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Sailing Trips
THE LYCIAN
COAST
15
days ▫
9 nights on board
CARIAN ODYSSEY
12 days
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7 nights on board
GREEK ISLANDS
14
days
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11 nights on board
A FAMILY ADVENTURE
16 days
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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
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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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THE LYCIAN COAST
15-Day Hiking, Sailing & Cultural
Adventure Along the Turkish Mediterranean Coast
Every step takes us to another natural beauty
and trace of a past civilization. Istanbul,
Ephesus...then nine nights on board cruising on a
traditional wooden boat, a
gulet. Crystal clear
water, sunken ruins, hikes on the ancient trails
in pine forests
make this trip unforgettable.
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Day 1, 2 .
Istanbul, capital to Roman, Byzantine and
Ottoman empires. You arrive on day 1and
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.
Accommodation:
Hotel Daphne,
Arena
Hotel or similar in the old quarter of
Istanbul.
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
Marmaris.
Accommodation:
Nilya in
Selcuk or
Kismet Hotel
in Kusadasi
on Day 3 and,
gulet
on Day 4 .
Day 5 – 13
.
On Board
- Warm
and crystal
clear water of picturesque coves, hikes on the ancient Lycian
 trails,
visits to marvellous historic sites and delicious
meals on board and at selected restaurants are
the highlights of this trip.
The places to be seen
during the sailing part are below:
Caunus,
an ancient city with its famous 4 C BCE
rock
tombs, Dalyan delta, a unique ecosystem
with its breeding places of the Caretta sea
turtles
and many birds (Day
5). Lydae
during the
hike
between
two beautiful bays
of Ag Limani and Sunken Bath,
and charming
seaside
town of Fethiye(Day 6). Gemiler Island and
weird ghost town of Kayakoy, a
deserted Greek settlement
(Day 7).
Xanthus,
the city of the most heroic
people of the
history,
Patara, birthplace of St.  Nicholas, and
Bezirgan Village for lunch at a family home
(Day
8).
Kas, a lovely coastal town of
traditional
houses
(Day 9).
Sunken
ancient ruins in the Kekova area
(Day 10).
Myra where St. Nicholas
was bishop, and
the superb Lycian ruins of
Arycanda
located on the mountains
(Day 11).
Ruins of Olympus and hike to Chimaera
where
a fire-breathing monster was killed by Bellerophon,
the Lycian mythologic hero (Day
12).
Disembark at Phaselis, a port
town in antiquity and drive to
Antalya. Visit Antalya
archaeological museum and overnight at one of the best home-type hotels in
the old quarter
(Day 13).
Accommodation in Antalya: Dogan Hotel
or similar in the
old quarter.
Day
14, 15
.
Hike Termessus, located on the top of
the mountains. Termessians are
mentioned in
Iliad as brave warriors and they proved it when
Alexander failed to conquer
their city in 333 BC.
Afternoon flight to Istanbul. Depart on day 15.
Accommodation:
Hotel Daphne,
Arena
Hotel or similar in the old quarter of
Istanbul.
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Costs are based on double occupancy.
