Turkey Luxury Tour Origins Of Civilization

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Small Ship Cruise
Where the Western World began. We'll go ballooning over exotic Cappadocia and hike through a Mediterranean landscape that bears much resemblance to California, Provence and Tuscany. We cruise the exquisite blue waters aboard an air-conditioned, traditional Turkish gulet or yacht, exploring on shore during the day and snoozing through the nights in quiet ancho...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

    • Explore the enormous Temple of Apollo at Didyma.
    • Experience hot-air balloon flight
    • Visit Goreme Open Air Museum
    • Discover Ephesus, the largest Greco-Roman site in the world
    • Explore Taurus Mountains
    • Visit Catalhoyuk, regarded as the first urban center in the world
    • Explore Antalya
    • Visit Splendid Archeological Museum
    • Explore the ancient site of Phaselis.
    • Explore the Sultanahmet, visiting the Blue Mosque, Aya Sophia, and the site of the ancient Hippodrome

What's this trip about?

    Where the Western World began. We'll go ballooning over exotic Cappadocia and hike through a Mediterranean landscape that bears much resemblance to California, Provence and Tuscany. We cruise the exquisite blue waters aboard an air-conditioned, traditional Turkish gulet or yacht, exploring on shore during the day and snoozing through the nights in quiet anchorages. We'll learn about Rumi in Konya, hike to early Christian cave churches in Cappadocia, stroll through the ancient sites of Didyma, Priene, Ephesus, Aspendus, Myra and many more. We then spend four days exploring Istanbul while luxuriating at the Four Seasons in the heart of the old town. For a luxurious, intelligent exploration of the delights of Turkey, it doesn't get any better than this!

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeSmall Group - 24 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityKayseri
End CityIstambul

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Sailing
  • National Parks
  • Small Ship Cruise

Destinations

Activities

  • Camel Riding
  • Culture
  • Educational/ Learning
  • Hiking
  • Historic Sightseeing
  • History
  • Nature
  • Ruins & Archaeology
  • Sailing
  • Short Cruise
  • Swimming
  • Wine Tasting

Min Group Size

  • Min Group Size: 4

Trip includes

    • Roundtrip airport transfers as specified in itinerary
    • All yacht and hotel accommodations (double occupancy, unless Single purchased) as specified in itinerary
    • All meals while on yacht and as specified in itinerary
    • All non-alcoholic beverages while on yacht
    • All guides, activities, tours and sightseeing arrangements as specified in itinerary
    • Use of equipment while on yacht as specified in itinerary.

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Fly to Kayseri, Turkey

Depart for an overnight flight via Istanbul to Kayseri, a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey.

Day 2: Cappadocia

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: Argos Hotel

You will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel in Uçhisar, a small picturesque village in the Cappadocia Region. Guides and representatives are not admitted to the customs area, so please pick up your ow...

Days 3-5: Cappadocia

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Day 3 & 5

Accommodation: Argos Hotel

Over the next three days, we will participate in a variety of activities. Travelers who have reserved the optional, early morning hot-air balloon flight will depart, like all ...

Day 6: Crossing Anatolian Plain, Konya, Aspendus

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Tuvana Hotel

A long ride across the Anatolian Plain, the breadbasket of Turkey. As you roll along the Silk Road, you begin to appreciate the vast difference between your mode of travel today and that of 1...

Day 7: Termessos, Antalya

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Tuvana Hotel

This morning hike up a steep, forested canyon to explore one of the most dramatically situated sites of all antiquity. Termessos is set on a mountain top with a commanding view of the area mu...

Day 8: Phaselis, Myra, Kale, boarding the gullet

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation : Yacht,  Gulet

Enjoy a leisurely morning before heading south along the Turquoise Coast to explore the ancient site of Phaselis. Along the spectacular coastal road, stop at Myra to view its rock tombs and...

Day 9: Kas, Gemiler Island

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation : Yacht,  Gulet

We sail early, moving slowly along the submerged ruins of the sunken village, then turn westerly towards the charming village of Kas. After a leisurely shore visit we cruise to Gemiler Adas...

Day 10: Kayaköy, Göcek, Cleopatra's Bath

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation : Yacht,  Gulet

We have a vigorous hike to the village of Kayaköy that was deserted in the aftermath of WW I. Over a cool beverage and a warm gözleme, we'll talk of the post-WW I events that led to Kayaköy...

