Sufi Trail Hiking Caravan 2025
Hike to the LightThis page provides you with full information about what you can expect on the hiking caravan.
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
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.