FACTFILE
Tour type Boat Comfort Active
Minimum Age: 5 years.
Accommodation and Meals: 7 nights gulet (a traditional wooden boat). 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 7 dinners are included.
Swimming: There is a chance to swim every day from the gulet.
Transport: Traditional gulet, riverboat and coach.
Tour Staff: Explore Tour Leader, drivers, captain, cook and boat crew.
Group Size: Generally 12 to 16. TOUR DATES
Mon 04 Jun - Mon 11 Jun Mon 23 Jul - Mon 30 Jul Mon 30 Jul - Mon 06 Aug
TOUR DATES
Mon 27 May - Mon 03 Jun Mon 15 Jul - Mon 22 Jul Mon 22 Jul - Mon 29 Jul Mon 29 Jul - Mon 05 Aug
T T 2012
Mon 06 Aug - Mon 13 Aug Mon 13 Aug - Mon 20 Aug Mon 20 Aug - Mon 27 Aug
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Ref: FCE £935 adult from
*child from £935
Experience living on a traditional wooden Turkish boat
Swim in the seas everyday
Sea kayak over an ancient submerged city Enjoy a mud bath
Saklikent gorge/Geoff Vaughan
BLUE CRUISE 8 DAYS – CRUISING THE SHORES OF ANCIENT LYCIA
Travel with us to the warm waters of southern Turkey. Sailing on a traditional gulet we explore the beautiful shores of the Turquoise Coast. Along the way we snorkel in secluded coves, explore uninhabited islands and relax on the golden sand of Iztuzu beach. We also visit many of the regions’s natural and cultural highlights including a trip to the ancient capital Xanthos and the sunken ruins of Kekova.
ITINERARY
Day 1 Fly to Dalaman and travel to Fethiye. Day 2 Dalyan Travel by riverboat to the ancient rock tombs and ruins at Caunus. Experience a traditional mud bath. Travel to Iztuzu Beach and relax on this picturesque golden beach. Day 3 The Twelve Islands Option to hike to the sunken Roman bathhouse at Batik Hamam. Sail via Tersane Island and Yessica Islands to Gemiler Island. Enjoy swimming and snorkelling in the warm waters of the Turquoise Coast. Day 4 Kalkan Sail to Kalkan. There is an
2013
Mon 05 Aug - Mon 12 Aug Mon 12 Aug - Mon 19 Aug Mon 19 Aug - Mon 26 Aug
TOUR ONLY – 8 DAYS Tour price without flights from £595
Please go online for our tour only child price. * Aged 5-11 years on date of departure. Teenage departures; age 11 and over. These are guide prices, see p92 for details.
T COMBINE YOUR TOUR FLLC
This tour can be combined with our Legends of Lycia tour, Ref, FLL – see website for details.
or call our experts on 0844 499 0603 km 050 T
Visit Caunus by riverboat
Dalyan Dalaman GOCEK Aga Limani
Batik Hamam Optional walk
Yassica Islands
TERSANE ISLAND
Board Gulet FETHIYE
GEMILER ISLAND
Xanthos Saklikent
Gorge Optional excursion
T A KALKAN KAS Optional sea-kayaking
KEKOVA ISLAND Sunken ruins
TURKEY Blue Cruise Ref FCE
optional trip to Saklikent Gorge and the ancient capital of Lycia, Xanthos. Day 5 Kekova Sail to Kekova. Enjoy an optional walk from Beyinder Bay to Kas. Day 6 Sunken City There is an option to explore the sunken city of Kekova by sea-kayak and visit the ancient village of Simena, overlooked by its medieval castle. Sail to the habour town of Kas. Day 7 Gemiler Island Sail to this Island and explore the Byzantine ruins. Enjoy a swim in the sea. Sail to Fethiye. Day 8 Travel to Dalaman and fly to the UK.
For detailed information visit
www.explore.co.uk/tours/fce
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