What a fantastic day. With the guidelines from Darren we started out early with Elly and Per and drove by Kapusta Beach where the Saklikent Canyon ends and then visited Letoon , Xanthos (both historical Lycian sights). Letoon had temples dedicated to Leto and her two sons Apollo and Artemis. Xanthos, on the other hand, was the largest city of the Lycia nation and large remains have been excavated including an amphitheatre. It was also the town where the citizens jumped into the river from the cliffs to avoid being captured.
It would also seem that this area is the tomato growing area and there were kilometres of plastic warehouses and all the roads were filled with tractors filled with tomatoes. Even the air was filled with the smell of fresh tomatoes.
We then continued on to the entrance of the Saklikent Canyon where we had a lunch before braving the cold water. Svein and Per were brave and crossed the torrent to wander up into the canyon whilst Elly sat at the water’s edge with her feet in the water.
From here we finished the tour with a trip to the Yaka National Park whilst passing through ruins of Tlos the old Lycian capital and stopped at a fantastic restaurant/hotel. Here there were waterfalls everywhere and tree houses had been built for people to relax in whilst eating and drinking. The bar even had trout swimming through it. A fantastic end to a very rewarding day. We returned to Kas to return the car and after a quick session on internet and a light snack we went back to the boat.