Arrival and transfer to
hotel.
Full day tour to
include: Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, and the
Grand
Bazaar. Optional:
Dinner with belly dancing entertainment. (B)
This morning Optional
tour of St.Sophia and Bosphorus cruise. Afternoon departure for Ankara
Around 15:00 hrs and
late arrival at Ankara. (B,D)
Morning departure to
view Hittite artifacts at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. Visit the
Mouseleum
of
Ataturk, father of modern Turkey. Drive to Cappadocia, touring a 13th century
caravan inn en route.
Overnight in Cappadocia
(B,D)
Tour Goreme's rock
chapels decorated with 6th century frescoes, Zelve's cliff-side Byzantine
monastic complex and Uchisar's natural citadel, Sarhatli underground city.
Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia (B,D)
Drive to Pamukkale. En
route we visit the famous Mouseleum of the sufi philosopher Mevlana. Drive to
Pamukkale, dinner and
overnight (B,D)
Today is the day to pay
an early morning visit unique Cotton Fortress, the white calcium cascades, and
also
pay a visit to one of
the first modern spa centers of the ancient world, Hierapolis. Then we drive to
Kusadasi.
Dinner and overnight in
Kusadasi (B,D)
Full day tour the
famous ruins of Ephesus and St.Mary's Cottage. Dinner and overnight in
Kusadasi. Afternoon Optional: tour of Sardis or Sirince. (B,D)
Visit Pergamum, tour
Troy with its famous wooden horse and continue on to Canakkale for overnight.
(B,D)
Morning departure for
Gallipoli and visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery, Chunuk Bair, Kabatepe War
Museum then drive to
Istanbul for overnight. (B)
Transfer
to Airport (B)
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