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Scuba Diving Education Center "Kiriş Resort"

The family friendly hotel is a great location for our diving center. We carry on this well equipped base since 1995. The experienced crew provides fun and safety at the dives. The diving center was rebuilt in 2005 including an additional amphi theater for the theory education. By having a very good cooperation with the watersports department we are now able to use the big peer to enter the boat (only 100m away).

The diving station offers everyday 3 excursions. We dive at 10:00, 14:00 and 16:00 with the boat. Beachdives to the underwater playground are possible all day. Some of our "most wanted" are the night dives or the "Early Morning Dive" to the wreck PARIS.

Scuba Diving 2006
The CMAS Scuba Diving Educational Facility "Dive Turkey" fulfills all your underwater expectations. Here you can get in touch with the marine world for the first time or extend your level of education.
• CMAS Children Diving (8-12 years)
• Basic Certificate
• Nightdiving
• Orientationdiving
• Wreckdiving "Expedition Paris"
• Underwater digital photo course
• Accepting all international diving certificates (PADI, Naui, SSI, etc.)
• Crossover educations
• CMAS Bronze *
• CMAS Silver **
• CMAS Gold***
• Diving instructor education

DIVING WORLD
Several offers for every age. If you would like to try scuba diving or if you would like to glide through the warm waters of the Mediterranean or if plan to extend your education - we have special programs for all. IWM "Dive Turkey" is an official CMAS first class diving center and a MARES testcenter

Real underwater professionals will guide you through the education seminars using best equipments. A professional maintenance room offers excellent service also for your own equipment. So come get wet.

SUBJECT TO CHARGE
• Diving center "Dive Turkey"
• Special offers: shipwrecks, caves and our underwater playground
• Senior aquanauts; it is never too late to learn scuba diving. Make a dream come true with our special program "Senior Diving".

Magic Life the Club World
"ONE Divers" Scuba Diving Education Center

We await you in the biggest IWM base of all! The Hotel offers a very extensive concept and guarantees for an unforgettable holiday. The diving center is one of the most modern stations all over Turkey. The programs are very large and the service is great.

Three times a day we dive from our own diving boat "Özge". The distances to the near reefs are only 5-20 minutes in average. The underwater environmental park "3 Islands" is located 45-50 minutes away. Each dive is accompanied by experienced instructors! The group size is limited to 4-6 persons.

The weekly program makes a diving holiday without stress possible and gives you the opportunity to see all underwater attractions of the Turkish Riviera.

DIVING WORLD
Several offers for every age. If you would like to try scuba diving or if you would like to glide through the warm waters of the Mediterranean or if plan to extend your education - we have special programs for all. IWM "Dive Turkey" is an official CMAS first class diving center and a MARES testcenter

Real underwater professionals will guide you through the education seminars using best equipments. A professional maintenance room offers excellent service also for your own equipment. So come get wet.

SUBJECT TO CHARGE
• Diving center "Dive Turkey"
• Special offers: shipwrecks, caves and our underwater playground
• Senior aquanauts; it is never too late to learn scuba diving. Make a dream come true with our special program "Senior Diving".

"Dive Turkey" Scuba Diving Education Center Alatimya Village
An exceptional diving center with a sense for families!

Thomas & Neco Zimmerli are awaiting you in their CMAS Diving School.

With experience of years the two professionals are creating a friendly atmosphere. One of the most beautiful diving centers of the Kemer region is located only 25m from the beach, 7m from the pool and 7 minutes by boat from the well known ship wreck PARIS .

The service is great, we dive 2-3 times a day with our own diving boat at the best dive spots all around. We look after beginners and professionals in the same way.

