Guaranteed Departure Dates :
13 Jan / 10 -17 Feb / 3 - 10 - 17 - 24 - 31 March / 7 - 14- 21- 28 April / 5 - 12 - 19 - 26 May / 2 - 9 - 16 - 23 - 30 June / 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 July / 4 - 11 - 18 - 25 Aug / 1 - 8 - 15-22 - 30th Sep / 6t - 13 - 20 Oct / 10 - 24 Nov / 8- 15th Dec
Day 1 - ISTANBUL; Welcome to Turkey. Arrive Istanbul Airport, transfer to the hotel and leisure time.
Day 2 - ISTANBUL; In the morning at 09:00 pick up from the hotel. You will be visiting the Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia (St. Sophia), Sultanahmet Camii (Blue Mosque), Hippodrome (Roman and Byzantine era) and Grand Bazaar. Back to hotel.
Day 3 - ISTANBUL & CAPPADOCIA; Free Day or Optional Bosphorus Tour (the Spice Market, Dolmabahce Palace, Camlica Hill and Bosphorus on the boat as well). Transfer to the airport and fly to Cappadocia. Overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Day 4 - CAPPADOCIA; 09:15 pick up from the hotel. Devrent imagination valley (a lunar landscape), Zelve open air museum(houses carved in rock, Seljukian mosque & remains nearly from all the ancient civilizations), Pasabaglari(Fairy chimneys),Avanos (pottery demonstration with the Hittite technique) Lunch, Pigeon valley, Uchisar rock-castle, Esentepe(panoramic view of Goreme valley) and Goreme open air museum(rock cut churches, frescoes, monastery). Overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Day 5 - CAPPADOCIA; Optional Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Flight over the land of Fairy Chimneys! After breakfast tour to Mustafapasa (old Greek village Sinassos) Cemil Church, Keslik monastery, Taskinpasa medresesi (an Ottoman theological school), Sobessos the ancient city of Byzantium (Roman bath, mosaics and more), Soganli valley (3 km walking in the traditional village, churches), Lunch and Kaymakli underground city. Overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Day 6 - KONYA & PAMUKKALE; In the morning at 08:30 drive to Pamukkale but on the way visit Sultan Han (13th century Seljukian caravansaray on the silk road) and feel the mysticism of the whirling dervishes as you visit the Mevlana Museum (the poet and philosopher Sufi founder of the Whirling Dervishes Sect). Continue onto Pamukkale. Overnight stay in Pamukkale.
Day 7 - PAMUKKALE & APHRODISIAS; Pick up from hotel in the morning at 08:30 and visit Pamukkale walk along the Hierapolis ancient city ruins, see the huge Necropolis, and feel the warmth of the natural spring as you go barefoot on the Travertens. Then we drive to Aphrodisias, the famous city of Aphrodite. Overnight stay in Kusadasi.
Day 8 - EPHESUS; In the morning at the 08:30 pick up from the hotel. Take a tour in the UNESCO world cultural heritage site Ephesus, pacing through the antique city after St. Paul, visit the Library, Temple and Ampitheater and the House ofVirgin Mary.We will also visit Basilica of St John and the Temple Of Artemis. Overnight stay in Kusadasi.
Day 9 - CANAKKALE; In the morning at the 08:30 pick up from the hotel. Visit Pergamon Greco Roman city built on four rising terraces, Acropolis,The Asclepion ancient medical center. On the way to Canakkale we stop to see legendary Troy (famous for the Trojan Horse). Overnight stay in Canakkale.
Day 10 - ISTANBUL; In the morning at the 08:00 pick up from the hotel and drive to Istanbul but on the way visit the Gallipoli Battle Fields which have played a historical role during the World War1. Overnight stay in Istanbul.
Day 11 - BACK TO HOME; Transfer to the airport and fly back home.
This tour can also be arranged with a Private Guide and Driver in any language. For more information please contact us. |
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