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)

Glories of Turkey
Dates	Double	Single
Mar 11, 25	1519	2128
Apr 08, 15, 22, 29	1800	2486
May 06, 13, 20, 27
Jun 03, 10, 17, 24
Jul 01, 08, 15, 22, 29
Aug 05, 12, 19, 26
Sep 02, 09, 16, 23, 30
Oct 07, 14, 21, 28
Nov 04, 18	1580	2218
Dec 23	1702	2398
Jan 20, Feb 17, Mar 10, 2011	1580	2218
Hotel	DLX
Istanbul	Conrad
Canakkale	Kolin
Kusadasi	Charisma
Pamukkale	Pam
Antalya	Sheraton Voyager
Konya	Rixos
Cappadocia	Dedeman
Anakra	Crowne Plaza