Overview

Explore Turkey’s World Heritage Sites on our on-going series of tours in partnership with UNESCO. Uncover the multi-layered Anatolian civilizations from Cappadocia’s Byzantine churches, troglodyte villages, and underground city-sanctuaries in the Central Steppes to the myriad Lycian, Greek, and Roman sites along the Turquoise Coast. Visit Konya, home of Sufi mystic and poet Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, who inspired the Whirling Dervishes. Spend a relaxing 4-night interlude aboard privately chartered gulet yachts as you cruise to ports where ancient mariners made history.



Discover charming seaside villages, swim and snorkel among underwater Byzantine ruins, and picnic where Cleopatra and Anthony are said to have honeymooned. Explore the riches of Istanbul where the entire historic center is a UNESCO site. Marvel at the Blue Mosque’s brilliant Iznik tiles, Topkapi Palace’s fabled harem, Hagia Sophia’s majestic dome, and the Church in the Chora’s luminous Byzantine mosaics. Visit the Grand Bazaar, a meeting and market place for 500 years.

Don’t miss your opportunity to join us on this extraordinary expedition and garner new insights into the history of multi-cultural, multi-layered Turkey while enjoying private access to UNESCO sites.