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The
Sultan's Yacht - 11 Days
Group Touring & Mediterranean Cruise
Escape to Istanbul, Bodrum in the Turkish Riviera
then join a Mediterranean Yacht cruise hugging the Turquoise coast.
Saturday , Weekly in Istanbul May-Oct
Compare
with Priavte Touring ,Private Cruise
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. Add
Athens / Greece .
Click here for the 12 day edition including
Cappadoccia
Day
1 - Saturday - ISTANBUL & BODRUM (D)
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 - Bodrum - 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- Disembark - Kusadasi (BD)
Thursday Wonderfully refreshed by our voyage, we Disembark
from the gulet at Karacasogut.
Bidding farewell to our captain and crew, we drive to Kusadasi check
in our hotel, We stop at Didyma en route, important for its sanctuary
of Apollo and oracle. As we drive further North, we stop at Miletus,
then head on to Prienne which, in its day, was a leading member of the
Panionic League.
Dinner is included at the hotel . In Kusdasi , for boutique style hotel
lovers we suggest Kismet Hotel
Day
7 - Kusadasi (BL)
Friday , if
you prefer to spend more time in Istanbul , and leave today for Istanbul,
please click here.
Friday : In Kusadasi : 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.
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 (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.
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.
| Hotels
& Gulets |
Rate
per person in double
in USD $ |
| Deluxe
hotels & air conditioned gulet yacht |
$2916.00 |
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.
- The
Lonely Planet guidebook to Turkey.
Rate
doesn't include :
The hotels we recommend for the deluxe category are:
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Bodrum: The Marmara Bodrum Hotel www.themarmarabodrum.com
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Kusadasi: Kismet Hotel www.kismet.com.tr
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Istanbul: Conrad
, Hyatt , Inter.Continetal or similar
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