Overview:
(16 Days) Tour Code: ANA
Depature dates 2022:
09, 16, 30 April
07, 14, 28 May
04, 11, 18, 25 June
02, 09, 16, 23, 30 July
06, 13, 27 August
03, 10, 17, 24 September
01, 08, 15, 22 October
05 November
17 December
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- Arrival transfer (Sabiha Gokcen Airport subject to surcharge)
- Transfers on Day 13 and Day 15 in Istanbul and Trabzon (Sabiha Gokcen Airport subject to surcharge).
- Hotel Accommodation proposed as in the below list
- Meals are as indicated in the itineraries with code letters:B(Breakfast),L(Lunch),D(Dinner)
- Professional Tour Guides throughout Turkey Programs
- Luggage handling in the hotels
- Local Taxes
- Museum Entrance fees
- Flight Istanbul – Trabzon - Istanbul
PACKAGE EXCLUDES:
- Travel insurance
- International flights
- Personal expenses
- Customary gratitude to your guide and driver
Highlights: Saint Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Safranbolu open air museum, Kaymakali Undergruond City, Lime Cascade, Dudden waterfall , Sumela Monastery
City | Hotels (4-5* & Special Class), or similar |
Istanbul | Point hotel Taksim |
Canakkale | Kolin |
Kusadasi | Charisma Deluxe |
Pamukkale | Doga Thermal |
Fethiye | Marina Boutique |
Antalya | B.W. Khan |
Cappadocia | Crown Plaza Nevsehir |
Safranbolu | Imren Lokum Koagi |
Trabzon | Novotel Trabzon |
Istanbul (Return) | Kent (Old City) |
Itinerary
Day 01 Sat: Istanbul
Upon your arrival, you will be met by our representative before transfer to your hotel.
Spend the rest of the day at your own leisure .
Day 02 Sun: Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, a guided tour to Topkapi Palace, St. Sophia, Blue Mosque and Spice Market .The day ends with an overnight stay in Istanbul. (B)
Day 03 Mon: Istanbul Canakkale
After breakfast at the hotel, drive to Gallipoli and visit Anzac Cove, Nek, Conk Bair, Lone Pine and 57th Regiment Memorial, cross the Dardanelles. Overnight stay in
Canakkale.(B,D)
Day 04 Tue: Canakkale - Troy - Pergamum - Kusadasi
After breakfast at the hotel drive to legendary Troy; the site where the Trojan War took place, crossing the mountain Ida arrival to Pergamum visit Acropolis and overnight stay
in Kusadasi. (B,D)
Day 05 Wed: Kusadasi - Ephesus - Sirince - Kusadasi
After breakfast a short drive to visit Ephesus, we will have the opportunity to discover and understand the rich history behind local handicrafts like hand-made carpets,
leather. We continue to marvelous village of Sirince where you can experience one of the most beautiful villages in Turkey. You can do shopping and taste delicious wines of
the village. Return to Kusadasi for overnight stay. (B,D)
Day 06 Thu: Kusadasi - Hierapolis - Pamukkale
After breakfast drive through the meander plain and cotton farms, arrive to Pamukkale, time to enjoy the beauty of lime cascade and visit ancient Hierapolis.
