Sep 21 Sat Arrive Istanbul Airport – Own transfer (take taxi) to the hotel
Sep 22 Sun Istanbul; Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, Archaeology Museum, St Irene Church (B,D)
Sep 23 Mon Istanbul – Visit Alexander Troas – Overnight Canakkale (B,D)
Sep 24 Tue Visit Assos– Overnight Ayvalik (B,D)
Sep 25 Wed Morning ferry to Lesvos – Half day guided tour – Overnight Lesvos (B)
Sep 26 Thu Morning ferry to Samos (Vathi)– (7 ½ ferry ride) transportation from ferry to hotel in Pythagorio (B)
Sep 27 Fri Samos –– Ferry to Kusadasi at 17:00 (no morning ferries) Overnight Kusadasi (B,D)
Sep 28 Sat Short tour of Ephesus, Miletus– on to Bodrum and board GULET BOAT – overnight Cennet Adasi (B,D)
Sep 29 Sun Gulet – 05:00 am depart to Knidos – Overnight Palamutbuku (no guide) (B,L,D)
Sep 30 Mon Gulet – Bozukkale (no guide) (B,L,D)
Oct 1 Tue Gulet – Cleopatra Bay - Fethiye Bay (no guide) (B,L,D)
Oct 2 Wed Gulet – Gemiler Island (no guide) (B,L,D)
Oct 3 Thu Gulet – Kalkan (no guide) (B,L,D)
Oct 4 Fri Gulet – Kalkan – visit Patara – with bus & guide (B,D)
Oct 5 Sat Disembark in Kalkan– With guide & bus, visit Andriaki – overnight Antalya (B,D)
Oct 6 Sun St Paul Cultural Center, Perge, guide, overnight Antalya (B,D)
Oct 7 Mon Own transfer to Antalya Airport – End.
Including
• 2 Nights at Armada Hotel in Old City Istanbul or similar
• 1 Night at Akol Hotel in Canakkale or similar
• 1 Night at Halic Hotel in Ayvalik or similar
• 1 Night at Hotel in Lesvos
• 1 Night at Hotel in Samos
• 1 Night at Ilyada Avantgarde Hotel in Kusadasi
• 7 Nights at GULET BOAT (16 Cabins) - a private sailing vessel
• 2 Nights at Best Western Khan Hotel in Antalya or similar
• Daily open buffet breakfasts (B:Breakfast)
• 7 lunches on the Gulet Boat (L:Lunch)
• 13 dinners (D:Dinner)
• Ayvalik-Lesvos ferry tickets & half day guided tour in Lesvos
• Lesvos-Samos ferry tickets and bus transfer in Samos
• Samos-Kusadasi ferry tickets
• Transportation by private, air-conditioned bus
• Lectures of Linford and Janet Stutzman
• English Speaking local guides during some tours
• All airport-port-hotel transfers
• All transportation by private AC Buses
• All entrance fees to the sites and museums
• All service charges and local taxes
• Tips to the Gulet Boat staff $5
Excluding
• Meals which are not listed above, and drinks other then water
• Turkish Visa Fee to be obtained online before arrival www.evisa.gov.tr
• Travel, and Health Insurances, any kind of insurance
• All personal expenses, and any other item which is not listed above
Hotels
- September 21, 2024 - September 23, 2024 Armada Hotel, Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye