CLASSIC TURKEY
14 days/13 nights
April - November
Sat: Arrive
Istanbul. After a short city tour transfer
to the hotel. Dinner at a local seafood restaurant. Overnight Istanbul.
Sun:
ISTANBUL
Visit the Blue Mosque, unique with six minarets, the Roman Hippodrome Square
and St. Sophia Church. After lunch visit the Grand Covered Bazaar with over 4,000
tiny shops. Overnight Istanbul. (B)
Mon:
ISTANBUL -TROY – CANAKKALE
Drive to Gallipoli and cross the Dardanelles Strait by ferryboat. Visit
ancient Troy with its legendary walls and replica of the wooden horse.
Dinner
and overnight in Canakkale. (BD)
Tue:
PERGAMUM – IZMIR
Drive to Pergamum, visit the Acropolis, the Temple of Trojan, Library, Asclepion, the ancient healing center and the Red Basilica, one of the Seven Churches of the
Apocalypse. Overnight Izmir. (BL)
Wed:
EPHESUS
– IZMIR
Depart for Ephesus to visit the House of the Virgin Mary, ancient Ephesus, the
Archaeological Museum and the Temple of Diana. Overnight Izmir. (BL)
Thu:
SARDIS – PAMUKKALE
Drive to Sardis the capital of ancient Lydia to visit the Temple of Cybele,
the famous 3rd century Synagogue, the Gymnasium and the new
excavation area. Proceed to Pamukkale for dinner and overnight. (BLD)
Fri:
HIERAPOLIS - APHRODISIAS – ANTALYA
Depart for Pamukkale, a noted ancient spa where pure white travertine form
frozen waterfalls. Observe carpet weaving at one of the local workshops. Drive
to Aphrodisias, the city of the Goddess of Love to see the well-preserved
Stadium, the Odeion, the Theater and the Agora.
Continue to Antalya for dinner
and overnight. (BD)
Sat:
ANTALYA
Full day excursion to the ancient Pamphylian, Hellenistic and Roman cities of
Perge and Aspendos and Antalya Museum.
Dinner and overnight in Antalya. (BLD)
Sun:
ANTALYA
- KONYA – CAPPADOCIA
Departure for Konya to visit the Mevlana Museum and the 13th
century Whirling Dervish Monastery. Continue to Cappadocia for overnight. (BLD)
Mon:
CAPPADOCIA
Full day Cappadocia visit, including Goreme Open Air Museum, Avanos the
pottery making town, the Natural Citadel of Uchisar and the Underground City
of Kaymakli. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia. (BLD)
Tue:
CAPPADOCIA – ANKARA
After a morning of sightseeing in Cappadocia continue to
Ankara stopping on
the way at Agzikarahan Caravanserai from the Seljuk period.
Overnight Ankra.
(BL)
Wed:
ANKARA – BURSA
Visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations and the Mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk.
After lunch drive to Bursa. Dinner and overnight in Bursa. (BD)
Thu:
BURSA – ISTANBUL
Visit the Green Mosque, the Green Tomb and Bursa's colorful Silk Bazaar. Drive
to Istanbul for an afternoon visit to the Royal Topkapi Palace.
Overnight
Istanbul. (B)
Fri:
Transfer to Istanbul airport.
TOUR
INCLUDES:
• Transfers and sightseeing per
itinerary
• Accommodations per itinerary -- First Class hotels
• Meals per itinerary (B) breakfast (L) lunch (D) dinner
• English-speaking guides
• Entrance fees to sites listed in itinerary
PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
|
GROUP TOUR |
Double |
Single supplement |
|
Classic
Turkey |
1250.00 |
525.00 |
