friday 08.10.07

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Want a true luxury vacation? Andrew Harper will take you for an adventure of a lifetime with a lavish and exotic exploration that most people only dream of.

Andrew Harper is a leading authority on luxury travel, publishing a series of exclusive guidebooks and hosting several Signature Tours throughout the year. The trips are marked by an unparalleled attention to detail, with insider guides, access to remote, never-before-seen locales, and bewitching surprises along the way. This is luxury travel redefined.

There are still two spots left for his upcoming October tour, Turkey: The Allure of Ancient Empires, though the allure probably doesn't include the price. This two-week adventure costs $25,950 per person (a slight discount is given to club members). This doesn't include airfare from your city, but we're guessing that if you're spending over 50K on vacation, you probably have your own plane.

You'll begin the tour in the city of Istanbul, checking into your room at the Four Seasons, housed in a gorgeously renovated, century-old, former Turkish prison (alone worth it to answer yes to Peter Graves' immortal question). Spend two full days in this enchanting city of sultans and emperors before boarding a private aircraft a short way to Selcuk and to the gates of ancient Ephesus, one of the best preserved classical cities in the world. Here you'll enjoy exclusive access to the normally restricted private villas famed for their mosaics and frescos. After exploring this masterpiece, you'll fly to Bodrum on the Aegian coast where you'll stay for three nights at the breathtaking Marmara Bodrum. Travel along the Turquoise Coast in Private gullets--traditional-style Turkish sailing vessels--to the ruins of Knidos. A chartered aircraft will take you to Antalya, where you'll gain exclusive entree to the ruins of the Perge Roman baths.

Then on to Cappadocia for three nights, where you'll be the sole guests at the private caravanserai (house for travelers), Selcuku Evi, and treated to a whirling dervish performance--a dance dating back to the 13th Century Ottoman Empire. Continue further east to Ani, a major stopping point on the legendary Silk Road. Visit the spectacular Sumela Monastery with 72 rooms build into the mountainside before returning to the city where your adventure began, Istanbul. Instead of the former prison, you'll be ensconced at the Ritz Carlton for your remaining two nights. Andrew Harper, we thank you.