Day 11: Lydae, Ekincik

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation : Yacht,  Gulet

We disembark for a scenic yet challenging morning hike through the pine forests to the mausoleum at ancient Lydae. If you choose not to hike, you may remain on board as the gulet cruises ar...

Day 12: Caunus, Dalyan, Ekincik

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation : Yacht,  Gulet

This morning we disembark onto an African Queen-style put-put to motor past Iztuzu Beach, a long sand spit, now a protected loggerhead sea turtle nesting site, and meander through the silt ...

Days 13: Euromus, Didyma, Priene

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Nisanyan Houses

After breakfast on the gulet we drive north through farmlands and pine-forested mountains to visit the Temple of Zeus at Euromus. After a brief visit, we continue to the Aegean coast to ex...

Day 14: Ephesus

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Nisanyan Houses

We depart in the morning to explore Ephesus, the largest Greco-Roman site in the world, and if reopened in time, the Ephesus Museum at Selçuk. You will have the entire day to take in this ...

Day 15: Fly to Istanbul

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Four Seasons Sultanhamet

After breakfast we depart to the Izmir Airport to catch our mid-morning Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul, a crown jewel among cities, where we begin our wonderful days explorin...

Days 16-18:Istanbul

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on Day 17th

Accommodation: Four Seasons Sultanhamet,

We keep a flexible schedule with respect to the order of events in our exploration of Istanbul. Weather, group interest and energy are all taken into consideration. H...

Day 19: Depart for home

Meals: Breakfast

Transfer to the airport with check-in to your homeward bound flight, unless you are remaining for more adventures.

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Price From $10,995
Price per day$579
Last Updated: 2/23/2024

  • All prices are per person based on double occupancy unless otherwise noted.
  • A Small Group Supplement applies if there are fewer than four travelers on your trip.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Not included are any airfare
    • Airport taxes and fees
    • Visas
    • Tips for gulet crews, and guides (at your discretion)
    • Excess baggage charges, or other items of a personal nature.
    • Price also excludes any insurance coverage for trip cancellation-interruption, travel accident, travel delay, baggage delay or baggage theft (we recommend you obtain coverage for these items), medical or hospitalization expenses.a

Accommodation

Argos Hotel, Uçhisar

Located in the heart of Cappadocia on the site of an ancient monastery in Old Uçhisar Village, Argos in Cappadocia has carefully restored the remains of historical dwellings, underground tunnels and caves to offer our guests not only an unsurpassed place to stay but a unique perspective from which to view this magical land.

All designed in a different style, the Argos In Cappadocia offers a great variety of guest rooms and suites at 6 different mansions. There are 53 rooms, suites and splendid suites with the latter including private cave pools.

Tuvana Hotel, Antalya

With only 42 rooms, a stay at Tuvana is like journeying back in time. Experience 18th century romance in royal comfort. Every room is furnished with the finest attention to detail.  Coupled with modern amenities, gourmet dining and it's premier location within the ancient walls of Antalya's historic district, Tuvana is the ideal base from which to discover this historic city.

Nisanyan Houses, Sirence

Nisanyan House is considered one of Turkey's finest hotels, yet it is a simple and friendly sort of place. It offers you beauty and peace, even a certain degree of elegance. The grounds are extensive, but they make you feel you own the place by yourself.

Set in a remote rural village, it is only ten minutes from Ephesus, one of Turkey's top tourist destinations. It probably serves the best food within 100 miles, though you'd think it is mom and pop cooking. It has the most intricately detailed decor of any hotel in the country, yet it all feels perfectly spontaneous and casual..

Four Seasons Sultanahmet, Istanbul

Visit a one-of-a-kind luxury hotel retreat in Istanbul’s oldest district. Travel in time with visits to the 6th-century St. Sophia, the 15th-century Topkapi Palace and the 17th-century Blue Mosque, just a five-minute walk from our Sultanahmet luxury hotel in Istanbul's Old City.

With 65 Old City Istanbul luxury guest rooms and suites circling a manicured courtyard where birds sing and a fragrant herb garden gives off an enticing smell, Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet provides an intimate enclave in the heart of the city.

Ship & cabin information
Celik
A traditional wooden motorized sailing yacht features a large sundeck, outdoor dining area and DVD in every air-conditioned cabin. 16 guests are accommodated in eight cabins, two with double lower berths and six queen bedded suites.
Length: 105 feet Beam: 26 feet Cruising Speed: 9-11 knots Crew: 4 plus guide
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Meals Included

14 Breakfasts, 13 Lunches and 14 Dinners

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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Trip ID
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