Best of Turkey


Best of Turkey

Duration: 12Nights / 13Days

Category: Deluxe & Superior First Class hotels

Hierapolis

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 and Lone pine cemetery then across the Dardanelles to Canakkale for overnight .(B,D)

Day 4 Sun : Troy – Pergamum – Kusadasi
Visit Troy with its famous wooden horse, tour Ancient Medical Center Asclepion in 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 local village called Sirince (B,D)

Day 6 Tue : Kusadası – Pamukkale
Drive through fertile valleys to Pamukkale (white lime cascades) visit Hierapolis and enjoy the thermal pools of our hotel. (B,D)

Day 7 Wed : Pamukkale – Perge-Antalya
Morning drive to Antalya, arrival at mid-noon,pay a visit to the ancient city of Perge. , a relax afternoon by the Mediterranean coast (B,D)

Day 8 Thu : Antalya: Optional Tour of Phaselis or Yacht Cruise
Today is a free day with choices of Optional tours of Phaselis ,a coastal ancient cith or a lazy yacht cruise along turquise cost of the Mediterranen (B,D)

Day 9 Fri : Antalya –Aspendos- Konya
After breakfast depart for Konya.,en route visit the famous theatre in Aspendos. Visit Mevlana Mausoleum and Karatay Koran School, then overnight in Konya . (B,D)

Day 10 Sat : Cappadocia
Morning departure for Cappadocia ,the land of Fairy Chimneys .We pay a visit to the famous underground city of Saratlı and visit a regional carpet production center. Local dinner in a restaurant and overnight in Cappadocia.Tonight Optional: Whirling Dervishes performance(B,D)

Urgup-Cappadocia

Day 11 Mon : 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, and have a brief regional pottery workshop in a cave. (B,D)

Day 12 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 13 Mon : Ankara – Return
Transfer to airport. (B)

 

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