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Sailing Trips

 

LYCIAN COAST

15 days  9 nights on board 

 

CARIAN ODYSSEY 

12 days 7 nights on board

 

GREEK ISLANDS

13 days  ▫  10 nights on board 

 

 

 

 

Overland Tours

  

 

ANCIENT TURKEY . 15 days

Western Turkey and Cappadocia

 

EASTERNMOST TURKEY

14 days in the eastern highlands

 

CAPPADOCIA   3 days

A wonderland & warm hospitability

 

ANTALYA DAY TOURS

Antalya Old Town, Perge, Aspendos, Archeological Museum, Termessos, Phaselis, Olympus, Myra, Kekova, ...

 

 

 

 

 

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 GREEK ISLANDS: A Dodecanese Adventure

 

13-Day  historic,  cultural & sailing expedition in the Dodecanese Archipelago. 10 nights on board.

 

Trip Cost          Route Map          Climate

 

 

 

TRIP ITINERARY IN BRIEF      FOR  A  DETAILED ITINERARY PLEASE  E-MAIL US

 

Day 1, 2  .  Arrive Istanbul and walk around the site of the Hippodrome.The next day we fly to Bodrum, Embark our gulet and visit the site of Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World and the Castle of the Knights that house one of the best nautical museums today.

 

chalkiDay  3 - 12  .  On board -  

We start with the island of Kos where Hippocrates was born and taught medicine. Then we explore Leros; Lipsi, the island of tasty wines and cheese. Then visit St. John Monastery and cave in Patmos where St. John supposedly saw the Revelation. Walk in the narow streets of Nikia village and then see the huge caldera that still has active crater on Nisyros Island. We anchor at Plaka Beach of Tilos Island and hike to Megalo Chorio to visit the Museum. We swim in crystal clear water and walk to the medieval castle of Chalki island. Visit  the Palace of the Grand Masters, the Street of the Knights and the Archaeological Museum in the old Kollakio section of Rhodos, overnight at quiet Agios Giorgios Cove of Simi island. Walk in Gialos Harbor of Simi, one of the most beautiful harbors of Greece, return back Turkey at Datca, a nice coastal town noted for its best almonds. We visit ancient city of Cnidus located at the tip of Datca Peninsula and anchor in the "Aquairum" near Bodrum to overnight. We disembark in Bodrum and fly to Istanbul on day 12.

 

Day 13.  Depart from Istanbul

 

TRIP COST

TRIP COST  for June & September. High season surcharges are 10% for July and 20% for August . Updated on October 23, 2014)
 

Prices below are subject to change in the case of significant changes in exchange rates or item prices by the time of the departure.

 
 

Number of
  Travellers  

 

Per person  Cost

 US $

 

10 & above

 

5,220
 

8

 

6,020

 

 6 

 

7,355

 

 

 

NOTE: 

Costs are based on double occupancy.

Single supplement at Istanbul hotel is $150

 


What services and items are included ?

All accommodations in hotels & shared yacht cabins
All meals specified in the itinerary
All domestic land transportation & flights in the itinerary
Group arrival and departure transfers to/from hotel

All entrance fees
Services of trip leader
Services of yacht crew
Tip to hotels, restaurants and drivers

 


What's NOT included ?

International airfare
Personal expenses such as visa, insurance, medication, laundry, telephone calls, etc.
Drinks other then bottled water
Tip to crew and trip leader

 
 

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ROUTE MAP

 
 

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  CLIMATE
 
 

Average temperatures in Fahrenheit (and Celsius) and number of rainy days by month for Istanbul and Bodrum


May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Istanbul

Maximum  

70 (21)

77 (25)

84 (29)

84 (29)

77 (25)

68 (20)

Minimum

52 (11)

59 (15)

59 (15)

64 (18)

54 (15)

53 (12)

Wet Days

8

5

4

5

6

10

Bodrum

Maximum  

79 (26)

88 (31)

93 (34)

93 (34)

86 (30)

79 (26)

Minimum

61 (16)

70 (21)

73 (23)

73 (23)

68 (20)

63 (17)

Wet Days

4

2

0.1

0.1

1

5

 

Average sea temperatures in Fahrenheit (and Celsius) along the sailing route 

 

 

P l a c e  

M a y

J u n

J u l

A u g

S e p

O c t

Bodrum

 

66 (19)

70 (21)

73 (23)

75 (24)

73 (23)

72 (22)

Marmaris

  68 (20) 72 (22) 75 (24) 79 (26) 79 (26) 75 (24)
 
 

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