Program
- Saturday - Day - 1 - Arrival in Antalya
Upon arrival, you will then be met and transferred to your hotel that is located in the city's historical center. After checking in, you will have free time to relax and explore Antalya at your own pace. Overnight stay in Antalya
- Sunday - Day 2 - Antalya - (B/L)
After breakfast, we will take you on a full-day tour of Side, Perge, Aspendos and to the Manavgat Waterfalls.
Sites you'll see today:
* Perge is a magnificent example of how an ancient classical city looked. Records date it to roughly the 4th century BC. It was settled by the Greeks following the Trojan War, then visited by St. Paul and his disciples when it was a leading city of Pamphylia. It then fell under the leadership of Alexander the Great and eventually to the Byzantines. It was during the reign of Constantine that Perge became an important center of Christianity.
* Side was the site of Pamphyilia's largest port and was probably first colonized in the 7th BC. Coming from Cyprus, St. Paul would have very likely visited en route to Perge (another site you'll see today). The great ruins are among the most notable in Asia Minor. They cover a large promontory where a wall and a moat separate it from the mainland. During medieval times, the wall and moat were repaired, and the promontory housed a wealth of structures.
* Manavgat Waterfalls is where we'll have a cool rest, right next to the falls. Local vendors offer beverages and ice cream.
* Aspendos and Aspendos Theatre is another beautiful example of a well-preserved classical city that is most famous for its theatre, which dates to 160-180 AD. Depending on performance dates, we may be lucky enough to see a summer evening opera or ballet performance in a theatre that's widely-considered to be the most intact classical theatre in existence.
Overnight in Antalya.
- Monday - Day 3 - Antalya - (B)
After breakfast enjoy rest of the day at leisure. Optional tours to Termessos available on request.
Overnight in Antalya.
- Tuesday - Day 4 - Antalya to Demre then onto Kekova - (B/D)
In the morning depart from Antalya on a scenic drive to Demre Port to board the Gulet and depart from Demre to Kekova
A short cruise to the ruins at Kekova, Kalekoy, Ucagiz (the Sunken City). Lunch is at Tersane Bay where you'll see the ruins of a Byzantine church, ancient Roman ruins under the
water and along the beach. As you sail on to Gökkaya for the night, the underwater ruins of ancient Gökkaya are also visible.
Overnight on Board.
- Wednesday - Day 5 - Mediterranean bays - (B/L/D)
An early start for Yesilköy where you will have breakfast and time to swim in this quiet bay surrounded by olive trees. Then we will journey North and stop on a nice bays for swimming, snorkeling and enjoying crystal clear waters.
Overnight in on Board
- Thursday - Day 6 - Kas - (B)
After breakfast check our from the Gulet, and transfer to your hotel, after check in, you will enjoy rest of the day at leisure in Kas.
Kas is a small harbour town with a charming Bohemian atmosphere.
You'll spend the night in Kas
- Friday - Day 7 - Departure from Kas - (B)
After breakfast we will provide a transfer to Dalaman Airport.
We look forward to seeing you on a future trip!
** Tour ends ***
NOTE: We can also provide bus or flight ticket back to Istanbul or extend this tour by including Pamukkale and Ephesus
if you should so desire.
Total cost ______Euros per person in a double room
Contact us for price informations
Price includes
* Centrally located superior hotels
* All land transfers with comfortable vehicles
* All of the meals mentioned in the itinerary (B-breakfast, L-lunch & D-dinner)
* Professional, English-speaking tour guides
* 2 night 3 day cruise on a traditional Gulet
* All taxes and service charges
Excludes
* Drinks with meals
* Optional tours in Antalya
* Tips to the guide
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