ANTALYA TOURS

DAILY ANTALYA TOUR MYRA KEKOVA SIMENA SUNKEN CITY ST NICOLAS CHURCH

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HIGHLIGHTS: • Myra Ancient Site • Kekova • Simena Castle • Sunken City (ruins of Dolchiste/Dolikisthe) • Tersane Island • St. Nicolas Church

Price: 95 Euro per person

Included: 
Lunch, entrance fees, all local transportations, professional guide

Excluded: 
Drinks at lunch, personal expenses

DAILY ANTALYA TOUR MYRA KEKOVA SIMENA SUNKEN CITY ST NICOLAS CHURCH
Pick up from your hotel. Pick up times are around 06:30am from Lara, around 07:00am from city center-Kaleici, around 07:30am from Konyaalti (there will be an extra charge for pick up service from other locations).

We will drive to Kekova (Sunken city) - Simena Village where we can see the sunken ruins of Dolchiste/Dolikisthe.  We will also see the ruins of a Byzantine church in Tersane. After that, a boat tour is waiting for us to see around from the sea. After the boat trip, we will go to have a delicious lunch in Demre and will visit the ancient site of Myra. We finish our tour with seeing St. Nicolas Church in city center of Demre. Return to your hotel around 18:30.

NOTES
• The tour includes pick ups from hotels in Konyaalti, city center-Kaleici or Lara areas. There will be an extra charge for pickup service from other locations.
• This tour is regular including English speaking guide, entrance fees, lunch (drinks extra), transportation. Please contact us for private tour options.

Kekova is a small Turkish island and also used as the general name of all the sites in the same bay. On its northern side, there are half-submerged ruins of the sunken ruins Dolchiste/Dolikisthe.
Tersane was the site of an ancient city Xera and dockyard which is located at the northwest of the island.
Ancient city of Myra was a leading city of the Lycian Union. St Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra. The legend and tradition of Santa Claus started here in Demre with St. Nicholas.
St. Nicolas Church is an ancient Byzantine Church containing the tomb of St. Nicholas of Myra.