15 Days
Express Aegean & Blue Cruise Tour

Welcome to Istanbul. Our driver will meet you at the airport. You will be transferred to your hotel. Check-in Time is after 2 Pm.

 You may join the optional Dinner Cruise Tour depending on your arrival today. 

Overnight Istanbul

After you meet with your guide at the hotel, you will start the tour which will be completed by public transportation. First, you will visit Dolmabahce Palace, a blend of various European architectural styles, which was built between 1843 – 1856 by Karabet Balyan, the court architect of Sultan Abdulmecid. The three-storied palace built on a symmetrical plan has 285 rooms and 43 halls. The palace has survived intact with its original decorations, furniture, silk carpets, and curtains. It surpasses all other palaces in the world in wealth and magnificence.

After Dolmabahce Palace you will have a chance to step on Galata Bridge which was built in Ottoman Period.

Then your guide will take you to one of the mosques which were built by Master Architect Sinan, Rustem Pasha Mosque. The Rüstem Pasha Mosque was unique among Sinan’s many mosques for its lavishly decorated, tiled interior. Rüstem Pasha may have ordered the mosque’s characteristic İznik tiles in order to support court designer Kara Memi, who was known for elegant floral designs.

After lunch, you will join a regular boat trip on the Bosphorus An amazing cruise between the two continents, EUROPE and ASIA, along the Bosphorus by the Dolmabahçe and Beylerbeyi Palaces, wooden villas, and mansions.

THE RUMELI FORTRESS(FROM THE SEA) (NO INTERIOR VISIT)

Istanbul had been besieged many times before Mehmet the Conquer took the city in 1453, but it managed to defend itself with the help of the Roman city walls.

At the end of the tour, you will have time to do shopping in Spice Market which is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district, it is the most famous covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar.

Overnight  Istanbul

After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Hippodrome.

After the tour, we will transfer you to the airport. Please check out your room and take your luggage to the luggage room at the hotel. You will fly to Izmir. After your arrival, we will welcome you and transfer you to the hotel.

Overnight Kusadasi

Smart Tips: Old city is a walking Tour, please be sure that you put on casual shoes. The scarf is required for ladies.

Absorb yourself in history today. Today you visit Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, and the House of the Virgin Mary. Feel the mystical atmosphere of ancient times.

Overnight  Kusadasi

After breaksfast you heading to the magnificent White calcium terraces, known as Cotton Castle (Pamukkale)  where you also tour the ancient city of Hierapolis. This city was used in Roman time for their therapeutic powers.

Overnight  Kusadasi

Today you have tours of Bodrum. It is one of the most beautiful seaside towns in TURKEY. After breakfast, you visit the Castle of St.Jean, Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology, Ancient Theatre & Windmills.

Overnight  Bodrum

*IMPORTANT NOTE: The A/C can be in use up to 8 hours daily.
The use of the A/C in harbors is strictly forbidden.

You will board your yacht in Bodrum harbor late in the afternoon. Here you will enjoy a welcome drink and a short briefing from the captain before settling in to have dinner on your gulet and getting to know the other guests. The night and afternoon are then yours. So you will have time to visit the highlights of Bodrum including the Bodrum Castle and Bodrum Mausoleum. Later on in the evening, after dinner, you may like to go and enjoy some of Turkey’s best night bars and clubs that are found in Bodrum. This first night we will stay in port.

Overnight  Gulet

After breakfast, it’s time to cruise out of Bodrum Harbour and onto Orak Island. On arrival, it’s time to swim, relax and have the opportunity to visit the ruins of a Byzantine village. We will have lunch here and then cruise onto Cokertme Bay. Then on to our last stop at Kufre Bay in this seven islands region where we will have dinner and stay overnight.

Overnight Gulet

After breakfast, we will depart for Tuzla Bay where the turquoise waters will draw you in… Later we will sail to Beautiful Longoz bay for our lunch in the afternoon, surrounded by pine trees a truly magical place. For our Evening meal and our overnight stay, we will head to the bay of Balli Su.

Overnight Gulet

In the morning it’s time to cruise onto Sedir Island (Cleopatra Island), the site of ancient Cedrae. If you are feeling active you can head off to explore the ruins ashore and take a swim at Cleopatra beach. This beach has the legend that the golden sands here were bought all the way from Africa, especially for Cleopatra. You will also find Byzantine ruins here. In the evening we will go to Okluk Bay for Dinner and Overnight Mooring.

Overnight Gulet

After your morning swim and a good breakfast, we will sail past English Harbour. This harbor takes its name from the time of world war 2 when English ships used to dock here, then to the Dalyan Delta full of ancient rock tombs. After a break for swimming, we will have dinner and an overnight stay in the pretty bay of Ayinda.

Overnight Gulet

This morning we will cruise onto the northern side of the gulf where we will stop for lunch and a swim at Kargili, a small bay set at the foot of a huge mountain. We will then continue on our journey to anchor down in the afternoon at our last stop Kisekbuku.

Overnight Gulet

Day seven is a lazy start to the day. Guests can relax, enjoy their breakfast and take a swim before we sail through to Pabuc and Yaliciftlik. There will be plenty of swimming stops in small hidden bays with crystal clear waters. This afternoon we will cruise back into Bodrum Harbour where we will enjoy a farewell dinner in the harbour. You again have the chance to hit the town and enjoy the vibrant nightlife in Bodrum, after dinner is finished.

Overnight Gulet

After breakfast, it’s time to say goodbye to your gulet and crew, complete with all your new memories of your relaxed week. We will transfer you to Bodrum airport or you may extend your accommodation at Bodrum.

End of the Turkey Tour!