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COMPLETE TURKEY TOUR
Day 01 Fri ARRIVE Istanbul
Arrive at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. Transfer to your hotel.
Day 02 Sat Istanbul
After breakfast a full-day excursion in Istanbul including the Hagia Sophia
Church with its Byzantine mosaics; the Blue Mosque famous for its interior
tiles; the Byzantine Hippodrome where horses and chariots raced once upon a
time; Topkapi Palace, the residence of the Ottoman Sultans for about 400 years
and Grand Bazaar with more than 4,000 shops. Lunch during visits. Stay at the
hotel in Istanbul. (B-L)
Day 03 Sun Istanbul / Ankara / Cappadocia
After breakfast check out for the Ankara flight. Upon arrival, visit the
Anatolian Civilization Museum in the Citadel, where archaeological pieces dating
as far back as the Prehistoric Age are exhibited; the Mausoleum of Ataturk,
where the founder of the Turkish Republic lies. After lunch in Ankara depart for
Cappadocia driving around Salt Lake. Dinner at hotel in Cappadocia. (B-L-D)
Day 04 Mon Cappadocia
After breakfast visit the natural citadel of Uchisar for its magnificent
panorama of these unusual formations; then visit the Underground City of
Kaymakli, built in the 7th century by Christians fleeing from persecutions, in
which a visitor is able to descend several floor levels. After lunch, visit the
Göreme Open Air Museum and the Rock churches with Byzantine frescoes, the
Pasabag Valley with so-called "fairy chimneys", and finally Avanos Village
famous for its pottery and handicrafts. Dinner at the hotel. (B-L-D)
Day 05 Tue Cappadocia / Konya / Pamukkale
After breakfast, depart for Konya to visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana, founder of
Whirling Dervish sect. Lunch en route to Pamukkale. Arrive at Pamukkale in the
evening. Dinner at hotel (B-L-D)
Day 06 Wed Pamukkale / Aphrodisias /
Kusadasi
After breakfast, proceed to Hierapolis, and visit this antique city's Roman and
early Christian relics with the largest "Necropolis" in Asia Minor, and
Pamukkale's thermal natural-pools. Continue to Aphrodisias, lunch upon arrival,
and then visit the ancient city dedicated to Aphrodite, visiting also a well
preserved stadium and theater. Continue to Kusadasi. Dinner at the hotel.
(B-L-D)
Day 07 Thu Kusadasi / Ephesus / Kusadasi
After breakfast visit the Ephesus Ruins with its beautiful Library and largest
theater in Asia Minor; the Ephesus Museum with a great collection of findings
from Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis; and the Shrine of Virgin Mary. After
lunch return to Kusadasi. (B-L-D)
Day 08 Fri Kusadasi / Pergamum / Troy /
Canakkale
After breakfast depart for Pergamum. Lunch and visit the Pergamum Antique City,
visiting the Asclepium Sanctuary and the Acropolis with magnificent views. Visit
Troy on the way where the famous Trojan War took place. Dinner at the hotel.
(B-L-D)
Day 09 Sat Canakkale / Istanbul
After breakfast, depart for Istanbul, cross Dardanelles by a ferry. Visit
Gallipoli battlefields, the famous WW1 frontline with several war memorials.
Lunch en route. Arrive at hotel in Istanbul. (B-L)
Day 10 Sun Istanbul
Breakfast. Day at leisure. Possibility of joining an optional Bosphorus cruise
and tour of the Asian side of this magnificent city. (B)
Day 11 Mon DEPART Istanbul
After breakfast transfer to the airport. End of services. (B)
(B) Breakfast - (L) Lunch - (D) Dinner
PLEASE NOTE: This tour is a Guaranteed Departure Tour and run
every Friday (Day 01) from Istanbul. Depending on the seasonal occupancies
Kusadasi stay may be swapped to Izmir. Cappadocia - Pamukkale track is a long
drive.
ALL TRAVEL SERVICES FOR THIS TOUR ARE BEEN ARRANGED BY A GOVERNMENT LICENSED
& RELIABLE TRAVEL AGENCY
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