Also on offer is an Ancient Turkey tour that starts in Istanbul and ends at Kusadasi – the latter known as a base from which to explore major cultural and historical sites. This includes Ephesus, one of the world’s best restored archaeological sites of antiquity. The cost of the tour is $2219 per person twin share.

And a third tour on offer is a 16-day Athens and Balkans programme priced at $4589pp twin shre. It starts and ends in Athens and visits Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.

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