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15
Day Tours of Turkey
Visits :
Istanbul , Ephesus , Pamukkale , Fethiye ,
Blue Cruise (4 Days & 3 Nights) , Antalya & Cappadocia
Price Information
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Istanbul -
Ephesus - Pamukkale - Blue Cruise - Antalya & Cappadocia
15 Days & 14 Nights |
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960 EURO |
300 EURO |
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Full Detailed Itinerary
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Day 1
Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in
Istanbul
P.S : If
your flight is from/to Sabiha Gokcen Airport there is 30Euro extra
one way per car.
Day 2 - Byzantine & Ottoman Relics Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30 pick up from your hotel to visit the Hagia Sophia a 5th
century church, once the greatest in all the world. The next stop is
at the Blue Mosque renowned for its striking blue Iznik tiled
interior. Afterwards, visit the ancient Roman Hippodrome.
Following a lunch break in the old town, visit Imperial Palace of
Topkapi from which Ottoman Sultans ruled their grand empire for
over 400 years and visit the Suleymaniye Mosque. Tour
finishes around 17:00, transfer back to hotel. Overnight in Istanbul
Day 3 - Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents
Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30 pick up from your hotel to visit Spice Market and
followed by a boat cruise through the Bosphorus, the strait
dividing the European and Asian continents, Following lunch
break in the afternoon, visit the luxuriously opulent Dolmabahce
Palace, the last residence of the sultans. A drive to the Asian
part of Istanbul crossing the Intercontinental Bosphorus bridge to
visit Camlica Hill The highest point where you can overlook
Istanbul and take nice pictures.
Tour finishes
around 17:00, transfer back to hotel.
Overnight bus to
Ephesus with non smoking fully air-conditioned at 21:30 (duration 10
hours)
Day 4 - Ephesus Tour
Lunch and Dinner Included
Arrival in Ephesus (Kusadasi) and transfer to hotel to fresh up
before start tour.
The tour begins by visiting the remains of the Artemis Temple,
one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Afterwards, it
proceeds to the spectacular main site of Ephesus, undoubtedly
the most superbly preserved Greco-Roman city. Unmistakable
highlights surviving among the ruins are the Celsius Library, Agora,
Theater, Odeon, Trajan Fountain, Domitianus Temple and Roman
Latrines. Following a lunch break, visit the House of Virgin
Mary; reputed to be where she spent her final days.
Overnight in Kusadasi
Day 5 - Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour
Breakfast and
Lunch Included
08:00 pick up from your hotel drive to Pamukkale visiting;
Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis with the
Temple of Apollo, the breathtaking Theater, the fascinating
Necropolis and the last the great baths of Hierapolis antique
city, where St. Philip was martyred. St. Philip is connected with
the early church in Hierapolis and played an important role in
Pamukkale the history of the city. Finally we visit the calcium
terraces and pools.
After tour bus to
Fethiye with non smoking, fully air-conditioned bus (duration 4
hours). Overnight in Fethiye
Day 6 - Blue Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included
Departure from Fethiye Harbour between 11 and 12 a.m. to Samanlik
Bay for swimming & lunch or, depending on the sea conditions, to
Butterfly Valley for lunch, a swim & optional visit of this natural
reserve, hosting 136 kinds of different butterflies and moths.
Afterwards we cruise to Oludeniz (The Blue Lagoon) again sea
conditions permitting. Option for paragliding available.
Last stop of the day is St-Nicholas Island. Byzantine ruins, swim,
dinner & 1st night.
Day 7 - Blue Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included
Around sunrise departure to Aquarium or Firnaz Bay near Kalkan for
breakfast & swimming.
Cruising to Kas where we stop in the harbour for lunch & visit of
this charming fishing village. Of ancient Antiphellos, as Kas was
once known, only Lycian rock tombs & sarcophagi and the Roman
theatre are left. But the charm of the town remains!
In a bay near Kekova we stop for swimming, dinner & the 2nd night.
Day 8 - Blue Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included
Departure to Sunken City of Kekova (this Lycian - Roman
archaeological site is protected, so only looking!). Lunch.
Simena, a traditional Turkish fishing village with no car access and
Byzantine/Ottoman castle.
In Gokkaya Bay optional water sports are available. Dinner, relax in
this pirates haven or party the night away at the Smugglers Inn
Day 9 - Blue Cruise
Breakfast and Lunch Included
After breakfast we have a look at the Pirates Cave (sea conditions
permitting) before cruising to Andriace harbour (lunch).
Bus transfer to the archaeological site of Myra, and to Demre for
the St-Nicholas Church, shopping and banking when requested by your
group.
Bus transfer to the Tree houses in Olympos where we arrive between 4
and 6 p.m.
Day 10 - Olympos
Breakfast Included
Free day in Olympos. Spend all your day on the beach. In the evening
bus to Antalya (duration 2 hours). Overnight in Antalya
Day 11 - Antalya Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:15 pick up from your hotel to visit Perge antique site in
detail; Stadium, Roman Gate, Nymphaeum, Roman Bath, Hellenistic
gate, Colonnaded Main Street and the Agora. Lunch on the Köprüpazari
stream near the Aspendos Theater after lunch visit Aspendos
Theater and the Historical Aqueducts. Shopping Break where also
the Turkish handcrafts are introduced• Introduction of Side
and an hour and a half free time
After tour overnight bus to Cappadocia with non smoking, fully
air-conditioned bus at 20:00 (duration 10 hours)
Day
12 - Cappadocia Tour 1
Lunch Included
Arrival in Cappadocia and transfer to hotel to fresh up before start
tour.
Depart from your hotel to visit Devrent Valley to see the
unigue fairy-chimneys. Drive to Pasabag (Monk's Valley) to
see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Drive to the city
of Avanos for lunch. In the afternoon visit another beautiful
open air museum at Goreme where the remains of rock-cut
churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years.
Lastly, before returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at
Uchisar. Overnight in Cappadocia
Day 13 - Cappadocia Tour 2
Breakfast and Lunch Included
Depart from your hotel to visit
Red valley,and
explore the famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through the
Gulludere valley (Rose
valley).
Then visit
Cavuşin
village.This
village is famous for the houses and churches of the christian
clegymen. Drive to the pigeon valley for lunch. In the afternoon
visit Kaymaklı underground
city.
Where early christians lived in fear and faith. On the way back
visit the natural castles at
Ortahisar.
After tour
overnight bus to Istanbul with non smoking, fully air-conditioned
bus at 21:00 (duration 11 hours)
Day 14 - Istanbul
Arrival in
Istanbul and shuttle to Sultanahmet to our Office, transfer to your
hotel. Free day and overnight in Istanbul
Day 15 - End of Tour
Breakfast
Included
After breakfast check out from hotel (before 12:00), transfer to
Istanbul Ataturk Airport regarding your flight details. End of tour
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