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Turkey Related Subjects => Places to Visit => Topic started by: Kevin Sowten on January 21, 2015, 14:59:44 PM

Title: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: Kevin Sowten on January 21, 2015, 14:59:44 PM

We took the dolmus to Oren this morning - 50km, 1 hr, 5TL each.
Walked (strolled) back to Ortakoy in about 90mins - Fabulous scenery,
surrounded by snow capped mountains and barely any traffic - so peaceful.
It was market day (5 stalls !!!) and we had a coffee and a cay sat in the sun - 1.5TL !!!!
Well worth a visit.

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: Pattimac on January 21, 2015, 16:17:00 PM

Probably biased but we love Ortakoy. It is a traditional Turkish village with everything you could wish for and amazing scenery. Great for walks and the villagers are so kind and friendly.

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: Kevin Sowten on January 21, 2015, 16:59:50 PM

Like stepping back in time - gorgeous !!!!

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: KKOB on January 21, 2015, 18:47:39 PM

You're making me very jealous.

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: Kevin Sowten on January 21, 2015, 18:57:35 PM

You can spend every day finding new places by dolmus and it costs next to nothing.
Who needs a car ? When you are retired you have all the time in the world to explore !!!!!

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: sunlover on January 21, 2015, 20:00:09 PM

Where is Ortakoy?  We love to explore new places, if you could give us information where we get dolmus to it, or what its near that would be great, we don,t mind a walk either.

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: angela on January 21, 2015, 20:46:36 PM

Sunlover, the dolmus for Oren leaves the Otogar on the one way system (not the mosque), took about an hour to get there, with a short stop in Seydikemer. It goes all the way to Oren via Ortakoy and then we walked back to Ortakoy which took about an hour I would guess, it's flat walking, and stunningly beautiful.
While we were waiting for the dolmus back we were presented with a handful of oranges, by a lady who was busy knocking them from her trees. Just lovely!

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: Kevin Sowten on January 22, 2015, 06:01:39 AM

Ortakoy is due east of Uzumlu but as Angela said, the bus travels via Seydikemer (Kemer).

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: sunlover on January 22, 2015, 10:32:20 AM

Thx, sounds great... We will look at doing this trip in May... They are so helpful at Otogar,  we always seem to turn up just after the bus has left though, and then have another hour or so wait!!! Will have to try and get times a few days before..

Could we get the bus from Gunlukbashi area, does it go that way, as easier for us to walk to there , tahn get to Fethiye, thats if it does and stops there.

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: Kevin Sowten on January 22, 2015, 12:39:22 PM

From the MAIN otogar the dolmus takes the Calica road not the Gunlukbasi road so the main otogar crossroads is your nearest pick up point.

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: Anne on January 22, 2015, 12:51:28 PM

Carol I'm up for an adventure when we're over  :)

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: KKOB on January 22, 2015, 15:26:14 PM

Try Dolmus Lotto.

Pick a number. 3 for instance. Get on the 3rd dolmus that comes along. Ride it to it's destination. Pick another  number.......

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: sunlover on January 22, 2015, 16:05:45 PM

Great Anne,

We will do this then in May, we shouldn.t get lost with others, like we normally do on our own...

Looking forward to it.

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: Anne on January 22, 2015, 19:03:00 PM

KKOB that is our favourite pass time when over there.
Been some lovely places and seen a few we'd rather not visit again.  All good fun though
It's a date Carole

Title: Re: Oren to Ortakoy
Post by: angela on January 22, 2015, 20:36:08 PM

Since we moved over we decided to do pretty much that KKOB, just get on a Dolmus and see where we end up. Doesn't need to go far for an adventure