TURKEY ONLY IN TURKEY DESTINATIONS
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Kekova Island
New hotels
w Istanbul welcomed the five-star, 127-room Millennium Istanbul Golden Horn (below) at the end of April.
w Design-centric Seya Beach Hotel has just opened in the coastal town of Alaçati, on the western coast.
w Six Senses Kaplankaya opened on the Turkish Riviera in May, with a huge spa, health clinic, villas, hotel and beach club, set on a reserve twice the size of Monaco.
Book it: Explore’s guided eight- day cruise costs from £1,140 per adult and £1,060 per child, including most meals, transport, onboard accommodation, and return flights.
explore.co.uk
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EXPLORE A SUNKEN CITY BY KAYAK Just off the turquoise- ringed Kekova Island
on the southeast coast of the country lies the sunken city of Dolchiste, an ancient Lycian settlement that was part- engulfed by the sea following an earthquake in the second century. Today, gulet cruises take
visitors out to glimpse its ruins, but get closer by kayaking around them. Fairlight Jones’s two-day Sea Kayaking at Kekova package combines paddling trips in the region with a night sleeping in a wild beach camp on the ancient site of Aperlai, a cut- off Lycian city – perfect for active types wanting to combine history with adventure. Book it: The two-day private trip with Fairlight Jones costs from £220 (fully catered), or from £1,020 when combined with seven nights’ B&B at Deniz Feneri Lighthouse in Kas, and British Airways flights from London.
fairlightjones.com
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TRY A TURKISH COOKING CLASS From hearty kebabs to hot, melting pide (Turkish
pizza), indulgent lamb kofte to sweet baklava, Turkey knows how
to do food, and what better way to get to know its diverse dishes than by cooking some yourself? Intrepid Travel gives guests a chance to do just that on its Turkey Real Food Adventure, with an Anatolian-inspired cooking class in Goreme, while Trafalgar offers a traditional bread-baking session with local women in the village of Demircidere on its Highlights of Turkey trip – providing clients with an insight into local life and the opportunity to taste various regional specialities and local wines. Book it: Trafalgar’s Highlights of Turkey tour costs from £1,195 per person including seven nights’ accommodation, breakfast, the Be My Guest lunch, six dinners, coach transport and a guide.
trafalgar.com
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WALK THE LYCIAN COAST For keen hikers looking to meander through
postcard-perfect scenery while learning all about Turkey’s ancient history, the Lycian Way is an attractive bet. Spanning an epic 300-plus miles and stretching from Fethiye to Antalya, the route offers ample rewards by way of pristine beaches, bottle-green pine forests, verdant farmland and tranquil, sleepy villages. Inntravel picks out the best sections on a 10-day The Lycian Way itinerary, beginning in the tiny village of Beycik – set beside the mountains in the Beydaglari National Park – and winding up in Simena, where historic,
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abandoned settlements greet culture-curious travellers wanting to delve deep into this country’s intriguing past. Book it: Inntravel’s 10-night self-guided trip costs from £1,145 per person including half-board accommodation, four picnics, luggage transport, route maps and notes.
inntravel.co.uk
w The Bodrum Edition has just opened, with 102 rooms, beachclub and hammam.
PICTURES: TAMER HARTEVIOGLU; INTREPID TRAVEL/MICHAEL STASTNIK
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