TURKEY – Glories of Turkey - 2010/2011

 

14 Days / 13 Nights

 

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR:

• Meeting/assistance at the airport

• Return transfer to/from airport

• 13 nights at selected hotels with breakfast

• 11 dinners

• Porterage at airport and hotels

• Deluxe air conditioned transportation

• English speaking driver/guide

• All entrance fees to places of interest

• All hotel taxes and service charges

 

Day 1 – Thursday: Istanbul

Arrival and transfer to hotel. Welcome briefing.

 

Day 2 – Friday: Istanbul

Full day tour to include: Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia and the Grand Bazaar. Optional: Dinner with belly dancing entertainment. Overnight in Istanbul (B)

 

Day 3 – Saturday: Gallipoli

• Dardanelles • Canakkale

Morning departure for Gallipoli and visit Anzac Cove, Lone pine cemetery,Chunuk Bair and Gabatepe War Museum then across the Dardanelles to Canakkale for overnight. (B,D)

 

Day 4 – Sunday: Troy • Pergamum

• Kusadasi

Today we visit Troy with its famous wooden horse, tour Pergamum and continue on to Kusadasi for overnight. (B, D)

 

Day 5 – Monday: Ephesus • St. Mary’s

House • Kusadasi

Tour the famous ruins of Ephesus and St. Mary’s cottage and visit a regional carpet production center. Afternoon Optional: tour of Sardis or Sirince. (B, D)

 

Day 6 – Tuesday: Aphoridisias

• Pamukkale

Drive through fertile valleys to Pamukkale (white lime cascades) visit Hierapolis and enjoy the thermal pools of our hotel. (B, D)

 

Day 7 – Wednesday: Pamukkale

• Perge • Antalya

Morning drive to Antalya, arrival at mid-noon. Pay a visit to the ancient city of Perge. A relaxed afternoon by the Mediterranean coast (B, D)

 

Day 8 – Thursday: Antalya

Optional: Tour of Phaselis or Yacht Cruise. Today is a free day with choices of Optional tours of Phaselis, a coastal ancient city or a lazy yacht cruise along the turquoise cost of the Mediterranean (B, D)

 

Day 9 – Friday: Antalya • Aspendos • Konya

After breakfast depart for Konya. Visit the famous theatre in Aspendos. Visit Mevlana Mausoleum then overnight in Konya. (B, D)

 

Day 10 – Saturday: Konya • Cappadocia

Morning departure for Cappadocia. Visit 13^th century Agzikarahan caravansary the land of Fairy Chimneys. We pay a visit to the famous underground city of Kaymaklı. Before we check in our hotel. Local dinner in a restaurant and overnight in Cappadocia. Tonight Optional: Whirling Dervishes performance (B, D)

 

Day 11 – Sunday: Cappadocia

Early Morning Optional: Balloon Tour. Experience of fl oating through volcanic valleys, fairy chimneys and caves with the sunrise of Cappadocia. After breakfast, visit Goreme, Avanos, Pasabagi, Red Valley, and have a brief regional pottery workshop in a cave. (B,D)

 

Day 12 – Monday: Cappadocia •

Ankara

Morning departure for Ankara, afternoon tour of the Ataturk Mausoleum and Anatolian Civilizations Museum. Overnight in Ankara(B,D)

 

Day 13 – Tuesday: Istanbul

After breakfast drive to Istanbul,. Afternoon Optional: half day Bosphorus Cruise, including last minute shopping in the Spice Market. Tonight farewell dinner. (B, D)

 

Day 14 – Wednesady: Departure

Transfer to the airport for your flight. (B)