RIVER / SMALL SHIP CRUISING
Traveling Well Includes… • All gratuities to Tauck Director, ship staff, local guides and drivers • Traveling with Tauck’s private group and the same Tauck Director on land and at sea • Private Tauck Shore Excursions – $1,180 Value! • 3 nights at Ceylan InterContinental Istanbul and 2 nights at Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens • Special Tauck Experiences such as folkloric performances and belly dancing aboard ship • Enjoy a boat ride in Istanbul on the Bosphorus • Aboard ship – daily cocktail hour, all-day soft drinks and wine with dinner • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted • 33 meals on land and at sea, service charges, applicable fuel surcharges, taxes, porterage
as the world’s most important religious monument for close to 1,000 years and astounds with multicolored tiles, mosaics and frescoes. Stroll through the 4,000 shops in the Covered Bazaar, spread out over 65 streets. The rest of the day is free. Meals B
4. BLUE MOSQUE / EMBARK SHIP Tour the light-filled Blue Mosque this morning, studded with domes and minarets on the outside and glistening with some 20,000 colored tiles and 260 stained-glass windows inside. Enjoy lunch and a boat ride on the Bosphorus before boarding Wind Star or Wind Spirit for your 7-night cruise to legendary ports of call on the shores of the Aegean Sea. Meals BLD
5. DAY AT SEA – CRUISING THE AEGEAN SEA Spend a relaxing day at sea experiencing your ship’s many amenities and entertainment options, from a board game on
Maximum Elevation: 500 ft. Istanbul MARMARA SEA OF TURKEY GREECE
AEGEAN SEA
Athens Corinth Canal
Mycenae Epidaurus
IONIAN SEA
PELOPONNESE SANTORINI SEA OF CRETE CRETE Call your travel agent or Tauck at 877-519-1035 Piraeus Nafplion MYKONOS Bodrum
Rhodes Town
RHODES
Kusadasi Ephesus
deck to a swim in the outdoor pool or a pampering massage or fitness program. You are welcome to visit the open bridge to view the operations of your yacht-like ship! Meals BLD
6. KUSADASI & ANCIENT EPHESUS Cast anchor in the port city of Kusadasi and join us to explore Ephesus, one of the world’s best-preserved classical cities; in its Roman heyday, marble lined the streets, fountains flowed, and an eternal flame burned on a sacred altar. Visit the Selçuk Museum and take a walking tour; see the Odeon, Temple of Hadrian, Trajan’s Fountain, the Arcadian Way and the Library of Celsus. Lunch in a local village is enhanced by a carpet-weaving demonstration. Set sail for Rhodes tonight. Meals BLD
7. DISCOVER THE ISLAND OF RHODES Arrive after lunch at the Greek island of Rhodes, basking in sunshine for more than 300 days a year. Take a guided walking tour of the Old Town; about 200 lanes in this Hellenistic city lead to ruins, temples and cobblestone streets dating to the second century. Visit the Palace of the Grand Masters, destroyed in the mid-1800s and reconstructed in the 1930s in a medieval style. Explore on your own, returning to the ship for dinner. Meals BLD
8. TURKISH COAST ANTIQUITIES Chart a course to Bodrum, with its whitewashed stucco houses and twin harbors welcoming seafaring travelers. On a guided tour, visit St. Peter’s Castle and the Museum of Underwater Archaeology. A walk around the grounds of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus reveals the ruins of a once-magnificent marble tomb completed in 350 BC. Later, weather permitting, swim in the crystal-clear sea right off the ship’s platform! Meals BLD
9. CRUISE TO SANTORINI ISLAND Rise early to observe the ship’s arrival at Santorini, especially picturesque as a new day breaks over the sparkling blue sea. Travel ashore by motor launch for an island tour that takes you
www.tauck.com 151
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148 |
Page 149 |
Page 150 |
Page 151 |
Page 152 |
Page 153 |
Page 154 |
Page 155 |
Page 156 |
Page 157 |
Page 158 |
Page 159 |
Page 160 |
Page 161 |
Page 162 |
Page 163 |
Page 164 |
Page 165 |
Page 166 |
Page 167 |
Page 168 |
Page 169 |
Page 170 |
Page 171 |
Page 172