Cruise Greece & Turkey

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A magnificent journey to Greece and Turkey; jaunting through the Turkish and Greek Dodecanese. In order to experience and enjoy the artistic and natural beauty of the Aegean, you need to travel in a plush Phoenician-style Turkish gulet. We'll enter volcanoes, snorkel in crystal waters, and hike on splendid coastlines and beaches, all while enjoying thrilling ...

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Overview

Trip type
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

    • Cruise through Turkish and Greek villages, come across astounding ruins, all the while savoring the delicious Turkish and Greek food
    • Meet Turkish guides who enlighten us about the history and extra-ordinary life of the region.
    • Enjoy seeing relics of the Ottoman and Byzantine empires, including the Blue Mosque, Aya Sophia, the Topkapi Palace and the Roman Hippodrome
    • Enjoy touring Ephesus region along with an expert guide
    • SeeNissiros Volcano
    • Visit one of the pastoral homes and get treated with honey and sage-tea by the village family in Turgut

What's this trip about?

    A magnificent journey to Greece and Turkey; jaunting through the Turkish and Greek Dodecanese. In order to experience and enjoy the artistic and natural beauty of the Aegean, you need to travel in a plush Phoenician-style Turkish gulet. We'll enter volcanoes, snorkel in crystal waters, and hike on splendid coastlines and beaches, all while enjoying thrilling anecdotes into a history that witnessed innumerable tragedies, comedies, triumphs, and failures that went into molding the classical culture of the western world.

Details

Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age range12 years and up
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityIstanbul, Turkey
End CityIstanbul, Turkey

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Small Ship Cruise

Destinations

  • Europe
  • Greece
  • Turkey

Attractions

  • Blue Mosque
  • Ephesus
  • Istanbul
  • Kos
  • Topkapi Palace

Activities

  • Culture
  • Hiking
  • Historic sightseeing
  • History
  • Nature
  • Snorkeling

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Day 1:

Meals: Dinner

Accommodations: Hotel Sultanahan

As soon as we arrive, we move to our hotel luxuriously located in the ancient city. There we find our guide. We take a stroll before having our dinner at an outdoor terrace café. The dinner turns out to be a...

Day 2:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodations: Hotel Sultanahan

The entire day, we keep curiously observing the majesty of Istanbul. The morning hours we spend on a variety of superb relics of the Ottoman and Byzantine empires, including the Blue Mosque...

Day 3:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After daybreak, we move to the airport to fly to Izmir and ride towards the Ephesus region. Almost the whole day is spent visiting the imposing ruins. The Ephesus tour is facilitated with an expert guide. A very important costal ...

Day 4:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The morning awakens us with the cries of chickens and the sounds of shepherds leading their sheep to the hills for grazing. The routine rural life of Turkey unfolds before us as we start taking a walk around. The tea gardens, att...

Day 5:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Early on, this day, we cruise for around one and a half hour to the Island of Kos. Passing through the authorities of the Greek customs we reach the famous land of Greece. The history of Kos extends from as far as the Mediterrane...

Day 6:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Early morning we navigate straight to Nissiros. Nissiros is a tiny island of the Dodecanese. Here we put our sails to rest and get into vehicles and within half an hour’s drive reach the edge of the dynamic Nissiros Volcano. We g...

Day 7:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

We start the day by sailing to Agalimani Cove which is a tranquil, turquoise cove in Fethiye Bay. Here we trek to Batik Hamam which is a cluster of submerged Roman baths lying about five feet below water level. It is believed tha...

Day 8:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today we voyage northward to Dacta, a Turkish peninsular town where we face the customs and enter Turkey again. Our voyage continues across the Aegean finally we anchor at the town of Knidos. We take our lunch there and then star...

Day 9:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

From Knidos we walk to the Turgut, a village active in peanut cultivation and honey production. We visit one of the pastoral homes and get treated with honey and sage-tea by the village family. Most of the villagers here are beek...

Day 10:

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After relaxing ourselves with a morning walk in the sleepy Selimiye, we sail to Bozburun. We find here a number of calm coves with pure and clear waters. We search for the most fascinating sites suitable for a nice pre-lunch swim...

Day 11:

This morning we get down from our gulet and move to the Dalaman Airport for a flight to Istanbul. In Istanbul we spend the afternoon freely walking and shopping and finally move in for our farewell dinner hosted at a vivacious typical Turkish restaurant. Overnight, again we check in at Hotel Sultanahan (or any similar one).

Day 12:

Meals: Breakfast, and Dinner

For international flights to return home or for beginning trip extension, transfer to Istanbul airport.

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Price From $4,450
Price per day$405
Last Updated: 2/23/2024

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Cancellations And Refunds

If you find it necessary to cancel your trip, you should notify ROW Adventures in writing, by e-mail or fax immediately.  If written cancellation is received (call to verify) before the final balance is due, you will be given a refund less the amount of the deposit.  Deposits are not refundable.  If cancellations are made on or after the final due date, no money will be refunded.  If you are unable to go on the trip, you are welcome to find a replacement for yourself.  Please understand that once you’ve signed up, we lose the right to sell your reserved space to other individuals or groups.  Therefore, we regret that we cannot make exceptions for personal emergencies.  For this reason we strongly recommend you consider purchasing the Travel Protection Plan ROW offers.

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Meals Included

10 Breakfasts, 9 Lunches and 10 Dinners

Age Requirements
12 years and up
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If you wish to be wait-listed for a full trip, the normal deposit is required.  If an opening occurs on the trip, you will be informed and automatically transferred to the trip roster if you wish to join the trip, subject to the normal cancellation policy should you accept the slot. Otherwise, your deposit will be refunded in full.

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