We spent our annual summer corporate party in Turkey again. We enjoyed last year's vacation so much. However, this year we visited Alanya, which greeted us with hot weather and the warmest sea.
On the first day of vacation, we studied the hotel, the area and made a program for the remaining days. We did not do anything super active on the first day, because the next day we were going rafting on a mountain river.
Early in the morning of the second day, we went rafting. Having arrived at the place, we received instructions and the necessary equipment. Of course, we looked funny. Then we divided into 2 teams and went to the river. However, we did not immediately get into the boats. First, we had to go through the icy water of the river in a chain, holding on to each other. It was very invigorating and even those who had fun the night before until the morning woke up. When we got into the boats, the real adventure began! We passed through rapids, rowed with all our might to avoid being carried away by the current to other routes, and even fished out colleagues who had fallen out of the boat. Undoubtedly, such a fun event is very team-building. Our trip ended with a great lunch and watching a video of our rafting.
The next day we got up just as early and set off to conquer Alarahan, an ancient defensive fortress located on a high mountain. And it was very exciting, because the beginning of our journey lay through abandoned caves with bats in pitch darkness. It's good that now all smartphones have a flashlight! We climbed through ruins, untrodden paths, got a lot of abrasions and bruises, but still got to the top of the mountain. And the view that opened up to us at this height was worth the effort. The whole city at a glance, mountains and an incredibly azure river.
The way back was no easier, and in some places even more difficult. It seems that going down in the dark along the ruined steps 40 cm high is more difficult and dangerous than going up. The sun was already mercilessly baking and what a joy it was for us to go down to the mountain river and swim in the purest settling water. The guys even organized a competition, trying to swim against the fast and turbulent current.
Having spent a lot of energy, we went to a restaurant of Turkish cuisine. How wonderful are the national dishes, lamb on the fire, trout and pomegranate wine.
On the last day of rest, we decided to swim to the island, which was two kilometers from the embankment of our hotel. The island is tiny, the surface is in shells and salt crystals, so it is better not to walk on it barefoot. And it is not safe to swim across a section of the sea along which boats and yachts rush at high speed. It was decided to take one catamaran, throw shoes in there, seat the helmsmen, and swim alongside ourselves. Of course, when we came to rent a boat in a crowd of 10 people, we could not believe that only two would sail. Having sailed to the island and parked the catamaran, we went for a walk. True, there is nowhere to walk there, but we managed to climb around the area a little.
During the rest of the vacation, we rode water slides, played basketball and water polo. This corporate party turned out to be very eventful and fun! There were a lot of us this time and we hope that every year the number of employees will grow, and their quality will improve ☺.