Sufi Trail Hiking Caravan 2025

Hike to the Light

This page provides you with full information about what you can expect on the hiking caravan.

Booking

 

Thru-hike Hike to the Light

2 May–12 June 2025

For the comfort and safety of international travellers, start packages are available to book via our website. For more information, please contact us directly.

Practical tips will be developed and shared with all international hikers wishing to participate in the Thru-Hike.

When Friends of the Sufi Trail travel with friends, every companion is co-responsible for the success of the trip. You book your flights. You co-decide where to sleep, what and where to eat. Likewise, you are free to participate in any common activity. Of course, you share in the costs of these mutual activities. All of this in good harmony.
You are provided with the Sufi Trail digital information for self-navigation, and experienced companions will help you use it. You make sure that you are properly insured.

Options for Participation
1. Walk sections for any number of nights and days as follows:
    •  a minimum of 10 nights / 10 days
2. Walk the entire trail for 40 day

3. Stand alone day hikes are not accepted!

Booking Schedules and Deadlines

  • Booking is on a first-come first-served basis, and subject to a full payment together with your registration
  • Maximum number of hikers per day/overnight: 18 hikers/ day
  • Reservations must be done online on this link
  • Each hiker and one partner needs to fill in a separate registration request, as the system does not accept group registrations

Click Here to Download the Practical Guidelines and Learn About

  • Reservation Details
  • Payment and Cancellation Terms
  • Where you will sleep and how is your transportation arranged
  • What gear and equipment you need to bring with you
  • Sufi Trail zero waste policy

Waiting List
Fully booked and you still want to hike? Please ask to have your name on the waiting list by sending an email to sufitrail@gmail.com  It will be treated on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Sufi Trail reserves all rights to accept or deny an application upon its own discretion.

Fees in EUR

 

donation for start package check

daily transport cost 

Check the SUFI TRAIL shop

 

Fees include:

  • Start package
  • Transportation of luggage from one accommodation to another
  • Experienced Sufi Trail hikers
  • Local contact points
  • Help with accommodations, translations and more

Fees does not include:

  • Accommodation
  • All meals (dinner, breakfast, and lunch box)
  • Local Guides’ services
  • Tour Leaders
  • Entries to nature reserves and protected areas
  • Transportation from your home to Yalova or your arrival point and from Konya or your departure point.

Itinerary

Day1. 

Arrival in Yalova

Optional city walk for Early arrivers
Overnight Ormanika campsite Kurtköy

Day2. 

Yalova to termal

Overnight Ormanika campsite Kurtköy

Day3. 

Termal to Güneyköy

Overnight Ormanika campsite Kurtköy

Day4. 

Güneyköy to Orhangazi

Overnight Orhangazi small hotel

Day5. 

Orhangazi to Keramet

Overnight Ilıca Anatolia Camp & Rooms

Day6. 

Keramet to Mahmudiye

Overnight Ilıca Anatolia Camp & Rooms

Day7. 

Mahmudiye to İznik

Overnight İznik

Day8.

İznik to Bereket

Overnight Homestay

Day9. 

Bereket to Osmaneli

Overnight hotel Osmaneli

Day10. 

Osmaneli to Vezirhan

Overnight hotel Osmaneli

Day11. 

Vezirhan to Bilecik

Overnight Hotel Belacoma Bilecik

 

Day12. 

Bilecik to Küre

Overnight camp in Küre rooftop with tent

  

Day13.

Overnight hotel Söğüt

 

Day14. 

Söğüt to Rızapaşa

Overnight Camping at the lake

 

Day15. 

Rızapaşa to Eğriöz

Overnight Camping near the village

 

Day16. 

Eğriöz to Eskişehir

Overnight Hotel old town Eskişehir

 

Day17. 

Eskişehir to Karapazar

Overnight camping in the village

 

Day18. 

Karapazar to Ayvalı

Overnight camping in the village

 

Day19. 

Ayvalı to Seyitgazi

Overnight Camp & Rooms

 

Day20. Wednesday, May22

Seyitgazi to Çukurca

Overnight Midashan Camp & Rooms

Day21. 
Çukurca to Han
Overnight Midashan Camp & Rooms

Day22. 
Han to Gömü
Overnight hotel Emirdağ

Day23. 

Gömü to Emirdağ

Overnight hotel Emirdağ

Day24.

Emirdağ to Karacalar

Overnight in Sufi monastery

Day25. 

Karacalar to Emirdede

Overnight camp at the highest point

Day26. 
Emirdede to Kemerkaya
Overnight Homestay

Day27. 

Kemerkaya to Bolvadin

Overnight Hotel

Day28. 

Bolvadin to Çay

Overnight teachers hotel

 

Day29. 

Çay to Deresenek

Overnight camping

 

Day30. 

Deresenek to Sultandağı

Overnight hotel

Day31. 

Sultandağı to Yeniköy

Overnight butik hotel Akşehir

 

Day32. 

Yeniköy to Akşehir

Overnight butik hotel Akşehir

 

Day33.

Akşehir to Çakıllar

Overnight camping in the village

 

Day34. 

Çakıllar to Doğanhisar

Overnight homestay or hotel

 

Day35. 

Dağanhisar to Aşağı Çığil

Overnight Homestay

 

Day36. 

Aşağı Çığıl to Derbent

Overnight Homestay

 

Day37. 

Derbent to Başarakavak

Overnight Homestay Derbent

Day38. 

Başarakavak to Küçükmuhsine

Overnight guest house Sufi tekke

 

Day39. 

Küçükmuhsine to Sille

Overnight Konya

 

Day40. 

Sille to Konya

Overnight Konya

Day41.

Konya city tour if there is time left

 

DISCLAIMER:

The Sufi Trail Association recognizes that hiking, trekking and climbing are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of, and accept, these risks and be responsible for their own actions. Also, the Sufi trail is not responsible for any health hazard resulting from using or drinking of any water source on the trail.