Escape on a Mediterranean Yacht
10 - Day : Including a Mediterranean Gulet Cruise
Marmaris
- the Alternative Yachting Port- Group Sailing - Gulet
Yachts
at harbor in Green Marmaris
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Thursday
one week program Yacht: Start Istanbul
Your
gulet yachting cruise may depart from Marmaris,
in which case it would follow an itinerary similar to this
Friday
-
Day 1: Arrive ISTANBUL - Weekly Apr - Oct
Arrive Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Saturday
-
Day 2: ISTANBUL - air - MARMARIS embark Gulet (B, D)
After breakfast depart hotel and leave your vehicle at Karaköy, the
old commercial harbor of the Ottoman Empire, and get on the underground
train which connects the shores of Golden Horn to the Pera district on
the hill. Opened for service in 1880, this is the second oldest underground
train in Europe. You will leave the train in the Pera district which houses
a wealth of fascinating buildings including churches, historical buildings,
picturesque arcades, old Ottoman Hans, consulate buildings, and fine cafés.
It is the best example of Istanbul's rich cultural and ethnic mosaic.
After a short walk on Istiklal Street, "Grand Rue de Pera,"
visit the Pera Palas Hotel. The hotel was opened in 1896 in Istanbul next
to the old American Consulate building, built in order to host the passengers
of the Orient Express train. The train was designed by the French architect
Valloury and was renovated keeping all the valuable and unique furniture
in the original form. The original Orient Express started its service
120 years ago in 1883. Agatha Christie authored her famous book "Murder
on the Orient Express" in one of the rooms at Pera Palas Hotel. From
there, walk to the Taksim Square. After a leisurely lunch proceed to the
Military Museum established in 1826 to house the large collection of armor,
weapons, tents, paintings, photographs, and a piece of the chain used
by the Byzantines in order to protect the Golden Horn. Pieces date from
the era of the Conquest of Istanbul to the era of Sultan Ahmet III. After
a brief visit inside the museum, you will watch the Performance of the
Ottoman Military Band (the performance lasts approximately 20 minutes).
During the battles the Mehter (the name given to Ottoman Military Band)
would create a tremendous din with mounted timpani, horns, and bagpipes
adding to the blunderbuss and cannon as the Ottomans marched through the
Balkans into Central Europe. When retreating from the battles, they left
many of their instruments behind, and these eventually found their way
into the orchestrations of such illustrious composers as Mozart, Haydn,
Beethoven, and even John Phillip Sousa. Afterwards drive to Istanbul airport
for your flight to Dalaman. Upon arrival met by our staff and transfer
to Marmaris, the ancient city of Physicos,a trading center on the Rhodes
Egypt trade route now a bustling tourist town with a distinct Turkish
character. Board gulet. Dinner and overninght on-board.
Sunday
- DAY 3: CRUISE MARMARIS - RHODES (B, L, D)
The most inportant island of the Dodecanese with charming little villages,a
picturesque medieval town with great nightlife. The Cattle of the Knights
of St. John and the Lindos village are of particular importance
Monday - DAY 4: CRUISE RHODES - SYMI (B, L, D)
A beautiful small island in the Dodecanese famous for its age old sponge
fishing tradition and fish restaurants.
Tuesday - DAY 5: CRUISE SYMI – DATCA (B, L, D)
A small fishing village at the Turkish Coast now a preferred yachting
stop famous with fish restaurants.
Wednesday - DAY 6: CRUISE DATCA - KECIBUKU (B, L, D)
Kecibuku is one of the famous bay in Hisaronu.
Thursday - DAY 7: CRUISE KECIBUKU – BOZUKKALE - LORYMA (B, L, D)
Bozukkale. Loryma where the interesting ruins of an ancient harbour and
castle.
Friday - DAY 8: CRUISE BOZUKKALE - KADIRGA - MARMARIS - disembark - air
- ISTANBUL (B, L, D)
After dinner disembark from Gulet and drive to Istanbul airport for your
flight back to Istanbul. Upon arrival transfer to your hotel.
