LONGEVITY & RESET · 9 DAYS / 8 NIGHTS
Active Aegean · İzmir → Istanbul
Hydrotherapy, orthopedic consult, nutrition reset — composed for knee & sleep
4.97· 62 guests
Verified reviews
Dr. Selin Demir, MD
Lead physician
JCI · ISO 9001
Accreditation
Length
9 days / 8 nights
City / Route
İzmir + Istanbul
Best for
Hydrotherapy, orthopedic consult, nutrit
Group size
1–2 guests per cohort
Guide language
English · German · Dutch
Certification
JCI · ISO 9001 · EU Health Travel
What this program is
A considered reset — composed for what you actually need.
Active Aegean is designed for guests who arrive with the same quiet question: can I feel like myself again? We don't promise transformation. We offer 9 structured days in İzmir + Istanbul, with generous rest in between.
Your days are composed with purpose but not crowded. Hydrotherapy, orthopedic consult, nutrition reset — composed for knee & sleep. Your guide — Ali — stays in touch with you before, during, and for twelve months after.
It is not a clinic, it is not a spa, it is not a retreat. It is a program — curated by people, priced all-in, and quiet.
What's included
+Hydrotherapy × 6 (thalassotherapy pool)
+Orthopedic consult × 1 (Dr. Demir)
+Nutrition reset protocol
+Stays at Alsancak Boutique Hotel + Peninsula Istanbul
+Private transfers + driver for 9 days
+12-month follow-up with your GP
Not included — transparent
—International flights (we can book, at cost)
—Travel insurance (mandatory; recommendations provided)
—Additional procedures, if indicated after consult
—Personal purchases, minibar, incidentals
—Optional excursions
Our promise on price. If an additional procedure is advised, we'll share the exact partner rate and you decide — separately, unpressured.
The program, day by day
9 days, composed so none of them feel busy.
01
İzmir
Rest day
Arrival · İzmir
·Private transfer from airport
·Check-in at your hotel
·Welcome briefing with Ali
·Early night — no formal program
02
İzmir
Programme day
·Nutrition reset protocol
·Late breakfast
·Free afternoon
·Dinner at a partner restaurant
03
İzmir
Recovery & wellbeing
·Stays at Alsancak Boutique Hotel + Peninsula Istanbul
·Late breakfast
·Free afternoon
·Dinner at a partner restaurant
04
İzmir
Clinical
Consultation day
·Hydrotherapy × 6
·Orthopedic consult × 1
·Nutrition reset protocol
·Stays at Alsancak Boutique Hotel + Peninsula Istanbul
05
İzmir
Rest day
Rest & explore
·No formal program
·Hotel wellness access
·Ali available for anything
·Optional local excursion
06
Transit
Transit · İzmir → Istanbul
·Morning departure, private transfer
·Check-in · Istanbul
·Quiet afternoon, no program
·Dinner at the hotel
07
Istanbul
Recovery & wellbeing
·Orthopedic consult × 1
·Late breakfast
·Free afternoon
·Dinner at a partner restaurant
08
Istanbul
Programme day
·Nutrition reset protocol
·Late breakfast
·Free afternoon
·Dinner at a partner restaurant
09
Istanbul
Rest day
Departure · Istanbul
·Unhurried breakfast
·Private transfer to airport
·Journey home · your GP briefed
Medical & clinical
European standard, held to a higher room temperature.
Partner network
JCI-accredited facilities
We partner exclusively with JCI-accredited hospitals and licensed clinics in İzmir + Istanbul. Full imaging and laboratory on site.
JCI
ISO 9001
EU Health Travel
Clinical elements included
Pre-op consultation
With your lead physician
Diagnostic imaging
As indicated
Clinical procedure
At partner facility
Nutrition consult
Personalised plan
Recovery protocol
Daily physio / wellness
Follow-up imaging
MRI / X-ray as needed
Closing consult
Summary + next steps
Handover document
Shared with your GP
Accommodation & meals
Properties chosen for quiet after 9pm.
Meals
Breakfast daily at your property. Welcome and farewell dinners are in the program. Lunches are open — your nutrition plan guides you without constraining you.
Dietary
Every meal plan handles vegetarian, halal, kosher, gluten-free, low-FODMAP. Tell us once and we arrange it everywhere.
Where to eat
Ali's shortlist for İzmir.
Places we've eaten at, not aggregated. Reservations through Ali are automatic — he holds tables at the right spots for guests in-program.
Asansör
Asansör · Karataş
Rooftop above the old elevator. Slow-cooked lamb, house wine, leave the menu to them.
Dinner ★
Kahve 6
Alsancak
The best flat white in İzmir, made by people who take coffee seriously. Next to the market.
Coffee
Sakız
Alsancak
Meze, Aegean fish, a shaded courtyard. The team's lunch spot on good days.
Lunch
Kordon Balık
Kordon
On the promenade, grilled fish at sunset, a glass of rakı. The reason you came.
Dinner
Reviews
4.97 · 62 verified reviews
4.98
Clinical care
4.96
Hospitality
5.00
Guide (Ali)
4.89
Value for money
Elke van Dijk
Rotterdam · 62
“I didn't feel like a patient”
I wasn't sure what I was looking for — a rest, a reset, a second opinion. All three, as it turned out. The doctor was exceptional. Ali checked in twice a day without ever being intrusive. I came home with a plan I actually use.
Michael Brandt
Berlin · 58
“Calm, competent, transparent”
I'd been put off medical tourism for years. This is not that. The price was exactly as quoted. The doctor told me the cost of anything extra and left the choice with me. I would book again.
Sophie Renard
Amsterdam · 67
“Slow, considered, elegant”
The pace of a long conversation. Nine days that didn't feel like a medical trip. What surprised me was how much the follow-up mattered — Ali checked in four months later just to ask how I was doing.
Travel logistics
Nothing to chase. Nothing to Google.
Getting here
Arrival airport
İzmir + Istanbul — direct from major European cities
Departure
Direct return flights to 120+ European cities
Flights
We can book at cost, or you arrange and we meet you
Passport
EU citizens: e-Visa online in 3 min — we send the link
On the ground
Transfers
Private driver, non-smoking, English-speaking · on call throughout
Language
Your guide speaks EN, DE, NL · clinical team speaks EN, DE
Mobile
Local SIM delivered to your room on arrival
Emergency
24/7 line to Ali + partner clinic · one number, any hour
Cancellation
Fair, simple, no fine print.
14+ days before
Full refund
No questions. No fee.
13 – 7 days
70% refund
30% covers committed bookings.
Under 7 days
Reschedule once
Free within 12 months.
Questions you might have
The things most people ask, answered plainly.
From
€4,280
all-in · per person · partner rate available
4.97(62)
Guests
1 guest · add a partner?
Traveller profile
Tell us a bit about you
Program€3,638
Premium accommodation€556
Private transfersincluded
12-month follow-upincluded
Total€4,280
Flexible: Free cancellation up to 14 days before arrival. Reschedule once at no cost.
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No credit card. No commitment. Just a conversation with Ali about what you need.