Likya Scholars partners with academic institutions, corporations, clubs and organizations of all sizes. We support personal growth, leadership development, and initiatives in health and movement while adding in a unquie cultural eye widening lessons rooted in Turkish.
Our programs take place on Turkey’s Lycian Coast and throughout Turkey and are built around experiential learning. Participants engage with history, Mediterranean ecology, philosophy, and cultural exchange not through lectures, but through direct experience. Turkey sits inbetween the West and East and alows for a world biew that has been shapes by two very different ideologies. Learning happens through guided exploration, conversations in place, and workshops held at either a private villa, or our villa complex, and for larger groups we have a partnered boutique hotel across the street to allow for use of both spaces.
We offer trips to Turkey's Major cities including Istanbul, Cappadocia, Antalya, Ankara and more.
This is not a classroom, or a boardroom, nor a traditional retreat setting. It is a structured, immersive environment where ideas are explored in context and shaped through experiences. Our hosts lead discussions during shared meals and tell the traditions and reason behind Turkish Culture and how it all came to be as we exprience it today.
Each program is custom designed. We provide the setting, local expertise, and full logistical support. You bring your students, participants, or team, along with your goals, curriculum, or facilitators. Together, we create a program that is cohesive, intentional, and grounded in place.
Every excursion is led by a licensed, English-speaking guide with deep knowledge of Lycian history and archaeology. They don't just narrate. They contextualize.
Private transfers from as far as Antalya Airport, plus all ground transportation for two weeks. Coastal roads, mountain passes, ancient harbors. You never drive and gaze on the views from a luxury van.
All trips are packed with Ancient history, Archaeology, Local culture, Nature and a Variety of Sports. Diving, Boat Tours, SUP & Kayaking. Customized to your itinerary.
Turkish language and cultural classes with Jordan and Ece. Cooking with Hatice, you'll learn how to make stuffed grape leaves. Market visits in town to watch the live haggling. You don't observe the culture. You live it!
A Villa complex or stay in the hotel accross the street. Two private three-bedroom villas with two and a half baths, overlooking the Mediterranean. Pool, terraces, gardens, and a long table for shared dinners. The villa is cleaned daily, beds are made, and your laundry is washed and folded. The hotel is boutique, and has a pool, sea access and resturant with full service.
Homemade Turkish breakfasts every morning by our villa chef or the hotel chef. Picnic packed or casual street food lunches on excursion days. Happy hour or snacks after returning to the villa (optional). Group dinners at the villa most evenings, with select nights out at local restaurants.
The day begins with a shared Turkish breakfast and orientation, introducing the historical, ecological, or philosophical context for the day’s exploration.
Some days we will dive deeper into a crash course inside with a presentation or short lectures before we set out for the day.
Each day we will have one or two major activities, hiking through canyons, visiting ancient ruins, boat trips on the coast visiting ancient wonders and swimming at hidden bays.
There are endless amounts of activites enough for a week or a few months even. These itineraries can be customized and arranged to fit your organizations values and needs.
After a busy day we will slow down in the evening either with a calmer activity or allowing guest to recharge on their own, either by exploring the small town, visiting a local beach or swiming in the pool back at the villa.
At the villa our house keeper will have tea with snacks waiting for you at this time of the day.
We set this time so guest may recharge for the nights big dinners and discussions.
Our private chef has been cooking since early afternoon. Grilled fish, meat, chicken, roasted vegetables, tasty meze unlike anything you've ever tasted. Candles on the terrace.
The conversation spills into the evening as we reflect on what we did today and why we choose these activities. Everyone talks about the adventure they experienced and things they learned.
Immersive Travel Starting at $3,200 per person
Peak Season From June To The End Of October
Off Season From November to May
Pre planned Trips for your organization only. Guest join a group of 6 designed for your organization. We can post these trips on our trips selection menu or send you a private link to the booking page.
Pre planned Trips for your organization only. Guest join a group of 3 pairs designed for your organization. We can post these trips on our trips selection menu or send you a private link to the booking page.
We design the itinerary around your group: more hiking, more history, more coast. You choose the dates. We build the stay around it. Minimum stay one week. We have two villas each accomodates 6 guests with the option to upgrade to one large villa.
Starting at $22,600 for 4 guest
Cultural immersion for academic and other organization groups. History, Mediterranean ecology, cultural exchange, all from beautiful villa or hotel accomodations. Custom itinerary with trips to Kaş, Istanbul and other parts of Turkey. We handle logistics. You bring the program structure.
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