(Departures Every Thursday
from Istanbul)
(flights excluded)
USD RATE: $1,650 DBLpp - $480 SGL Suppl. One
Domestic Flight is needed on Day 4 at this program
(Istanbul-Ankara)
If we book this flight, the extra cost is $170 per person
For Groups & Fits 10 Nights / 11 Days
Day 01 Thursday
Istanbul
Arrive Istanbul. Meet and greet. Transfer to the hotel.
Day 02 Friday Istanbul
Visit the famous Spice Market, transfer to the pier, take a
cruise along the Bosphorus. Next, visit the Asian side of
Istanbul, crossing the transcontinental Bosphorus Bridge,
connecting Europe and Asia. Then visit the Camlica hill and
Beylerbeyi Palace, Perhaps the most elegant of the late
Ottoman palaces with six sumptuously furnished reception
halls. Return to the hotel. (B)
Day 03 Saturday Istanbul
Chance to visit and discover Byzantine and Ottoman
treasures. Enjoy the wonders of the Hippodrome Square, Hagia
Sophia Museum. the Blue Mosque, the Royal Topkapi Palace and
the Soliman the Magnificent Mosque. After the visit of
historical Grand Bazaar retrun to the hotel. (B)
Day 04 Sunday Istanbul - Ankara - Cappadocia
Transfer to Ataturk airport. Fly to Ankara. Visit the
Anatolian Civilizations Museum. After lunch, continue to
Cappadocia for dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day 05 Monday Cappadocia
Discover Cappadocia; unusual spaceland, the fairy chimneys,
troglodyte dwellings and underground cities built by
Christians in the 7th century. Visit the Goreme Valley,
Pasabag, potery town Avanos, Uchisar and the underground
city of Kaymakli. (B,D)
Day 06 Tuesday Cappadocia - Konya - Pamukkale
Drive to Pamukkale via Konya. Visit the Mevlana Museum.
Overnight in Pamukkale. (B,D)
Day 07 Wednesday Pamukkale - Kusadasi Morning visit to the ancient city of Hierapolis, and
enjoy the warm mineral waters of Pamukkale, formed by tons
of limestone deposits. Drive to Aphrodisias, one of the most
beautiful ancient cities in Turkey. Drive to Kusadasi. (B,D)
Day 08 Thursday Kusadasi
Visit the Ionian city of Ephesus from the 1st century BC.
Continue to visit the Basilica of St. John and the House of
the Virgin Mary, where she spent her final days. (B,D)
Day 09 Friday Kusadasi - Canakkale
Drive to Pergamum and visit the Greco Roman city built on
four rising terraces and the Asclepion. Overnight in
Canakkale. (B,D)
Day 10 Saturday Canakkale - Istanbul
Drive to Troy, the legendary town in the Iliad of Homer, the
site of the Trojan Wars. Cross the Dardanelles by ferry,
overnight in Istanbul. (B)
Day 11 Sunday Istanbul - End
Transfer to the airport for departure. End of our services.
(B)
NET LAND TOUR RATES
USD RATE: $1,650 DBL pp - $480 SGL Suppl.
INCLUDING
• 10 nights
hotel accommodation.
• Services of professional English
• speaking tour
guide.
• Comprehensive sightseeing as
• specified in
the program.
• Daily breakfast, 6 dinners.
• Transportation in Turkey by A/C
• van or A/C
deluxe motorcoach
• depending on
the size of the
• group.
• All entry fees to the sites &
• museums.
• Local taxes & service charges.
• Baggage handling at the hotels.
EXCLUDING
• Flights (please add $110 pp for
Istanbul-Ankara domestic ticket)
• Drinks and meals which are not
•
listed at the itinerary
• All personal expenses
• Turkish Visa Fee
• Tips to the tour guide and driver
