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Saturday, June 11, 2011

The other itinerary is actually more accurate but this one give more details as to what we'll be doing!

June 15th: Arrival in Istanbul. You will be met at the airport by our colleagues and transferred directly to your hotel.

June 16th: Free day in Istanbul.

June 17th: Free day in Istanbul.

June 18th: Free day in Istanbul.

June 19th: You will take a morning bus to Bursa, and upon your arrival you will have to make your own transportation to your hotel, which is easy to reach by taxi in 10-15 mins. Free day in Bursa. Accommodation in Bursa.

June 20th: Free day in Bursa. You can visit Karagoz Museum on your own, which you reach there in about 30 mins on foot, and in 6-7 mins by taxi. Accommodation in Bursa.

June 21st: Free day in Bursa. You will take overnight bus at 22:00 and depart for Cappadocia.

June 22nd: You will reach Cappadocia after about 10hrs bus ride, and arrive there at around 08:00. You will be met at the bus station and transferred to your hotel. Free day in Cappadocia. Accommodation Cappadocia.

June 23rd: You will be picked up from your hotel at around 08:30 for horseback riding tour. Your ride include visits to some of Cappadocia´s incredible cultural treasures such as Byzantine churches carved inside the caves, fascinating underground cities or the area's traditional craft making centers. During the tour, you will ride through beautiful Swords Valley, Rose Valley, White Valley, Pasabag, Uchisar and Goreme. After the tour you will be transferred to the bus station to catch the overnight bus to Antalya.

June 24th: You will reach Antalya bus station in the morning. You will be met at the bus station and transferred to your hotel in Antalya. Free day in Antalya. Accommodation in Antalya.

June 25th: You will go to the bus station in the morning and catch a bus to Kas. You will arrive in Kas in the afternoon and check-in at your hotel. Accommodation in Kas.

June 26th: In the morning, you will meet with the group at around 08:30 at the pier for sea kayak tour. You will paddle through Sunken City of Kekova, Kekova Island and Simena. You will return to the pier at around 16:00, and return to hotel. Accommodation in Kas.

June 27th: Free day in Kas. Accommodation in Kas.

June 28th: Free day in Kas. You will take the local buses to reach Olympos, and go to your hotel Olympos. Accommodation in Olympos.

June 29th: Free day in Olympos. Accommodation in Olympos.

June 30th: Pick-up from the tree houses in Olympos between 10:00-10:30. Bus transfer to the archaeological site of Myra, and to Demre for the St-Nicholas Church when requested, shopping, banking and lunch. Boat departure from the harbour of Demre between 1 and 2 p.m. Pirates Cave (sea conditions permitting), Sunken City of Kekova (this Lycian-Roman archaeological site is protected, so only looking!). Simena, a traditional Turkish fishing village with no car access and Byzantine/Ottoman castle. In Gokkaya Bay optional water sports are available. Dinner, relax in this pirates haven or party the night away at the Smugglers Inn. - First night on board.

July 1st: Breakfast. Departure to Kas. A swim stop in a nice and quiet bay in front of the little town. Lunch. Visit of this charming fishing village. Of ancient Antiphellos, as Kas was once known, only Lycian rock tombs & sarcophagi and the Roman theatre are left. But the charm of the town remains! Near Kalkan we stop in Aquarium or Firnaz Bay.(breakfast, lunch and dinner on the deck) - Second night on board.

July 2nd: Around sunrise we depart for Butterfly Valley where we stop (sea conditions permitting!) for breakfast, swimming and to visit this natural reserve, hosting 136 kinds of different butterflies and moths. Oludeniz (The Blue Lagoon) is our next stop, again sea conditions permitting! Option for paragliding available. Lunch. Last stop of the day is St-Nicholas Island. Byzantine ruins, swim. (breakfast, lunch and dinner on the deck) - Third night on board.

July 3rd: Departure for Samanlik Bay for swimming. Finally we sail to Fethiye Harbour where we arrive between 3 and 4 p.m. You will be picked up from the harbour and transferred to your hotel in Fethiye. Accommodation in Fethiye.

July 4th: Departure from Fethiye to Pamukkale. Accommodation in Pamukkale

July 5th: Free day in Pamukkale. Accommodation in Pamukkale.

July 6th: In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Denizli Airport to catch the flight to Istanbul departing at 08:40. You will arrive in Istanbul at around 09:45, be met at the airport by our colleagues and transferred to your hotel.

July 7th: Free day in Istanbul.

July 8th: Free day in Istanbul.

July 9th: Free day in Istanbul.

July 10th: You will be picked up from your hotel at a time according to your flight time and transferred to the airport.

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