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The  trip  you  pick  is  customized according to your time and interest

 

 Sailing Tours

 

THE LYCIAN COAST

15 days  9 nights on board 

 

CARIAN ODYSSEY 

12 days 7 nights on board

 

GREEK ISLANDS

14 days  ▫  11 nights on board 

 

A FAMILY ADVENTURE 

16 days    6 nights on board.

 

Overland Tours

  

BIBLICAL TURKEY. 14 days

Biblical sites in Asia Minor

 

ANCIENT TURKEY . 16 days

Western Turkey and Cappadocia

 

EASTERNMOST TURKEY

16 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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A  FAMILY ADVENTURE

16-day of multiple sports adventure in Cappadocia and along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey


Istanbul,  Cappadocia, Antalya ... and then 6 nights on board cruising on a traditional wooden boat, a gulet. Cycling on fairy-terrain of Cappadocia, horse riding, tree climbing, swimming in crystal clear water, hiking along the ancient trails and canyoning make this trip unforgettable.

 

Trip Cost         Route Map        Climate

  

 

TRIP ITINERARY IN BRIEF     

 

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Day 1 .  Arrive Istanbul, transfer to the hotel, walk in the old quarter.

 

Day  2 - 4 .  Cappadocia - Fly to Cappadocia, see the enchanting old town of Urgup, view fascinating Cappadocia from the top of rock-cut apartment of Uchisar, hike in the marvelous Love valley, visit Goreme's old monastic center with rock-cut churches and refectories (Day 2). Optional balloon tour, hike in the spectacular Red Valley, visit Avanos, the pottery center of Cappadocia, and red-rock town of Zelve (Day 3) Visit another beautiful valley with naturally sculpted “statues”, the Monastery of Ayios Archangelos, the beautiful Soganli Valley and the underground city of Kaymakli. Enjoy bicycle adventure on the lunar terrain of Cappadocia in the afternoon (Day 4).

 

Day  5 - 8 .  Around Antalya - Fly to Antalya, walk in the Old town and take a Turkish Bath (Day 5). Check in Sundance Camping near Phaselis, an ancient port town colonized by Greeks in the year 690 BC. Stay in a tent or a tree house. Enjoy swimming in the warm and translucent Mediterranean Sea and horse back riding (Day 6). Cable car to the top of Mt. Tahtali , one of the 20 Olympus Mountains of the ancient World;  and a visit to the ancient town of Phaselis (Day 7)

 

gemiler_islandDay  8 - 14  .  On board - Drive to Arycanda that has breath-taking ruins on the top of Toros Mountains, visit Myra where St. Nicholas became a bishop, board our gulet at the ancient harbor of Myra (Day 8).  Take wonderful hikes and swim above sunken ruins in Kekova area (Day 9).  Swim with Dolphins and dock the harbor of  Kas, a lovely town of traditional houses (Day 10). Visit  Xanthus, the capital city of ancient Lycia and then Patara, the birthplace of St. Nicholas. Have a home lunch in the village of Bezirgan (Day 11). Hike to Kayakoy, an abandoned Greek settlement, now a weird ghost town and anchor at the beautiful Byzantine monastic island of  Gemiler  (Day 12). Walk in Fethiye, a nice coastal town overlooking a beautiful bay strewn with islands; hike from the Sunken Bath to the ruins of Lydae (Day 13). Disembark our gulet at Gocek and drive to another adventure of hiking and waterfall climbing in Toparlar Canyon. Overnight at a charming hotel in dalyan (Day 14).

 

Day 15 . ISTANBUL  - Fly to Istanbul and visit the great monuments during the rest of the day.

 

Day 16 . DEPARTURE     


 

TRIP COST

TOUR COST    
 

Prices listed below were calculated as of November 7, 2008. They are subject to change in the case of significant changes in currency exchange rates or item prices by the time of the departure.


 

Number of
Travellers  

 

   Per person         Cost, US $

,

12

3,947
 
10   4,247
 
8   4,696
 
6  

5,446

 

NOTE: High season surcharges are 12% for July and 20% for August


Costs are based on double or triple occupancy.


 

 

 

 

 

 


What services and items are included ?
 

All accommodations in hotels & shared yacht cabins,
All meals specified in the itinerary and bottled mineral water with meals,

Three internal flights,
All domestic land transportation in the itinerary,

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

Activities indicated in the itinerary i.e. cycling in Cappadocia, Turkish bath in Antalya, tree climbing and  horseback riding in Sundance Camping, cable car to the top of Mt. Tahtali, swimming with dolphins in Kas, kayaking with boat's equipment any time and canyoning in Toparlar Canyon.




What's NOT included ?

International airfare
Personal expenses such as visa, insurance, medication, laundry, telephone calls, etc.
Drinks other then bottled water

Water ski, banana boat or similar amusements, scuba diving, balloon in Cappadocia,
Tip to crew and trip leader

 

 
 

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ROUTE MAP

 
 

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  CLIMATE
 
 

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

   

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)

64 (18)

64 (18)

54 (15)

53 (12)

 

Wet Days

8

5

4

5

6

10

 

Cappadocia

 

Maximum

 

68 (20)

 

75 (24)

 

82 (28)

 

82 (28)

 

75 (24)

 

64 (18)

  Minimum 48 (9) 52 (11) 55 (13) 55 (13) 48 (9) 45 (7)
  Wet Days 12 7 2 2 4 7

Antalya

Maximum

79 (26)

88 (31)

93 (34)

93 (34)

88 (31)

81 (27)

 

Minimum

59 (15)

66 (19)

72 (22)

72 (22)

66 (19)

59 (15)

 

Wet Days

5

3

1

1

2

5

 

 

 

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

 

 

   

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Antalya

 

70 (21)

75 (24)

81 (27)

82 (28)

81 (27)

77 (25)

Fethiye  

69 (21)

74 (23)

78 (26)

79 (26)

78 (26)

75 (24)

 

 

 
 

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