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The Treasures of Turkey
11 Days/9 Nights
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The Treasures of Turkey - from $1289 (includes air) |
| Included Features: |
- Air transportation NYC / IST / NYC
- Air transportation Istanbul / Ankara
- All transfers per itinerary
- 3 nights hotel accommodation in Istanbul
- 3 buffet breakfast and 1 lunch
- Full-day Istanbul sightseeing
- 7 day/6 nights tour of Ankara, cappadocia, Konya,
Pamukkale, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Izmir, Troy
- 2 nights hotel accommodation in Cappadocia
- 1 night hotel accommodation in Pamukkale
- 1 night hotel accommodation in Kusadasi
- 1 night hotel accommodation in Izmir
- 1 night hotel accommodation in Canakkale
- 6 buffet breakfasts, 7 lunches and 6 dinners on
tour
- Hotel service charges and taxes
- Tour Document Wallet
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| 1st Day |
EN ROUTE:
Depart via over night flight to Istanbul, Turkey. |
| 2nd Day |
ISTANBUL:
Arrive at Istanbul Atattirk Airport, where you will be met by
our representatives and escorted to your hotel.
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| 3rd Day |
ISTANBUL:
Depart your hotel for a full day tour. Visit the Hippodrome where
chariot races took place during the Roman Period. Proceed to the
Blue Mosque and St. Sophia. Later visit the Topkapi Palace, and its
treasures. Lunch. Afternoon visit to the Mosque of Suleyman the
Magnificent. Stop at the Grand Bazaar for shopping. Evening at
leisure. |
| 4th Day |
ISTANBUL / ANKARA / CAPPADOCIA (172 miles):
Transfer to the air - port for your one-hour flight to Ankara, the
capital city of Turkey. Visit the Anatolian Civilizations Museum and
the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey.
Lunch in Ankara. Then, drive to Cappadocia with its spectacular
landscape. |
| 5th Day |
CAPPADOCIA (75 miles):
Visit the citadel of Uchisar, Goreme Valley, Zelve and Avanos.
Visit the underground city of Kaymakli or Derinkuyu. Lunch included.
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| 6th Day |
CAPPADOCIA / KONYA / PAMUKKALE (397 miles):
Drive to Konya to visit the shrine of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, who
inspired the rituals of the “Whirling Dervishes”. Lunch. Continue to
Pamukkale a noted spa. After checking into the hotel, have a swim at
the hotel’s pool. |
| 7th Day |
PAMUKKALE / HIERAPOLIS / APHRODISIAS / KUSADASI
(335 miles):
Visit the ruins of the magnificent Temple of Apollo, the Necropolis
and the great baths of Hierapolis. Lunch. Departure for Aphrodisias
with its well preserved stadium, agora and an outstanding museum.
Drive to Kusadasi. |
| 8th Day |
KUSADASI / EPHESUS / IZMIR (106 miles):
Departure to Ephesus. Visit the ruins from the period of St. Paul,
such as the Odeon, Monumental Fountains, Great Theatre, Double
Church and Stadium. Lunch. Visit the Archaeological Museum, the
Basilica of St. John and his Tomb, the Temple of Diana and the
Shrine of Virgin Mary, where she spent the last years of her life.
Return to Izmir for overnight. |
| 9th Day |
IZMIR / PERGAMON / TROY / CANAKKALE
(200 miles):
Departure to Pergamon. Visit the Acropolis, Temple of Athena,
Dionysus, the Altar of Zeus and Asclepion. Lunch. Continue to
Canakkale in the afternoon. On the way visit Troy, the legendary
city of beautiful Helen and the Wooden Horse. |
| 10th Day |
CANAKKALE / GALLIPOLI / ISTANBUL (203 miles):
Cross the Dardanelles, visit Anzac Bay and the World War I
Memorials. Lunch. Drive to Istanbul. Evening at leisure.
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| 11th Day |
DEPARTURE:
Transfer to the airport for your flight to the U.S.A. and home.
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