Daily Chimera Yanartas & Olympos Tour from Kemer – Eternal Flames (Shared)

Chimera Yanartas & Olympos Day Tour from Kemer — Eternal Flames and Lycian Ruins

This daily Chimera Yanartas tour from Kemer takes you to the famous burning mountainside, the ruined Lycian city of Olympos and the protected shore of Adrasan Bay in a single relaxed day trip. Hotel pickup is arranged along the Kemer coast, including Beldibi, Goynuk, Camyuva, Kiris and Tekirova, so you can sit back in an air-conditioned coach while the guide handles everything.

Olympos began as a Lycian settlement named, it is believed, after nearby Mount Olympos, and it flourished in Hellenistic times. The ruins spread along both banks of the Ulupinar stream and include a Byzantine bath house with mosaic floors, a marble temple doorway, a theatre and rock-cut tombs. The sandy bay of Adrasan beside it is a protected nesting ground for sea turtles, which gives the stop a peaceful, natural feel as well as a historical one.

A short drive brings the group to Chimera (Yanartas), where natural gas escaping from the rock keeps small flames burning on the slope above the old town. Locals link the fires to the myth of the fire-breathing Chimera, slain by the hero Bellerophon riding the winged horse Pegasus, and the site was once a place of worship for Hephaestus. The day ends with a meal at a restaurant on the Ulupinar river, where tables stand over flowing water, followed by a comfortable transfer back to your Kemer hotel. Wear sturdy walking shoes for this Kemer excursion.