Visiting: Istanbul, Ankara, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus, Izmir, Pergamon, Trojan, Canakkale, Bursa, Istanbul.
10 days / 09 nights
Services Included
- 02 nights accommodation in Istanbul with breakfast
- 01 night accommodation in Ankara with breakfast and dinner
- 02 nights accommodation in Cappadocia with breakfast and dinner
- 01 night accommodation in Pamukkale with breakfast & dinner
- 01 night accommodation in Izmir with breakfast and dinner
- 01 night accommodation in Canakkale with breakfast and dinner
- 01 night accommodation in Istanbul with breakfast and dinner.
- English speaking local guide for all the visits indicated in the program.
- Meals as mentioned in the program
- All visits with entrance fees included
- Transportation by minibus or bus (depending on the number of passengers) with air conditioning
- Free Wi-Fi in the bus
- Lodging taxes
Services Not Included
- Personal expenses and extras
- Drinks during lunch / dinner
- Tips to drivers and guide (at discretion)
- Service charge and hotel taxes, mandatory payment on arrival, approximately 50 USD per person.
Prices
Departures 2024 - 2025
| Month | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | 2,9,16,23,30 | 3,10,17,24,31 |
| April 2024 | 6,13,20,27 | 7,14,21,28 |
| May 2024 | 4,11,18,25 | 5,12,19,26 |
| June 2024 1,8,22,29 | 1,8,22,29 | 2,9,23,30 |
| July 2024 | 6,13,20,27 | 7,14,21,28 |
| August 2024 3,10,17,24,31 | 3,10,17,24,31 | 4,11,18,25 |
| September 2024 | 7,14,21,28 | 1,8,15,22,29 |
| October 2024 | 5,12,19,26 | 6,13,20,27 |
| November 2024 2,9,16,23,30 | 2,9,16,23,30 | 3,10,17,24 |
| December 2024 | 7,14,21,28 | 1,8,15,22,29 |
| January 2025 | 4,11,18,25 | 5,12,19,26 |
| February 2025 | 1,8,15,22 | 2,9,16,23 |
| March 2025 | 1,8,15,22 | 2,9,16,23 |
Category A / First - Superior
| Hotel Category | Single | Double | Triple | Junior 3-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Category / Old Part | 1,525 USD | 1,069 USD | 1,069 USD | 665 USD |
| First Category / Taksim District | 1,789 USD | 1,180 USD | 1,180 USD | 725 USD |
| Superior Category | 1,985 USD | 1,299 USD | 1,299 USD | 780 USD |
Minimum 2 pax
In case of a single person traveling alone, a 50% supplement on the base rate applies.
Category B / Luxury - Standard
| Hotel Category | Single | Double | Triple | Minor 3-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxury Category | 2,745 USD | 1,839 USD | 1,839 USD | 1,050 USD |
Minimum 2 pax
In case of a single person traveling alone there is a 50% surcharge on the base rate.
Itinerary
- Day 1 - Saturday Arrival to Istanbul
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- Arrival at Istanbul International Airport, reception and transfer to the hotel.
- Overnight at the hotel.
- 2nd Day | Sunday Istanbul (Breakfast, lunch)
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- Breakfast at the hotel.
- This day we will make the excursion to the Bosphorus and Sultanahmet Quarter. We will leave the hotel to visit the Egyptian Bazaar (spice market) and then boat trip on the Bosphorus, the strait that separates Europe from Asia where we can enjoy the great beauty of the forests of Istanbul, its palaces and yalı, wooden palaces built on both banks. Lunch.
- Afternoon visit to the Sultanahmet district with the Roman Hippodrome square, the Blue Mosque, unique among all Ottoman mosques in having 6 minarets and the splendid 6th century Hagia Sophia Basilica.
- In the afternoon return to the hotel.
- Overnight at the hotel.
- 3rd Day - Monday Istanbul - Ankara (Breakfast, Dinner)
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- Breakfast at the hotel.
- This day we will leave the hotel to start the visit of the Topkapı Palace, residence of the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, famous for its excellent collection of jewelry and porcelain. Continue to the Grand Bazaar (closed on Sundays and religious holidays), a building that houses more than 4,000 stores inside.
