OUR SERVICES: WHAT TO EXPECT?

ACCOMMODATION
The accommodation we use during the pre/post camping days may vary from a four-star hotel to mountain lodge depending on the availability in the region. Most travelers arrive on long haul flights, so this helps you to get a good rest before starting the trek and provides the chance for the group to meet each other. On camping days, you'll camp in style & comfort with high quality tents and other equipments confirmed by UIAA.

SAFETY
Our slogan is "Climb safe, Ever up!" Anatolian Adventures pays stringent attention to the quality and safety standards. Your safety is the most important item in our corporate culture and to ensure this, we provide professional standards of leadership which is acquired through working with many large companies worldwide.

STANDARDS OF SERVICE
When traveling with Anatolian Adventures, you are assured of the highest standards of service available for every item in your holiday. We also have a close working relationship with some of the best adventure specialists in each of the countries we operate and this ensures you'll enjoy your travel experiences to the full.

FOOD & HEALTH
On the majority of our trips, we have a cook in charge of group meal preparation. When camping we make sure that food is always expertly and hygienically prepared and we serve a mixture of local & European style dishes. Food and vegetables, bread, meat and fish are purchased enroute from local markets. Any details from herbs to spices, ketchup to pickles are ready in our table, in order to make you feel that you are dining in your home. We aim to provide as much variety as possible, to ensure that our menu meets your dietary or vegetarian needs.

ALTITUDE
Our trips are carefully planned to allow for acclimatization to altitude, with gradual ascents and rest days where necessary.

TRIP GRADES
I easy / II moderate / III moderate + / IV strenuous / V alpine
All of our trips are given a grade to show their relative difficulty. Using our simple grading system as follows, you can quickly choose the adventure trip ideal for you. Clearly there are many different factors that contribute to the difficulty of a particular trip, including length of day, terrain, altitude and weather conditions. Since these factors are necessarily changeable, any system of grades can only provide a general indication. Although we have tried to make our grading system as clear as possible, it cannot take into account your personal interests, abilities or experience. Before booking any of our trips, it is advised that you read the trip details carefully to gain the fullest picture of what the itinerary entails. If you have any questions about the nature of a particular trip or its suitability for you, please contact Anatolian Adventures to assist you.

I- Easy:
Easy trekking by Anatolian standards is generally between 900 and 2000 meters (3000-6500 feet) with plenty of ups and downs. Travelers who lead a reasonably active life, need to be regular walkers to fully enjoy this experience in 3 or 5 days with only 2 to 5 hours walking per day.

II - Moderate:
This involves longer treks (5 to 10 days) on maintained trails with higher elevations between 900-3000 meters (3000 - 10000 feet). This type of trek includes day excursions to higher elevations, for which it's advisable to have some previous hill- walking experience. On these treks, we generally gain an altitude between 750 m to 1100m daily. (2500-3600 feet)

III- Moderate +:
Reasonably demanding trekking at altitude up-to 4200 meters with trips to higher elevations and could include treks away from villages on inhabited mountain trails. Trekking experience with basic navigational skills are needed.

IV- Strenuous:
Treks in demanding nature, require all participants to be fit and in excellent health, often in remote alpine areas and sometimes reaching altitudes up to 5500 meters (18000 feet) and high pass crossing over. These treks must be fully supported. We climb to altitudes between 3500-5700meters (12000-19000 feet) & there are overnight stays at altitudes above 4000m. For this trek, trekkers should have basic ice-axe and crampon experience with prepared physical condition to tackle difficult terrain in remote areas and mountains.

V-Alpine:
These are extremely demanding treks, sometimes in very remote areas on rough terrain, and could include climbs of one or more of the strenuous trek graded peaks and suitable for those in excellent health, capable of carrying a heavy backpack, when required. Participants should have good knowledge of the use of crampons and ice axe, though first time climbers may be accepted on some of the "easy" routes or just for some part of the treks and expeditions. Medical certificates are required for acceptance into these climbing treks since the it may be in very remote areas, traveling over snow-covered passes at an altitudes of up to 6500m (21500 feet)

PRICING
Good knowledge and planning, supported with our strong financial background, has allowed most of our tour prices to remain stable since launched. The price of each trip is given next to it, with the details of what's included and excluded. There are no hidden costs or surprises. What you see is what you get!

WHEN TO BOOK
In order to guarantee the place availability in a trip you are interested, we recommend you to make your booking as early as possible. Early booking not only enables you to benefit from the lowest flight fares, but also helps us to obtain the special permits and visas that are often required.

FINANCIAL PROTECTION
Anatolian Adventures is a registered trademark f HALIC TURIZM ORG.TIC.LTD.STI company which owns the HTC travel agency, a fully licensed and bonded tour operator with license number A2610 issued by the Ministry of Tourism. We are also member of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB).

Membership of these organizations means that you can book in complete confidence and that any payment made to Anatolian Adventures is fully protected.

TRAVELLING SOLO?
Small group adventures is perfect for the solo traveler - small enough to be flexible, but large enough to make new friends and travel safely in areas where traveling on your own might not be advisable. Many of our guests have made life-long friendships with like minded adventurers on our tours over the years.