J'aimerai avoir vos conseils sur le trip que j'envisage de faire départ fin aout pour 15 jours.
Istanbul : 3 jours + Départ bus de nuit. (faut-il réserver à l'avance ? Quid du confort de ces bus ?
Cappadocce : 5 jours (re bus de nuit pour antalya) (y a-t-il un vol pas cher entre les deux, j'ai pas trouvé ?)
Antalya et lycéen : 5 jours - Retour avion istanbul
Istanbul : 3 jours à nouveau.
On trouve pas mal de renseignement sur la cappadoce, donc on pense rester sur Goreme et loué un scooter pour tourner dans les villages.
Par contre, je me pose la question sur les 5 jours autour d'antalya, j'aimerai aller plutot à l'ouest, du coté de Fethiye, Kalkan, etc..
J'aimerai éviter les coins "touristiques de masse" style costa brava.....
Me conseiller vous de louer une voiture pour ces 5 jours ?
Quels sont les coins à voir absolument, des conseils particuliers.
Merci d'avance.
Mat.
Ps: En lowcost pour les vols interne, j'ai reperé que Atlas Jet, vous en connaissez d'autres ?
j'ai passé 3 semaines en Turquie pendant le mois de Juin, alors je crois pouvoir t'aider.
faut-il réserver à l'avance ? Quid du confort de ces bus ?
C'est probablement plus prudent de réserver le jour d'avant. Moi je suis allé à la gare en début de soirée et je n'ai eu aucune difficulté à me trouver un bus le soir même pour la Cappadoce. Par contre, il y a probablement plus d'achalandage à la fin Août qu'au mois de Juin... Sinon, le système d'autobus est bien développé en Turquie, les bus sont assez modernes et confortables. Les longs trajets arrêtent au 3h environ pour la pause pipi...
Où vas-tu en Cappadoce ? Goreme est un choix intéressant et très central. D'ailleurs, la majorité des touristes vont là. Fais bien attention de spécifier Goreme en achetant le billet de bus à Istanbul, et non seulement Cappadoce, et que ce soit inscrit sur le billet, parce que plusieurs compagnies envoie leur bus simplement à Nevsehir... Il y aura probablement un transfert par cette vile, mais au moins avec le bon billet tu es sur de te rendre.
La cappadoce est tout simplement incroyable comme endroit. Mais les choses à voir sont assez éparpillées dans la région, alors ca peut valoir la peine de prendre un tour guidé d'une journée, ou de louer un scooter et explorer par toi-même. Il y a beaucoup d'opportunités de randonnée aussi, et le coin est fameux pour faire de la mongolfière. (si ca t'intéresse, attend d'acheter sur place, en liquide, ce sera beauoup moins cher!)
J'aimerai éviter les coins "touristiques de masse" style costa brava.....
Je ne suis pas resté à Antalya, seulement passé par là en transit, alors je ne pas te conseiller sur la ville. Mais il y a une petite place fantastique pas très loin, Olympos, à 1½h de bus d'Antalya, qui correspond à ce que tu cherches. C'est tranquille, super relax, la plage est belle, et il y a la flamme éternelle (Chimera) à visiter tout prêt. C'est aussi un endroit reconnu pour ces fameuses auberges de type "treehouse" (voir Bayrams, excellente auberge)
En lowcost pour les vols interne, j'ai reperé que Atlas Jet, vous en connaissez d'autres
J'ai quitté le pays pour Vienne avec SunExpress pour environ 50Euro. Excellent service, rien à redire!
J'espère que ça te rend service. Bon voyage ;)
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Mon impression de SunExpress est assez mitigée, je me souviens d'un espace entre les sièges totalement insuffisant, et d'un service vraiment médiocre.
Mais c'était un vol "domestique".
Nous rentrons juste de Turquie et ce pays nous a "emballé". L'accueil et la gentillesse des turcs nous ont épaté...
D'autres idées ou conseils dans le coin ?
Pour Istanbul, trois jours me paraissent court, mais bon ...
