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10 Days / 9 Nights
Availability : 2023
Turkey
Tour Details

10 Days / 8 Nights tour program in Turkey

Arrival to be on Saturday (Fixed Dates)

Tour Operation

Saturday (Fixed departure dates, please check below)

Departure & Return Location

Your home town
(we offer special discounted airfares)

Itinerary

DAY 01 | SATURDAY - ARRIVAL TO ISTANBUL

Arrival to Istanbul. Meet with English speaking assistant at the airport. Transfer to the hotel for check in. Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 02 | SUNDAY - ISTANBUL (Breakfast, Lunch)

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive from your hotel to Spice Market for shopping. Free time. Then meet and proceed to take 1,5 hrs Bosphorus Cruise excursion along the Bosphorus, that is dividing the 2 continents Asia & Europe. During the excursion you will enjoy the beauty of Istanbul, with its forest, Palaces and wooden old houses built on both continents. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch visit Sultanahmet Mosque, Hippodrome and the famous Hagia Sophia. Free time at Grand Bazaar. Tour terminates at Grand Bazaar. Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 03 | MONDAY - ISTANBUL | ANKARA (Breakfast, Dinner)

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure from the hotel to visit Topkapi Palace (harem section entrance fee is not included) the house of the ottoman sultans. Free time at Grand Bazaar. (closed during the first day of the religious holidays) In the afternoon (+/- 13:00) departure from the hotel to Ankara – the capital of Turkey. Arrival to Ankara in early evening. Dinner & overnight at the hotel.

DAY 04 | TUESDAY - ANKARA | CAPPADOCIA (Breakfast, Dinner)

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Anatolian Civilizations Museum where you will see the Neolithic & Paleolithic  ruins from Urartu, Hatti, Hittite, Phrygia  civilizations, then proceed to Mausoleum of Ataturk, the founder of Turkish Republic. In the afternoon drive to Cappadocia. En route visit the Underground city which is constructed by the first Christians to protect themselves from the attacks. Proceed to the Derwish House to attend Whirling Dervishes Ceremony which represents the mystical journey of spiritual ascent of man using love, the search for the truth and get to the “Perfection”. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 05 | WEDNESDAY - CAPPADOCIA (Breakfast, Dinner)

OPTIONAL TOUR | HOT AIR BALLOON TOUR

In the early morning departure from your hotel.  a chance to live this unique experience, an overlooking to Cappadocia from the sky, see the beauty of the region  the rock formations, fairy chimneys, natural formations, lunar landscapes..

Breakfast. Full day visit at Cappadocia. Visit Göreme Open Air Museum – a UNESCO Heritage site, a fantastic region with it’s cave churches located on the valley. Then proceed to Uchisar Village and then the spectacular fairy chimneys. Visit Derbent Valley with and explore the natural rock formations and get a chance to attend the workshops of carpets and onyx-stones. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 06 | THURSDAY - CAPPADOCIA |PAMUKKALE (Breakfast, Dinner)

After the breakfast at the hotel, drive to Pamukkale. En route visit Sultanhan Caravansarai that was built during Seljuk Empire and used long years as a stop ver for the travellers and merchants. Continue to Pamukkale. Visit Cotton Steps – a UNESCO heritage site that has been believed to have healing thermal water. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 07 | FRIDAY - PAMUKKALE | EPHESUS | IZMIR (Breakfast, Dinner)

Breakfast. Drive to Selcuk – Ephesus. Visit the Ephesus Ruins – the city that was dedicated to Artemis: the Odeon, Temple of Hadrian, the House of Love, the Library of Celsus, the Agora. Then proceed for Virgin Mary House  –  has been believed it is the final resting place of the mother of Jesus. Then stop at Leather Production Store. Proceed for Izmir. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 08 | SATURDAY - IZMIR | PERGAMON |TROY| ÇANAKKALE (Breakfast, Dinner)

Breakfast. Drive to Pergamon (Bergama) region and visit the ruins of Asclepion which is the first hospital of Asia Minor in human history. Then continue to Troy, visit the famous city that evokes the poetic name of Homer’s Iliad.Continue to Canakkale. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 09 | SUNDAY - ÇANAKKALE | GALLIPOLI| ISTANBUL (Breakfast)

Breakfast. We will cross Dardanelles Strait by car ferry and continue to Gallipoli Peninsula. We will visit one of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli,  including Brighton Beach, Beach Cemetery, ANZAC Cove, Ariburnu Cemetery, ANZAC Commemorative Site, Respect to Mehmetcik Statue, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston’s Jolly, Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels, 57. Regiment Turkish Memorial, The Nek, Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial.  Continuation to Istanbul for overnight.

DAY 10 | MONDAY - DEPARTURE FROM ISTANBUL (Breakfast)

Transfer to airport and fly home. End of our services.

Every effort will be made to keep to the timetable and the itinerary, but both may be subject to change due to the result of break down, unforeseen circumstances, and/ or many conditions of an operational nature. As such we reserve the right to alter, and/or cancel any section and/or parts of the itinerary which may result from conditions beyond our control.

CUSTOMIZE THIS JOURNEY

If you would like to customize this itinerary and create a Tailor Made Journey just for you and your companions, Contact Us to inquire, or speak to your travel professional.

Price Includes

  • 3 nights accommodation at Istanbul including breakfast
  • 1 night accommodation at Ankara including breakfast and dinner
  • 2 nights accommodation at Cappadocia including breakfast and dinner
  • 1 night accommodation at Pamukkale including breakfast and dinner
  • 1 night accommodation at Izmir including breakfast and dinner
  • 1 night accommodation at Canakkale including breakfast and dinner
  • English speaking guide throughout the tour
  • Meals as per the itinerary
  • Entrance fees to the mentioned museums at the itinerary
  • Ac deluxe coach throughout the tour
  • 1 bottle of water 0,5 lt on the coach (from day 2 until day 9 )
  • Free WIFI on the bus (from day 2 until day 9 )
  • Whirling Dervishes in cappadocia

Price Excludes

  • International flight Tickets.
  • Travel insurance. Highly recommended.
  • Meals other than those specified in the program.
  • Beverages and expenses of personal nature.
  • Optional Tours.
  • Porterage at the airport / hotel.
  • Tips or Gratuities.
  • Handling fees except if mentioned otherwise.
  • Arrival and departure taxes wherever applied.
  • Entry visa whenever applies.
  • COVID insurance.
  • PCR Tests whenever and for wherever requested.
  • Any item or entrance fees not clearly mentioned it is included.
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