TURKEY  SYRIA  JORDAN  EGYPT 69 MIDDLEEAST In the Footsteps of Alexander Imaginative Facts Tour code: TAFA • Activities: Optional sea kayaking from the gulet, extensive walking in Cappadocia, Palmyra and Petra, optional snorkelling at Dahab. Trek grade - Easy • Accommodation: 27 nights simple hotels, 1 night Bedouin- style camp, 1 night gulet, 1 overnight bus • Transport: Gulet, private and public buses, service taxi, overnight bus, hydrofoil • Fully Escorted: By Imaginative Traveller tour leader ( except at some border crossings), services of guides at Palmyra and Petra • Imaginative Traveller Suggests: Add our ' Cairo Heart of the City Tour' DAY 1: ISTANBUL DAY 2: GALLIPOLI- ( B) DAY 3: SELCUK- ( B) DAY 4: SELCUK - EPHESUS- ( B) DAY 5: PAMUKKALE- ( B) DAY 6: PAMUKKALE - FETHIYE - GULET- ( BD) DAYS 7 & 8: DALYAN- ( B) DAY 9: OLYMPOS- ( BD) DAY 10: ANTALYA - CAPPADOCIA- ( B) DAYS 11 & 12: CAPPADOCIA- ( Day 12 - B) DAY 13: KAHTA- ( B) DAY 14: MT NEMRUT - URFA- ( B) DAY 15: URFA - ALEPPO- ( B) DAY 16: ALEPPO- ( B) DAY 17: HAMA- ( B) DAYS 18 & 19: PALMYRA- ( B) DAYS 20 & 21: DAMASCUS- ( B) DAY 22: DAMASCUS - AMMAN- ( B) DAY 23: AMMAN- ( B) DAY 24: AMMAN - PETRA- ( BD) DAY 25: PETRA - WADI RUM- ( BD) DAY 26: CAMEL TREK - AQABA- ( B) DAY 27: AQABA - NUWEIBA - DAHAB- ( B) DAY 28: DAHAB - ST CATHERINE- ( BD) DAY 29: ST CATHERINE - CAIRO- ( B) DAY 30: CAIRO- ( B) DAY 31: CAIRO- ( B) Note: During the winter we do not stay on the gulet, and also don't visit Mt Nemrut. Please see trip dossier for details. These departures are marked with a *. Turkey plus the ' Syrian Caravan' and ' Petra to the Pyramids' • Tour Turkey from Ephesus to Cappadociaincluding a private gulet cruise • Explore ancient Aleppo, bustling Damascus and the desert city of Palmyra • Visit the magnificent city of Petraand ride camels into Wadi Rum • Relax on the Red Sea Coastthen climb Mt Sinai to St Catherine's Monastery • Visit the Pyramids and the Sphinxfrom Cairo Turkey Syria Jordan Egypt Istanbul to Cairo Imaginative Facts Tour code: TAIO • Activities: Optional kayaking from the gulet, extensive walking in Cappadocia, Palmyra and Petra, donkey ride to the Valley of the Kings, optional snorkelling at Dahab. Trek grade - Easy • Accommodation: 29 nights simple hotels, 1 night Bedouin- style camp, 2 nights seater train, 1 night gulet, 1 night felucca, 1 overnight bus • Transport: Gulet, private and public buses, service taxi, overnight seater train, overnight bus, donkey, horse-drawn carriage, felucca, hydrofoil • Fully Escorted: By Imaginative Traveller tour leader ( except at some border crossings), services of guides at Palmyra and Petra and Egyptologists at Karnak Temple, the Valley of the Kings and the Pyramids of Giza • Imaginative Traveller Suggests: Add our ' Cairo Heart of the City Tour' DAY 1: ISTANBUL DAY 2: GALLIPOLI- ( B) DAY 3: SELCUK- ( B) DAY 4: SELCUK - EPHESUS- ( B) DAY 5: PAMUKKALE- ( B) DAY 6: PAMUKKALE - FETHIYE - GULET- ( BD) DAYS 7 & 8: DALYAN- ( B) DAY 9: OLYMPOS- ( BD) DAY 10: ANTALYA - CAPPADOCIA- ( B) DAYS 