BUTTONED HOUSES & IBRADI TOUR (20-21.10.2025)

We are waiting for our guests who want to enrich their cultural background and witness magnificent natural beauties by going beyond the usual routes to our Ormana-Ibradı tour. There are many more reasons for you to take your place in this adventure, which sheds light on a very long history with its buttoned houses and offers the opportunity to gain new experiences with the visit to Altınbeşik Cave, which is among the values to be protected by Unesco... 

TOUR PROGRAM

DAY 1: MARMARİS-ANTALYA JOURNEY-KARGIHAN-TOLHAN-YILKI HORSES-ORMANA VILLAGE-DÜĞMELI HOUSES-GILAMIK WEAVING-HOTEL
We meet with our valued guests at the first hours of 29 September / 20 October Sunday at 03:30 in Eşref Girginç Park (opposite LC Waikiki) and move towards Antalya. After the necessary breaks on the road, we reach Antalya in the morning and have a free breakfast break to start a beautiful day. After having breakfast and renewing our energy, we continue our way towards the Ormana region where our tour will take place. In order to realise one of the exciting visits of our trip, we reach the Eynif Plain in Antalya's Ibradı district, where the Taurus Mountains cut the Mediterranean and Anatolia like a knife. In this plateau, which is home to the Tol Inn as well as the Yearling Horses, you integrate with nature and feel as free and peaceful as possible. In this special region, we first visit Tol Han. 13th century Seljuk period buildings, we see the remaining structures of this inn and get information from our guide. During our stay in the Eynif plain, we hope to see the Yılkı Horses, which have been roaming freely here for years and are claimed to be a horse breed from the Ottoman cavalry troops. 
We are moving to Altınbeşik Cave to realise one of the most special visits of this trip. Turkey's largest and the world's 3rd largest underground lake in this cave, which has a trip with boats. We admire the white travertines, stalactites and stalagmites, which are the magnificent natural beauties of the cave, and we have a trip that we have never experienced before. After our cave visit, we go up to the Manastır Canyon observation terrace with beautiful views. We see the canyon and capture beautiful photo frames. Afterwards, we turn our route to Ürünlü Village surrounded by the Taurus Mountains. We visit the village, which is one of the rare settlements that has survived to the present day without spoiling its historical texture, which hosts the original civil architecture examples of the Akseki-İbradı region, accompanied by our guide and capture beautiful photo frames.
After completing this visit, we continue on our way to see the Arab Astı Chestnut Memorial Tree. The chestnut tree, which finds a natural growing environment in Ibradı, has existed in the district for thousands of years. The best example of this is the ‘Arapastı’ tree. We listen to the story of this monumental chestnut tree, which is estimated to be between 1000-1100 years old, from our guide and after taking our group photos, we move to the centre of Ibradı. 
We end our day and go to our hotel reflecting the architectural texture of the region. (ORMANA ACCOMMODATION)- ORMANA ACTIVE BUTIC HOTEL

DAY 2: ALTINBEŞİK CAVE-BOATING IN THE CAVE-ÜRÜNLÜ VILLAGE-MANASTIR CANYON-SARIHACILAR VILLAGE-AKSEKİ ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM-ARAPAŞTI CHESTNUT-İBRADI CENTRE-MARMARİS RETURN
After breakfast, we leave our hotel and meet our guide in our car to start our visits. We go to Ormana Village, one of the other important visits of our trip. We see the Ormana Button houses, which have been preserved with great efforts. We visit these houses, which reflect the biggest characteristic feature of the village, called button houses, which have managed to carry their architectural texture from the Ottoman Empire to the present day, accompanied by our guide and get valuable information about both their history and construction features. We enjoy the ambience created by the button houses, which are built using only wood and stone without using a single nail, and we capture the most special photo frames of our trip. After these special moments, we get information about Gılamık Weaving, a type of silk weaving that is still alive only in this region, in Ormana Neighbourhood. 
After a free lunch break, we move to Sarıhacılar Village, our next place of visit. In 2007, Sarıhacılar Village, which was registered as a ‘Cultural Asset to be Protected’ and is a protected area, has a deep-rooted history of 800 years.  The Button Houses, which are lined up like pearls on the streets of the village, drag their guests into an atmosphere that smells of history at first sight. Button Houses, which are a wonder of design with their unique architecture, display an extremely impressive appearance with their authentic textures. We spend very pleasant moments in the village, which is also famous for its cedar tree forests and 600-year-old historical mosque.  Afterwards, we go to the centre of Akseki and visit the Akseki Ethnography Museum. In the museum, we understand the lifestyle of the period even better with the sections divided into rooms that allow witnessing the local lifestyle of the region. 
In this way, we have completed our visits and visited this beautiful region in detail. After completing this trip, which gives you the opportunity to make different discoveries, we are on our way back to Marmaris. After the breaks, we reach Marmaris and say goodbye with the hope of seeing you again in new adventures at the points where we meet you.
INFORMATION NOTE: The price charged this season for boat trips to Altinbeshik cave is 150,00 TL per person. In case of any changes before the trip, written information will be given.

GENERAL CONDITIONS
**The seating arrangement on the bus is determined by seat numbers, the seat number is automatically assigned after the first payment. If you have a sensitivity about the seat number, please contact us.
**Our guide has the right to make changes in the programme and itineraries, taking into account situations that may affect the course of the trip, such as weather and road conditions, provided that all visits are carried out. 
**In the event that physical conditions make it impossible to realise a visit (road, weather, natural disasters, etc.), our agency cannot be held responsible for the non-realisation of this visit.
**Child discounts are valid for accommodation with two adults.
**This trip is planned as a boutique programme. Due to the structure of the region, it is foreseen to be realised between 10-14 people with luxury minibus vehicles.
**The prices given are the early booking period prices valid until 30 July 2024. You can pre-register and benefit from these prices with a deposit payment of 2000,00 TL during the first reservation.