Assalam o Alaikum! We're flying from Istanbul to Antalya. We have spent 4 days in Istanbul. It was a wonderful and busy schedule. We traveled to Söğüt and Princes Islands. Kept wandering in Istanbul. Now our program is to chill. We will travel less and will visit Antalya and Pamukkle. We have booked better hotel there for more comfortable stay.
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| We're flying from Istanbul to Antalya |
We have finalized places for sight-seeing as we grilled the owner of this hotel. He guided us well. Let's see how it turns out. We're traveling to Antalya today and have reached Hawa bus station at Taksim Square. Our hotel is at walking distance away. It charges 25 Lira to take you to Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Taxi will charge at least 200 Lira. After 4 days in Istanbul in Grip on Trip's 'Discover Turkey' series we are going to popular Turkish tourist destination Antalya. We've purchased 22$ ticket through credit card which is cheap.
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| We're flying from Istanbul to Antalya |
Sabiha Gökçen Airport deals with 70% to 80% domestic flights. If you want to travel within Turkey, you have to come to Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Hawa bus plies from Taksim Sqaure. A bus from Ataturk also arrives here. We were so afraid that we have reached 3 hours before our flight. Their airports are huge and busy, so no problem. Two taxi drivers tried to entangle us that the ''bridge is broken'', ''traffic is blocked'', ''bus is late
''I will drop you in 100 Lira.'' But we held our ground and reached here via this bus in an hour. This is Sabiha Gökçen airport, we will return here Inshallah. You know what's the most interesting thing here? Talk as much you like, nobody understands. You can say what you imagine. That's freedom here! We've reached Antalya in 55 minutes flight. Bust would have taken 10 hours. I reached here in just 22$ ticket. This distance is equal to that of Lahore to Karachi in about PKR 2800 to 3000 only. Taxi drivers are nuisance everywhere. Scene is same here outside the airport. You can see Hawas bus.
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| We're flying from Istanbul to Antalya |
The areas covered by this bus have been written on it clearly. The easy way is to check the area of your hotel, they also guide you well. You don't need Metro card to ride this bus. Hawas bus has got us down at Kalesi area. We have reached our hotel through a taxi in 25 Lira. We have booked a 25$/night hotel including breakfast. Kalesi is Antalya's old area like walled city with ancient forts and mosques. We have reached our room. There was more traffic than Karachi, Lahore and Istanbul. We are feeling dizzy
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We did not travel much but the traffic was a mess. We got irritated. We had a program to visit a place but we will do that later on. The major attractions of Antalya include Konyaalti Beach Yat Limani Antalya Aquarium Upper and Lower Duden Waterfalls Mark Antalya Land of Legends and cable car. Rafting and river rafting opportunities are also on the offer. Have you eaten it all? If we leave, devil eats. Don't say devil is eating. Where are we today?
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| We're flying from Istanbul to Antalya |
Anatolia! Antalya. After Istanbul, Antalya is their most popular tourist attraction. Our first day at Antalya has started. There are 3 waterfalls here. 2nd Duden waterfall is in the park. 3rd one is Kursunlo waterfall. Then we will go up the mountain for city view via cable car. It's going to be exciting today. We have booked this car.
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Here is queue at our first destination for cable car ticket. There are 3 cable cars in Antalya. One of them is 50km away. I am standing at the one near city center. 3rd one is 2km long. Queue is quite long, the mountain is quite high, you can see that mountain. We will go there and enjoy city view.
We have reached near our destination. It's hot in here. Are you afraid, buddy? Yes, that's why I have put on my googles. Its total travel time is 15 minutes. You can see Mediterranean Sea from above, I have learnt to pronounce Mediterranean Sea, you see. Mashallah the scene is majestic. Alhamdulillah, Allah SWT bestowed us this opportunity to see this. As you can see that Antalya city is going far and below from us. We are going higher and getting bigger in air. Our travel guide will lead us and we will explore the mountain. We will come back for our second destination. The guide provided us useful and interesting information.
He gave us time frame for coming back. I would recommend you to hire a guide at a new place. He tells you the information which is otherwise not available. We have purchased a Turkish SIM here as well. She demanding her loan back from you. See friends, we're receiving wrong number calls in Turkey. They don't speak English. I was thinking if had borrowed money from someone here as well. Tunektepe view point is amazing. You can see all major landmarks and famous beaches of Antalya city. Those are Thyrox mountains which is a Greek word.
Roman Empire sprawled up to this area and you can find a lot of Roman relics. Most of the things are named in Greek here. Thyrox means fox. A 2 hours long trail leads to this mountain. You can also do paragliding. If you go an hour further, you will find a swimming pool. You can bathe there. Our next destination is Upper Duden waterfalls.
We've reached our second destination: Duden waterfalls. It is a beautiful park with waterfalls. Tourist guide is giving us information. I need to ask him the time of the lunch. Then we will be on our own. This way leads to a cave which is man made or may be it is natural. You walk through this narrow passage. Let's experience it. Waterfalls itself is very beautiful and well managed. It is very surprising for us.
There are so many restaurants along the walkway that you can sit anywhere and enjoy its scenic view. We are half way through. We are on a bridge and people are waiting for us to move ahead. Mashallah it is such a beautiful place! I am not worried now for missing my visit of Kursunlo waterfalls. I wanted to visit but the told me that a dam has been built there. No problem, Duden has compensated everything. Hafiz Sab, what are you thinking? They have provided maximum accessibility. You can visit this waterfall at an angle of 360 degrees.
There are numerous variations and options on this small place. It's great enjoyment. What about its depth? The depth of its adjacent lake is still a mystery. We hear this lie everywhere. No one has told us this lie here. But when we visit a lake or even a canal in Pakistan, they say "Nobody knows its depth." Please stop! It is a serene place. The canteen is amidst trees. I have reached to supervise my food as usual.
They would say that he is mean but I wanted to see their kitchen and system. We visited Tunektepe cable car and Upper Duden waterfalls. Antalya's trip is continued. We have yet to visit Yat Limani and Lower Duden. So stay with me and let me know which Turkish city you like besides Istanbul. Grip on Trip's 'Discovery Turkey' series is continued. If you want to visit the tomb of Ertuğrul Ghazi and want to know how to reach Söğüt and how much it costs, click here. Click Here! If you want to see hustle and bustle at Taksim Square and Istaqlal Square, Click Here! Stay with me on Grip on Trip and
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