- Time to visit it.
- Approximately at 14:00 hrs. departure to Ankara, passing through the Istanbul Intercontinental Bridge.
- Arrival in the capital of the country. Dinner at the hotel.
- Overnight at the hotel.
- 4th Day | Tuesday Ankara | Cappadocia (Breakfast, Dinner)
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- Breakfast at the hotel.
- This day we will visit the capital of Turkey where we will visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations which has an exhibition of Paleolithic, Neolithic, Hittite, Phrygian Urartu etc. and the Mausoleum of Ataturk, dedicated to the founder of the Turkish Republic.
- Afterwards departure to Cappadocia. On the way, you will visit the subway city of Saratli built by Christian communities to protect themselves from Arab attacks. The subway city preserves the stables, common rooms, meeting room and small rooms for families.
- Arrival at the hotel in Cappadocia.
- Dinner at the hotel.
- Overnight at the hotel.
- 5th Day | Wednesday Cappadocia (Breakfast, Dinner)
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- OPTIONAL EXCURSION | BALLOON EXCURSION (ask for cost)
- At dawn, possibility to participate to a hot air balloon excursion, a unique experience, over the rock formations, fairy chimneys, natural formations, lunar landscapes. (Additional cost).
- Breakfast at the hotel. Day dedicated to the visit of this fantastic region, unique in the world. We will visit the Goreme Valley, with its cave churches, with paintings from the 10th and 11th centuries; visit to the trogloyta village of Uçhisar, Paşabag valley, with its fairy chimneys, the most spectacular in Cappadocia, Derbent valley with its curious natural formations. There will be time to visit handicraft workshops such as carpets and onyx-semi-precious stones. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
- After dinner, we will go out to attend a folkloric and belly dancing show with an open bar of local alcoholic beverages. Dances in characteristic costumes and folk music from all regions of Turkey and the finest interpretation of belly dancing in a cave hall.
- Overnight stay.
- 6th Day : Thursday Cappadocia | Pamukkale (Breakfast, Dinner)
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- Breakfast and departure to Pamukkale.
- On the way we will make a stop to visit the Caravanserail of Sultanhan Seylucida inn of the medieval era.
- Arrival in Pamukkale and free time in the "Cotton Castle", unique in the world with thermal pools of calcareous origin and petrified waterfalls.
- At the end of the visit transfer to the hotel.
- Dinner and overnight.
- 7th Day | Friday Pamukkale | Ephesus | Izmir (Breakfast, dinner)
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- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Departure to Selçuk-Efeso. Arrival and visit the ruins of Ephesus, city dedicated to Artemis, you will see the Odeon, the Temple of Hadrian, the House of Love, the Library of Celsus, the Agora, the Marble Street and the Theater. Visit to the house of the Virgin Mary, supposed last resting place of the Mother of Jesus.
- Stop at a leather production center and continuation to İzmir-Esmirna, the third largest city in Turkey.
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
- Day 8 | Saturday Izmir | Pergamon | Troy | Çanakkale (Breakfast, Dinner)
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- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Departure to Pergamo, today's Bergama. Arrival and visit the ruins with the Asclepios which was the first hospital in Asia Minor, with its therapeutic center.
- Continuation to Troy. Visit the famous city of history that evokes the poetic name of Homer's Iliad.
- Continuation to Çanakkale.
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
- Day 9 | Sunday Çanakkale | Bursa | Istanbul (Breakfast)
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- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Departure to Bursa which was the first capital of the İ Ottoman Empire between 1326 and 1364. Visit the Great Ulucamii Mosque, the Kozahan Silk Bazaar and the Green Mausoleum.
- Continuation to Istanbul.
- Overnight at the hotel.
- Day 10 - Monday Departure from Istanbul (Breakfast)
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- Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from the hotel to the airport.
- End of our services.
Restrictions
Prices per person based on the occupancy indicated, quoted in U.S. dollars and payable in local currency according to the exchange rate in effect on the day of full payment. Subject to availability and change without prior notice. No refunds for unused services. Charges apply for changes or cancellations. Restrictions apply.
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