Skyfall Points the Way to Turkey ... Why Not Try an Exclusive Escape?
The teaser trailer for the new Bond movie Skyfall, released yesterday on YouTube, shows Daniel Craig in full throttle action. Yet while the plot still remains shrouded in mystery, filming has been taking place throughout Turkey in recent weeks: in Istanbul, the market town of Fethiye and on Baba Dag mountain, overlooking Olu Deniz, on Turkey’s Lycian Coast.
Richmond, United Kingdom, May 31, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Bond aficionados need not wait until the movie is released in October to feel part of the action, as Turkey specialist Exclusive Escapes is offering a choice of stylish breaks to Fethiye, Olu Deniz and Istanbul throughout 2012.
Enjoy the best of Bond with a City and Coast combination spending a few days exploring the ancient streets of Istanbul – where you can be sure the vodka martinis will be shaken and not stirred - staying in a choice of family-owned boutique hotels. Guests can then either jet off to the coast, or choose to travel overland between Turkey’s central and southern regions for a fascinating insight into the culture and history of the region.
The Bond-style coastal island of Sövalye – entirely pedestrianised and only 10 minutes by boat from Fethiye – is a great base from which to explore the ancient sites and markets by day, and Fethiye’s myriad of restaurants by nightfall. You can circumnavigate Sövalye by canoe in an hour or swim around it in two. Or explore the ancient ruins directly offshore, which include submerged houses, an old city wall, churches and a Roman cistern, emerging from the sea with conch shell in hand. The 12-bedroom Ece on Sövalye is the only hotel on the island, surrounded by sea on three sides, with a swimming pool, lush gardens, a waterside restaurant and beach with a handful of water sports toys.
Or try the luxurious Beyaz Yunus Olu Deniz, nestled on the sea front behind Baba Dag mountain which has been used frequently as a filming location by Sam Mendes’ Skyfall crew. If the mood takes you, enjoy a 40 minute paraglide down from the beautiful mountain peak landing on the beach front lagoon at Olu Deniz. It’s then a short walk up the private steps to your own hot tub on the seafront terrace that come with each of the seven suites at this intimate retreat.
Exclusive Escapes (T: 020 8605 3500 or www.exclusiveescapes.co.uk) offers a choice of accommodation throughout the Turkish Mediterranean, flying in film star style through the private jet terminal at London Stansted.
Prices:
Istanbul and Lycian Coast combinations cost from £1,100 pp sharing, including seven nights’ B&B accommodation, flights from London-Istanbul-Dalaman-London, transfers, a private half day walking guide to Istanbul and a day’s gulet cruise.
Seven nights’ B&B at Ece on Sövalye costs from £650pp sharing, including return flights to Dalaman from the private jet terminal at London Stansted, transfers and a day’s luxury gulet cruise.
Seven nights’ half board at Beyaz Yunus Olu Deniz costs from £1,250pp sharing, including return flights to Dalaman from the private jet terminal at London Stansted, transfers and a day’s gulet cruise.
About Exclusive Escapes
Turkey specialist Exclusive Escapes offers an imaginative programme based around the Mediterranean-fringed, Lycian Coast, Istanbul and Cappadocia. The portfolio of hand-picked properties encompasses high-calibre boutique hotels and unusual villas in off-the beaten track locations. Cultural gulet cruising and tailor made tours of other more remote parts of Turkey are also available.
Enjoy the best of Bond with a City and Coast combination spending a few days exploring the ancient streets of Istanbul – where you can be sure the vodka martinis will be shaken and not stirred - staying in a choice of family-owned boutique hotels. Guests can then either jet off to the coast, or choose to travel overland between Turkey’s central and southern regions for a fascinating insight into the culture and history of the region.
The Bond-style coastal island of Sövalye – entirely pedestrianised and only 10 minutes by boat from Fethiye – is a great base from which to explore the ancient sites and markets by day, and Fethiye’s myriad of restaurants by nightfall. You can circumnavigate Sövalye by canoe in an hour or swim around it in two. Or explore the ancient ruins directly offshore, which include submerged houses, an old city wall, churches and a Roman cistern, emerging from the sea with conch shell in hand. The 12-bedroom Ece on Sövalye is the only hotel on the island, surrounded by sea on three sides, with a swimming pool, lush gardens, a waterside restaurant and beach with a handful of water sports toys.
Or try the luxurious Beyaz Yunus Olu Deniz, nestled on the sea front behind Baba Dag mountain which has been used frequently as a filming location by Sam Mendes’ Skyfall crew. If the mood takes you, enjoy a 40 minute paraglide down from the beautiful mountain peak landing on the beach front lagoon at Olu Deniz. It’s then a short walk up the private steps to your own hot tub on the seafront terrace that come with each of the seven suites at this intimate retreat.
Exclusive Escapes (T: 020 8605 3500 or www.exclusiveescapes.co.uk) offers a choice of accommodation throughout the Turkish Mediterranean, flying in film star style through the private jet terminal at London Stansted.
Prices:
Istanbul and Lycian Coast combinations cost from £1,100 pp sharing, including seven nights’ B&B accommodation, flights from London-Istanbul-Dalaman-London, transfers, a private half day walking guide to Istanbul and a day’s gulet cruise.
Seven nights’ B&B at Ece on Sövalye costs from £650pp sharing, including return flights to Dalaman from the private jet terminal at London Stansted, transfers and a day’s luxury gulet cruise.
Seven nights’ half board at Beyaz Yunus Olu Deniz costs from £1,250pp sharing, including return flights to Dalaman from the private jet terminal at London Stansted, transfers and a day’s gulet cruise.
About Exclusive Escapes
Turkey specialist Exclusive Escapes offers an imaginative programme based around the Mediterranean-fringed, Lycian Coast, Istanbul and Cappadocia. The portfolio of hand-picked properties encompasses high-calibre boutique hotels and unusual villas in off-the beaten track locations. Cultural gulet cruising and tailor made tours of other more remote parts of Turkey are also available.
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Exclusive Escapes
Marilyn Martin
020 8605 3500
www.exclusiveescapes.co.uk
Marilyn Martin
020 8605 3500
www.exclusiveescapes.co.uk
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