Get up close and personal with the flora and fauna in the Mugla Province of Turkey with a week-long, guided walking adventure offered by Mandarin & Mango Boutique Hotel. The hotel is located south of Butterfly Valley not far from the coastal resort town of Oludeniz and its serene lagoon beach. For a fee of €110 per person (approximately $121), guests are invited to enjoy the surrounding landscape of mountains, sea, forests and ancient ruins such as the ones located in the hilltop city of Kadyanda or the Byzantine monastery at Afkule in the Kaya Valley. This year’s walking tours depart April 11 and 18, May 2, Sept. 26 and Oct. 3 and 10.

Longer, more intensive walks that begin in Istanbul include Journey Through Western Anatolia (June 6–18), with three days in the city, three days of trekking historic sites found within the ancient kingdoms of Phrygia and Pisidia and six nights at Mandarin & Mango. Additional themed weeks include Exploring Photography on Land and Sea (May 9–16 and Sept. 19–26), Turkish Cuisine Week (May 9–16 and Sept. 19–26) and Argentine Tango Weeks (June 27–July 4, July 25–Aug. 1 and Aug. 29–Sept. 5). Another option: Simply relax and enjoy the hotel’s pool, authentic dining, massage treatments and private motorboat tours along the Turquoise Coast.