Cheap hike getaway

Dear hikers, do you also want to go on a cheap walking holiday in Turkey? You can join for €8.50 a day. This covers transport for your luggage to the next overnight address every day. You have access to the support vehicle and two Dutch-speaking guides. Before and during the holidays also support via WhatsApp. The total length of the Sufi Trail is 40 days , but you can join for the date and number of days that suit you with a minimum of 7 days. The group will leave on the 8th of May from Yalova in Turkey in the direction of Konya.
Travel Dates: Departure is 8th of May from Yalova, and we will arrive in Konya 18th of June.
The tour guide and the support car are available for 40 days, but as mentioned, the number of days is your own choice. It is an individual journey with the safety of the group. We organize the luggage transport and at the end of the hiking days, there will be a tent camp or a room or hotel. You build and dismantle your own tent.
To keep it cheap, the hotel costs and room are for your own account. The camping spot will often be free. In terms of food, everyone takes care of themselves, but we can make coffee and tea if desired, of course we can also eat together in the villages or local restaurants if desired.
The walking days are around 20 km, and we walk from village to village. We will also stay in beautiful old towns. There are plenty of water points and stops in medium-sized cities. Here we will also spend the night with the walking caravan, and everyone can choose how expensive he wants to make an overnight stay. The prices for camping are around €0 to €6 and for hotels €12 to €25 per room per night.
You can book flights yourself via Pegasus and Turkish Airlines to Istanbul and from Konya you can fly back cheaply with Cor and Don, if you are lucky the flights are only €40 from Konya directly to Amsterdam.

Are you up for hiking partly or all of the Sufi journey, or like to know more about the walking caravan? Can you email us sufitrail@gmail.com and/or app

Iris Bezuijen 06 440 447 90 or Sedat 06 508 90 696.

See also the Sufi Trail website

Participation in this multi-day activity is entirely at your own risk. Make sure you are sufficiently insured yourself.

join the hiking caravan discount till 15 April

I am Valérian MacRabbit, a musician, writer and traveller from France who lived in Turkey over the last 3 years. As stuck in the country during lockdowns, I had the chance to visit it at length and am deeply attached to it.

I made the series "Turkey Unlocked" (https://www.youtube.com/c/valerianmacrabbit) to share thoughts on our cultural differences, relate travel stories and tips to discover this beautiful country out of the beaten tracks. 

When I lost my job last September I went cycling on the Sufi trail Istanbul-Eskisehir portion and was especially amazed by Iznik lake surroundings, with its trees full of fruits, and Osmaneli.

Except from wandering in the world (next step is Chile) I also create music : my new album is due this year and first music video "The Venturer" tells the story of a scarecrow dancing in Cappadocia : 
https://youtu.be/GIPc91bMwXI 

Contact: instagram.com/valerianmacrabbit

watch Sufi Trail vs Lycian way

Our friends in Istanbul Marian Brehmer and his wife Aslinur have regular publications on Sufi topics. It's in English, about Love in Sufism.

Watch the new love in Sufism movie by Marian Brehmer