Best of Turkey and Greece Tour - 11 days
Group Tour / Guaranteed departures
Accommodation in Superior First Class Hotels (4-5 star)
• Istanbul (2) • Canakkale (1) •
Kusadasi (2) • Greek Islands Cruise (3) • Athens (2)
Category:
Cultural group tour, Comprehensive, Scenic Land / Sea
Journey
Itinerary
Day 1 Thu: Arrive Istanbul
Arrive at Ataturk airport in
Istanbul
and transfer to our hotel. Overnight:
Istanbul
Day 2 Fri: 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 Hagia Sophia,
the Byzantine church which was converted to a mosque in
15th century. We will continue our Sultanahmet tour with
the Blue Mosque and finally we will stop at Grand
Covered Bazaar and will have free time to discover 4000
tiny shops in the passageways of the world’s largest
covered bazaar. Overnight: Istanbul
Day 3 Sat: Gallipoli -
Dardanelles
- Canakkale (B, D)
Breakfast at hotel and
departure for Canakkale. En route to Gallipoli, we will
visit 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 Canakkale for overnight.
Overnight: Canakkale
Day 4 Sun:
Troy
- Pergamum - Kusadasi (B,
D)
After breakfast we will drive to
Troy, Homer’s legendary city in
Iliad and Odyssey. Then continue to Pergamum, the ancient city of learning, arts
and medicine. We’ll see the ruins of the magnificent
Acropolis, Altar of Zeus, Temple
of Dionysus and
the steepest amphitheater of the ancient world. After
our tour we will continue to Kusadasi for overnight.
Overnight: Kusadasi
Day 5 Mon: Ephesus & St. Mary’s
House - Kusadasi (B, D)
After breakfast 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. Afternoon free or join optional
tours. Return hotel for dinner and overnight. Overnight:
Kusadasi
Day 6 Tue : Ephesus
– Greek islands Cruise (B, D)
After breakfast transfer to pier and embark on a
cruise ship at Kusadasi for 3 days in the
Greek
Islands.
Day 7 Wed : Cruise – Rhodes (B, L, D)
A morning arrival in Rhodes, the
island of Roses,
you have a full day to explore on your own; you may join
an optional sightseeing tour, or simply take a taxi to
one of many nearby beaches for a swim in the crystal
clear Aegean waters.
Day 8 Thu : Cruise – Santorini, Heraklion (B, L, D)
This morning’s port of call is Santorini, where you
are free to explore the land of the fabled Atlantis.
Your next port of call is Heraklion, Crete where you may
discover the town on your own or join an Optional:
excursion to the
Palace
of Knossos
Day 9 Fri : Athens
(B)
After disembarking from the cruise, you will be
transferred to your Athens hotel. The rest of
the day is free.
Day 10 Sat: Athens
(B)
Tour Athens’ famed
Acropolis with its breathtaking view and renowned
Parthenon, followed by a visit to the Acropolis
Museum. On
your own, explore the Plaka with its open-air taverns
and traditional shops.
Day 11 Sun: Athens
– Return (B)
Our representative escorts you to the airport for your onward flight.
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