MIDAS HIKE

We are part of the Midas Han Activity Center and are based in the Midas Han in the village of Çukurca. From here we organize hikes through the Phrygian Highlands and if requested other sections of Central Anatolia.

Phrygia has a wonderfull landscape and nature and many archaeological remains and ancient monuments. These monuments are "Phrygian" from circa 600-500 B.C. Many other rock-cut remains are from the Roman and Byzantine period.

Hikes take place in this mountainous landscape that is covered with pinetree forests. 

The guided hikes can take up from a single daytrip to a hike of about one and a half week.  

There are different levels of hikes from easy to difficult, but never climbing with ropes, nails and hammers is involved. "Hiking is done with your feet not with your hands!"

Daytrips return in the evening back to the Midashan in Çukurca, while on longer trips you have to carry your own tent, food and sleepingbag.

The hikes are with or without a guide, but the hiker has to find her/his way with a map, compass or GPS.

The guide, if used, controls, advises and if needed corrects.  

This day trips don't follow the existing long distance paths: The Phrygian Way.

 

This website shows the nature of Highlands is all its beauty.

Midas Han  is a place that is multi-functional: the Han complex has guestrooms to stay in and a large camping site for tents. There is a restaurant with full meals and drinks. 

 

For who has enough of carrying tents; there are guestrooms, these are located in a local old farmhouse type of building that have been altered to make life of the guests  more pleasant and comfortable. Each room has a spacious bathroom with a European ‘sitting’ toilet and a shower with hot and cold water. The old atmosphere is preserved in the with earth plastered walls and wooden beds. In winter the rooms have an old style stove that burns on wood. The two meter wide veranda is a ‘ place of rest’ with plastered benches covered with pillows and a great view towards the rock-tomb group of Gerdek Kaya and the high mountains behind them.