Temples, tombs and feluccas in Upper Egypt take us back to a time of Pharaoh dynasties. Mameluke Fort in Aqaba was once captured by Lawrence of Arabia. In a journey peppered with fascinating calls, our passage through Suez will celebrate the genius of de Lesseps, and see Saladin castles and Seljuk walls unfurl along Turkey’s Turquoise Coast in Latakia and Antalya. Stories of ancient Halicarnassus, ruins of Ephesus and tales of Gallipolli will bring us to bustling, Byzantine Istanbul.