| Day
1 |
Arrival
to Istanbul |
| |
Arrive to
Istanbul and check in to hotel |
| |
Stay overnight
in Istanbul |
| Day
2 |
Istanbul
Tour |
| |
Morning
guided city tour of Istanbul visiting Hagia
Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodromme and Grand Bazaar.
Free time in the afternoon |
| |
Stay overnight
in Istanbul |
| Day
3 |
Istanbul
- Canakkale tour |
| |
Depart from
hotels in the morning for Canakkale |
| |
Visit the
ANZAC Memorials at Gallipoli, crossing the Dardanelles
to Canakkale |
| |
Stay overngiht
in Canakkale |
| Day
4 |
Troy
tour and depart to Selcuk |
| |
En route
to the Aegean town of Selcuk there will be the
chance to visit legendary Troy, the home of "Helen
of Troy" and the Trojan Horse |
| |
Stay overnight
in Selcuk |
| Day
5 |
Ephesus
Tour |
| |
Depart on
a full day guided tour of the Ancient City of
Ephesus including a visit to the House of Virgin
Mary and Temple of Artemis |
| |
Stay overnight
in Selcuk |
| Day
6 |
Pamukkale
tour - Egirdir |
| |
Depart for
Pamukkale and visit the ruins of Hierapolis and
the
travertens "Cotton Cliffs" |
| |
After lunch,
depart for Lake Egirdir |
| |
Arrive and
check in to hotels |
| |
Stay overnight
in Egirdir |
| Day
7 |
Egirdir
to Cappadocia |
| |
Depart from
Egirdir to Cappadocia via Konya, home of the Whirling
Dervishes. Visit the Whirling Dervishes Museum
and Kervanseray |
| |
Stay overnight
in Cappadocia |
| Day
8 |
Cappadocia
Tour |
| |
Full day
tour of Cappadocia visiting the Goreme Open Air
Museum, Devrent Valley, Zelve Open-air Museum,
Pasabagi where you will find the world known fairy
chimneys. Also visit the Uchisar Rock Castle for
panoramic views of the area. |
| |
Stay overnight
in Cappadocia |
| Day
9 |
Cappadocia |
| |
Free day
to explore the region further on your own |
| |
Stay overnight
in Cappadocia |
| Day
10 |
Cappadocia
to Mt Nemrut tour |
| |
Depart from
hotel for a drive across the Eastern Taurus Mountains
to Adiyaman near Mt Nemrut |
| |
Stay overnight
in Adiyaman |
| Day
11 |
Nemrut mount tour - Urfa |
| |
Ascend Mt
Nemrut to see the massive Commagene stone heads.
In the afternoon, continue on to Urfa |
| |
Stay overnight
in Urfa |
| Day
12 |
Urfa
to Gaziantep |
| |
Visit Urfa, the city of Prophets. After lunch,
continue on to Gaziantep |
| |
Stay overnight in Gaziantep |
| Day
13 |
Urfa
to Konya |
| |
An early departure from Gaziantep to Konya |
| |
Depart by overnight train to Istanbul |
| Day
14 |
Istanbul |
| |
Arrive to Istanbul and transfer to hotel |
| |
Free day to further explore on your own |
| |
Stay overnight in Istanbul |
| Day
15 |
Istanbul
Departure |
| |
After breakfast, check out of hotel and transfer
to airport for return flight |
| What's Included |
| * |
All
land transportations |
| * |
13nts
3* hotel accomodation |
| * |
1nt
couchette/sleeper train
|
| * |
Breakfast
included when staying in hotels |
| * |
Guided
tours as per itenerary |
| * |
Entrance
fees |
| * |
Airport
transfers in Istanbul on
arrival and departure |
| * |
Tour
leader services |
|
| What's NOT Include |
| * |
Expenses
of a personal nature |
| * |
Dinners
or lunches |
|
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