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12 days
Authentic Adventure
Tour Overview
12 day Deluxe quality tour from $2,318
Visiting - Istanbul, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Troy, Assos, Pergamum, Kusadasi, Ephesus, Kusadasi, Cappadocia, Antalya, Myra, Finike, Kalkan, Fethiye
Activities - Culture, History, Archaeology
Istanbul, Arrival
You will be met at the airport and transfer to your hotel in the old part of Istanbul. overnight at a historical hotel in old city part of Istanbul. Welcome briefing.
Accommodation in Innova Hotel
Istanbul
Half day sightseeing tour of St. Sophia and Hippodrome, afternoon optional Bosporus cruise and spice market.
Accommodation in Innova Hotel
Istanbul
Morning visit Topkapi palace, Blue mosque and Grand bazaar. Optional: Tonight join our Turkish dinner and enjoy Turkish belly dancing and folk dancing entertainment.
Accommodation in Innova Hotel
Gallipoli & Troy, Assos
Morning departure for Gallipoli en route visit an old Vineyard (Umurbey Vineyard) and wine cellar to taste the famous Turkish Wines. Next visit Anzac Cove, Lone pine cemetery Chunuk Bair, Gabatepe War Museum then across the Dardanelles to Canakkale visiting Troy we continue to Assos for overnight.
Accommodation in Nazlihan
Kusadasi via Pergamum
Morning drive through the olive forests and stop by a olive museum, Then we visit an ethnographical museum in Tahta kuslar (wooden birds) village. The last stop of day will be by the ancient Medical Center Asclepius in Pergamum. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Accommodation in La Vista or Kalehan
Ephesus & St. Mary's House
Morning tour of glorious ruins at Ephesus, explore 2,000 year-old marble streets, a theater, the library of Celsius, a gymnasium and Hadrian's Temple. Take a short drive to see St. Mary's stone cottage where she stayed later in life accompanied by St. John, and visit also traditional village of Sirince. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Accommodation in La Vista or Kalehan
Kusadasi, Cappadocia
Early morning flight to Kayseri and short drive to Cappadocia , arrival to the 'moon-like' landscape of Cappadocia. Drive to Soganli valley, which was continuously inhabited since the earliest days of the Christian era, has churches that date from the 9th to 13th centuries. Some of the churches contain inscriptions giving the exact dates of construction and thus have provided scholars with valuable clues to help date other churches in Cappadocia. Soganli, like other valleys in Cappadocia, exemplifies the harmony between man and nature. Tonight Optional: Whirling Dervishes performance in a Cave setting.
Accommodation in Mdc Hotel or Selcuklu Evi
Cappadocia
Early Morning Optional: Balloon Tour. Experience of floating through volcanic valleys, fairy chimneys and caves with the sunrise of Cappadocia. After breakfast visit the Byzantine frescoed chapels at Goreme then continue to Ozkonak, tour the Pigeon valley Avc?lar, the eight-story underground city, and a local pottery making village, Avanos and finally. Visit to a home of a traditional Turkish Family. Tonight dinner in a traditional Cappadocia restaurant (Cultural Museum Restaurant built in an old Turkish House and incorporated in an Ethnographical Museum). Overnight in Cappadocia.
Accommodation in Mdc Hotel or Selcuklu Evi
Cappadocia, Antalya
Set out for Antalya through Taurus mountains and visit to Aspendos the roman city on the foot of the Taurus mountains, next onto Perge. Today' s lunch is included and will be served in casual style at traditional village restaurant. Overnight in Antalya.
Accommodation in Mediterra Art or Marina Hotel
Antalya
A free day on the Mediterranean or join an optional tour to the Archeological Museum of Antalya combined with a Cruise from the old Roman Yacht harbor. Overnight in Antalya.
Accommodation in Mediterra Art or Marina Hotel
Myra, Finike, Kalkan
Morning drive to Myra, to visit the home church of St. Nicholas and the ancient city of Myra.Overnight in Kalkan.
Accommodation in Patara Prince or Rhapsody
Kalkan, Fethiye, Return
Morning drive to Fethiye and visit Lycian tombs later transfer to Dalaman airport for afternoon flight to Istanbul. (Flight ticket is not included).
Accommodation in Patara Prince or Rhapsody
What's included
- Airport Transfers
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Professional Tour Guide
- Meals as per itinerary
- Luxury Coach Travelling
- Museum Entry Fees
Not included
- Tips
- Personal Expenses
Tour Departures
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| 21 May 12 | 1 Jun 12 | $2,318 | $743 | Guaranteed | Book Now |
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| 8 Oct 12 | 19 Oct 12 | $2,318 | $743 | Guaranteed | Book Now |
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