Length
5 days
Group
Up to 8 guests
Season
May–June and September–October
Pace
Easy
We meet
Front desk, Cat Mitty Hotel, 17:30 the evening before
Guide price
From 30,400 CZK per person
This is an approximate figure, with flights and the nights listed below. The manager confirms the final price when you request the tour, since it can move with dates, flights and the number of travellers.
The Aegean coast of Turkey is built for people who like to sit. Stone houses open straight onto harbours, olive presses stand in the middle of town, and the cafes put their chairs wherever the sea breeze is best. We plan five days around that habit and add as little as possible.
Each morning has one outing and each afternoon has one long lunch. In between there is time to find your own cat, since every harbour in this region seems to keep a few, all well fed and all unimpressed.
The ribbon of days
1
Landing in Izmir
We fly into Izmir, drive west along the coast and arrive in Alacati for a late lunch under a vine. The first evening is for walking the lanes, which are lined with white shutters and bougainvillea.
2
Windmills and wine cellars
A short drive takes us to the windmills above Alacati, then to a family winery where the owner pours a few small glasses and talks about her grandfather’s vines. Lunch is simple and long.
3
Foca by boat
In Foca we take a small boat along a rocky coast, swim off the stern for anyone who wants to, and eat grilled fish at a table that nearly touches the water. The harbour cats arrive before the fish.
4
Ayvalik and its olive streets
Ayvalik is a town of old Greek houses and olive soap. We visit a press, taste oil the way other people taste wine and spend the afternoon in a bookshop cafe with a very tolerant tabby.
5
Cunda and the road home
A morning ferry to Cunda Island for breakfast by the sea, a last walk around the old quarter and then the road back to Izmir for the evening flight to Prague.
What is in
- Return flights from Prague
- Four nights in family guesthouses
- Breakfasts and two harbour dinners
- A small boat day in Foca
- Olive press and winery visits
- A guide for the whole trip
What is not
- Most lunches
- Travel insurance
- Passport or visa costs, if you need either
- Extra drinks and sunbeds
What to bring
A hat with a chin strap for the boat, sandals you can walk in, and a swimsuit even in May. Details sit on the packing page.
Request this tour
Send a request with the dates you have in mind and the number of travellers. A manager calls you within 48 hours to confirm the price and the details; nothing is charged on this site.