07 nights: 06 - 13 October 2008
Staying in Istanbul, Faralya, Cappadocia & Antalya
£915 per person
(Single Supplement £95)
Bed & Breakfast plus welcome and farewell dinners
For his October tour Ghislain will lead a small group
further inland to experience some of Turkey’s most celebrated attractions.
During the week he will again be able to pass on his special insight and
introduce you to places and people you would not normally discover if left to
your own devices.
You will fly into Dalaman and spend the first night getting
to know you fellow travellers in the luxurious surroundings of Mandarin.
The following morning the adventure will start with a long drive via
Turkey’s scenic Lake District to the hauntingly beautiful Cappadocia region
where you will spend four nights in a comfortable hotel created from the old
cave dwellings. This will allow you time to do justice to exploring the unique
landscapes, villages and architecture and perhaps even take a dawn balloon
flight. On the return trip you will stay overnight in Konya, a typically
Turkish town famous as the home of the Whirling Dervishes.
The final night will be spent in a period hotel in the old
port area of Antalya before returning to Dalaman for your homeward flight.
Further details of this holiday, which can be extended by a
second week stay put week at Mandarin or one of our other properties, are given
in our Information & Prices supplement.
Itinerary:
Monday:
Arrival at Dalaman
airport, transfer to Mandarin and informal welcome dinner to get to know your
hosts and fellow travellers.
Tuesday:
A chance to relax and enjoy the facilities at Mandarin
Wednesday:
A long day’s drive with a
chance to enjoy the landscapes of the Lake District and the Turkish countryside
before settling in to your ‘cave’ hotel in Cappadocia.
Thursday:
A tour of the fantasy landscape of Capadoccia and some of the underground cities
and churches carved from the soft volcanic rock and a visit to the Goreme Open
Air Museum, set in a steep-sided valley and home to one of the earliest
monastic settlements.
Friday:
An opportunity to take a dawn balloon flight (payable locally and subject to weather conditions) over
the ‘fairy chimneys’ before continuing the exploration of the rural
communities and breathtaking landscapes, perhaps stopping to visit a local handicraft
centre producing hand-woven kilims and decorated pottery.
Saturday:
The final day in Capadoccia starts with a visit to Mustafa Pasa, the former Greek trading
settlement of Sinassos, to admire the fine architecture of the merchants’
houses and then an opportunity to merely relax and enjoy the spectacular
landscapes.
Sunday:
Another fascinating days drive stopping in Konya, the home of the ‘Whirling Dervishes’,
to visit the Mevlana Mausoleum then continuing to you hotel in the old port
area of Antalya.
Monday:
Transfer back to Dalaman for your for your homeward flight.
Price
includes:
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All accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis.
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Welcome & farewell dinner.
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All transfers by taxi or air-conditioned
minibus as per the
above itinerary.
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