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TURN YOUR FACE TO THE SUN is always happy to work with you to create a custom tour package designed around your hobbies/interests and the number of people in your group.

Custom tours can be arranged for 2 - 20 people maximum.

Our past excursions include:

Australia Land Tour:

Arrive Sydney - transfer from airport to hotel - spend 3 days city tour and at leisure;
Take day train from Sydney to Melbourne,
2 days in Melbourne includes Penquin Parade - Phillip Island;
Pick up rental car in Melbourne for 5-day self-drive along Great Ocean Road & Grampians dropoff Adelaide;
2 nights Adelaide; 2-day rental car - pick up Adelaide; drop off Adelaide Airport - tour at own leisure, visit wineries;
2 nights at BB cottage in McLaren Vale wine country;
Fly from Adelaide to Alice Springs; transfer from airport to hotel in Alice Springs 1 night;
3-day Rock Olgas Canyon tour;
1 night Alice Springs; transfer to airport;
Fly Alice Springs to Cairns; Great Barrier Reef 4-day tour; overnight in Cairns;
Pick up rental car for 9-day self drive, drop off Brisbane; 2 nights Brisbane with day tour;
Day train Brisbane to Sydney;
2 nights Sydney transfer from hotel to airport for flight.


Italy - Land Tour and Cycling Tuscany

Arrive Rome - transfer to hotel - 5 days touring Rome at own leisure;
Train from Rome to Poggibonsi; transfer from train station to villa in Staggia where start of self-guided cycle tour, stay 2 nights;
1 night in each of the following towns: cycle to Siena via Castellina heart of Chianti wine region and on to Monteriggioni; head for Buonconvento leaving behind the vineyards of Chianti;
Cycle to Montalcino 2 nights, renowned for its ruby-red Brunello wines;
then cycle to beautiful Montepulciano famous for its Vino Nobile, stopping along the way at Bagno Vignoni, Pienza and Montichiello;
Next day end of cycling; transfer from Montepulciano to Solomeo for 2 days including 1-day cooking school;
Transfer to Perugia to pick up car rental; self-drive 7-day rental travel along Adriatic Sea coast to south spend time along Almalfi coast;
Overnight airport hotel, drop off rental car at airport prior to departure.


Turkey - Land Tour, Hike & Gulet:

Arrive Istanbul - 3-nights, sightseeing Blue Mosque, Sophia's Palace, Spice Market, Grand Bazaar enjoying old town at own leisure; flight from Istanbul to Izmir, transfer from airport to hotel 2 nights in Izmir at leisure to walk promanade, enjoy seaside cafes, art galleries;
take bus from Izmir to Dalyan meet up with tour leader;
2 nights in Dalyan do small boat excursion through reedbed to ruins of Canunus, then on to Iztuzu Beach to relax for afternoon;
Next day drive to Selcuk stopping at ruins of Alinda over night;
Drive to Selcuk via Didyma, Miletus and Priene stopping on way to see the wealth of historical ruins spend 2 nights in Selcuk;
Leave early morning with special guide, to visit world renowned Ephesus;
Drive to Pamukkale (frozen waterfall) spend time in the warm mineral waters and then onto Aphrodisias, the city renowned as an artistic centre with a remarkable collection of sculptures in its museum;
Next day drive to Kas via Fethiya stopping to visit fish & spice market for lunch, over night in Kas;
Next, drive to start of 5-night hike in Taurus Mountains staying with Turkish families. Each day will walk through variety of landscapes, farmland and forests to reach daily destination - start Gombe to Semsi, onto Sutlegen, Camlikoy, meaning 'Pine Village', a small cluster of buildings set amongst aniseed and wheat fields time to enjoy host family and fresh mountain air;
Next stop Arsakoy situated on an escarpment overlooking the Xanthos valley, spend 2 nights in Arsakoy optional 9 hr. hike to summits of the Akdag range reaching heights of 2400m or day at leisure;
Wind way down to deserted settlement of Kaya Koyu and spend time exploring the town, then hike trail to Oludeniz which is situated on an idyllic lagoon; spend a bit of time relaxing here before bus transfers back to Fethiye, overnight.
Next day pickup gulet (wooden boats fashioned after ancient fishing boats) for 6 days at sea with captain, cook and helper, to just enjoy the warm waters, sunshine and relax;
Fly Fethiye to Istanbul transfer from airport to hotel overnight;
Transfer from hotel to airport for departure.

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"Thank you for all your efforts with the car and the trip; it was a great holiday in Ireland!"

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Mark