11 & 12: CAPPADOCIA- ( Day 12 - B) DAY 13: KAHTA- ( B) DAY 14: MT NEMRUT - URFA- ( B) DAY 15: URFA - ALEPPO- ( B) DAY 16: ALEPPO- ( B) DAY 17: HAMA- ( B) DAYS 18 & 19: PALMYRA- ( B) DAYS 20 & 21: DAMASCUS- ( B) DAY 22: DAMASCUS - AMMAN- ( B) DAY 23: AMMAN- ( B) DAY 24: AMMAN - PETRA- ( BD) DAY 25: PETRA - WADI RUM- ( BD) DAY 26: CAMEL TREK - AQABA- ( B) DAY 27: AQABA - NUWEIBA - DAHAB- ( B) DAY 28: DAHAB - ST CATHERINE- ( BD) DAY 29: ST CATHERINE - CAIRO- ( B) DAY 30: CAIRO - ASWAN- ( B) DAY 31: ASWAN DAY 32: ASWAN - FELUCCA CRUISE- ( BLD) DAY 33: ASWAN - LUXOR- ( B) DAY 34: LUXOR- ( B) DAY 35: CAIRO DAY 36: CAIRO- ( B) Note: During the winter we do not stay on the gulet, and also don't visit Mt Nemrut. Please see trip dossier for details. These departures are marked with a *. Turkey, ' Syrian Caravan', ' Petra to the Pyramids' and ' Nubian Sailtrek' • Visit Turkey from Ephesus to Cappadociaincluding a private gulet cruise • Explore ancient Aleppo, bustling Damascus and the desert city of Palmyra • Tour the magnificent city of Petraand ride camels into Wadi Rum • Relax on the Red Sea Coastthen climb Mt Sinai • Take an overnight felucca cruiseand visit a Nubian family Turkey Syria Jordan Egypt • Seasonal Supplement £ 35 Single Supplement £ 155 ( optional) Voluntary Carbon Offset £ 5.51 * Price includes tour price of £ 1049and local payment of US$ 340All prices are subject to currency fluctuations £ 1225pp Land Only *• Seasonal Supplement £ 35 Single Supplement £ 190 ( optional) Voluntary Carbon Offset £ 5.51 * Price includes tour price of £ 1190and local payment of US$ 400All prices are subject to currency fluctuations £ 1399pp Land Only * adventureradventurer Tour duration 31 daysTour duration 36 days Starts SunEnds Tue IstanbulCairo 2009 22- Feb- 0924- Mar- 09 * 08- Mar- 0907- Apr- 09 * 22- Mar- 0921- Apr- 09 *• 05- Apr- 0905- May- 09 * 19- Apr- 0919- May- 09 03- May- 0902- Jun- 09 17- May- 0916- Jun- 09 31- May- 0930- Jun- 09 14- Jun- 0914- Jul- 09 28- Jun- 0928- Jul- 09 12- Jul- 0911- Aug- 09 26- Jul- 0925- Aug- 09 09- Aug- 0908- Sep- 09 23- Aug- 0922- Sep- 09 06- Sep- 0906- Oct- 09 20- Sep- 0920- Oct- 09 04- Oct- 0903- Nov- 09 * 18- Oct- 0917- Nov- 09 * 01- Nov- 0901- Dec- 09 * 15- Nov- 0915- Dec- 09 * 29- Nov- 0929- Dec- 09 *• 13- Dec- 0912- Jan- 10 * 27- Dec- 0926- Jan- 10 * Starts SunEnds Tue IstanbulCairo 2010 21- Feb- 1023- Mar- 10 * 07- Mar- 1006- Apr- 10 *• 21- Mar- 1020- Apr- 10 * 04- Apr- 1004- May- 10 * 18- Apr- 1018- May- 10 02- May- 1001- Jun- 10 16- May- 1015- Jun- 10 30- May- 1029- Jun- 10 13- Jun- 1013- Jul- 10 27- Jun- 1027- Jul- 10 11- Jul- 1010- Aug- 10 25- Jul- 1024- Aug- 10 08- Aug- 1007- Sep- 10 22- Aug- 1021- Sep- 10 05- Sep- 1005- Oct- 10 19- Sep- 1019- Oct- 10 03- Oct- 1002- Nov- 10 * 17- Oct- 1016- Nov- 10 * 31- Oct- 1030- Nov- 10 * 14- Nov- 1014- Dec- 10 * 28- Nov- 1028- Dec- 10 *• 12- Dec- 1011- Jan- 11 * 26- Dec- 1025- Jan- 11 * • Seasonal supplement applies Starts SunEnds Sun IstanbulCairo 2009 22- Feb- 0929- Mar- 09 * 08- Mar- 0912- Apr- 09 * 22- Mar- 