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Best of Turkey Tour - 11 days

Small Group Tour / Guaranteed departures
 
Accommodation in Superior First Class Hotels (4-5 star)
• Istanbul (2) • Ankara (1) • Cappadocia (2)  • Pamukkale (1) • Kusadasi (2) • Canakkale (1) •  Istanbul (1) 

 
Category: Cultural group tour, Comprehensive, Scenic Land Journey
 
 

Day 1: Arrive Istanbul
Arrive at Ataturk airport in Istanbul and transfer to our hotel. 
Overnight: Istanbul

 

Day 2: Istanbul City Tour (B)
Breakfast at hotel and begin full day sightseeing tour of Istanbul. We’ll visit Topkapi Palace (harem section is optional), ancient Roman Hippodrome (center of the chariot races) and proceed to the Blue Mosque and finally we will stop at Grand Covered Bazaar. Overnight: Istanbul

 

Day 3: Istanbul - Ankara (B, D)

Today you can join the optional St.Sophia and Bosphorus cruise in the morning. Departure for Ankara around 15.00 hrs and late arrival at Ankara. Overnight: Ankara

 

Day 4: Ankara - Cappadocia (B, D)
After breakfast we will visit the Ataturk Mausoleum and Anatolian Civilizations Museum. (selected Best European Museum of the Year in 1997) Then we depart to Cappadocia. We will visit 13th century caravanserai; caravanserais are inns built by Seljuk Turks to ensure travel and trade safety of the merchant caravans traveling on the Silk Road. Arrival to the Cappadocia region and overnight. Overnight: Cappadocia

 

Day 5: Cappadocia (B, D)
Today we will begin our tour on this magical land; the unique landscape of cone-shaped volcanic formations called fairy chimneys. We will walk through the volcanic valleys to view the spectacular fairy chimneys at Zelve, visit the rock-carved churches and chapels containing remarkable frescoes in Goreme Open Air Museum, the natural carved fortress Uchisar and Sarhatli underground city. We will return our hotel for dinner. Overnight: Cappadocia

 

Day 6: Cappadocia – Pamukkale (B, D)
After breakfast we will drive to Pamukkale, ancient spa center and the unique natural site of white limestone terraces cascading down the mountain slope. En-route we will pay a visit to Konya, city where Mevlana Rumi is buried, founder of the most well-known Sufi order, Mevleviye. They are also known as the “Whirling Dervishes” due to their famous practice of whirling ceremony called Sema which represents a spiritual journey through mind and love to "Perfect”. In Konya, we will visit the Mevlana Museum and then continue to Pamukkale for overnight. Overnight: Pamukkale

 

Day 7: Pamukkale – Kusadasi (B, D)
Today early morning we’ll visit Hierapolis, the ‘Sacred City’, it is a World Heritage Site, and a "must-see" location with the largest Necropolis. Then departure to Kusadasi for dinner and overnight. Overnight: Kusadasi

 

Day 8: Ephesus & St. Mary tour (B, D)

After breakfast we’ll begin tour of glorious Greco-Roman ruins of Ephesus, one of the best preserved classical city of the Eastern Mediterranean dated back to 2000 years. Later we will drive to the hilltop where we visit the miraculously discovered Virgin Mary’s House. Return hotel for dinner and overnight.

 

Day 9: Pergamum - Troy - Canakkale  (B, D)
After breakfast we will drive to Pergamum, the ancient city of learning, arts and medicine. In well restored Pergamum, we will see the ruins of the magnificent Acropolis, Altar of Zeus, Temple of Dionysus and the steepest amphitheater of the ancient world. Then drive to Troy, Homer’s legendary city in Iliad and Odyssey. We will see Troy's legendary walls and replica of the famous wooden horse used during the Trojan War. Overnight: Canakkale

 

Day 10: Gallipoli - Dardanelles - Istanbul (B)

Today we will visit Gallipoli, the World War I battlefields, Anzac Cove, Chunuk Bair, Lone pine Cemetery and Kabatepe War Museum. Then we will take the ferry across the Dardanelles Strait to Istanbul for overnight.

Overnight: Istanbul

 

Day 11: Istanbul – Departure (B)
Transfer to airport for flight back home.

 

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