Untouched Paradise in Antalya, Turkey OLYMPOS AND SULUADA

  We have finally arrived to this other minibus station and here we have to transfer to another bus to take us to Olympus area. 

If you're coming from Antalya main part or either Kaş as i do, you must transfer in these part and don't worry because this place is very easy to find the bus will automatically drop you off here, and in the same place you have to transfer, Let's see how is the area, and i'll show you around. The minibus costs seven and half Lira and takes about fifteen minutes to arrive to the main area of Olympus. It will pass through all the pensions in the area and will leave everyone right at the door of their booked places.

There are many pensions, bungalows and tree houses to choose from in my case  I chose one of the closest ones to the entrance of the ancient city of Olympus and the beach. 

I've paid only three hundred and fifty Lira per night for a bungalow which had a comfortable bed air conditioning and a private toilet and shower. It's a complex of more than 25 bungalows and also tree houses are available, but with a shared shower and toilets.

A Turkish breakfast is also included and starts at 8:30. 

Also, dinner is fully included which was a relief for us, because in the area there aren't many options for other restaurants or markets for groceries.

The ticket fee to the ancient city was thirty Lira, and the Turkey museum pass is accepted. I'll give you an important tip for this place. 

Since the ancient city must be passed first to reach the beach and if you don't have the museum pass and you are staying for two days or more. Then, we recommend you getting a ticket which includes about ten entries and it's way cheaper. 

To arrange it ask directly to your accommodation, and they'll guide you on how to get it. 

Olympus was founded in the third century BC and was a member of the Lycian Union. It was a trading city but after falling in the hands of pirates who frightened the Mediterranean people for a long time that even the city was known as "the city of pirates" it was saved by the Romans and turned it into a Roman settlement afterwards. 

Besides its historical importance as an archaeological site Olympus is also a natural conservation area and home to many natural wonders. Walk through the dense bushes and vegetation and discover the hidden ruins spread over the two sides of the river that form this valley. 

If you are looking for an untouched gem free of huge and luxury resorts to just immerse in the wonders of nature then this is the perfect place for you. For sure you will get rid of the whole year tiredness in this peaceful environment. 

No facilities such as toilets, showers changing rooms, umbrellas or sun beds are available. The beach only belongs to nature. The main beach area will be more crowded but if you want to find a nice spot. Then, turn right and walk through the rocks, you'll find plenty of empty spots with nice shadows from the vegetation and trees and just a couple of steps away from the sea. 

You can also walk about twenty minutes along the seaside from Olympus to Çıralı, which is another beach and a sandy one. This area is also famous for its loggerhead sea turtle along the seaside.We can find protected turtle nests. A tip from us is that if you decide to stay in Olympus take enough cash with you since there are no atm's at all.  

Suluada is an uninhabited island that can be reached with a tour from Adrasan just twenty minutes away by bus from Olympus or Çıralı. 

People can also rent a fishing boat instead and can arrange the price with the locals. 

In my case, I decided to go with an organized tour. I paid for the tour one hundred and twenty Turkish Lira and arranged it at one tour agency next to our accommodation in Olympus. 

The food was also included. 

Suluada is an island which is well known for its sandy beaches surrounded by crystalline water and for that it has also received the name of "Adrasan's Maldives". 

After swimming in Suluada and having our lunch the tour took us to many other places near by to swim and admire the natural beauty of the area. 

Yanartaş in Turkish or the eternal flames are located in the Mount Chimera near Çıralı and Olympus. It's a natural phenomenon where about a dozen flames issue from a mass of rock. A type of methane gas has been venting from earth on this rocky slope for thousands of years. It's suggested that this place is the inspiration for the fire-breathing Chimera in Homer's Iliad. 

Took a three-hour tour for only forty Lira and the shuttle service picked us up from our place by 9 pm. Our days in Olympus, Antalya have already finished and let me tell you that we really enjoyed this place. Even though there is not much to see around except like the ruins and the beach and everything. We really had a great time if you are looking for a getaway, where you can just go and relax with your family with your friends or even alone, this is a great area to come and enjoy the natural beauty it's outstanding, and I highly recommend it. It's very affordable as well and of course don't expect in this area to have a lot of big hotels and a lot of amenities and so on no in this area. You will find it will be like kind of different type of holiday but it's good to experience this kind of new things if you haven't you will mostly find for example pensions or tree houses bungalows which is really interesting hopefully.