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Itinerary
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Day 1 - IstanbulUpon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Welcome briefing will be held.
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Day 2 - IstanbulEnjoy a full day tour including a visit to Topkapi Palace Museum, residence of the Ottoman Sultans between 1453–1852 (excluding harem). Visit the Hippodrome, which was once the center of life where chariot racing and other public events took place. Tour the Blue Mosque built between 1609 and 1616, famous for its blue ceramic tiles. Next see St. Sophia, a church built in the 6th century Byzantine capital, converted to a mosque by the Ottomans, and now a museum and one of the world’s greatest architectural wonders. Your last stop will be the famous Grand Bazaar, the world’s largest and oldest covered market with over 60 streets. Join an optional dinner with belly dancing entertainment.
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Day 3 - Gallipoli - Dardanelles - CanakkaleIn the morning, depart for Gallipoli, the site of many battles during WWI. Visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery and Chunuk Bair, then cross the Dardanelles to Canakkale for overnight.
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Day 4 - Troy - Pergamum - IzmirVisit Troy with its famous wooden horse, best known for being the setting of the Trojan War and many cities built on top of each other. Before arriving Into Asclepion, enjoy lunch with locals in a traditional local village. Then continue to Pergamum to visit the ancient Medical Center Asclepion and continue to Izmir for overnight.
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Day 5 - Ephesus & St. Mary's House - IzmirTour the famous ruins of Ephesus, an important cultural center of the ancient world, and explore 2,000 year-old marble streets, a theater, the Library of Celsius, a gymnasium and Hadrian’s Temple. Take a short drive to see St. Mary’s stone cottage where it is believed Virgin Mary spent her last years accompanied by St. John. Continue to a regional rug production center to have a firsthand experience of this unique art form.
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Day 6 - Izmir - BodrumAfter breakfast drive to Bodrum to visit th castle of St.Peter and the renowned Underwater Museum that was awarded the best Underwater Museum of the World in 2000s. Dinner & Overnight in Bodrum.
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Day 7 - Bodrum - KosAfter breakfast, the day is free for personal activities. Optional day island Kos. Overnight in Bodrum.
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Day 8 - Bodrum - PamukkaleAfter breakfast, drive through lush valleys to Pamukkale, the Cotton Fortress, with white lime cascades formed by hot mineral springs. Visit ruins of the Roman health spa of Hierapolis and enjoy a swim in your hotel’s thermal pool.
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Day 9 - Pamukkale - AntalyaAfter breakfast depart for Antalya, dinner and overnight.
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Day 10 - Perge - Aspendos - AntalyaThis morning visit Perge and Aspendos afternoon is free for personal activities. Dinner at the hotel.
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Day 11 - Antalya - CappadociaEarly morning departure to Cappadocia on the way visit 13th century Caravansaray and later visit underground city of Saratli. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
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Day 12 - CappadociaAfter break-fast visit Goreme, a historical region of Turkey, located among the rock formations, which were first settled back in the Roman period. Many rock churches can still be seen today, as Christianity was then the prevailing religion in that region. Continue to the town of Avanos renowned for its high quality earthenware. Also visit Pasabagi, Red Valley and attend a brief regional pottery workshop. Dinner at a special local restaurant.
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Day 13 - Cappadocia - AnkaraEarly morning departure to the capital city of Ankara through the salt lake area, Enjoy an afternoon tour Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, a historic caravanserai, holding artifacts from up to 7500 years old, including the most extensive and valuable collection of Hittite artifacts in the world. Dinner and overnight at Ankara.
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Day 14 - Ankara - IstanbulAfter breakfast depart for Istanbul. In the afternoon, join an optional halfday Bosphorus cruise enjoying the strait that separates Asia and Europe. Its shores are lined with fine neighborhoods, Ottoman palaces, fortresses, old wooden villas, hotels, parks and gardens, restaurants and cafés. Finish your last minute shopping at the Spice Market filled with the fragrance of the exotic east. Tonight enjoy a farewell dinner.
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Day 15 - IstanbulTransfer to the airport for your return flight home.
What's included
First Class hotels with private facilities
Meals are indicated on itineraries
Licensed guides throughout Turkey
Private air-conditioned transportation
Luggage handling
Local taxes and service charges
Arrival/departure transfers: only on arrival and departure days. Pre or post stay transfers are not included
What you might consider
Personal expenses
Optional Tours
Customary tips to guide and drivers
Highlights
Topkapi Palace and St. Sophia Basilica
Grand Bazaar, world's largest and oldest covered market
Anzac Cove at Gallipoli
Ancient city of Troy
Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary
Pamukkale the Cotton Castle
Aspendos and its 1800 year-old theater
Mausoleum of Sufi philosopher Mevlana
Open Air Museum of Goreme, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Saratli, a secret underground city
Hiking through the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara
Spice Market in Istanbul
NEW Lunch with locals
NEW Special dinners at restaurants
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