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The
Sultan's Yacht - 11 Days
Private Touring & Private Mediterranean
Cruise
Escape to Istanbul, Bodrum in the Turkish Riviera
then join a Mediterranean Yacht cruise hugging the Turquoise coast.
Compare
with
the Jewish Heritage Tour
of Turkey . Compare
with the Group Rate . Add
Athens / Greece .
Click here for the 14 day edition with a stay at a
seaside resort
We will provide the Captain! Isn't this the escape you really want?
You'll cruise for five days (four nights) aboard a comfortable, romantic
gulet, the traditional wooden sailing vessel used for centuries along
Turkey's pine-fringed Mediterranean coast. You'll also spend some time
in exotic Istanbul to see its imperial palaces, world-class museums,
chic restaurants, bazaars and boutiques. Your accommodations? An Ottoman-style
mansion inn. We'll even give you the award-winning Lonely Planet guidebook
to Turkey, and an audio cassette to help you learn useful Turkish words
and phrases.
Click here for the 12 day edition including
Cappadoccia
Day
1 - ISTANBUL & BODRUM (D)
Saturday Our staff meets your international flight at Istanbul's Ataturk
Airport and escorts you to the domestic terminal for your onward flight
to Bodrum. Known in ancient times as Halicarnassus, Bodrum was once
the capital of King Mausolus, whose elaborate tomb, the Mausoleum, gave
its name to all grand tombs which followed. Our staff drives you to
your hotel, with remainder of the day at leisure. Dinner is included
at the hotel. Please click here , if you prefer to
start with Istanbul tours
then board your yacht
Day
2 - Yacht (Gulet) (BLD)
Sunday We drive to the waterside Castle of St. Peter, built by the Crusaders
in the early 1400s, where your yacht awaits you, moored beneath the
castle walls. Step aboard and enjoy a welcome cocktail as you meet your
captain and crew, after which they'll prepare the first of many delicious
shipboard dinners for you. Settle in and relax: you're a l-o-n-g way
from any cares or worries here!
 Day
3 - KNIDOS & MERSINCIK (BLD) Monday
Weighing anchor at sunrise, we sail south through Gokova Bay, passing
close to the Greek Island of Kos (Karaada) and around the Resadiye Peninsula
to Knidos, famous in ancient times for its superb statue of Aphrodite
sculpted by Praxiteles. We drop anchor in Knidos's ancient harbor and
go ashore for a tour of the ancient city. Sailing south and east around
the peninsula, we reach the mouth of the Dalyan River, where we board
a motor launch for a voyage upriver to the Roman ruins at Caunus. The
sheer rockface overlooking the river is pierced by Lycian rock-cut tombs
dating from 600 BC. We return to our yacht and continue our leisurely
"Blue Voyage" to Mersincik, where we drop anchor for the night.
Day
4 - ÇATI, YEDI ADALAR & INGILIZ LIMANI (BLD)
Tuesday We continue our meandering route through these classical waters,
stopping at peaceful Çati cove, at Yedi Adalar (the Seven Islands) and
at Sedir (Sidera) Island. On Sidera we explore the Roman theater, ruined
Byzantine monasteries, and Cleopatra's Beach, a gift from Marc Anthony
to the Egyptian queen, with sand said to have been brought from Egypt.
Onward, we head for Marmaris, where Lord Nelson's fleet took shelter
as it prepared to attack Napoleon's forces at Abukir in 1798. For us,
"Green Marmaris," as it is called because of its surrounding pine forests,
is a welcome shore excursion with a wonderful bustling bazaar, a long
palm-shaded waterfront promenade, and a fortress that's now a museum.
We return to our yacht for dinner, moored at Ingiliz Limani (English
Port).
Day
5 - SEDIR & ORAKLAR (BLD)
Wednesday Today is filled with the pleasures of sun and sea: swimming,
reading, relaxing, and enjoying a lazy shipboard lunch. Your yacht has
everything you need for water sports: facemasks and flippers, sailboard,
canoe and fishing tackle. We drop anchor at Oraklar for a calm night
aboard, gently rocking in the pellucid waters of the Mediterranean.
Day
6 - BODRUM (BD)
Thursday Wonderfully refreshed by our voyage, we return to Bodrum harbor
and tie up beneath the castle walls. Bidding farewell to our captain
and crew, we drive to Kusadasi check in our hotel, for an opportunity
to explore the charming city on the Aegean Sea shores, on your own.
