Trip Features
Journey Highlights
- 8 days aboard the exclusively chartered M/Y Harmony G, newly refurbished for 2013
- Sail the sparkling waters of Turkey’s Turquoise Coast and the Aegean Sea
- 4 days in Istanbul with visits to the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and Hagia Sophia
- Visit 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Istanbul, Hagia Sophia, Samos, and Rhodes
- NEW! Onboard entertainment & Lecture Series
Your Price Includes
- Purchase your airfare from Discoveries by Vantage and your airport transfers and government taxes and fees are included
- Small Groups of 18-20 travelers aboard an exclusively chartered 40-passenger ship
- Accommodations for 14 nights: 7 nights cruising aboard the exclusively chartered M/Y Harmony G; 2 nights in Kusadasi, Turkey at the Charisma De Luxe Hotel; 2 nights in Izmir, Turkey at the Superior First-Class Movenpick Izmir Hotel; and 3nights in Istanbul, Turkey at the Superior First-Class Marmara Taksim Hotel. The GTR13 itinerary also includes 1 night in Rhodes, Greece at the Deluxe Rodos Park Suites Hotel.
- 34* meals: 14 breakfasts, 9 lunches, and 11 dinners, including Welcome and Farewell Dinners
- 25 sightseeing tours and Learning Discoveries including audio headsets for enhanced sightseeing — a value of $4300 per couple!
- Services of a Discovery Leader, experienced and English-speaking, to accompany you on your journey
- All transportation while on tour
- All transfers and baggage handling overseas (where permitted) when you purchase your airfare from Vantage
- A Vantage 5% Travel Reward, received upon your return, to use toward your next Vantage Memorable Journey®
* 35 meals on the GTR13 itinerary (15 breakfasts)
Highlights
25 Included Sightseeing Tours & Learning Discoveries — a value of $4300 per couple!
- Rhodes sightseeing tour
- Kos sightseeing tour
- Tour of Dydima and Miletus
- Patmos sightseeing tour with St. John Monastery & Cave of the Apocalypse
- Walking tour of Leipsoi
- Samos sightseeing tour
- Kusadasi orientation walk
- Visits to the Virgin Mary House and St. John Basilica
- Ephesus tour
- Izmir panoramic and walking city tour
- Visit to the Asclepion and Archaeological Museum
- Full-day Istanbul highlights tour including Topkapi Palace & Harem and the Blue Mosque
- Hagia Sophia tour
Learning Discoveries:
- Lecture on Rhodes
- Greek mythology lecture
- Turkish language lesson
- Visit a pottery workshop
- Visit to an organic food restaurant with guided tour of olive oil museum, and stop at a small zoo
- Visit to the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul
- Visit to a spice market in Istanbul
Visit 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
- Rhodes
- Samos
- Istanbul’s old town
- Hagia Sophia
