Day1 Istanbul – Izmir – Ephesus (lunch, dinner)
Our Customized round Turkey tours starts with a flight from Istanbul to Izmir. We will pick you up from the airport and take you to the house of Virgin Mary. The shrine is believed to have been the stone house, where the mother of Jesus lived until her Assumption. Then, we will proceed to Ephesus – an ancient Greek city, later the third largest city of Roman Asia Minor. It was one of the seven churches of Asia, also the site of a large gladiators’ graveyard. Our first day of customized private Turkey tours will finish with a drop off at your hotel.
Overnight in Selcuk.
Day2 Artemis – Customized round Turkey tours – Sirince (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
In the morning we will pick you up from your hotel to visit St. John’s Basilica. Constructed so large and beautiful by Justinian in the 6th century, the basilica stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle. It’s about 3,5 km (2,2 miles) from Ephesus. Follows a stop at the Temple of Artemis – once one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. After that we will enjoy the prettiness of the small village of Sirince, located on the top of a mountain, with its cobbled narrow streets, the characteristic houses.
Overnight in Selcuk.
Day3 Priene – Miletus – Didima (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
We will pick you up from your hotel. Drive to Priene, which is the first planned city. Miletus – the birthplace of Thales, the first philosopher to use natural explanations for natural phenomena. Also, Didima – a prophecy centre and it is also associated by some as the meeting place of Zeus and Leto to have their twins Apollo and Artemis.
Overnight in Bodrum.
Day4 Underwater Archaeological Museum – Mausoleum (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
A pick up from your hotel to visit the Underwater Archaeological Museum. It is known as the only underwater museum in Europe. It is definitely attractive with the various shipwrecks having been reassembled for display, the Bronze age Shipwrecks, the Carian Princess exhibit. A love story will take us to a short visit to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or Tomb of Mausolus, after which you will have an afternoon at leisure.
Overnight in Bodrum.
Day 5 – Customized round Turkey tours Marmaris – Cleopatra’s Bay (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
We leave Bodrum in the morning and head for Marmaris. Marmaris is known to be very green and that’s why people know it as Yesil Marmaris (yesil means green). Did you know that there is another green place mixed with rose, especially in May and June? This place is a small town in the Rose Valley in Bulgaria. People there celebrate the beauty of the Rose. Trust us and come on a Rose Festival tour. We can make it for you. So, from Marmaris we get on a gulet (a traditional Turkish design of a two-masted or three-masted wooden sailing vessel). We will cruise through the unspoiled gulf of Fethiye and visit Cleopatra’s Bay.
Overnight.
Day 6 Oludeniz – Gemiler Island (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Leave in the morning after breakfast for Oludeniz. A short break there for bathing in the crystal-clear waters of the Mediterranean Sea before we sail to Gemiler Island (on the island are the remains of several churches built between the fourth and sixth centuries AD, along with a variety of associated buildings).
Day 7 Kalkan (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
We will continue our tour with cruising from Oludeniz to Kalkan. Kalkan is a small, peaceful and sophisticated Mediterranean resort. It is also a fishing town on the beautiful Turquoise coast of Turkey. Optional tours can be organized to Patara (the birthplace of St. Nicholas), Letoon (belongs to UNESCO World Heritage List) and Xanthos (the first capital city of Lycia). Always feel free to contact us.
Day 8 – Customized round Turkey tours Kas (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Our cruise proceeds to the pleasant town of Kas, on its narrow streets scented with jasmine flowers. A visit to the Rock Lycian Tombs and the Hellenistic Theatre.
Day 9 Kekova – Ucagiz (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
We will leave Kas to sail to another heaven-on-earth place in Turkey on the Mediterranean Coast, Kekova. Kekova is a peaceful place of history, gorgeous turquoise water, island, unspoilt nature… Explore the Sunken City.
Overnight in Ucagiz.
Day 10 – Customized round Turkey tours Finike (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
We will continue sailing to Finike – the ancient Phoenicus, best known for its oranges, the symbol of the town.
Overnight.
Day 11 Porto Genovese (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
A sail to the deserted bay of Porto Genovese which is magnificent to bathe in its crystal clear waters.
Overnight.
Day 12 Kemer – Antalya – Istanbul (breakfast, lunch)
On our last day of the tour we will sail to Kemer. On the way we can visit Phaselis – the summer capital of Alexander the Great. Transfer to Antalya airport. A fly to Istanbul.
Earlier I mentioned Bulgaria. Have you been to its capital Sofia? Why not have customized daily sofia tours after a coastal tour in Turkey? Think about it.
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