Alatimya Village Kemer

CMAS BASIC
3x 1 hour theory (incl. education materials)
2x Pool (inkl. CMAS safety exercise)
2x 30-45 min. beachdive (1x fun,1x with all CMAS safety exercises)
1x boatdive (30-45 min., max.12-15 m depth)
Attention: This rate is valid for reservations made 14 days in advance, normal rate € 229.-

CMAS BRONZE
3x 1 hour theory (with education materials)
2x pool (incl. CMAS safety exercises)
3x 30-45 min. beach diving (for all CMAS safety exercises)
3x Bootsausfahrten (boat dive 30-45 min., max.12-15m depth)
international CMAS card after successful examination
After graduation for the CMAS-Bronze diver you are able to dive without diving instructor

HOLIDAY DIVER
1x 1 hour theory
1x poolunit
1x 30-40 min. beach dive
1x holiday diver certificate

CMAS JUNIOR DIVER (8–12 years)
2x theory
1x game hour
2x pool unit
1x diving at the underwater playground
1x theory examination

HOT SPOT CARD for the professionals
6x diving incl. equipment, extras and experienced guide € 199.-
6x diving with own equipment, extras and experienced guide € 150.-

FREE OF CHARGE
Free Scuba Diving lesson, from 8 years on, 2x per week in the pool

Su Sporları / Antalya - Turkey

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ISTANBUL OTODROM CIRCUIT
Formula 1 Turkey Grandprix Race Circuit

Length : 5.378 m
Width : 14 - 21,5 m
Number of Turns : 14
Radius of Sharpest Corner : 15 m
Start/Finish Length : 655,5 m
Maximum Speed (estimated) : 320 km/h
Number of Tyre Barriers : 124.000

8 Days F1 Tour
7 Nights 8 Days
Ottoman and Byzantine relics, Roman Hippodrome, Serpentine Column.
Includes friday, saturday and sunday sessions (Practise, Qualifying, Warm-Up, Race, Shows)

Per person in double room 1350 €
Single Supplement 700 €

DAY 1 / (15 AUG) ISTANBUL
Arrive at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, the only city in the world that spans two continents. You will be met with a friendly "merhaba" (hello) from your English speaking guide and driver who escort you to hotel for check-in. After a few hours of relaxing in your room you will meet in the hotel lobby and depart for a delicious Turkish meal at a nearby local restaurant. Turkish cuisine is rated as one of the three most sophisticated and refined cuisines in the world along with French and Chinese cuisines.

DAY 2 / (16 AUG) IST - Bosphorus
Morning departure by motor coach with Your guide for a drive over the Galata Bridge which spans the Golden Horn that divides Old Istanbul from New Istanbul. Your drive will lead you to Dolmabahce Palace on the banks of the Bosphorus where you will start your touring. The palace was the last residence of the Ottoman Sultans and is believed to be one of the most expensive and ostentatious palaces in the world. After the palace you will proceed to the Kabatas Port and board for a cruise on the Bosphorus past old Ottoman palaces and well preserved castles. After you dock on and have lunch you will stop for coffee at the Pierre Lotti Cafe to take in the inspirational view of the city that inspired Lotti, a famous French author (1850-1923) to write poems about Istanbul. This evening group dinner at dinner at the Urcan Restaurant, a famous fish restaurant located on the Bosphorus.

DAY 3 / (17 AUG) IST - Byzantium&Ottoman Relics
Morning tour of the area around Sultanahmet. This tour will include both Ottoman and Byzantine relics. Your first stop will be at the Roman Hippodrome area to see the famous Egyptian Obelisk and the Serpentine Column (Delphi Tripod). You will go inside the Blue Mosque, a great masterpiece of Turkish architecture with the interior walls decorated by brilliant blue tiles. You will proceed to the nearby 6th century Byzantine cathedral, Hagia Sophia, one of the most architecturally important buildings in the world. After lunch in the Konyali Restaurant on the grounds of the Topkapi Palace, you will visit the palace that was the residence of the Sultans, the harem, and the museum to see many of the extravagant objects with which the Sultans surrounded themselves and the holly relics (legendary baton of Prophet Moses, sword and beard of Pophet Muhammed in Treasure Section). From the palace you will proceed to the nearby underground Cistern Yerebatan Sarnici dating from the 6th century. This evening group dinner at Orient House to watch floor show of famous belly dancers, Turkish folk groups including set menu dinner and limited drink.

DAY 4 / (18 AUG) ISTANBUL - Free Day
Today is free to explore on your own. Sultanahmet (Old Istanbul) is the site on which the city was founded in 666 BC. New Istanbul is across the Galata Bridge settled by Europeans in the19th century. Taxis and trams are plentiful.

