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Offline Kevin Sowten

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Re: Babadag cable car ?
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2012, 12:37:54 PM »
Where does the Babadag dolmus depart from ?



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Re: Babadag cable car ?
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2012, 13:00:04 PM »
The main Dolmus stop in Hisaronu near the top barrier, or Oludeniz.

Where does the Babadag dolmus depart from ?

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Re: Babadag cable car ?
« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2012, 17:09:14 PM »
I did the Dolmus trip to the top a couple of weeks ago.
The bus was practically empty for both legs of the journey and I wonder how it would cope if it did ever get full - it was first gear all the way up and most of the way down.
The views from the top are stunning. You get a great view of Calis bay, Oludeniz and Kaya Valley and you are compensated for the white knuckle ride up the mountain ( not a crash barrier in site !)
The dolmus that takes you up goes back down after about ten minutes and the next one up arrives about two hours later.
There is a small cafe serving snacks ,drinks and Efes ( 6 TL) and it's a great place to sit, admire the view and watch the loonies jumping off the mountain.
The driver did say that the last scheduled Dolmus up the mountain did not often run. In which case one of the para gliding companies would take you back in their minibus.
All in all a great way to spend a day, but good weather is essential - it may not be much fun looking at the inside of a cloud.
If the cable car did ever get built the place would be a VERY big attraction - go now before it gets overrun.

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Re: Babadag cable car ?
« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2012, 07:25:57 AM »
I hope it gets built soon as I did the trip on the dolmus and to say a bit nerve racking.The trip back at night was even worse.One day something will go wrong .I just hope if its built it does not cost 45Euros per person like the one outside Antalya. :o

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Re: Babadag cable car ?
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2012, 10:59:07 AM »
so, if driving up how do you get there?

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Re: Babadag cable car ?
« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2012, 11:33:17 AM »
From Fethiye - just before you get to the Olu D roundabout in Hisaronu (about 200 meters back) turn left and simply keep going.

on map link its the road that runs diagonally across the map from the Ramos
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=36.5694937&lon=29.1481662&z=17&l=0&m=b

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Re: Babadag cable car ?
« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2012, 11:45:54 AM »
Nice direct route that Jim :D

Is it a scary drive do you know? I mean sheer drops to one side sort of scary...

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Re: Babadag cable car ?
« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2012, 12:42:04 PM »
Nice direct route that Jim :D

Is it a scary drive do you know? I mean sheer drops to one side sort of scary...

Yes it is Scary. I mean take spare shorts sort of scary... :o

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Re: Babadag cable car ?
« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2012, 12:56:01 PM »
I won't be putting that on the to do list then

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Re: Babadag cable car ?
« Reply #19 on: October 16, 2012, 15:03:04 PM »
Was up there a couple of weeks back - for me no problem, have driven on worse roads, but for the screaming hysterical passenger in the back seat it was not so good.

There are a couple of places that are near a shear drop, but most bits the trees would eventually stop you.
The top third of the road is lock blocked, very smooth but iMO more dangerous than the rough track as it is narrower and a bit too smooth, and beware of the large 4X4s coming in the opposite direction, familiarity with the road certainly breeds contempt with them, the only one I met that showed any common sense was the dolmuş driver, and that really confused me........




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