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The Occidental Tourist
A Turkish Delight

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  Welcome to the land
where the Orient
meets the Occident		  
 

Our tour begins
in Ankara, capital
city and final resting
place of Ataturk,
founder of the
Turkish Republic

  
  Visit the Anatolian
Civilizations Museum
to see their fantastic
collection of ancient art		  
  Pass the Tuz Golu
Salt Lake while
driving to Cappadocia		  
  Cappadocia
is known
as the land of
fairy chimneys		  
  Fantastic villages
incorporate structures
and rock cave dwellings		  
  Visit the
Kaymakli
Underground
City		  
  Walk through the
Goreme Valley,
an open-air museum		  
  See cave dwellings
at the Zelve
open-air museum		  
  Visit Konya, home
of this shrine to the
great mystic, Rumi		  
  Rumi founded the
Whirling Dervish order		  
  Visit the historic
Karatay madrasa
where Rumi taught		  
  See ancient Perge  
  Aspendos, the best
preserved ancient
theatre in the world,
is still in use today		  
  In Myra, see the
beautiful Lycian
rock-cut tombs
of the ancient city		  
 

En route to Fethiye
visit Xanthos, historic
capital of Lycia

  
  Arriving in Fethiye,
board our private
yacht for the first
of three nights aboard		  
  A yacht comparable
to the one booked
for this adventure		  
  Raising the gay
flag with the
Captain before
beginning out cruise		  
  Departing Fethiye
several Lycian
tombs are visible
on the hillside		  
  Head out to the
Gocek Islands on
the stunning
Turquoise Coast		  
  Swim in the
clear blue
waters		  
  Enjoy optional
activities like
waterskiing, or
a hysterical ride
on a banana boat		  
  It will be possible
to organize a
parasailing
adventure		  
  You can also choose
to simply lounge and
enjoy the many comforts
of our beautiful ship		  
  Catch some
rays on the
sun deck		  
  Hike to the top
of a hill . . .		  
  . . . to watch
a dazzling
sunset		  
  Return to the
yacht for a
sumptuous dinner
on the foredeck		  
 

Your days on
board our yacht
will truly be a
highlight of this tour

  
  Continuing to
Kusadasi, visit
the house of
the Virgin Mary		  
 

Some friendly guards
at the Virgin
Mary's House

 
  Visit the famous
ruins of the
city of Ephesus		  
  This colonnaded
street testifies
to the former
glories of Ephesus		  
  The facade of the
Library at Ephesus		  
  The Amphitheatre
at Ephesus		  
 

The view from the upper
rows of the amphitheatre

The Toto group is seen
in blue shirts, seated and
listening to our guide in red

  
 

Our tour culminates
with three nights
in spectacular Istanbul

The minarets of
the Blue Mosque

  
  The mosque got its name
from the color of the tiles
ornamenting its interior		  
  Nearby St. Sophia,
the great church built
by Emperor Justinian		  
  A mosaic inside
St. Sohpia		  
  One of many
ornate entrances
to the magnificent
Topkapi Palace		  
 

The Topkapi Palace
is a vast complex

A view of its many
buildings from one
inner courtyard

 
  An example of the
splendid stained
glass windows
in the Topkapi Palace		  
  The Imperial Hall
inside the Harem of
the Topkapi Palace		  
  Come with us to
the magical land
that is Turkey		  
  Get to know its
beautiful and
welcoming people		  
  Marvel at its
ancient wonders		  
  And bond with a
great group of friends
as we celebrate the
20th Anniversary
of the founding of
Toto Tours