Day 1: Our gulet is about 30 minutes from Antalya airport, moored in the city’s old harbour. Welcome drink and dinner.
Day 2: Morning visit to Aspendos, where we visit its extraordinary Roman theatre, one of the best preserved in the world, and its towering aqueduct. After lunch we set sail south.
Day 3: To Phaselis, seat of pirates who terrorised the region’s rich trade routes. Its city centre, with theatre, aqueduct and shops, lies serene amid pine trees, by its three old harbours.
Day 4: South to Olympos. On an ancient sacred way we visit the Chimaera, legendary home of the mythical beast. A natural phenomenon where flames burst from the ground.
Day 5: We explore the ruins of Limyra nestling on the edge of the plain of Finike at the base of steep cliffs. German excavations are uncovering a once prosperous and vital city.
Day 6: High up into the mountains to Arykanda, where excavations have revealed a spectacular monumental town, adorned with stadium, theatre, baths, and an avenue of tombs.
Day 8: Transfer from our gulet back to Antalya airport, a drive of approx two and a half hours.
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