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Itinerary
Day
1 - Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and
transfer to your hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul
Day
2 - Byzantine & Ottoman
Relics Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30 pick up from your
hotel to visit the Hagia
Sophia a 5th century church,
once the greatest in all the
world. The next stop is at
the Blue Mosque renowned for
its striking blue Iznik
tiled interior. Afterwards,
visit the ancient Roman
Hippodrome. Following a
lunch break in the old town,
visit Imperial Palace of
Topkapi from which Ottoman
Sultans ruled their grand
empire for over 400 years
and visit the Suleymaniye
Mosque. Tour finishes around
17:00, transfer back to
hotel. Overnight in Istanbul
Day
3 - Bosphorus Cruise & Two
Continents Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30 pick up from your
hotel to visit Spice Market
and followed by a boat
cruise through the
Bosphorus, the strait
dividing the European and
Asian continents, Following
lunch break in the
afternoon, visit the
luxuriously opulent
Dolmabahce Palace, the last
residence of the sultans. A
drive to the Asian part of
Istanbul crossing the
Intercontinental Bosphorus
bridge to visit Camlica Hill
The highest point where you
can overlook Istanbul and
take nice pictures. Tour
finishes around 17:00,
transfer back to hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul
Day
4 - Istanbul to Canakkale
Breakfast Included
Free day and bus to
Canakkale (duration 5 hours)
Overnight in Canakkale
Day
5 - Troy & Pergamum Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30 pick up from your
hotel to Visit the ancient
city of Troy, famous for the
legendary Trojan horse from
the times of Beautiful
Helen, Queen of Sparta, and
Paris, the Trojan Prince.
The ancient town of Pergamum
was one of the most
important centres for
culture and arts in its
time. Now on display is the
magnificent acropolis. After
tour drive to Kusadasi and
stay overnight in Kusadasi
Day
6 - Ephesus Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
09:00 pick up from hotel for
the Ephesus Tour. The tour
begins by visiting the
remains of the Artemis
Temple, one of the seven
wonders of the ancient
world. Afterwards, it
proceeds to the spectacular
main site of Ephesus,
undoubtedly the most
superbly preserved
Greco-Roman city.
Unmistakable highlights
surviving among the ruins
are the Celsius Library,
Agora, Theater, Odeon,
Trajan Fountain, Domitianus
Temple and Roman Latrines.
Following a lunch break,
visit the House of Virgin
Mary; reputed to be where
she spent her final days.
Overnight in Kusadasi
Day
7 - Pamukkale and Hierapolis
Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:00 pick up from your
hotel drive to Pamukkale
visiting; Pamukkale and the
ancient city of Hierapolis
with the Temple of Apollo,
the breathtaking Theater,
the fascinating Necropolis
and the last the great baths
of Hierapolis antique city,
where St. Philip was
martyred. Visit the calcium
terraces and pools of
Pamukkale. Stay overnight in
Pamukkale.
Day
8 - Pamukkale to Antalya
Breakfast Included
Free day and bus to Antalya
with non smoking, fully
air-conditioned bus
(duration 4 hours).
Overnight in Antalya
Day
9 - Antalya Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:15 pick up from your
hotel to visit Perge antique
site in detail; Stadium,
Roman Gate, Nymphaeum, Roman
Bath, Hellenistic gate,
Colonnaded Main Street and
the Agora. Lunch on the
Köprüpazari stream near the
Aspendos Theater after lunch
visit Aspendos Theater and
the Historical Aqueducts.
Shopping Break where also
the Turkish handcrafts are
introduced• Introduction of
Side and an hour and a half
free time
After tour overnight bus to
Cappadocia with non smoking,
fully air-conditioned bus at
20:00 (duration 10 hours)
Day
10 - Cappadocia Tour 1
Breakfast Included
Arrival in Cappadocia and
transfer to hotel to fresh
up before start tour.
Depart from your hotel to
visit Devrent Valley to see
the unigue fairy-chimneys.
Drive to Paşabağ (Monk's
Valley) to see the most
interesting mushroom-shaped
pinnacles.Drive to the city
of Avanos for lunch.In the
afternoon visit another
beautiful open air museum at
Göreme where the remains of
rock-cut churches and
Christian settlements date
back hundreds of years.
Lastly,before returning to
your hotel, visit the
natural castles at Uçhisar.
Overnight in Cappadocia
Day
11 - Cappadocia Tour 2
Breakfast and Lunch Included
Depart from your hotel to
visit Red valley,and explore
the famous rock- cut
churches and hike 5 km
through the Güllüdere valley
(Rose valley). Then visit
Çavuşin village.This village
is famous for the houses and
churches of the christian
clegymen. Drive to the
pigeon valley for lunch. In
the afternoon visit Kaymaklı
underground city. Where
early christians lived in
fear and faith. On the way
back visit the natural
castles at Ortahisar.
Overnight in Cappadocia
Day
12 - Cappadocia
Breakfast Included
Free day in Cappadocia for
leisure (options in
Cappadocia; Hot Air
Ballooning, full day Ihlara
Valley Tour or horse-back
riding tour)
Overnight bus to Istanbul
with non smoking, fully
air-conditioned bus at 21:00
(duration 11 hours)
Day
13 - Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and
shuttle to Sultanahmet to
our Office, transfer to your
hotel. Free day and
overnight in Istanbul
Day
14 - End of Tour
Breakfast Included
After breakfast check out
from hotel (before 12:00),
transfer to Istanbul Ataturk
Airport regarding your
flight details. End of tour
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