2024 - Diamonds of Mediterranean Tour

2024 - Diamonds of Mediterranean Tour

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2024 - Diamonds of Mediterranean Tour

19 Days Starting in Athens and ending in Istanbul

Visiting: Athens, Santorini, Mykonos, Kuşadası, Pamukkale, Fethiye, Antalya, Konya, Cappadocia, Istanbul

Tour operator:

Fez Travel

Tour code:

DOM

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Group size:

2 - 50

Physical rating:

Low

Age range:

8-99

Tour operated in:

English

Interests:

Cultural, History

From: $4298

NB: Prices correct on 03-Jul-2024 but subject to change.

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Tour Overview

This 19 day tour, starts from Athens, Greece, and ends at Istanbul, Turkey. Starting from Athens, island hop to Santorini and Mykonos before travelling along the Turquoise coast visiting Antalya and Fethiye. We the head inland to central Turkey to the moon-like Cappadocia before heading to magical Istanbul.

Highlights

  • Athens - City Tour

  • Athens - Parthenon

  • Athens - Acropolis - UNESCO Heritage site

  • Athens - Acropolis Museum

  • Athens - Panathenaic Stadium

  • Athens - Temple of Olympian Zeus

  • Athens - Hadrian's Arch

  • Athens - Propylaea

  • Athens - Temple of Athena Nike

  • Santorini

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Itinerary

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Day 1 : Athens

Location: Athens

Accommodation: Athenaeum Grand Hotel / The Golden Age of Athens (4 star)

Accommodation Name: Athenaeum Grand Hotel / The Golden Age of Athens (4 star)

Welcome to Greece! You will be transferred to your hotel and the rest of the day is yours, free to explore this ancient city. Tonight a welcome meeting and meet your fellow travelling companions.

Day 2 : Athens, Acropolis

Location: Athens

Accommodation: Athenaeum Grand Hotel / The Golden Age of Athens (4 star)

Accommodation Name: Athenaeum Grand Hotel / The Golden Age of Athens (4 star)

Meals Included: Breakfast

This morning you will have half day tour and visit Acropolis, stop at the stadium where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held. Admire the Olympian Zeus and Hadrians Arch. At the Acropolis visit the museum, the towering entrance of Propylaia, the Temple of Nike and the most famous of Greek relics, the Parthenon.

Day 3 : Athens To Santorini

Location: Santorini

Accommodation: Aegean Plaza Hotel / Rose Bay Hotel (4 star)

Accommodation Name: Aegean Plaza Hotel / Rose Bay Hotel (4 star)

Meals Included: Breakfast

Early morning departure today for the breathtaking Island of Santorini, where you can soak up the sun and relax on the beach or perhaps explore the picturesque capital, Fira.

Day 4 : Santorini

Location: Santorini

Accommodation: Aegean Plaza Hotel / Rose Bay Hotel (4 star)

Accommodation Name: Aegean Plaza Hotel / Rose Bay Hotel (4 star)

Meals Included: Breakfast

Take an optional boat trip in the world's biggest volcanic crater above sea level. Visit the active volcano, swim in the warm thermal waters and take a therapeutic mud bath.

Day 5 : Santorini To Mykonos

Location: Mykonos

Accommodation: Manoulas Beach Hotel / Pelican Bay Hotel (4 star)

Accommodation Name: Manoulas Beach Hotel / Pelican Bay Hotel (4 star)

Meals Included: Breakfast

Arrive in Mykonos and explore the white-washed town or head for the beach before experiencing the completely outrageous Mykonian nightlife.

Day 6 : Mykonos

Location: Mykonos

Accommodation: Manoulas Beach Hotel / Pelican Bay Hotel (4 star)

Accommodation Name: Manoulas Beach Hotel / Pelican Bay Hotel (4 star)

Meals Included: Breakfast

Free day today. Spend the day on the beach, stroll around the town or take a trip to one of the small villages. This Mecca of Ancient Greece is today an island wide, open-air museum. Please Note: In September, the ferry schedules change. The Mykonos - Samos ferry departs Mykonos 21:20 and arrives Samos 02:45. So during September your room will be available in Mykonos until you are transferred to the port for your ferry to Samos. Then you will have a room available in Samos upon arrival.

Day 7 : Mykonos, Samos

Location: Kuşadası

Accommodation: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)

Accommodation Name: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Today you will catch a mid-day ferry heading towards the island of Samos and then another ferry to Kusadasi, Turkey.

Day 8 : Ephesus, Sirince, Kusadasi

Location: Kuşadası

Accommodation: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)

Accommodation Name: Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel (Boutique)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus a once a bustling trade hub and religious center, Ephesus today whispers of ancient marvels, from site of the Temple of Artemis to the Library of Celsus's grand facade and the grand amphitheatre.
Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value.
We continue on to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines. Here we will visit a local vineyard and learn about local production techniques. You will taste 3 local wines from the region at the garden of the vineyard before returning to our hotel.

