I have just come back from Ölü Deniz which is on the south west coast of Turkey. Two excursions I went on were to the towns of Dalyan and Fethiye. The Dalyan tour included traditional carpet weaving, mud baths, rock tombs, loggerhead turtle beach and a relaxing boat ride. The Traditional Carpet Weaving is one of Turkey’s most prized arts. With carpets ranging from £500 to £ 100,000 it was astonishing to see how they are hand weaved. It is a tradition from many generations which is starting to die out, the Turkish government are funding schools to keep this art alive. In Fethiye there was one of the largest markets I’ve ever seen consisting of 600 stalls.
My highlight of the holiday was paragliding over Ölü Deniz. The scenery from the sky is spectacular, picturesque and a totally breathtaking experience. Taking off from over 2000metres was not as scary as I anticipated the drive to the top of the mountain was more scarieer! It is something I would recommend to do as it is an experience that can not be described.
