Caravan inspiration14 days cycling Sufi to Konya, Mevlana Rumi's shrineJoin us on this remarkable journey as we unveil the rich tapestry of...
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Don't worry about the future, it hasn't arrived yet. Live in the present and make it beautiful.Not so long ago I walked the Sufi path. This is the route from Istanbul to Konya, with a length of 801 km. And there are Lycian and Carian trails. The Lycian trail is one of...
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Caravan inspiration40 days pilgrimage to Konya, Mevlana Rumi's shrineEvery year in spring we hike with a group of hikers from Yalova to...
Nirmala Sufi path reflections
(Picture: 40 days of hiking from Istanbul to Konya. Up to 35 kilometers a day. The children are great at it!!) As...
Alper Akcay Performer and Sufi Dancer
Dancer and Performance Artist Medicinal, Creative Movement Instructor, Bodywork Therapist, Whirling Dervish He was...
Matjaz Dolenc first cycling group on the Sufi Trail
With great pleasure, we share the cycling report of Matjaž Dolenc the first cycling group on the Sufi Trail...
Susan Elliott Hadija
Strong in humbleness, sweet in humour, wondrous in nature and ways of life. This journey tells the story of...
Audrey and Eloy Hensels
We are Audrey and Eloy! Together for more than 13 years, sometimes nearby, sometimes far from each other. Both of...
Jerusalem via Sufi Trail
The Sufi Trail We walked already before we started the Sufi Trail on some other Paths, but we felt almost...
Bansuri to Rumi
Bansuri to Rumi Bansuri artist Kees van Boxtel Played in every Çay Evi @ Sufi Trail A Musical documentary of...
Meandering along gently sloping hills in Anatolia
My experience of Turkey was limited to a stopover on the runway in Ankara for refuelling and a week on the beach...
Caravan of love
This 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...
Erhan Gürer, modern pilgrimage
Ooit, toen ik nog Turkologie studeerde in Leiden, droomde ik van een paardentocht dwars door het Anatolische...
Three Cycle Sufies
Early in the dark shimmering of the Istanbul morning glow, we gathered around IDO ferry port at Yenikapi. Güneş...
Why do I love hiking and cycling the Sufi Trail?
Just a little overview of the journeys we were so lucky to have had already: 2016 Iris and Sedat explore for the first time 2017 We mark with Huseyn Sari from the Phrygian Trail 2018 From Emirdag to Konya, with Joke, Leendert, Erhan and Marianne 2019 We cycle with...
Sedats icecream philosophy
Life is like ice cream, Parendem. You go to the ice cream shop. You ask: “give me all the tastes you know”. With...
Natalia Mihai’s Bella Coma
In army cadets; I was the biggest whiner when it came to weekend excursions that required strenuous expeditions in...
BIOGRAPHY – NATALIA MIHAI
NatI’m Natalia, a writer in VANCOUVER, canada BIOGRAPHY – NATALIA MIHAIIT WAS A WEDNESDAY, THAT I CAME INTO THE WORLD. I KNOW THAT WITH CERTAINTY ON THAT SPECIFIC DECEMBER 29, IN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA; I LOOKED IT UP. GOOGLE IS WONDROUS IN THIS REGARD.IT WAS VERY COLD...
Güneş’s long distance cycletour
Hello Sufi Trail lovers, My name is Günes, and I’m the editor of the Turkish edition of Sufi Trail guide book. Between 8-15 June 2019, we had a lovely Sufi Bike Tour from Yalova to Bilecik. This was my first long distance bike tour and now looking back I realize there...
Flights to Turkey and Visa
For our Sufi Trail Parendes (travelers) we have some details to consider. There are two airports in Istanbul, one is on the European side and the other in the Oriental part. Istanbul Airport - website The biggest airport in Europe and recently opened. Sabiha...