DAY 5 / (19 AUG) ISTANBUL - F1 Turkey Practise
Early in the morning transfer to Kurtkoy Circuit.
Tentative event programme :
11:00 - 12:00 - F1 Practice (1st.Timed Session)
12:10 - 12:30 - Track Display. (Local Event)
13:00 - 14:00 - F1 Practice (1st.Timed Session)
14:30 - 15:00 - Local Support Race (Practice 1)
15:15 - 15:45 - Local Support Race (Practice 2)
16:00 - 16:30 - Local Support Race (Qualifying)
Return to hotel and overnight.

DAY 6 / (20 AUG) ISTANBUL - F1 Turkey Qualifying
Early in the morning transfer to Kurtkoy Circuit.
Tentative event programme :
09:00 - 09:45 - F1 Practice (2nd.Timed Session)
10:15 - 11:00 - F1 Practice (2nd.Timed Session)
11:15 - 11:40 - Track Display. (Local Event)
11:45 - 12:20 - Track Display. (Local Event)
12:30 - 12:40 - Military Air Show
13:00 - 15:00 - F1 Qualifying Session
14:30 - 15:00 - Local Support Race (Qualifying)
15:30 - 15:55 - Local Support Race (RACE)
Return to hotel and overnight.

DAY 7 / (21 AUG) ISTANBUL - F1 Turkey Grand Prix
Today is the reason you came to Turkey. Early in the morning transfer to Kurtkoy Circuit. Tentative event programme :
10:30 - 11:00 - F1 Warm-up Session
11:15 - 11:45 - Local Support Race (RACE)
12:25 - 12:35 - F1 Drivers' Parade.
12:40 - 12:50 - Opening Ceremony
12:50 - 13:45 - Track Display / Cultural Show
13:50 - 13:55 - Military Airshow
13:55 - 14:15 - Formula One Grid Line-up
14:30 - Pit Lane Open
14:45 - Pit Lane Close
15:00 - F1-TURKEY 2005
After the event, transfer hotel and overnight.

DAY 8 / (22 AUG) ISTANBUL - Departure
After breakfast transfer to Airport for final departure to home...

Tour Details

Remark:
* Rate is calculated for minimum 2 paying adults
* Rate is net and non commissionable
* Full payment for certain booking

Tour Includes:
* Round trip Airport/Hotel/Circut transfer service
* Accommodation at center located 4* hotel
* 1 Full day Byzantuim & Ottoman Relics tour including entrance fees and set menu lunch at local restaurant
* 1 Full day Bosphorus tour including Bosporus cruise and set menu lunch at loca restaurant
* Daily buffet breakfast at hotel
* 2 Set menu dinner at local restaurant
* 1 Set menu dinner + limited drink at Turkish Njght Show
* Standard entrance ticket
* English speaking guidance
* Service tax

Tour Excludes:
* Personal expenses
* Insurance of medical, accident and all personal effects
* Extras at hotel and meals
* Optional tours

3 DAYS F1 Tour
2 Night 3 Days
Includes saturday and sunday sessions (Qualifying, Warm-Up, Race, Shows)

Per person in double room 490 €
Single Supplement 200 €

DAY 1 / (20 AUG) ISTANBUL - F1 Turkey Qualifying
Arrive in Istanbul, meet and assist to Kurtkoy Circut
Tentative event programme :
09:00 - 09:45 - F1 Practice (2nd.Timed Session)
10:15 - 11:00 - F1 Practice (2nd.Timed Session)
11:15 - 11:40 - Track Display. (Local Event)
11:45 - 12:20 - Track Display. (Local Event)
12:30 - 12:40 - Military Air Show
13:00 - 15:00 - F1 Qualifying Session
14:30 - 15:00 - Local Support Race (Qualifying)
15:30 - 15:55 - Local Support Race (RACE)
Return to hotel and overnight.

