The Exclusive Escapes Service

We're here to provide you with wonderful villas and boutique hotels in beautiful places, all exclusive to us. An exceptional service is supported with real knowledge and attention to detail, and on your escape we're here to help when you need us and leave you alone when you don't.

We have significant and unique expertise in providing holidays in this culturally rich and genuinely welcoming part of the world – each and every member of our team having unparalleled first-hand knowledge of our entire portfolio. This small team has established a reputation for delivering an exceptionally high-quality holiday both in terms of style and level of service.

Each of our Guests is provided with an experience which is carefully thought through from beginning to end – certainly a long way removed from any concept of a ‘package holiday’.

We have used our considerable experience to offer a small, exclusive portfolio of high calibre and unusual properties. This portfolio presents a face of Turkey that may well surprise you. We believe that the dramatic locations and stunning scenery in each region, together with the high quality and individuality of our exclusive properties will combine to offer you a totally unforgettable experience. An experience to compare favourably with any to be found throughout the Mediterranean.

People Like Us

Our service is designed entirely for those who, like us, abhor the entire concept of a package holiday. We treat Guests as individuals, and all our properties have been carefully selected using our extensive knowledge of the region, our relationships with local people and our deep appreciation of local culture and custom.

Why Turkey and why Exclusive Escapes?

Exclusive Escapes is born from a genuine love of Turkey and her people. Having travelled extensively and provided holidays to various parts of the world, we are yet to discover another nation that combines dramatic, glorious and disparate scenery with such fascinating historic culture.

Most remarkable of all are the people, who are by nature warm and hospitable. We say ‘remarkable’ as it is this hospitality, together with the stunning everchanging natural beauty of the country that Guests comment on most frequently.

The Exclusive Escapes ethos is to offer a style of holiday and quality of property that many would not associate with this part of the world, hence – ‘a Turkey that will surprise you!’ All our properties and regions provide an unusual and perfect environment in which to completely unwind.

The Exclusive Escapes Team

The Exclusive Escapes team and portfolio will always remain small and with complete focus on providing holidays of the highest quality for the most discerning of travellers.

We have first-hand experience of every region and property in our programme. Our small, high-calibre team of specialists provides expert and knowledgeable advice suited to the requirements of each individual.

Our assumption is that Guests wish to feel free and independent and our service is geared to this end. Our experienced overseas assistants therefore provide a discreet back-up service when required, rather than that of the more traditional holiday representative.

Exclusive Regions and Properties

None of our carefully selected regions are to be found in the pages of a mass market brochure. Indeed many are absolutely unique to us. All offer a fascinating insight into local culture as well as providing the perfect base for a holiday that can be both relaxing and invigorating.

Our portfolio includes a diverse selection of exclusive boutique hotels and luxury villas which are unusual in terms of both variety and location. Some of these properties are to be found on the tops of mountains, in forest clearings, overlooking picturesque harbours and, in one case, literally on the edge of a canyon!

Our properties always represent the very best in their range available in that region. We hold the exclusive UK marketing rights to all our coastal properties and most of those featured in Istanbul and Cappadocia too, thus ensuring a select ambience.

The Lycian Coast - Hidden Turkey

Thankfully tourism came late to Turkey and, although there are admittedly several mass market resorts, there are also huge swathes of coastline that have been protected as conservation areas, the majority of which are to be found in south west Turkey on the Lycian Coast.

This region provides the most dramatic coastal scenery in Turkey together with a plethora of cultural sites dating back to the Lycian, Carian and Byzantine periods.

The main tourist areas of coastal Turkey are concentrated around Izmir and Antalya airports. The Lycian region in between was initially ignored because the transport infrastructure made it difficult to visit, and by the time Dalaman airport was opened, the conservation areas on the Lycian Coast had been created. This ensured that, with only a couple of obvious exceptions such as Marmaris and Bodrum, the majority of the region is suited to visitors of a more discerning nature.

It is these regions of Turkey in particular that our team has many year’s experience. This knowledge, together with the strong friendships forged over that time, has enabled us to put together a portfolio of properties and regions that we believe to be without equal.

Culture

Turkey, and in particular the Lycian Coast, is the setting for a plethora of ancient sites dating back to Lycian, Byzantine, Roman times and beyond. The beauty of many of these sites is that they are far removed from the tourist hordes and are available for the independent traveller to explore peacefully at their own pace. Many of our regions are ideally located for exploration of sites either under your own steam or by joining one of our qualified and knowledgeable Exclusive Escapes Guides.

Exclusive Guides & Personalised Exclusive Experiences (Excursions) 

Turkey has an incredible amount to offer, with wonderfully diverse scenery and a colourful culture. Whether you wish to explore ancient sites, appreciate the beauty of remote mountain villages, or enjoy awe-inspiring scenery, we can help. We’ve carefully selected a small number of quality experiences, designed to allow you to see a facet of the region not usually available.

These are definitely not your typical mass-market excursions. Whenever we do visit a more popular site – such as Ephesus – we’ve used our extensive experience of the region and drawn on knowledgeable contacts to ensure you have access at a time when crowds are not usually present. We hope you enjoy our carefully planned selection - detailed information on which is available for each region online.

Restricted Places

We restrict numbers on all our trips, to make sure that we can offer you the highest levels of comfort and service. So, we have a maximum of ten places available on overland journeys, and just twelve to sixteen guests join each of our Gulet Cruises (dependent on vessel size).

Your Exclusive Guide

We employ a select team of the highest calibre fully-qualified guides in each region, who are available exclusively to our guests. They escort very small parties on carefully planned and personalised trips – both cultural and adventurous – using a mixture of their own and our extensive knowledge of the region. Private Guides are also available for Guests who have an interest in visiting a specific area not included in our programme, or those who prefer to explore independently, no matter how small our groups may be.

Sporting Activities

Our portfolio includes a variety of properties – some completely ‘off the beaten track’, others with a somewhat more cosmopolitan setting. No matter how remote, all provide access to a wide array of activities such as Water Sports, Canyoning, Paragliding, Sea Kayaking, Trekking, Horse Riding, Gulet Sailing and Deluxe Motor Cruising.

Full details are displayed online within each region information.

Complimentary Guide Book & Beach Towel

A well-researched Guide Book which provides detailed information relevant to your Exclusive Escapes holiday in Turkey is provided with our compliments prior to your departure. In addition a complimentary beach towel is provided for all Exclusive Escapes Guests visiting the Lycian Coast. Small, but hopefully useful gifts, which you get to keep!

Should you have any queries whatsoever, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to being of service and welcoming you to these beautiful parts of our world.