En Cappadoce nous avons logé à Urgup ( sur conseils de forumeurs ) et nous n'avons pas regretté, petite ville très agréable, même si les villages environnants sont très jolis, je conseille à mon tour Urgup, pour plein de raisons.
Le service de dolmus reliant les villages est très au point.
Des endroit que tu cites sur la côte, nous nous sommes posés quelques jours à Kalkan, joli village tout en pente, assez tourisme "bourgeois" et les prix s'en ressentent ... Nous avons trouvé des endroit plus sympas plus au nord sur la côte.
Pour les transports, nous avons tout fait en bus, parfait. Bus de nuit entre Nevsehir et Antalya, nickel.
Tu peux me donner quelques noms autour de Kalkan. Des endroits que t'as aimé.
Disons qu'après dix jours en Cappadoce, ou chaque jours nous partions pour de longues marches, les quelques jours à Kalkan ont été plutôt farniente et, à part la petite plage du village, celle de Kaputas à quelques kms de Kalkan ( très belle ) et une journée en bateau le long de la cote, nous n'avons pas visité "grand chose" ... On n'a rien foutu en fait ! 😉 Mais c'était bien cool.
A mon avis; si tu voyages seul, ou à deux; ce serait une bonne idée de louer une mob sur la côte plutôt qu"en Cappadoce ou les sites se visitent beaucoup mieux à pieds.
Autour de Kalkan, si tu es motorisés; je pense qu'il doit y avoir à voir ... 🙂
Ah interessant, car justement, je pensai louer une mob en cappadocce (on y reste 5 jours) et peut etre une voiture autour d'antalya (pour 5 jours.) mais on peut faire des trucs en mob, (si les distances le permette), alors je pencherai plus pour cette solution.
Ca dépend; si tu comptes ne visiter que les villages, pourquoi pas, mais si tu veux parcourir les vallées qui en relient certains , le mieux est de se faire déposer en dolmus à un endroit faire ta ballade et le récupérer quelques heures plus tard ailleurs ... Les dolmus tournent en boucle à heures fixes, il suffit d'être au bon endroit à la bonne heure et puis je pense que les plus belles vallées ne se visitent qu'à pieds...
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I’d rather take my time.
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Trains from Warsaw to Białystok take about 1.5 to 2 hours.
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Note that another route to Minsk, if you have a paper Russian or Belarusian visa, is the Kaliningrad-Minsk train. It’s long—around ten or eleven hours—but you can lie down and sleep. An option if you fly into Gdańsk and then take a short bus to Kaliningrad.
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We're back. It's still a bit tough to get precise info, so here's a quick trip report!
A good starting point is Shkoder, a really pleasant city. You can easily explore Shkoder itself in a day or two.
Two accessible spots: Valbona and Theth.
In both cases, local travel agencies in Shkoder or online offer round-trip or one-way access packages. Super handy, especially for Valbona.
Valbona and Theth are both very steep! There aren’t many easy hikes for less sporty folks (like me!).
Valbona: The highlight is the amazing 2.5-hour boat ride across Lake Koman. There are day trips from Shkoder, but you’ll only get a short tour of the lake. The best option is to do the full crossing—so spend a night in Valbona (or two if you want to hike in the valley) and return.
Theth is deeply nestled in the mountains. The village at the end of the valley, which is a dead end, has lots of hotels, but they’re pricey. Other hostels are scattered along the mountainside road, but it’s a steep climb down to the village or to the start of the two easy hikes (waterfalls and the Blue Eye). For us, it was a one-hour descent (and ascent!). It’s fine if you have a car; otherwise, keep an eye out for a taxi (cheap) or try hitchhiking—it works really well.
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Timeframe: mid-September to mid-October... dates are flexible, and we might stay even longer.
Initially, I had planned this itinerary:
Athens (3), Naxos (4), Paros (4), Santorini (4), then a flight to Istanbul (7–10 days!!). This would let us maximize our flights and experience another culture.
That’s a lot of ferries, though... I’ve already cut out Milos.
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