Escorted Tours Turkey

Grand Tour of Turkey

 2010 14days/13nights

ITINERARY
Day 1 Thu : Istanbul. Arrival and transfer to hotel. Welcome briefing. Rest of the day free.

Day 2 Fri : Istanbul Full day tour to include some of the most famous tourist sites: the Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), the Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque, the majestic St. Sophia and the colorful Grand Bazaar. Optional : Dinner with belly dancing entertainment. (B)

Day 3 Sat : Gallipoli - Dardanelles - Canakkale
Drive to GALLIPOLI, through the European lands of Turkey. Visit Anzac Cove and Lone pine cemetery then across the Dardanelles Strait by ferryboat to Canakkale for overnight (B,D)    

Day 4 Sun : Troy - Pergamum - Kusadasi
Visit the ancient TROY of Homer, see its legendary walls and the replica of the wooden horse. Tour of Pergamum and  continue on to Kusadasi for overnight.(B,D)

Day 5 Mon : Ephesus & St. Mary's House - Kusadasi
Leave for EPHESUS, cradle of early Christianity (rev:2-1-7). Visit the HOUSE where the VIRGIN MARY spent the last years of her life;  Afternoon Optional : tour of Sardis or Sirince. Overnight in Kusadasi. (B,D)

Day 6 Tue : Kusadasi - Pamukkale
Drive through fertile valley's to  Pamukkale (white lime cascades), the noted ancient spa, where pure white travertine forms frozen waterfalls. Visit Hierapolis and enjoy the thermal pools of our our hotel. (B,D)

Day 7 Wed : Pamukkale -Perge-  Antalya
Morning depart for Antalya, the capital of the Turkish Riviera bathed  in sunshine for 300 days of the year. Arrival at noon and visit to the ancient city of Perge, a relaxed afternoon by the Meditteranean. (B,D)

Day 8 Thu : Antalya: Optional Tour of Phaselis or Yacht Cruise
Today is a free day with choices of Optional tours of Phaselis ,a coastal ancient city or a lazy yacht cruise along turquise cost of the Mediterranen (B,D)

Day 9 Fri : Antalya –Aspendos- Konya
After breakfast depart for Konya.,en route visit the famous theatre in Aspendos. Visit Mevlana Mausoleum and Karatay Koran School, then overnight in Konya . Tonight Optional: Whirling Dervishes performance -( in 2010 this optional performance is on day 10) (B,D)

Day 10 Sat : Konya- Cappadocia
Morning departure for Cappadocia , on the way visit 13th century Agzikarahan caravansary the land of Fairy Chimneys .We pay a visit to the famous underground city of Sarhatli. .Before we check in our hotel . Local dinner in a restaurant and overnight in Cappadocia.(B,D)

Day 11 Sun : Cappadocia
Early Morning Optional: Balloon Tour. Experience of floating through volcanic valleys, fairy chimneys and caves with the sunrise of Cappadocia. After breakfast, visit Goreme, Avanos,
Pasabagi, Red Valley, and have a brief regional pottery workshop in a cave. (B,D)

Day 12 Mon : Cappadocia – Ankara
Morning departure for Ankara, afternoon tour of the Ataturk Mausoleum and Anatolian Civilizations Museum. (B,D)

Day 13 Tue : Istanbul
After breakfast drive to Istanbul,. Afternoon Optional: half day Bosphorus Cruise, including last minute shopping in the Spice Market. Tonight farewell dinner. (B,D)

Day 14 Wed : Istanbul
Transfer to the airport(B)

Child reduction (5-11 sharing the same room with two adults- max. 2children): 25%

Price includes:

• Deluxe or superior first class hotels in 2010 (see below table for hotel names)
• Meals as indicated on itineraries (B,L,D)
• English speaking guides throughout the land tours 
• Private air-conditioned transportation, luggage handling
• Arrival and departure transfers
• Local taxes and service charges

Price excludes:

• Personal expenses, optional tours, customary tips to guide and drivers

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