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  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 FAMIIY ADVENTURE 

16 days    6 nights on board.

 

 

 

Overland Tours

  

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, ...

 

 

 

 

 

                     CARIAN ODYSSEY kameriye_island

12-Day Hiking, Sailing & Cultural Adventure Along the Ancient Routes of Turkish Aegean Coast


Caria was one of the ancient countries of southwestern Turkey and it has fascinating antiquities

and dramatic landscapes. It had two of the most famous works of art in this geography: 

The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus and the nude Aphrodite statue of Cnidus. We spend seven

nights on board sailing along this beautiful and spotless coast.    

 

Trip Cost          Route Map        Climate

 

 

TRIP ITINERARY IN BRIEF     

 

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Day 1, 2  .  Istanbul, capital to Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. You arrive on day 1 and the next day we tour Istanbul's great monuments such as Roman Hippodrome, the exquisite Blue Mosque, the great church of Haghia Sophia, the huge Basilica Cistern and Topkapi Palace, the home and administrative center of Ottoman Sultans for 400 years.

 

Day  3, 4  .  Fly to Izmir and visit the House of the Virgin Mary and the Artemiseum, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.  On Day 4 visit Biblical Ephesus and in the afternoon board our wonderful private gulet in Myndus, at the western end of Bodrum peninsula.

 cnidus

Day  5 – 11 .  On board - One of the Turkey's most scenic regions with rugged peaks, deep valleys and delightful seascapes and except Bodrum, still barely touched by tourism. The places to be seen are given below:

 

Bodrum, the ancient city of Halicarnassus with the remains of the Mausoleum, another of the Seven Wonders and the Castle, one of the best nautical museums in the world (Day 5), Cnidus, a picturesque historic site (Day 6),  Datca, a tiny coastal town (Day 7), Kameriye Island, with an isolated ruin of a church,  Maiden Reef,  Bencik Cove(Day 8),   Loryma ,an

ancient harbor of sanctuary (Day 9), breathtaking Gerbekse Cove,  Kadirga Bay (Day 10),

disembark at Marmaris and fly to Istanbul  (Day 11) and Depart on day 12.

 

 

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TRIP COST

TOUR COST     (Updated on December 15, 2008)

Prices listed below 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 - 14

3,099
 

10 - 11

  3,353
 

8 - 9

  3,925
 

6 - 7

  4,612
 

4 - 5

 

6,185

 

 


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


Costs are based on double occupancy.


Single Supplement:

Hotels only :
  US $157
Boat only     :
  US $839


 

 

 

 


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 

 

 

   

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Bodrum

 

66 (19)

70 (21)

73 (23)

75 (24)

73 (23)

72 (22)

Marmaris

 

68 (20)

72 (22)

75 (24)

79 (26)

77 (25)

73 (23)

 
 

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