DAY 2 / (21 AUG) ISTANBUL - F1 Turkey Grand Prix
DAY 2 Today is the reason you came to Turkey. Early n the morning transfer to Kurtkoy Circuit. Tentative event programme :
10:30 - 11:00 - F1 Warm-up Session
11:15 - 11:45 - Local Support Race (RACE)
12:25 - 12:35 - F1 Drivers' Parade.
12:40 - 12:50 - Opening Ceremony
12:50 - 13:45 - Track Display / Clutural Show
13:50 - 13:55 - Military Airshow
13:55 - 14:15 - Formula One Grid Line-up
14:30 - Pit Lane Open
14:45 - Pit Lane Close
15:00 - F1-TURKEY 2005
After the event, transfer to Airport for final departure to home...

DAY 3 / (22 AUG) ISTANBUL
After breakfast transfer to airport for final departure to home...

Tour Details

Remark:
* Rate is calculated for minimum 2 paying adults
* Rate is net and non commissionable
* Full payment for certain booking

Tour Includes:
* Round trip Airport/Hotel/Circut transfer service
* Accommodation at center located 4* hotel
* Daily buffet breakfast at hotel
* Standard entrance ticket
* English speaking guidance
* Service tax

Tour Excludes:
* Personal expenses
* Insurance of medical, accident and all personal effects
* Extras at hotel
* Optional tours

Formula 1 Turkey Istanbul GP Ticket Prices

F1 Turkey GP Tickets Friday Saturday Sunday 3 days pass
Super Gold - - - 350 €
Super Gold Junior - - - 175 €
Gold 1 100 € 140 € 290 € 320 €
Gold 1 Junior - - - 160 €
Gold 2 90 € 130 € 250 € 280 €
Gold 2 Junior - - - 140 €
Gold 3 80 € 110 € 230 € 250 €
Silver 1 70 € 100 € 190 € 220 €
Silver 1 Junior - - - 110 €
Silver 2 60 € 90 € 170 € 200 €
Silver 2 Junior - - - 100 €
Silver 3 50 € 80 € 140 € 170 €
Silver 3 Junior - - - 85€
Bronze 1 40 € 60 € 110 € 130 €
Bronze 1 Junior - - - 65 €
Green Fields 20 € 30 € 70 € 80 €
Green Fields Junior - - - 40 €

We do not sell tickets only. Tickets are available with the hotel packages and tour packages.

Gürtour Tourism / Istanbul - Turkey

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As the people that pioneered ballooning in Cappadocia, we share your love for adventure. It's that passion, tempered with more than twenty years of experience flying balloons that has helped us become the best ballooning operator in Turkey. Every flight is a fantastic adventure as we float intimately amongst the fairy chimneys and soar over the magnificent Cappadocian landscape. A flight with Kapadokya Balloons™ is truly "the experience of a lifetime!" Join us in Cappadocia, for the best ballooning adventures on earth! And rest assured that there are no better pilots in Turkey than Lars and Kaili.

Cappadocia
The ancient region of Cappadocia lies in central Anatolia, between the cities of Nevşehir, Kayseri and Niğde. Here, the traveler finds one of the most fantastic landscapes in the world. Wind and weather have eroded soft volcanic rock into hundreds of strangely shaped pillars, cones and "fairy chimneys", often very tall, and in every shade from pink through yellow to russet browns.

Cappadocia is an extraordinary land, combining unique and beautiful natural features with a fascinating cultural and historical past. Hittites, Byzantines and early Christians established important landmarks here, as did Mother Nature with her stunning erosion of the soft volcanic deposits.

Göreme is the heart of Cappadocia and is an important area for shopping, with its wonderful carpets and kilims, onyx souvenirs, and very fine local wines. It is also a wonderful region for trekking and for photo-safaris. The scenery is breathtaking in all four seasons: miniature poppies in the springtime, the fruit and flowers of summertime, autumn's grapes and blaze of gold, and the winter blanket of snow.

BALLOONING

A hot-air balloon flight is unique from all other experiences of flight as there is no sensation of motion. Travelling at heights of up to 1500 feet, the feeling is one of peace and tranquility. The earth slowly descends and rotates below you. Within moments after lifting off you become at ease while you effortlessly drift over the treetops and the spectacular Cappadocian landscape. It is like a dream to gently float over the countryside in complete harmony with your surroundings.

The deep canyons and lush fertile valleys of Cappadocia provide our balloons with an ideal playground for a unique and memorable flight; gentle winds carry us over places that could never be reached except by balloon. Ballooning can be such fun! In season we can even pick apricots from the trees!