Day 9 : Aphrodisias, Pamukkale

Location: Pamukkale

Accommodation: Adem Pira Hotel (4 star)

Accommodation Name: Adem Pira Hotel (4 star)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

After a leather shop visit, we will head to Aphrodisias the ancient city dedicated to Aphrodite, the goddess of Beauty, Love and Fertility, also famous for its school of sculpture, we visit the stadium, which is the best preserved in Anatolia, the Temple of Aphrodite, the Tetrapylon, theatre and the Museum. Then, we continue to Pamukkale.

Day 10 : Hierapolis, Salda Lake

Location: Fethiye

Accommodation: Marina Boutique Hotel (Boutique)

Accommodation Name: Marina Boutique Hotel (Boutique)

Meals Included: Breakfast

This morning we will explore the magnificent white calcium terraces, known as Travertines, in Pamukkale where we also tour the ancient city of Hierapolis. Take a dip, amongst ancient columns, in the hot springs that were used in Roman times for their therapeutic powers.
Then we will head to Salda Lake, is known as Turkish Maldives. It is a mountain lake and located in the mountains before we travel down south to Fethiye.

Day 11 : Fethiye

Location: Fethiye

Accommodation: Marina Boutique Hotel (Boutique)

Accommodation Name: Marina Boutique Hotel (Boutique)

Meals Included: Breakfast

Today, you are free to explore the town at your own pace and there is also optional tours and activities.
Optional tours and activities; 12 island boat trip and Saklikent Gorge tour

Day 12 : Kayakoy, Antalya

Location: Antalya

Accommodation: Mediterra Art Hotel (Boutique)

Accommodation Name: RuinAdalia Hotel (Boutique)

Meals Included: Breakfast

This morning we head to Kayakoy. The morning light provides excellent photos of this deserted Greek village. Afterwards we drive to the resort town of Antalya. We will visit the Antalya Museum with its wealthy collection from the ancient cities around the Antalya Province.

Day 13 : Perge, Aspendos

Location: Antalya

Accommodation: Mediterra Art Hotel (Boutique)

Accommodation Name: RuinAdalia Hotel (Boutique)

Meals Included: Breakfast

We will visit Perge a famous antique site, early in the morning. After Perge we drive to Aspendos which has the best preserved 2nd Century Amphitheatre in Turkey. We return back to Antalya city in the afternoon and the remainder of your day is free.

Day 14 : Konya, Silk Road, Sille

Location: Konya

Accommodation: Novotel Konya (4 star)

Accommodation Name: Novotel Konya (4 star)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

We will visit the mausoleum of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi with its accompanying Mevlana museum. We continue along the ancient Silk Road visiting the former Greek village Sille.

Day 15 : Cappadocia, Sultanhani Caravansary, Underground City

Location: Cappadocia

Accommodation: Gamirasu Hotel (Boutique Cave)

Accommodation Name: Gamirasu Hotel (Boutique Cave)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Today we head to Cappadocia, visiting Sultanhani Caravansary, an ancient Silk Road stop off for merchants and traders. Later we explore the many levels of an underground city.
After checking into our hotel we visit a traditional Turkish home for dinner. Here you can do a course and help cook if you wish.

Day 16 : Goreme Open-Air Museum

Location: Cappadocia

Accommodation: Gamirasu Hotel (Boutique Cave)

Accommodation Name: Gamirasu Hotel (Boutique Cave)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Marvel at the lunar landscape of Cappadocia today as we visit the Goreme Valley Open Air Museum and the fairy chimneys. We then visit Pigeon and Red Valley, followed by Cavusin village and lastly Avanos town where we will learn about hand-made pottery.

Day 17 : Ankara

Location: Istanbul

Accommodation: Point Hotel Taksim (Boutique)

Accommodation Name: Point Hotel Taksim (Boutique)

Meals Included: Breakfast

Early morning departure to the nation's capital, Ankara, where we visit Anitkabir, mausoleum of the famed Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, before returning to Istanbul.

Day 18 : Istanbul Old City

Location: Istanbul

Accommodation: Point Hotel Taksim (Boutique)

Accommodation Name: Point Hotel Taksim (Boutique)

Meals Included: Breakfast

Tour the exotic city that spans both Europe and Asia visiting the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace (including Hagia Irene and the Harem) and the Hippodrome.
Cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia in the afternoon with a 1 hour Bosphorus cruise by public ferry where your guide will explain the historical sites along the way.

Day 19 : Istanbul

Accommodation: ()

Meals Included: Breakfast

After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.

What's Included

  • Meals
    18 breakfasts, 0lunches, 6dinners

  • Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour in Turkey

  • Professional English-speaking tour guide for Athens city tour

  • Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle in Turkey

  • Transportation by ferry within the Greek islands

  • Wine Tasting

  • Cooking Course

  • Transfers between ports and hotels

  • Tips except driver, guide and transfer staff

  • Entrance fees

What's Not Included

  • Suggested optional activities

  • Tips - driver, guide and transfer staff

  • Visas, border or port taxes

  • Greece - Hotel Residence Tax, see tour notes for more details.

  • Compulsory Travel Insurance

Meals

18 breakfasts, 0 lunches, 6 dinners

Reviews of this operator

shahid siddiqui (Google Reviewer)  

I gathered wonderful memories of...

