Day 1: Our boat is about 30 minutes from Dalaman airport in the pretty harbour of Göcek. Welcome dinner on board.
Day 2: A chance to unwind in the Bay of Fethiye.
Day 3: We cruise south to Gemiler Island, a key Byzantine pilgrimage site, where Japanese archaeologists have been hard at work. A perfect area for swimming.
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Day 4: On to Kaş, a beautiful village of white washed houses covered with purple bougainvillea. The ancient city, Antiphellos, is littered with tombs and a theatre with a magnificent sea view.
Day 5: East to picturesque Üçağız, old Teimiussa, one of the most evocative of all Lycian burial sites.
Day 6: We visit Myra, famed for its Roman theatre and rock hewn tombs. Walking through its port, Andriake, we uncover a giant cistern and granary built by the Emperor Hadrian.
Day 7: Into the mountains to Arykanda, the Turkish Delphi, where excavations have revealed a prosperous monumental city.
Day 8: On to Phaselis, seat of pirates who terrorised the region’s rich trade routes. Its three harbours now lie serene amid pine trees.
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Day 9: To Antalya, the south’s most vibrant city, with a fortified harbour and museum full of marble statues. We visit Aspendos’ mighty aqueduct and extraordinary theatre.
Day 10: Roman Perge is a vast treasure house of ruins. We stroll through colonnades and shops, marbled bath-houses, a stadium, and fortifications.
Day 11: South to Olympos. On an ancient sacred way we visit the Chimaera, a natural phenomenon where flames burst from the ground, and legendary home of the mythical beast.
Day 12: West to Kale, ancient Simena, a mêlée of Lycian tombs and an Ottoman castle with vast views. One of the tour’s most romantic locations.
Day 13: We set off for pretty Kalkan, and inland to Xanthus, capital of ancient Lycia, where French archaeologists have been digging for half a century, uncovering more and more wonders every year.
Day 14: A last dip, then to Fethiye to visit its magnificent cliff tombs and a final chance to shop.
Day 15: Transfer to Dalaman airport.
