Sufi Stories
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Linda Pijl
Linda's hand-drawn special stamp Travel History Sufi Trail hikers and cyclists with their passports can contact Linda for trekking, and Linda has welcomed our Parendehs. She has a house not far from the route where you can arrange to sleep if you are a...
Hakan Yavuz
Special Travellers in the news Samuel Fantucci Courtin read the articles:article in Haber | article in Haber Since the beginning of the Sufi Trail, Hakan Yavuz has spotted us coming into Bilecik. He is amazing with taking care of tourists and keeping...
Tuncay Erik
Since the beginning of the Sufi Trail, Tuncay Erik has been supporting the Sufi Trail. Also in Osmaneli he has an outdoor community that protect and takes care of the wildlife in the surrounding areas. Since we have the hiking caravan, Tuncay Erik also has a Refugio...
Ahmet Yiğit
Since the beginning of the Sufi Trail, Ahmet Yiğit has been a support point for travellers. Also in Yalova he has an active outdoor community that hike, bikes, canoes and do all sorts of active outdoor activities. Since we have the hiking caravan, Ahmet also has the...
Cycling inspiration
Caravan inspiration14 days cycling Sufi to Konya, Mevlana Rumi's shrinecycling caravan Every year in autumn we cycle with a group of cyclists from Yalova to Konya. After the Sufi Trail, we cycle on the Mecca Trail from Konya onwards. If you are joining, this page will...
Sufi Trail influencers
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...
Sufi inspiration
Caravan inspiration40 days pilgrimage to Konya, Mevlana Rumi's shrinehiking caravanEvery year in spring we hike with a group of hikers from Yalova to Konya. If you are joining, this page will give you a good idea of previous hiking caravan experiences.Jeannette...
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 gives you full information about what you can expect on the 2023 hiking caravan. Thru-hike 2023 - Hike to the Light 5 May - 16 May 2023 For the comfort and safety of international travellers, start packages are available to book via our website. For...
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...