Saturday - DAY 9th: ISTANBUL (B)
After breakfast depart hotel. Explore Hippodrome which was the heart of
Constantinople's political and sporting life, and the scene of games and
riots through 500 years of Ottoman history as well. Next is Blue Mosque,
with its six minarets and a great cascade of domes, the mosque is a worthy
sibling to Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) just a few minutes' stroll to the north.
Called Hagia Sophia in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, Ayasofya in Turkish,
it was built on the site of Byzantium's acropolis by Emperor Justinian
(527-65 AD) in 537 AD. Ayasofya was the greatest church in Christendom
until St Peter's Basilica was built in Rome a thousand years later. Continue
to Topkapi Palace and enjoy a delightful lunch at the courtyards. Home
of the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years, Topkapi ("Palace of
the Cannon Gate") was the seraglio, the heart of the vast Ottoman
Empire, ruled by the monarch who lived in Topkapi's hundreds of rooms
with hundreds of concubines, children, and white and black servants. Depart
Palace and finally reach the famous Grand Bazaar with over 5,000 shops
located in a maze of lanes and alleys. It is filled with thousands of
curios, including carpets, fabrics, clothing, furniture and gold jewelry.
A short walk along one of the main alleys will provide you with a glimpse
of this amazing place.
Sunday - DAY 10th: DEPARTURE (B)
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your 10:30 flight home, completely
refreshed, and with memories to last for years. What a difference a week
away can make!
As a thank-you
gift for your paid trip reservation, we will send you a copy of "Turkey:
Bright Sun, Strong Tea," a humorous travel memoir written by Tom Brosnahan,
one of America's most prominent travel writers. Brosnahan has written
travel guidebooks to Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel and Turkey, so he
knows the Mediterranean well. "Bright Sun, Strong Tea" is the story of
his discovery of this wonderful area, and how he came to write so many
guidebooks about it. It's perfect on-the-plane or end-of-the-day travel
reading, and we'll send it to you with our compliments. To read excerpts
of the book, or to
order additional autographed copies, click here.
RATES
per person
| |
Apr
- Oct |
| Double |
US$
1860 |
| Single |
US$
3050 |
BODRUM
OR MARMARIS?
Yachts
may depart from either Bodrum or Marmaris, depending upon availability
.
Honeymoon
on board your own private Private Gulet
/ Yacht
Ask us for details
Turkey Home Page . One
week sailing the
Mediterranean Gulet Group cruise departure
Your
Mediterranean Yacht Escape Includes...
- Domestic
airfares within Turkey, in economy class , including all taxes
- A
7 -day (6-night) cruise aboard a Turkish
gulet ( group sailing ) , staffed by a licensed captain and crew
- Istanbul
accommodation at a four-star Ottoman-style
inn in Istanbul, including tax & service charges
- All
meals aboard the yacht, and other meals as listed (cB = continental
breakfast; B = Breakfast; L = set-menu lunch; D = set-menu dinner).
- All
transfers in Turkey (between airport, hotel, yacht, etc.), including
portage
A full-day sightseeing tour in Istanbul, including lunch and admission
fees
- The
latest Lonely Planet guidebook to Turkey.
What's
not included...
Turkey
Home Page - Private Gulet
/ Yacht
When
you reserve your cabin on one of our Turkish gulets, you will share the
yacht with other travelers who have also reserved cabins. If you'd rather
have a yacht all to yourself, we'll make it easy for you. Turkey
Home Page
YOUR OWN PERSONAL YACHT
Two travelers can have their own private yacht, with
no other passengers aboard, for a supplemental payment of $600 per person
added to our normal gulet cruise rates.
A PRIVATE YACHT FOR FOUR
Organize a group of four travelers, and we will provide
your group with a private gulet exclusively for the four of you--no other
passengers will be aboard. You'll love the extra room and privacy! We'll
even throw in private airport transfers by private, chauffeur-driven,
air-conditioned car or minivan at no extra charge. Also, you can plan
your departure for any day; it needn't be on a Friday. The supplement
for this service is US$ 400 per person added to our normal
rates.
FOR SIX? EVEN BETTER!
If you organize your own group of six travelers, we'll give you all the
same services as "A Private Yacht for Four," but you need pay
only our regular rates--you need not pay any supplement at all!
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