Saklikent and Tlos are situated close together and are a mere 35-40 minutes by car from Fethiye. The short drive makes it possible to visit both sites in one day.

Saklikent is a breathtaking natural wonder. It can be describe as longest and deepest canyon in Turkey. It was formed eons ago when the mountain was split down its middle by an earthquake. The split forms a high opening of 300 meters from the streambed to mountaintop. From spring to the end of summer ice-cold water from melted snow in the Taurus Mountains flows through the gorge on its way to the sea.
 

Our Saklikent itinerary centres around an easy and enjoyable trek up this canyon stream. Slip-proof shoes are provided on site, making the walk along the streambed safe yet exciting. On hot summer days Saklikent is a cool paradise.
 

Lunch is served on wooden platforms suspended over the flowing river. Seating is luxuriously casual - diners lounge on Turkish carpets and plump oversized pillows. (Napping is encouraged!) Lunch specialties include fresh trout, chicken and lamb dishes, numerous selections of fruit and vegetable salads and tall, cool drinks.

Tlos was one of the six main cities of Lycia in the Xanthos valley. Tlos was inhabited up to the 19th century.
Our itinerary includes visits to an acropolis, amphitheatre,  second century Roman walls, Lycian sarcophagi, temple tombs, and rock carvings such as Pegasus.

Mythology records that the legendary hero, Bellerophon, was punished by the Lycian King Iobates for an inappropriate love affair and was sent to kill the Chimera (a fire-breathing monster). Athena gave Pegasus to Bellerophon and with the help of the winged horse he killed the monster. After succeeding Bellerophon married the King's daughter and produced the future kings of Lycia.
 

We also chance on a fortress built during the Ottoman Empire and situated atop the acropolis. The view of the valley below and towering mountains in the background is impressively picturesque. Other sites in Tlos are the Byzantine basilica with its remains of a Roman gymnasium and bath and Yedi Kapi-- "the seven doors".