ($100 each), paid day-of in cash. He confirmed 26 Sep that dollars, euros or lira are all fine; we bring dollars. Tue 27 van is €50 cash in the vehicle (~$58). John booked it; we pay in the van.
Bring this
| When | What | Who | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 21 | John, Dalaman → Ölüdeniz | JB only · estimate | ~$70 (range $50–85) · booked with Elvira |
| Fri 23 | Hired car, Unsal 08:00 → Pamukkale → Selçuk | SB, SS, JB · /3 · Jill gone, David not yet | $440 · ~$147 each |
| Fri 23 | David Littleton, Izmir Airport → Selçuk, 19:00 | DL only | $90 · Elvira · has name, PC 1528, and hotel address |
| Tue 27 | Merry Tourism van, IST → Bank Hotel, 19:30 | paid in vehicle · John booked | €50 · ~$58 |
| Wed 28 | Metin Koca full-day guide | SB, SS, JB, DL | $400 total · $100 each · pay day-of (he takes $, € or ₺; dollars easiest) |
| Anytime | Tips — guides, drivers | whoever is there | TRY or USD · ballpark ~$40–60 / person |
| Wed 21–Thu 22 | Trail lunch + dinner (Elvira estimate) | SB, SS, JB · as we go | Cash · ~$30 / person / day |
Card OK — pay at the window or online (not in cash totals)
| When | What | Who | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 23 | Pamukkale / Hierapolis | SB, SS, JB · each | €30 |
| Sat 24 | Ephesus site | SB, SS, JB, DL · each | €40 |
| Sat 24 | Terrace Houses add-on | SB, SS, JB, DL · each | €15 |
| Sat 24 | House of the Virgin Mary, if included | SB, SS, JB, DL · optional · each | ~₺700 / ~€12 · card only at site |
| Wed 28 | Hagia Sophia | SB, SS, JB, DL · each | €25 |
| Wed 28 | Topkapı + Harem + Hagia Irene | SB, SS, JB, DL · each | ₺2,750 |
| Wed 28 | Basilica Cistern, daytime | SB, SS, JB, DL · each | ₺1,950 · card / İstanbulkart only |
| Open | Galata Tower, if you go up | SB, SS, JB, DL · optional | €30 |
| Open | Chora (not Friday 30 Oct) | SB, SS, JB, DL · optional | €20 |
| Cities | Taxis | mixed | Apps / BiTaksi often card; street taxis often cash — keep a little TRY |
| Sat 24 | Ephesus → Şirince taxi | SB, SS, JB, DL · /4 | €15–20 · ~€4–5 each · either; lean cash for a short rural hop |
| Sat 24 | Şirince → Selçuk after dinner | SB, SS, JB, DL | ~€70 quoted each way · agree the fare · restaurant or Akanthus calls the taxi |
Planning totals below are in USD. € and ₺ at ~17–18 Sep 2026 rates: €1 ≈ $1.15, ₺1 ≈ $0.0205. Round up. Rates move.
Trail meals those two days are usually cash in small villages — Elvira’s ballpark was about $30 a person a day. Lira is best; many guesthouses also accept dollars or euros. Major site tickets take card (Visa/Mastercard); Basilica Cistern is card-only; House of the Virgin Mary is reported card-only. Bring a little TRY cash anyway for outages, tips, and short taxis.