DANCE WITH APHRODITE AT THE MEDITERRANEAN TURQUOISE COAST WITH GULET AND ISTANBUL – CAPPADOCIA (15 DAYS)
YACHT : A gulet is an all wooden motor sailing yacht, according the size it has between 4-6 cabins. The original design has evolved into a comfortable cruising vessel. One can hire a gulet suitable price for a week. During the voyage into tuquoise waters, the crew always help you for your comfort. The blue paradise and wonderful coasts with its historical sites that travellers enjoy much.
TURKEY : In Mesopotamia is between the rivers Tigris and the Euphrates, the coffer of Noah in Ararat, the Trojan horse in the borders of the Aegean Sea, the civilization of the hitites in the heart of the Halys river, the temple of Artemis or the mausoleum of Halicarnasus that are two wonders of the world. King Midas turned everything into gold, The Alexander Great and Saint Paul are the most famous travellers and the Virgin Mary completed her trip inEphesus. Hagia Sophía, Byzantine, the eternal residence of sultans Ottoman; it is the Topkapi palace. The gardens of Tulips, the Turkish bath, the turquoise water beaches, the fairy chimneys on valley of Cappadocia, the Bosphorus and Istanbul, the modern country of the Ataturk.Anatolia; it is the cradle of the civilizations and bridge between Asia and Europe.
MARMARIS – FETIYE – MARMARIS
THE LYCIAN TURQUOISE COAST : Beautiful and mysterious region, Licia cradle of legend this overturned to the sea by the push of its calcareas mountains, that fall in vertical until water. The coasts is a winding wooded cliff succession steep against which they hit the waves of the mediterranean, intercepted at intervals by beautiful beaches of sand or fishing rocks, creeks, roads, ports and sometimes submerged old ruins in the sea.
CAPPADOCIA : The fantastic landscapes of the region of Turkey that formerly was called Cappadocia are the result of a orogenic whim, in which it has taken divides the powerful action of volcanos, rain and the time. The volcanic sediments that conform the crust of the ground of Cappadocia have undergone during eras the ferocious erosion of the climatic elements of the plateau anatolia, little by little creating an unreal scenery populated with formation stony improbable, own of the world of the dreams that of the real one. As well, the men have taken part to torment still more these landscapes, drilling their entrails to carve churches and monasteries, pestering the rock walls and grounds to construct to labyrinth underground cities. The rock architecture reaches in the Cappadocia its apotheosis.
ISTANBUL : Old capital of three successive empires – Roman, Byzantin, Ottoman, Istanbul is the economic center of the Republic of Turkey.A continuous parade of oil tankers and merchant boats crosses to newspaper waters of the Bosphorus.It is in fact,the variety of Istanbul which fascinates fascinates its visitors: the museums, churches, palaces, great mosques, bazaars and the views of natural beauty seem inexhaustible.
Technical Program (Tor code: 1111)
Day- 1 – Arrive toIstanbul. Overnight inIstanbul. BB ( Bed and Breakfast).
Day- 2- ISTANBUL Free day
Day- 3- ISTANBUL Free day
Day- 4- ISTANBUL / DALAMAN / MARMARIS
Transfer toIstanbul airport for Dalaman to embark at Marmaris.Overnight in the harbour. YACHT GULET
Day- 5 – Sailing up to the first stop Kumlubükü for lunch after breakfast. Sailing up to Ekincik, swimming and possibility of visiting the Ruins of Caunos. Dinner and overnight in Ekincik. YACHT GULET
Day- 6 – Sailing up to Kızılkuyruk bay after breakfast. Lunch in this wonderful bay.Dinner and overnight in a bay amongs the islands of Gocek. YACHT GULET
Day- 7– Sailing upFethiyeGulf after breakfast. Swimming in the clear blue waters during the day.Five o’clock tea in Bedri Rahmi bay. Dinner and overnight in the same bay. YACHT GULET
Day – 8– Sailing up to Yassica island after breakfast. Visiting the wonderful bays around the island. Possibility of visiting the Ruins of an old temple. Dinner and overnight in a nearly bay. YACHT GULET
Day- 9– Sailing up to Fethiye in a nearby bay visiting the nicelittleFethiyeTown sailing to Domuz island afterwards. YACHT GULET
Day – 10– Sailing up to Agalimani, lunch and starting back to Marmaris. Dinner and overnight in Marmaris harbour. YACHT GULET
Day- 11– MARMARIS-DALAMAN-KAYSERI-CAPPADOCIA
After breakfast, it is time to say farewell to your gulet and crew. All day free and in the afternoon transfer to Dalaman airport forKayseri flight. Arrive inCappadocia. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day- 12-CAPPADOCIA/SOGANLI
After breakfast, drive to the underground city of Ozluce (Zeylia) christians used the underground city at IV century as refuge to save of the persecutions. Drive toValley of Soganli for a colorful bond with innumerable chapels, churches, houses and tombs. Possible to see the development of the byzantine painting between the VI and XII centuries dove-cotes and daily life of the typical town ofAnatolia(excursion 3-4 h.). Overnight in Hotel HB (with breakfast and dinner).
Day- 13- CAPPADOCIA / KIZIL VADI (RED VALLEY) – GOREME – UCHISAR
After breakfast, drive to imagination valley (Devrent), where the stone eroded by the wind forms denominated tips, cones and obeliscos fairy chimneys. The valley of the monks (Pasabagi). The Kizilvadi valley (Red) is amazingly beautiful, specially during the daytime. Then is theUzumluChurchof century IX. (daily excursion 4-5h.) Overnight in hotel. HB (with breakfast and dinner).
Day-14- CAPPADOCIA – VALLEY OF GOMEDA – UZENGI - PANCARLIK
After breakfast, start from Mustafapasa trek invalleyofGomeda, visit to some churches . excursion in Gomeda. Continue by the valley of
Uzengi, dove-cotes and mineral water. Visit to Pancarlik valley and monasteries and churches.( Daily excursion 4-5 h.) for lunch picnic barbeque ( not included) Overnight in hotel HB (with breakfast and dinner).
Day-15- Transfer to airport and arriveIstanbul. flight the destination.
Single Supplement 180 Euro.
Supplement the internal flights: Istanbul-Dalaman 68 Euro. Dalaman- Kayseri 85 Euro.
Services not including: Flight- Lunch- The entrances of Museums.
Services including
Hotels : InCappadocia with breakfast and dinner.
: InIstanbul with breakfast.Transport
: All transfers and transport Private Mercedes,VWVolt,A/C, Nevera (Days 2-3 inIstanbultransport not including). All transfers to the hotel and to the airport.
Yacht Gulet : Full Board drinks are not included.
Guide : Guide in English, -(Excluded the days inIstanbul.)
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