Ovacik, Turkey - the place to grab a bargain holiday
If you are looking for a pleasant and enjoyable budget holiday in the sun, then you might consider Ovacik, close to Turkey’s Lycian coast. Ovacik is the place to find some really good holiday bargains for the simple reason that it is not directly on the coast itself, but is a quiet village a little way up in the mountains that line this part of the Turkish Riviera. Ovacik is twenty minutes by bus or by taxi from the beautiful resort of Olu Deniz, fifteen minutes away from the lovely Turkish port of Fethiye, and a mere ten minutes away from the vibrant inland resort of Hisaronu.
Because Ovacik is not right on the sea, it tends to be less in demand than many of the other nearby resorts such as Olu Deniz, or Calis Beach, and so it frequently features in late availability deals, and allocation on arrival deals, which offer some very good bargains. In fact, due to its location a little up in the mountains, Ovacik does not get the searing heat that the resorts of lower altitude get at the height of the summer. Additionally the hotels of Ovacik compare well with other hotels of the Turkish Riviera, as they need to offer a little extra to compete with their more coastally located neighbours, and offer pleasant grounds and pools, as well as good facilities generally.
When we arrived for our holiday in Ovacik, initially, we thought that we had been dropped off in the middle of nowhere, but this view quickly changed as we started to enjoy the lovely hotel garden and poolside area, and we grew to like the mountain location that was both quiet, off the beaten track, and friendly, yet only a dolmus ride away from the main tourist centres.
In my next post I will tell you a little about the Hotel Montaverde, which is where we stayed.
