Wonders of Turkey With Gulet Tour -2025

  • 13 days - 12 nights

Turkey (2119$)

Introuduction

This 13 day tour, starts and ends in Istanbul, Turkey. It includes tours of Istanbul's Old City, the Gallipoli WW1 battlefields, ancient Ephesus, the Calcium Terraces at Pamukkale, An Underground city in Cappadocia and incorporates 3 days and nights on a wooden Turkish gulet, swimming, sunning and enjoying the blue Mediterranean Sea.

Tour Highlights

Ankara - Atatürk's Mausoleum
Assos Harbour
Cappadocia - Kaymakli - Underground City Fethiye
Gallipoli - Battlefields Tour
Gallipoli - Johnson's Jolly - original tunnels
Gallipoli - The Nek - original trenches
Göreme - Open Air Museum (Dark Church)
Gulet Cruise
Istanbul - Basilica Underground Cistern
Istanbul - Hippodrome
Istanbul - St. Sophia Museum
Pamukkale - Calcium Travertines - UNESCO Heritage site
Sirince - Village
Site of the Temple of Artemis
Tersane Island (Dockyard Island)

Assos - Ancient Site
Bedri Rahmi Bay
Ephesus - UNESCO Heritage site
Gallipoli - ANZAC Cove
Gallipoli - Chunuk Bair - New Zealand Memorial
Gallipoli - Lone Pine - Australian Memorial
Göcek Island
Göreme - UNESCO Heritage site
Hamam Bay
Istanbul - Blue Mosque
Istanbul - Old City - UNESCO Heritage site
Konya - Mevlana Museum
Pamukkale - Hierapolis
Sirince - Wine Tasting
Sultanhani Caravansary
Troy - Ancient City and Museum - UNESCO Heritage site

Tour Overview

  This 13 day tour, starts and ends in Istanbul, Turkey. It includes tours of Istanbul's Old City, the Gallipoli WW1 battlefields, ancient Ephesus, the Calcium Terraces at Pamukkale, An Underground city in Cappadocia and incorporates 3 days and nights on a wooden Turkish gulet, swimming, sunning and enjoying the blue Mediterranean Sea.

Day By Day

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Welcome to Istanbul! You will make your own way to arrival hotel in Istanbul and your tour guide will held a welcome meeting for tonight.
Overnight Istanbul - 4 star
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After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Yerebatan Underground Cistern and the Hippodrome.
Cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia in the afternoon with an optional 1 hour Bosphorus cruise by public ferry where your guide will explain the historical sites along the way.
Overnight Istanbul - 4 star (B)
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One of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, today we visit the WW1 Battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, The Nek, Johnston's Jolly, original trenches and tunnels.
Overnight Çanakkale - Special Class (B, D)
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Depart from Canakkale and head towards Troy, where we will explore the ancient city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the new, award-winning Troy Museum. We continue on to Assos, taking in the views from the Temple of Athena, overlooking the Aegean and the Greek island of Lesbos. At the ancient harbour, you will have free time to wander the charming streets, maybe grab yourself a meal at a harbourside seafood restaurant. From Assos we head south to Kusadasi.
Overnight Selçuk - Boutique (B)
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Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus and a visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre before continuing to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value. We will also enjoy a display of locally handcrafted leather goods.
Tonight, we will visit a local vineyard and learn about local production techniques. You will taste 3 local wines from the region at the garden of the vineyard before returning to your hotel.
Overnight Selçuk - Boutique (B)
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Today, we will head to Fethiye for your gulet trip. Boarding in Fethiye Harbour around 15:00. We enjoy some swimming and snorkeling in Turunc Bay or Tarzan Bay. We'll cruise past several islands towards Tersane Island (Dockyard Island), where the ruins of a former Greek town and a once important naval shipyard may still be explored.
Overnight Tersane Island (Dockyard Island) - Gulet Cabin (B,D)
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After breakfast we depart for Hamam Bay. Enjoy a swim in the ancient ruins of these Roman Baths built by Mark Antony as a gift for Cleopatra. We then cruise to Sarsala Bay, a striking pine-surrounded bay, from which you can take a 45-minute hike to an ancient Lycian town, notable mostly for inscribed walls dating from the 3rd century BC. Bedri Rahmi Bay is our next stop, named after a famous Turkish painter. Jump in the clear blue water or explore the island.
Overnight Bedri Rahmi Bay - Gulet Cabin (B, L, D)
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Today we cruise towards Fethiye, passing the Yassica Islands and Gocek Islands. Most of these small islands are un-named but offer safe anchorage and secluded sandy beaches. Perfect for swimming, snorkelling or just soaking up some sun and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. A final stop and swim at Red Island before returning to Fethiye.
Overnight Fethiye - Harbour - Gulet Cabin (B, L, D)
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This morning we will be heading to the magnificent white calcium terraces, known as Travertines, in Pamukkale where we also tour the ancient city of Hierapolis. Take a dip, amongst ancient columns, in the hot springs that were used in Roman times for their therapeutic powers.
Overnight Pamukkale - 4 star (B, D)
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Today we travel the ancient Silk Road visiting Sultanhani Caravansary and the Mevlana museum in Konya along the way. Tonight, don't miss the optional traditional Turkish folklore evening!
Overnight Cappadocia - Boutique (B)
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Marvel at the lunar landscape of Cappadocia today as we visit the Goreme Valley Open Air Museum and the fairy chimneys, and explore the many levels of an underground city.
Overnight Cappadocia - Boutique (B)
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Early morning departure to the nation's capital, Ankara, where we visit Anitkabir, mausoleum of the famed Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, before returning to Istanbul.
Overnight Istanbul - 4 star (B)
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After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends.

Include


  Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle
  Transportation by Gulet boat
  Wine Tasting - 3 local wines
  Professional English-speaking tour guide on the land section of the tour
  Tips except Captain and Gulet crew
  Services of Captain and supporting crew
  12 nights - accommodation.
  2 nights - 4 star – Istanbul - Nidya Hotel Galataport
  1 night - Special Class – Çanakkale - MD Barbaros Hotel
  2 nights – Boutique – Selçuk - Cella Boutique Hotel
  1 night - Gulet Cabin - Tersane Island (Dockyard Island) - Gulet
  1 night - Gulet Cabin - Bedri Rahmi Bay - Gulet
  1 night - Gulet Cabin - Fethiye – Harbour - Gulet
  1 night - 4 star – Pamukkale - Adem Pira Hotel
  2 nights – Boutique – Cappadocia - Remus and Romulus Hotel
  1 night - 4 star – Istanbul - Nidya Hotel Galataport
 12 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 5 Dinners

Exclude


  Suggested optional activities
  Tips - Captain and Gulet crew
  Tips - driver, guide, Gulet captain and crew
  Entrance fees
  Compulsory Travel Insurance

Price

Price per person in Twin room sharing

2119 USD

Single Accoommodation Supplement

576 USD

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