Wonders of Aegean With Gulet Tour - Turkey 2025
Turkey (1629$)
This 9 day tour, starts from Istanbul, Turkey, and ends at Fethiye, Turkey.
Assos - Ancient Site
Bedri Rahmi Bay
Fethiye
Gallipoli - Battlefields Tour
Gallipoli - Johnson's Jolly - original tunnels
Gallipoli - The Nek - original trenches
Gulet Cruise
Istanbul - Basilica Underground Cistern
Istanbul - Hippodrome
Istanbul - St. Sophia Museum
Sirince - Wine Tasting
Tersane Island (Dockyard Island)
Assos Harbour
Ephesus - UNESCO Heritage site
Gallipoli - ANZAC Cove
Gallipoli - Chunuk Bair - New Zealand Memorial
Gallipoli - Lone Pine - Australian Memorial
Göcek Island
Hamam Bay
Istanbul - Blue Mosque
Istanbul - Old City - UNESCO Heritage site
Sirince - Village
Site of the Temple of Artemis
Troy - Ancient City and Museum - UNESCO Heritage site
This 9 day tour, starts from Istanbul, Turkey, and ends at Fethiye, Turkey.
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
Overnight Istanbul - 4 star
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)
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)
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)
Overnight Çanakkale - Special Class (B)
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)
Overnight Selçuk - Boutique (B)
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)
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)
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)
Overnight Tersane Island (Dockyard Island) - Gulet Cabin (B,D)
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)
Overnight Bedri Rahmi Bay - Gulet Cabin (B,L,D)
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)
Overnight Fethiye - Harbour - Gulet Cabin (B,L,D)
After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends. (B)
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
8 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
7 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 3 Dinners
Accommodation
This is intended to give an idea of the type of accommodation that may be expected. The actual hotels used for any given tour may change due to many reasons such as group size, availability, time of year, hotel standard has dropped or simply we found a better hotel. We update the website immediately if and when any changes take place. If and when we do change hotels it will be to a hotel of equal or higher standard and will be at no extra cost.
Where more than one hotel is shown for a given an overnight stop this means that one of those hotels will be used.
Please Note :
1. Group Size : Minimum Group Size of 2. Maximum Group Size of 16.
2. Age : Minimum Age of 12. Whilst there is no Maximum Age set it is assumed the customer is fit enough to take part in the activity or tour. Health documents may be requested.
3. Single travellers are obliged to pay Single Supplement and will have the hotel room and/or gulet cabin to themselves.
4. Gulet itineraries are subject to change without notification. The captain of the craft will decide the program at the time.
5. This tour is an 'On Request' tour. That means that we need to confirm availability before confirming the booking.
6. From 2024 onwards this tour will also include a visit to the new, award winning, Troy Museum while we are at Troy
7. 2025 itinerary :-
- Bergama / Pergamon will be replaced with a visit to the ancient site and harbour at Assos
- Topkapi Palace, which is closed Tuesdays, replaced with the Basilica Undergroaund Cistern
8. The tour guide does not accompany the group during the gulet section of the tour.
Exclude
Suggested optional activities
Tips - Captain and Gulet crew
Tips - driver, guide, Gulet captain and crew
Entrance fees
Compulsory Travel Insurance
Price per person in Twin room sharing
1629 USD
Single Accoommodation Supplement
570 USD
