Duration : 9 days Tour Type : Escorted Tour Start: Istanbul End: Istanbul Notes: Same tour is also available by plane Includes: * Meet and assist of team Turkey staff. * Daily breakfasts, 8 lunches at local restaurants. * Local English speaking guide. * Hotel accommodations. * Applicable taxes, guide fees etc. *Tips at airports, hotels and restaurants. * Entrance fees to the sites and museums as per the itinerary. * Arrival and departure transfers.
Excludes:
* The Domestic Flight
* All private expenses at the hotels
* Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages at the hotels, restaurants and elsewhere
Important : Passengers with special needs, medical conditions or passengers with disabilities must advise Turkey Team Travel when making their reservation. Some tours are operated by bus and are not able to accommodate special needs or medical equipment.
Refunds: All refund requests must be made in writing within one days of the tour departure. Any refunds due will be by US$ check & mailed
Cancellations: Cancellations made 31 days or more will receive a full refund. Cancellations made between 30 and 15 days prior to departure will have 50% cancellation penalty.
» Itinerary
Day 1: Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and meeting at the airport, transfer to the hotel, check-in. Leisure afternoon. Overnight Istanbul.
Day 2:Istanbul
Old Istanbul. Full day guided sightseeing in Old Istanbul. Discovery of Sultanahmet, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia, Hippodrome, TopkapiPalace and Grand Bazaar. Overnight Istanbul.
Day 3: Istanbul
Guided Bosphorus Cruise with DolmabahçePalace. Visit to the exotic and aromatic Egyptian Spice Market, cross over to Asia to Camlica Hill for a view of Istanbul. During the cruise, view of Ottoman seaside mansions, marble palaces and small fishing villages.
Departure from Istanbul to Cappadocia.
Distances : Cappadocia–İstanbul (442 miles) Driving time 10 Hours (Non- stop )
Day 4: Istanbul - Cappadocia
Departure 21:30 from IstanbulTake evening by busto Cappadocia, arrival 07:00 check in hotel Tour starts: 9 AM at your hotel.
Drive to cappadocia
Day 5: Cappadocia
Today's visit will start with the Visit, Underground city, Soganli valley, Sobessos mosaics, Keslik monastery and Mustafapasa old Greek town Ends tour: Approximately 5 PM Overnight Hotel Cappadocia.
Day 6: Cappadocia
Full day guided discovery of Cappadocia. Visit to GoremeOpenAirMuseum, UchisarCastle, Fairy Chimneys, Avanos , Overnight in Hotel
Day 7: Cappadocia - Antalya
IhlaraCanyon. Walking in IhlaraCanyon, a "mirage" in the Steps of Anatolia up to Belisirma village, the ancient Peristrema: "Valley of the Sky" along the MelendizRiver. Rock-cut churches, spread across a wild plantation, surprise you with their successfully painted representations from the Bible. Lunch in Belisirma a local restaurant by the river. Stop by Selime, a village with cave houses at the end of the canyon and a "star wars" like landscape.
Ends tour: Approximately 5 PMDuring the panoramic drive to Antalya,
Day 8Antalya
Start the day's visits with the ancient Eolian colony of Narcissus, offering a great variety of ancient edifices, scattered around the resort town of Side. Aspendos, with it's very well preseved Roman theater, and acqueducts, was another Pamphilian city like Perge - our last visit of the day, where the Anatolian Mother Goddess Artemis Pergeia was as important as Christianity became, after Paul gave his first sermon here, accompanied with Barnabas. Enjoy your dinner with the views of the Old City & Harbour.Overnight in Hotel
Distances : Antalya – Pamukkale( 144 miles 2 hours )
Day 9: Antalya - Pamukkale
Drive to Pamukkale, arrival and visit to Hierapolis and Pamukkale travertine castles. Overnight Pamukkale
The remains of the Hellenistic and Roman city of Ephesus (modern Selçuk), rumoured to have been founded in the 13th century BC, lies at the foot of MountPion. Carefully restored and now one of the most spectacular ancient cities in the world. Top sights within the huge archaeological area whıch includes the Grand Theatre where St Paul preached to the Ephesians, the second-century Temple of Serapi, the elegant façades of the Temple of Hadrian and the Library of Celsus. The site of Meryemana ıs reputed to be the house of the Virgin Mary
Day 10 : Pamukkale -Ephesus
Full day guided tour to the antique city of Ephesus, the Virgin Mary house, the St. JohnChurch and the Temple of Artemis which is one of the seven wonders of the antique world. Overnight Kusadasi
Day11: Ephesus - Troia
En route to. Troy, the city immortalized in Homer's Iliad. Although many of the treasures of Troy are actually now in Berlin thanks to Heinrich Schliemann the archaeologist/treasurer hunter who discovered Troy in 1871, there is plenty to see and photograph from the replica of the wooden horse to the wall, towers and Odeon. Settle in and enjoy dinner at your hotel this evening
Day 12: Gallipoli - Istanbul
Cross the DardanelleStrait to Gallipolis, site of the infamous World War I battle. Visit the museum, Anzac Cove and Lone Pine
Day 13: Istanbul
Cruise in MarmaraSea to Princes' Islands, stop at Büyükada, the popular summer resort with sandy beaches and pinewood scenery, once the pleasure island of Byzantine Princes.
Tour of the island with horse-drawn carriages before lunch at a fish restaurant.
Evening return to Istanbul and transfer to hotels.
Also visioned during the tour: TopkapiPalace, Leander's Tower, Uskudar from the sea.
Day 14: Departure
Info
This tour must be booked at least 48 hours in advance of your travel date Confirmation for this product will be received at time of booking Tour is operated in English unless otherwise stated In the event of any museum closures, an alternative similar museum will be visited This tour is not suitable for infants 4 years and under Child prices are applicable for children aged Child Discount: 10%
Meeting point
Tour departs from centrally located İstanbul hotels. Please include the details of your hotel at the time of booking. You MUST call the supplier at least 24 hours prior to tour commencement to reconfirm all tour and departure details. If the supplier does not pickup from your hotel, they will advise you of the meeting point when you call. The contact details will be listed on your voucher.
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