0926- Apr- 09 *• 05- Apr- 0910- May- 09 * 19- Apr- 0924- May- 09 03- May- 0907- Jun- 09 17- May- 0921- Jun- 09 31- May- 0905- Jul- 09 14- Jun- 0919- Jul- 09 28- Jun- 0902- Aug- 09 12- Jul- 0916- Aug- 09 26- Jul- 0930- Aug- 09 09- Aug- 0913- Sep- 09 23- Aug- 0927- Sep- 09 06- Sep- 0911- Oct- 09 20- Sep- 0925- Oct- 09 04- Oct- 0908- Nov- 09 * 18- Oct- 0922- Nov- 09 * 01- Nov- 0906- Dec- 09 * 15- Nov- 0920- Dec- 09 * 29- Nov- 0903- Jan- 10 *• 13- Dec- 0917- Jan- 10 * 27- Dec- 0931- Jan- 10 * Starts SunEnds Sun IstanbulCairo 2010 21- Feb- 1028- Mar- 10 * 07- Mar- 1011- Apr- 10 *• 21- Mar- 1025- Apr- 10 * 04- Apr- 1009- May- 10 * 18- Apr- 1023- May- 10 02- May- 1006- Jun- 10 16- May- 1020- Jun- 10 30- May- 1004- Jul- 10 13- Jun- 1018- Jul- 10 27- Jun- 1001- Aug- 10 11- Jul- 1015- Aug- 10 25- Jul- 1029- Aug- 10 08- Aug- 1012- Sep- 10 22- Aug- 1026- Sep- 10 05- Sep- 1010- Oct- 10 19- Sep- 1024- Oct- 10 03- Oct- 1007- Nov- 10 * 17- Oct- 1021- Nov- 10 * 31- Oct- 1005- Dec- 10 * 14- Nov- 1019- Dec- 10 * 28- Nov- 1002- Jan- 11 *• 12- Dec- 1016- Jan- 11 * 26- Dec- 1030- Jan- 11 * • Seasonal supplement applies Trek grade - EasyTrek grade - Easy Save up to 15% on your tour - see page 243 Save up to 15% on your tour - see page 243

MIDDLEEASTYEMEN 70 " A great tour - an excellent guide, good mix of destinations and a well thought out route. Good transport and accommodation facilities and good visa advice and support." Caroline Keane middle east Yemen Discovery Imaginative Facts Tour code: ETYE • Activities: Hiking, walking, opportunities to swim • Accommodation: 10 nights in tourist class hotels and 4 nights in local funduqs ( simple Yemen guest house) • Transport: 4WD vehicles, plane • Flight: Sana'a to Seyun • Fully Escorted: By Imaginative Traveller tour leader and guide DAY 1: SANA'A- You will be met upon arrival and transferred to the hotel in Sana'a. DAY 2: SANA'A- A day spent exploring this incredible city, including the old walled city and the museum. Overnight in Sana'a. ( BD) DAY 3: WADI HADRAMAUT- Transfer to the airport for a short flight to Seyun in the heart of Wadi Hadramaut. Drive to Tarim, the spiritual capital of South Yemen, with over 300 mosques, before returning to Seyun for the night. ( BD) DAY 4: SHIBAM- Yemen is renowned for its striking architecture and today we visit a superb example - the magnificent Sultan's Palace in Seyun. We continue driving to explore the walled city of Shibam, renowned for its mud brick skyscrapers rising as high as seven storeys. Return to Seyun for the night. ( BL) DAY 5: AL HAJJARAIN - AL MOKULLA-Leaving Seyun we visit the spectacular cliffside village of Al Hajjarain before continuing through the scenic Wadi Do'an to the coastal town of Al Mokulla, where we spend the night. ( BL) DAY 6: BIR ALI - ADEN- Today we follow the Indian Ocean coast to Aden, stopping along the way at the fishing hamlet of Bir Ali where there's a chance to swim in the clear waters of the Indian Ocean. ( BL) DAY 7: ADEN- Our day in Aden takes us to the amazing Tanks of Tawila