If you are looking for something special and extraordinary then look no further. The best tour in Turkey, Enjoy first class service and guided transportation through the historical and picturesque sites of Istanbul, battlefields of Gallipoli, the Trojan Horse of Troy, Pergamon offers one of the Seven Churches of St John from the Bible before reaching the ancient city of Ephesus and back to Istanbul by domestic flight.
6 DAYS DREAMS OF TURKEY TOUR INCLUDES:
- Arrival airport transfer from Istanbul Ataturk Airport
- Domestic flight ticket from Izmir to Istanbul
- 2 nights hotel in Istanbul
- 1 night hotel in Canakkale
- 2 nights hotel in Kusadasi
- 5 open buffet breakfasts
- 3 local dinners at hotels
- 4 local lunches during tours
- Guided Istanbul City Tour
- Guided Gallipoli Tour
- Guided Troy Tour
- Guided Acropolis of Pergamon Tour
- Guided Ephesus Tour
- Guided Sirince Village Tour and wine tasting
- All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
- Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
- Professional English-speaking tour guides
- Return airport transfer
EXCLUSIONS:
- International Air Ticket
- Tips and Gratuity
- Travel Insurance
- Turkey Entry Visa (if needed)
- Items of personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry
- Any other expenses/items which are not mentioned at the included section.
Tour Start Date: Every Friday from 11th October 2019 to 11th December 2020
TOUR ROUTE: Istanbul - Gallipoli - Troy - Pergamon - Kusadasi - Ephesus and domestic flight back to Istanbul
MEALS: Full Board as mentioned in the itinerary.
DAY 1 - ISTANBUL -
ARRIVAL DAY - FRIDAY
§ Meet at
the airport Transfer to your hotel.
§ You
will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore
Istanbul.
§ Overnight
in Istanbul.
§ There
are two airports in Istanbul. Istanbul Ataturk airport is 20 km away from the
city center and Sabiha Gokcen airport is 55 km away from the city center.
Transfer from Ataturk airport to your hotel is included, if you arrive at
Sabiha Gokcen airport please contact us for transfer rates.
DAY 2 - ISTANBUL CITY TOUR - SATURDAY
§ (Breakfast
and Lunch included)
§ We depart
at 08:30 for the Istanbul city tour.
§ TOPKAPI
PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th
centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese
porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of
the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the
Prophet Mohammed.
§ SULTANAHMET
IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the
architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent
interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.
§ HIPPODROME
Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the
Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of
Constantine.
§ Lunch
break and then we head to the SPICE BAZAAR (Egyptian Bazaar) the air here is filled
with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every
other conceivable herb and spice.
§ The rest
of the evening is yours to enjoy Istanbul in Istanbul.
§ Overnight
in Istanbul
§ Please Note: Hagia Sofia is closed
on Monday, Topkapi Palace closed on Tuesdays, Grand Bazaar closed on Sundays.
If your tour is on one of these days we would offer you to visit Underground
Cistern instead of Hagia Sophia and Topkapi palace museum, instead of Grand
Bazaar you will visit Spice Bazaar.
DAY 3 - GALLIPOLI TOUR - SUNDAY
§ (Breakfast,
Lunch and Dinner included)
§ 6:30 AM
We depart for Gallipoli to visit the battle fields.
§ Two hours
later we will give you 20 minutes for relax in a restaurant area. We arrive
Gallipoli around 12:00am and we have lunch break, relax a little bit and then
depart for the battle fields.
§ Visit
Gabatepe Museum. Start visiting the fields with Ariburnu Cemetery and Anzac
Cove because these are the places where the war had started. Then Beach
Cemetery, Shrapnel Valley and Plugges Plateau.
§ After the
tour drive to your hotel.
§ Overnight
in Canakkale.
DAY 4 - TROY TOUR - PERGAMON - KUSADASI - MONDAY
§ (Breakfast,
Lunch and Dinner included)
§ We depart
at 08:30 and driving 30 minutes for to Troy.
§ Visit the
famous archeological and mythological site of Troy, home of the Trojan Horse
and Helen of Troy.
§ After
Troy tour, 3 hour drive to Pergamon.
§ Lunch
break around 13:00pm and after the lunch depart for tour of the magnificent
acropolis of Pergamon.
§ Its
impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political centre
at that times. Bergamon is a famous city for its jewelry, stones and silver.
§ So on the
way, we will visit a jewelry center for 30 minutes.
§ Arrival
to Kusadasi around 18:00pm. Overnight in Kusadasi.
DAY 5 -
KUSADASI - EPHESUS TOUR - TURKISH VILLAGE SIRINCE - TUESDAY
§ (Breakfast,
Lunch and Dinner included)
§ 08:30
Departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best preserved
ancient sites in the world en-route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes
street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library and Grand theatre.
§ Lunch
break around 13:00 PM.
§ After the
lunch, we will visit a place which continues to perform one of the oldest arts
of Turkey; a carpet weaving centre.
§ We will
do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirince's construction style today belongs to
Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all Orginal with their white
paints. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the
best wines in Turkey - especially fruit wines. We will visit the vineyards and
it is time to learn how to make fruit wine with Turkish wine makers. In the
evening you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine.
§ On the
way we will visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region,
where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate.
§ On this
guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is
well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping
experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen.
§ Overnight
in Kusadasi.
DAY 6 -
KUSADASI - IZMIR TO ISTANBUL - END OF TOUR - WEDNESDAY
§ (Breakfast
included)
§ Today we
depart for Izmir airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul and then back to
home
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