OZSAFAK ALADAGLAR TREKKING
Çukurbağ - Niğde - Turkey
ROUTES
TREK - 1
This trekking is for 4 days.
DAY 1: From Çukurbağ village - pension (1650 m.)
We start trekking and after 7 hours arrive at Tekepınarı (2500m.) We camp there.
DAY 2: From Tekepınarı, we leave for the large Dipsiz Lake (3100m.) We trek for 2-3 hours on the hills around the lake. Then we go to Sokulupınar valley (2000 m .) We camp there.
DAY 3: Today we go to the Seven lakes, all very different (3200m.) We camp there, in a very nice environment.
DAY 4: We go to Engin tepe (3700m.) Then we return to the pension after 7-8 hours trekking.
TREK - 2
This trek is min 5 days max 6 days.
DAY 1: From Çukurbağ village and the pension, we go to the Seven lakes, which we reach after 8-9 hours of trekking. We camp.
DAY 2: Today, we go to Engin tepe (3700 m.) and meet the nomads. In the area, we can see mountaingoats and some lakes. We return to the Seven lakes and the camp place.
DAY 3: We trek to Hacer Valley and camp at Soğukpınar (1800m.) where there is a cold Spring. During the 5-hours trek, we pass through impressive places and meet nomads called yörük. We will be invited to their tents as their guests.
DAY 4: We trek for about 5 hours to Barazama (1000m.) and the waterfalls at 950m. On the way, we visit some villages. Then, we reach our picnic site by a river. There are some pools perfect for a refreshing swim. In the afternoon we reach the waterfalls and overnight at the camp.
Day 5: From the waterfalls we go to Barazama, then to Kayseri by minibus. From Kayseri we continue to Niğde, and we reach Çukurbağ village by bus. This trek can also be organized for 6 days.
TREK - 3
DAY 1: From Çukurbağ village and the pension we go to Emli valley (1800m.) After 3 hours trekking, we arrive at the Alaca camping (2700m.)
DAY 2: From Alaca we go to Tülü (1800m.) And from there to Sokulupınar where we camp.
DAY 3: From Sokulupınar we go to Arpalık (2400m). Then on to Cimbar Boğazı and from there back to Demirkazık village, and to Çukurbağ village and our pension.
ÖZŞAFAK PENSION
There are 10 rooms with 2/3 person for each. There is hot and cold water, showers and a washing machine.
Camping places for tents are avaliable also.
In the pension you can find breakfast, lunch and dinner. You can find here whatever you need.
The Aladağ Mountains are easily accessible from here for trekking, climbing, birdwatching and botanic. You can take a good haliday here. It’s possible to make climbing, trekking, ski birdwatching, parachute jumping and cycling in Toros Mountains (Aladağ’s) And also there are a lot of kinds of bird and flowers.
Our pension is at the junction of the road to Çukurbağ of the road from Niğde to Çamardı. Buses are avaliable 25 times from Niğde each day. There are also taxis.
I and my family are mountain guides and can arrange donkeys / mules and trekking equipments. English, German and French are spoken. I am the guide here, who interested in these things can contact with me. I know Aladağ’s very well. If you contact with me I can help you what you need.
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