Tortoise Valley Holidays are small and friendly, with a traditional style building, set in the foothills of the Boncuk Mountains on the bank of the beautiful Kizil (red) River on the outskirts of Yaniklar village near Fethiye, in the Mugla region of the Mediterranean coast

Around a four hour flight from most UK airports will bring you to Dalaman airport. It is a new terminal with all the facilities today's traveller would expect. You are then at the heart of the region known as the turquoise coast, renowned for its magnificent coastline. A milder climate than the frying pan temperatures of the south eastern resorts. The high mountains and hundreds of square miles of natural forest ensure exceptional air quality.

Wildlife adorns, dragonflies, terrapins and land crabs by the river, red footed falcon, buzzards and eagles soar overhead, wild spur thighed tortoise feeding in the cool of the early morning amongst the rocks.

For those who look with eyes wide open you may see deer, wild boar, porcupine, otter, badger, water snake, bats, crested hoopoe in the meadows, bee catcher flocks darting overhead, wading birds, storks, pelicans and sea turtle down at the coast.

Fethiye also has its share of antiquities, rock tombs reputed to date back many Centuries B.C. Roman Amphitheatre discovered only recently, medieval castle, the old Greek ghost town at Kayakoy, and the Lycian way, Turkey's first long distance walk snaking along the coast to the East and Antalya with its string of impressive fortifications along the way.On a broader note the region has so many places of interest whole guide books have been written on the subject. bazaars. ancient cities, sunken towns, castles, temples, tombs, mosques and museums.

Natural phenomena are not in short supply. We have high mountains, canyons, islands, bays, huge forests, caves and freshwater springs.