15-Jul-2023

I gathered wonderful memories of Turkey. Fez Travel Turkey with an intelligent, knowledgeable guide Göksu Parmir made this possible. Excellent transport, Excellent places of stay, excellent selection of Restaurants starting from Istanbul to Cappidocia with a perfect humble driver Mr Saifi. Guide plays a very important role. Guide Göksu had a wonderful Knowledge of place and it's history.

Theresa Martinovich (Google Reviewer)  

Just completed the Magic Carpet...

09-Sep-2023

Just completed the Magic Carpet Tour of 11 days with Fez. The accomodation, food and driver were excellent. Our guide Tamer was like a walking encyclopedia of knowkedge and was extremely kind and caring to all members of the group, responding to our every whim and wish. The accomodation far, far exceeded our expectations. We loved every minute.

Amrita V (Google Reviewer)  

I did a Turkey Highlights...

09-Jan-2023

I did a Turkey Highlights 10 day tour in Sept 2021. It was absolutely amazing. Our tour guide— Chagmn. He was extremely knowledgeable and well-read. Fez travel organized everything extremely well and food was simply amazing. It was a great experience to learn the history and see it alive in Turkey. Highly recommend the tour to everyone. Here are a few photos of the highlights of the trip. Must do things include: Epephesus, Pamukkale, Cappadocia, Hagia Sophia

Michael Oon (Google Reviewer)  

Fez Travel has organised for...

05-May-2018

Fez Travel has organised for us one of the best tours that we had. Together with our guide – Serdar Ozkan, we travelled some 3,300km around Turkey following the itinerary. As a private group, we could alter the programme. Serdar could feel the mood of the group and altered the schedule appropriately but more importantly, took us to where the best food available. This arrangement together with the excellent driving of the long distances, the suitable accommodation and interesting sites made this trip of a life time. One aim was to see the Tulips in Istanbul. The date of 13th April was suggested. Had we arrived earlier, the tulips would not have been in bloom. When we returned to Istanbul on the 20th, the tulips had withered. This is an example of their recommendations. For us, what was promised was delivered with a smile. Thank you Fez Travel.

Joseph Trifaro (Google Reviewer)  

5out5. My best tour so...

16-Jun-2023

5out5. My best tour so far. 13 day Land & Sea tour of Turkiye. I enjoyed being in a small group of 14 people & got to know each other & our tour guide Tamer during the tour. Tour guide’s knowledge of sites visited 5/5 Selection of places visited 5/5 Accomodation supplied 5/5 Meals included 5/5 Gulet cruise yacht 5/5 Tour Bus , modern, clean & comfy 5/5 Tour bus drivers Mujdat & Ergun. Safe & professional driving 5/5 Choice of Comfort stops 5/5 Thanks again to Tamer, Mujdat, Ergun & Fez Travel for a great tour of Türkiye. If you thinking of travelling to Türkiye, Think Fez Travel & Tours 👍🙏

Laurel Siokos (Google Reviewer)  

Recently we completed a 17...

22-May-2024

Recently we completed a 17 day tour with Fez and then a separate private tour Fez organised and personalised to our needs. We found the whole experience smooth and professionally planned. We had wonderful guides beginning with Fatih Carsi, who we found to be extremely knowledgeable, with deep insight on the significance and history of each site visited. We travelled in a small group which made our experience all that more personal. As we were doing an extended tour we left our group and travelled on with Zeynup, who also was extremely knowledgeable,warm and engaging.Our driver Metin was kind and personable. Zeynup went to great lengths and was very patient assisting us with a difficult hotel management and staff in a particular location. The next leg of our journey we were shown around by another wonderful guide Fatma, a bright and enthusiastic local, who proudly showcased Cappadocia to us. We met with Birhat in Van ,another local guide who was easy to connect with on a personal level and between him and Sal, our entertaining driver we experienced a beautiful region of Turkey together. Nothing was too much trouble, from frequent photo stops to impromptu roadside snowball fights.Lots of fun was had along the way. Halil and Hakan, our driver took over for the next stage of our experience. This team were consumate professionals and a pleasure to spend time with. Halil was not only informative but was an exceptional communicator on many levels. We will remain friends with Halil and do our best to connect again in person on our next adventure. Last but definitely not least was Korkut, Mr. Go the Extra Mile. Korkut made the closing stage of our Fez Turkish tour unforgettable,going well beyond the call of duty making sure we will never forget the sights we saw our our amazing adventure in this wonderful country. Truly the world largest open air museum ,but more than that people who will forever remain Our Heart.

Dee Carty (Google Reviewer)  

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22-Dec-2023

We took Colours of Tyrkey tour in May22. There was no problem contacting Canan Kararrsian prior to the tour but we had no feedback or response to the long email we sent outlining our difficulties and grievances. There were problems every step of the way. The letter we sent is too long to attach here but issues like being called at 4am for an internal flight arriving 4 hrs before departure. No luggage allowance booked. Coach with only 2 of us on board constantly under repair for days and eventually broke down on the way to the airport...............and so on. We would not have felt so aggrieved if we had a response to our complaint. We are seasoned travellers and are tolerant of hic- ups. We have never made a complaint before. Booking my current trip has prompted my review.

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