Classical Turkey Tour - 10 days
Small
Group Tour / Every Friday and Saturday guaranteed departures
Accommodation in Superior Class Hotels (4 star/special class boutique)
• Istanbul (1) • Ankara (en route) • Cappadocia (2) • Konya (en-route)
• Pamukkale (1) • Kusadasi (2) • Canakkale (1) • Istanbul (2)
Category:
Small Group, Cultural Tour, Roundtrip, Comprehensive, Land journey &
domestic flight, ideal for first time visitors.
Day 1: Arrive Istanbul
Arrive at Ataturk airport in Istanbul and transfer to
our hotel. Overnight: Istanbul
Day 2: Istanbul – (flight)
Ankara – Cappadocia (B, D)
Early transfer to airport for
flight to Ankara, to the capital of Turkey. Upon arrival
at Ankara, we will visit the Ataturk Mausoleum and
Anatolian Civilizations Museum. Then we depart to
Cappadocia and have lunch on the way. After a
picturesque trip along the Salt Lake, we will visit the
13th century Agzikarahan 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 Cappadocia
and overnight.
Overnight: Cappadocia
Day 3: Cappadocia (B, D)
After breakfast we will begin our tour in 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 Pasabagi, visit the rock-carved churches and
chapels containing remarkable frescoes in Goreme Open
Air Museum, explore Kaymakli underground city, visit
famous pottery center Avanos, and stop
by
Pigeon Valley near Uchisar.
We will return our hotel for dinner.
Overnight: Cappadocia
Day 4: Cappadocia – Konya (en-route) – Pamukkale (B, D)
After breakfast depart to Pamukkale;
on the way visit Konya, city where Mevlana Rumi is buried,
founder of the most well-known Sufi order, Mevleviye. In
Konya, we will visit the Mevlana Museum. Later we will
continue to Pamukkale, ancient spa center and the unique
natural site of white limestone terraces cascading down
the mountain slope. Overnight in Pamukkale.
Day 5: Pamukkale - Aphrodisias - Kusadasi (B, D)
Today tour the ruins of Hierapolis including the
magnificently preserved cemetery "Necropolis", the Main
Street and Gates, the Thermal Baths, the Roman Theatre
and the Museum. In the afternoon tour Aphrodisias, the
city of Aphrodite; visit the Museum, the Temple of
Aphrodite, the Theatre, the Stadium, the Agora, the
Hadrian Baths, and Odeon. Proceed to the hotel in
Kusadasi for overnight.
Day 6: 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 BC.
Later we will drive to the hilltop where we visit the
miraculously discovered Virgin Mary’s House. Finally we
stop at the restoration of St. John’s Basilica where
according to legend, he was buried. Return hotel for
dinner and overnight. Overnight: Kusadasi
Day 7: Kusadasi - Pergamum – Canakkale (B, D)
Early departure to Pergamum, the ancient city of
learning, arts and medicine. In well restored Pergamum,
we will see the ruins of the magnificent Acropolis and
Asclepion.
In the
afternoon continue on to Troy, the place where the
legendary Trojan War took place. After visiting the site
with nine inhabitation levels covering a period of 3000
years, drive to Canakkale for overnight.
Day 8: Dardanelles – Gallipoli
- Istanbul (B)
After breakfast sail to the other
side of Dardanelles by a ferry and drive to Istanbul
with visit to Gallipoli,
famous for being
World War I
battlefields.
Arrive in Istanbul early afternoon and transfer to
hotel.
Overnight: Istanbul
Day 9: 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 10:
Istanbul – Departure (B)
Transfer to airport for flight back home. Thank you for visiting Turkey!
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