and the Sahareej Museum. ( BD) Day 8: TAIZ- Drive to Taiz, which was once the capital of North Yemen and is known for its beautiful mosques and bustling markets. ( BD) DAY 9: IBB - JIBLAH- Today we visit the beautiful mountain villages of Ibb and Jiblah before returning to Taiz for the night. ( BL) DAY 10: AL MOKHA - AL KOKHA- Leaving Taiz we travel to the Red Sea port of Al Mokha, once one of the world's leading coffee ports. We follow the coast to Al Kokha where we spend the night. ( BLD) DAY 11: ZABID - BAYT AL FAKIH - AL HAJJARAH- Today's route takes us through Zabid, once the location of a famous Islamic university and traditional seat of power in the coastal region known as the Tihama. We continue to the fortified village of Al Hajjarah, 2,300 metres above sea level, where we stay the night in a local funduq. ( BD) DAY 12: AL HAJJARAH - AL MANAKHA-Yemen is a country where traditional methods of agriculture and enterprise are still widely practised. We spend today walking along village paths amid mountain farmlands where we can see farmers at work on the terraced hillsides. We spend tonight in Al Hajjarah. ( BD) DAY 13: MAHWEET - THULA - KAWKABAN- Thula is renowned for its architecture and has some of the finest stonework in Yemen. The fortified town of Kawkaban is on a grand plateau with commanding views of the plains below. Overnight Kawkaban. ( BD) DAY 14: WADI DHAR - SANA'A- Our return journey to Sana'a takes us to one of Yemen's most iconic sites, the Imam's palace at Wadi Dhar. We'll have plenty of time to explore this intriguing building before making our way back to Sana'a. ( B) DAY 15: SANA'A- Tour ends. ( B) A land of timeless splendour waiting to be discovered • Visit fortified mountain fortresses and remote desert communities • Visit the Sultan's Palace at Seyun and the Imam's Palace at Wadi Dhar • Walk mountain trailsto stone- built villages and city alleys to bustling souqs • See the incredible mud- built towersat Shibam • Swim in the crystal clear Indian Ocean Yemen Yemen Discovery Kawkaban Al HajjarahSana' a Zabid Al Kokha Ibb Al MokhaTaiz Aden Bir Ali Al Mokulla Seyun Shibam Tarim Al Hajjarain Jiblah Tunisia Tunisian Adventure Tunis Sidi Bou Said Tozeur Dougga Kairouan Douz Ksar Ghilane Chenini El Jem Carthage Matmata Libya Libya Revealed Tripoli Leptis Magna Nalut Ghadames Germa Ubari Sand Sea Wadi al Hayat Akakus Mountains Ghariyan Sabratha Single Supplement £ 200 ( optional) Voluntary Carbon Offset £ 12.75 * Price includes tour price of £ 1299and local payment of US$ 450All prices are subject to currency fluctuations £ 1535pp Land Only * traveller Tour duration 15 days © Imaginative Traveller © Imaginative Traveller © Imaginative Traveller Starts SatEnds Sat Sana'aSana'a 2009 07- Feb- 0921- Feb- 09 03- Oct- 0917- Oct- 09 05- Dec- 0919- Dec- 09 Starts SatEnds Sat Sana'aSana'a 2010 06- Feb- 1020- Feb- 10 02- Oct- 1016- Oct- 10 04- Dec- 1018- Dec- 10 We can also offer Extra Accommodation, Adventure Travel Insurance& Flights Save up to 15% on your tour - see page 243