Day 1 Thu : Istanbul
Arrival and transfer to hotel. Welcome briefing.
Day 2 Fri : 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. (B)
Day 3 Sat : 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 Sun : Troy - Pergamum – Kusadasi
Visit Troy with its famous wooden horse, tour Pergamum and continue on to Kusadasi for overnight. (B,D)
Day 5 Mon : Ephesus & St. Mary’s House – Kusadasi
Tour the famous ruins of Ephesus and St. Mary’s cottage.
Afternoon Optional: tour of Sardis or Sirince. (B,D)
Day 6 Tue : Aphoridisias – Pamukkale
Drive through fertile valley’s to Aphrodisias city of Aphrodite, then continue to Pamukkale (white lime
cascades). (B,D)
Day 7 Wed : Pamukkale – Antalya
Morning visit Hierapolis and continue to Antalya, arrival at mid-noon, a relax afternoon by the Mediterranean coast. (B,D)
Day 8 Thu : Perge & Aspendos - Antalya
Half day tour to the ancient cities of Perge and Aspendos. (B,D)
Day 9 Fri : Antalya – Konya – Cappadocia
After breakfast depart for Konya. Visit Mevlana Mausoleum and Karatay Koran School, then overnight in Cappadocia.
Tonight Optional: Whirling Dervishes performance in a 13th century Caravan inn. (B,D)
Day 10 Sat : Cappadocia
Early Morning Optional: Balloon Tour. Experience of floating through volcanic valleys, fairy chimneys and caves with the sunrise of Cappadocia. After breakfast, visit Goreme, Avanos, Pasabagi, Red Valley, Ozkonak underground city. (B,D)
Day 11 Sun : Cappadocia – Ankara
Morning departure for Ankara on the way visit 13th century Agzikarahan caravansary, afternoon tour of the Ataturk Mausoleum and Anatolian Civilizations Museum. (B,D)
Day 12 Mon : Ankara – Bursa
Morning depart for Bursa and visit: Green Ottoman Complex, opportunity for Turkish bath in the hotel’s outstanding facilities. (B,D).
Day 13 Tue : Istanbul
After breakfast cross the Marmara sea to Istanbul.
Afternoon Optional: half day Bosphorus Cruise, including last minute shopping in the Spice Market. Tonight farewell dinner. (B,D)
Day 14 Wed : Istanbul – Return
Transfer to airport. (B)
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