Overnight in Pamukkale. (B,D)
Day 07 Fri: Pamukkale - Koycegiz and Fethiye
After breakfast, this morning we drive to the lakeside town of Koycegiz. Here we take a boat cruise to turtle beach and smother ourselves in mud at the local mudbath. En route
to Fethiye. Overnight Fethiye and dinner. (B,D)
Day 08 Sat: Fethiye - Kayakoy Greek village and Oludeniz - Fethiye
After breakfast explore the quaint Greek village of Kayakoy. Afternoon we will drive you to Oludeniz you will have opportunity to swim then drive back to your hotel. Overnight
Fethiye.(B)
Day 09 Sun: Fethiye - Antalya
After breakfast, we drive to Demre. *We take our boat to visit sunken city of Kekova. (If the weather condition do not permit to make this tour we will visit the St.Nicholas Church instead). After boat trip we will continue to Antalya. Dinner at your hotel. Overnight Antalya. (B,D)
Day 10 Mon: Antalya (Aspendos) - Konya - Cappadocia
After breakfast, early departure for Konya. En route visit Aspendos Theatre. Upon arrival to Konya visit Mevlana Mausoleum and Whirling Dervishes convent. Journey on
to biblical Cappadocia. Visit ancient caravanserai on the Silk Road. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.(B,D)
Day 11 Tue: Cappadocia
After breakfast full day excursion in Cappadocia including visits to Kaymakli Underground City, Open Air Museum in Goreme and natural fortress in Uchisar. An
optional and fun Turkish folklore evening with dinner is available tonight. Overnight in Cappadocia.(B)
Day 12 Wed: Cappadocia - Ankara - Safranbolu
Early in the morning an optional balloon tour is available. Morning departure for Safranbolu. On the way stop by Ankara and visit Mausoleum of Ataturk and its Museum
in Ankara. This is the burial place of the national hero who founded modern Republic of Turkey. We continue our drive to Safranbolu, the world heritage town of Unesco which is
considered as an open air museum. Tonight we stay at an old Ottoman mansion.(B,D)
Day 13 Thu: Safranbolu - Istanbul - Trabzon
After breakfast visit the old town of Safranbolu where you can test the fine sample of Turkish delights then continue to drive to Istanbul afternoon visit Grand Bazaar. Then
you will be transferred to airport or your flight to Trabzon. Upon to your arrival you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight Trabzon.(B)
Day 14 Fri: Trabzon - Sumela Monastery
After breakfast Tour to Sumela Monastery which is is nestled into the side of rocks in a famous valley in Maçka, overnight in Trabzon .(B,D)
Day 15 Sat: Trabzon - Istanbul
After breakfast fly back to Istanbul the rest of the day is at leisure overnight tin .(B)
Day 16 Sun: Istanbul
Breakfast. Transfer to airport. (B)
*Remarks: In most of the winter departures Kekova boat tour will not operate
Optional Tours
Imperial Istanbul Half Day Tour
Discover Imperial Istanbul on this half-day sightseeing tour. Visit Hagia Sophia, which is today one of the most magnificent museums in the world, the Blue Mosque Hippodrome with its Egyptian Obelisk, a remarkable pink granite monument built 3,500 years ago by an Egyptian pharaoh. Last but not least experience the Grand Bazar of Istanbul.
Highlights
Half-day sightseeing tour of imperial Istanbul
Visit Hagia Sophia
Shop in the Grand Bazaar
Visit the Blue Mosque Hippodrome
Entrance fees included
Well recovered for over 1,500 years, Hagia Sophia is named as one of the most remarkable museums in the world. Two stories of ancient history confronts everyone in this well preserved structure. The next stop will be at the Blue Mosque Hippodrome just in the middle of the Sultan Ahmed area including the impressive ancient Egyptian Obelisk.
After leaving the Blue Mosque Hippodrome, you will finally have the opportunity to do some haggling at the Grand Bazaar, with it's 4400 shops!
Please note: The Grand Bazaar is not open on Sundays!
Inclusions:
Cruise ship prick up and drop off
Entrance fees
Local guide
Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
Exclusions:
Gratuities (optional)
Food and drinks, unless specified
Discover Imperial Istanbul on this half-day sightseeing tour. Visit Hagia Sophia, which is today one of the most magnificent museums in the world, the Blue Mosque Hippodrome with its Egyptian Obelisk, a remarkable pink granite monument built 3,500 years ago by an Egyptian pharaoh. Last but not least experience the Grand Bazar of Istanbul.
Highlights
Half-day sightseeing tour of imperial Istanbul
Visit Hagia Sophia
Shop in the Grand Bazaar
Visit the Blue Mosque Hippodrome
Entrance fees included
Well recovered for over 1,500 years, Hagia Sophia is named as one of the most remarkable museums in the world. Two stories of ancient history confronts everyone in this well preserved structure. The next stop will be at the Blue Mosque Hippodrome just in the middle of the Sultan Ahmed area including the impressive ancient Egyptian Obelisk.
After leaving the Blue Mosque Hippodrome, you will finally have the opportunity to do some haggling at the Grand Bazaar, with it's 4400 shops!
Please note: The Grand Bazaar is not open on Sundays!
Inclusions:
Cruise ship prick up and drop off
Entrance fees
Local guide
Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
Exclusions:
Gratuities (optional)
Food and drinks, unless specified
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