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Itinerary
Day 1
- Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and
transfer to your hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul
P.S : If
your flight is from/to
Sabiha Gokcen Airport there
is 30Euro extra one way per
car.
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 bus to Ephesus
with non smoking fully air-conditionedat
21:30 (duration 10 hours)
Day
4 - Ephesus Tour
Lunch
Included
Arrival in Kusadasi and
transfer to hotel to check
in before start tour.
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
5 - 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.
After tour bus to Fethiye
with non smoking, fully
air-conditioned bus
(duration 4 hours).
Overnight in Fethiye
Day
6 - Blue Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Included
Departure from Fethiye
Harbour between 11 and 12
a.m. to Samanlik Bay for
swimming & lunch or,
depending on the sea
conditions, to Butterfly
Valley for lunch, a swim &
optional visit of this
natural reserve, hosting 136
kinds of different
butterflies and moths.
Afterwards we cruise to
Oludeniz (The Blue Lagoon)
again sea conditions
permitting. Option for
paragliding available.
Last stop of the day is
St-Nicholas Island.
Byzantine ruins, swim,
dinner & 1st night.
Day
7 - Blue Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Included
Around sunrise departure to
Aquarium or Firnaz Bay near
Kalkan for breakfast &
swimming.
Cruising to Kas where we
stop in the harbour for
lunch & visit of this
charming fishing village. Of
ancient Antiphellos, as Kas
was once known, only Lycian
rock tombs & sarcophagi and
the Roman theatre are left.
But the charm of the town
remains!
In a bay near Kekova we stop
for swimming, dinner & the
2nd night.
Day
8 - Blue Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Included
Departure to Sunken City of
Kekova (this Lycian - Roman
archaeological site is
protected, so only
looking!). Lunch.
Simena, a traditional
Turkish fishing village with
no car access and
Byzantine/Ottoman castle.
In Gokkaya Bay optional
water sports are available.
Dinner, relax in this
pirates haven or party the
night away at the Smugglers
Inn
Day
9 - Blue Cruise
Breakfast and Lunch Included
After breakfast we have a
look at the Pirates Cave
(sea conditions permitting)
before cruising to Andriace
harbour (lunch).
Bus transfer to the
archaeological site of Myra,
and to Demre for the
St-Nicholas Church, shopping
and banking when requested
by your group.
Bus transfer to the Tree
houses in Olympos where we
arrive between 4 and 6 p.m.
Day
10 - Olympos
Breakfast Included
Free day in Olympos. Spend
all your day on the beach.
In the evening bus to
Antalya (duration 2 hours).
Overnight in Antalya
Day
11 - 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
12 - 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 Paþabað (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
13 - 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
Çavuþin 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 Kaymaklý
underground city. Where
early christians lived in
fear and faith. On the way
back visit the natural
castles at Ortahisar.
Overnight in Cappadocia
Overnight bus to Istanbul
with non smoking, fully
air-conditioned bus at 21:00
(duration 11 hours)
Day
14 - Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and
shuttle to Sultanahmet to
our Office, transfer to your
hotel. Free day and
overnight in Istanbul
Day
15 - 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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