Dinner included at the hotel
Day
7 - Kusadasi (BL)
Friday In the morning light we drive to the ruins of the Temple of Artemis,
one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Basilica of St John
the Evangelist, who came here with the Virgin Mary. Said to be her last
home on earth. Lunch included at a local restaurant. In Kusadasi , for
boutique style hotel lovers we suggest Kismet Hotel
Day
8 - Ephesus / ISTANBUL (B)
Saturday Reach Ephesus, in the morning the most impressive ancient city
on the Mediterranean. We continue to the fine Ephesus Museum and the
hilltop House of the Virgin Mary, lunch in a local restaurant. Then
fly back to Istanbul. We escort you back to your hotel.
Day
9 -ISTANBUL -HOME HOSTED DINNER
(BLD)
Sunday Let us show you the City of the Sultans! In the morning we tour
the top sights including Topkapi Palace, Sancta Sophia, the Blue Mosque
and the Byzantine Hippodrome. After lunch, come with us for a shopping
spree in the labyrinthine Grand Bazaar, with its 4000 shops.
Then
on to tour the
Jewish Heritage in Istanbul : drive to Balat along the Golden Horn
where the Star of David appears on the facades of some buildings. See
Ahrida Synagogue, built in the 15th century. See the Jewish Cemetery,
where the martyrs of Neve Shalom are buried.
Continue to the centuries-old Jewish neighborhood, Galata, with its
tower built by the Genoese. From the panorama balcony. See the stunning
views of old constantinople, Bosphorus, Golden Horn and the Jewish quarters.
Enjoy refreshments in this historical atmosphere. Afterwards see Neve
Shalom Synagogue & Ashkenaz Synagogue, Afterwards drive to Ortaköy,
first disembark point of Sepharads, welcomed by the Ottoman Sultan,
and visit to Etz-Ahayim Synagogue.
Your last stop will be Zulfaris Synagogue, a 19th century synagogue
which houses a museum. Here learn about the Turkish Jews who were welcomed
by the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century after Inquisition forced them
to flee Spain.
There is an opportunity for rich collection of history books and novels
about Turkish Jewry as well as CDs of Turkish Jewish folk music and
lithurgical music, selection of souvenirs including Mezuzahs, Hamsa
keyrings
DAY
10 -- ISTANBUL (BL) Monday
ISTANBUL-
"Imperial Constantinople in the Belle Epoque"
(late 19th century), the exotic romance of the "Paris of the
East:"
Morning walking tour : We start with our guide in Karaköy where
the foreign bankers and shipping companies had their headquarters, then
take the Tünel up to istiklal Caddesi; stop in the whirling dervish
tekke, and walk past the various old embassy buildings (now consulates),
and point out the architecture. Stop for tea (included) at the
famous Pera Palace Hotel.
Walk at least as far as Galatasaray Square, and have lunch in
the Çicek Pasaji (Flower Passage); then walk up to Taksim Square and
be picked up for the afternoon tour.
In the afternoon the tour visit Yildiz Palace Park and the Ihlamur Kasri,
a mini-palace south of Yildiz, and finish up with a visit to the Military
History Museum in Harbiye in time to hear the "Mehter," or Ottoman military
band (mid-afternoon). Then go on a shopping spree at the labyrinth of
the Grand Bazaar.
Breakfast, Lunch.
Day
11 - RETURN HOME - Tuesday (B)
Tuesday Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home, completely
refreshed, and with memories to last for years.
| Rate
per person in double |
Minimum
4 guests |
Minimum
2 guests |
| Deluxe
hotels & air conditioned gulet yacht |
$3359.00 |
$4509.00 |
For private tours and transfers ,
we use the best sedans
Inclusions:
Your rate & Yacht Escape Includes...
- Domestic
airfares within Turkey, including all taxes
- A 5-day
(4-night) cruise aboard a Turkish gulet, staffed by a licensed captain
and crew.
- Hotel
accommodation as per itinerary, 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 ( private basis) in Turkey (between airport, hotel, yacht,
etc.), including portage
- Private
Guided sightseeing tours in Istanbul, Izmir, Ephesus as listed including
admission fees.
- Travel
Planet guidebook to Turkey.
Rate
doesn't include :
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sailing the Mediterranean ( Blue Cruise)
The hotels we recommend for the deluxe category are:
- Bodrum: The Marmara
Bodrum Hotel www.themarmarabodrum.com
- Kusadasi: Kismet
Hotel www.kismet.com.tr
- Istanbul: Conrad
, Hyatt , Inter.Continetal or similar
Most
popular Yachting package : A Week's Escape on a Mediterranean
Yacht
8- Day : Including a Mediterranean
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