How many people can ride in a hot air balloon?
Balloons are constructed with greater or lesser volume to carry more or less weight. The smallest passenger balloons carry just the pilot! The largest passenger transporter in operation has a capacity of 24 passengers plus the pilot. Our balloons are designed to carry between 6 and 16 passengers.

How long does a balloon flight last?
The actual flight time averages more than an hour.

What fuel do balloons use?
Our hot air balloons carry 60 to 110 gallons (120 to 200 kg) of propane in stainless steel fuel tanks. We expect to use roughly 75% of the fuel during a single flight.

About Us
We are Kapadokya Balloons™. We offer ballooning adventures in Cappadocia Turkey. Kapadokya Balloons™ is the oldest established ballooning company in Turkey. We have flown more passengers in Turkey than all the other balloon companies combined, past and present. Our experience in this region allows us to choose the best launching locations for the most scenic flights possible for each day's weather conditions.

Lars and Kaili, our chief pilots, have almost 45 years of combined ballooning experience. They have personally flown close to 50,000 passengers, while maintaining a perfect safety record. Our fleet of luxury aircraft are the newest, safest and most comfortable balloons available in the world today. Our insurance coverage and safety standards far exceed that required by Turkish, European and American regulations.

Our Pilots
Lars and Kaili are the most experienced pilots in Turkey. They have accumulated valuable experience piloting large passenger balloons in Europe and America over the last 23 years and the novelty of the business never wears off! Every flight has its unique cocktail of events, dipping down to pick the apricots from the tree in flight and soaring above the landscape, picking out landmarks never before noticed.

Sharing the thrill with first-time passengers is a pilot's greatest privilege and never loses its charm...

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Focus Paragliding has been in operation since 1994. Our Focus team is run by experienced BHPA, USHGA and DHV qualified pilots, who have collective experience of over 25 years. Let us show you why thousands of people have enjoyed this adventure with altitude. The take off contrary to popular belief does not involve a leap off a cliff, all you have to do is run a few steps to be airborne.

Ölüdeniz - Fethiye / Turkey has one of the highest commercial take off sites in the world, at 6500 ft, giving you the most spectacular flight of them all. If you like, your friendly, English speaking pilot, will introduce you to 360 degree turns, wing- overs and even thermals which may extend your flight.

You are also given the chance to fly side by side with friends, which makes for a great photo opportunity, giving you an experience you won't forget. Landing on Ölüdeniz beach is as easy as take off, but a warning, after landing you may not be able to wipe the smile from you face!

All adventure activities have an element of fear, that's what makes them exciting. Our pilots are professionals with years of experience. We take every precaution to make your trip and flight as safe as possible. Our excellent safety record speaks for itself, while your up there having fun, we're taking care of you.

We are located in Ölüdeniz-Fethiye in the south of Turkey. The closest airport is Dalaman which is about a 1 hour drive from Ölüdeniz. Antalya would be the next closest airport and it takes about 3 hours to drive from Antalya to Ölüdeniz.

As you can see from the map, Ölüdeniz is located on the Meditarranean coast and is a beach resort. There is no lond driving in order to get to the beach since the hotels are located on the beach.

Ölüdeniz is one of the best spots for paragliding but offers many other activities as well such as scuba diving, horse riding, jeep safari and many more. And that is one of the reasons why many paragliding-pilots from all over the world come here with there family since there are many other things to do as well. We could write a book about Ölüdeniz, so the best thing to do is to come and see for yourself!

Our pilots have a combined experience of more than 18.000 flights as a tandem pilot and are rated in several countries. There are many tandem pilots in this sport and all of them are good in what they do. However, Focus Paragliding does employ only the best pilots and does train its own pilots as well. To be a tandem pilot takes much more than just knowing how to fly a tandem paraglider.

Since almost all of our passengers are non-experienced people and first timers, it is very important that the pilot knows how to deal with people who "jump-off" from a 6500 feet mountain for the first time in their life. Here is a short introduction of our pilots, enjoy...

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These scripts and photographs are registered under © Copyright 2006, Focus Paragliding / Fethiye - Muğla - Turkey. All Rights Reserved.