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Day 1 Thu: ISTANBUL.
Arrival and transfer to hotel. Welcome briefing. |
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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) |
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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) |
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Day 4 Sun: TROY - PERGAMUM - KUSADASIi
Today we visit Troy with its famous wooden horse, tour Pergamum and continue on to Kusadasi for overnight. (B, D) |
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Day 5 Mon: EPHESUS & ST. MARY'S HOUSE - KUSADASI.
Tour the famous ruins of Ephesus and St. Mary's cottage and visit a regional carpet production center.
Afternoon Optional: tour of Sardis or Sirince. (B, D) |
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Day 6 Tue: KUSADASI - PAMUKKALE.
Drive through fertile valleys to Pamukkale (white lime cascades) visit Hierapolis and enjoy the thermal pools of our hotel. (B, D) |
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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) |
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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 city or a lazy yacht cruise along turquoise cost of the Mediterranean (B, D) |
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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, and then overnight in Konya. (B, D) |
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Day 10 Sat: KONYA - CAPPADOCIA.
Morning departure for Cappadocia , on the way visit 13th century Agzikarahan caravansary the land of Fairy Chimneys .We pay a visit to the famous underground city of Kaymakl? .Before we check in our hotel ,we wil taste Cappadocian wine in a cave winery. Local dinner in a restaurant and overnight in Cappadocia. (B, D)
Tonight Optional: Whirling Dervishes performance. |
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Day 11 Sun: 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) |
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EASTERN TURKEY ITINERARY |
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Day 12 Mon: CAPPADOCIA - MT. NEMRUT.
Departure at 8:30am from the Göreme. After passing Kayseri we will stop to visit the 13th century Seljukian caravanserai Karatayhan. The next stop will be in P?narba? for a break then drive to Tekir plateau for lunch. After lunch drive to Kahramanmaras. We will stop there and have the worldwide famous ice-cream in a nice cafe. Then drive to Kahta check in the hotel (B, L, D). |
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Day 13 Tue: S.URFA & HARRAN.
Departure time to drive up to mountain is at 3 o'clock in the morning. Climbing to the top of the mountain where we will watch the beautiful sunrise between the colossal size statues and bead of the king and gods. After sunrise we will visit the ruins of Mt Nemrut and free time to walk around then drive back to Kahta. Arsemia and a Roman bridge of Cendere and tumulus blackbird (Karakus) are also included. Arrival in Kahtato, Have breakfast and relax. Then drive to Sanl?urfa city, Prophet Abraham's cave and the pools of holy carp surrounding it then drive to Harran a village of spellbinding mud -brick beehive houses where Abraham spent last years of his life mentioned in the book of Genesis. Overnight in
Sanl?urfa city. (B, L, D) |
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Day 14 Wed: S.URFA & HARRAN.
Transfer to Sanl?urfa or Gaziantep airport. (B) |
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(END OF OUR SERVICES) |
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| TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES: |
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Hotel Accommodation with private facilities |
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Meals are indicated on itineraries by (B) breakfast, (L) lunch, (D) dinner. |
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Licensed guides throughout the land tours within Turkey. |
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Private air-condition transportation. |
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Luggage handling. |
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Local taxes and service charges. |
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Arrival and departure transfers at the beginning and on the last day of tour. |
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| TOUR PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE: |
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Personal expenses |
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Optional tours |
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Customary tips to guide and drivers. |
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Port taxes on Cruise. |
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| Tour Style |
(Small Group Tour) |
| Tour Length |
13 Nights/ 14 Days. |
| Starts on |
Istanbul (Thur) |
| Ends On |
Sanlıurfa (Wed) |
| Visit |
Istanbul (Arrival) - Gallipoli - Dardanelles - Canakkale - Troy - Pergamum - Kusadasi - Ephesus & St. Mary's House-Kusadasi - Pamukkale - Perge-Antalya - "Optional Phaselis or Yacht Cruise" - Antalya -Aspendos- Konya - Cappadocia - Mt. Nemrut - S.Urfa & Harran (Departure) |
| Prices |
Starting At USD 1,898* Only. |
| Dates |
Check Dates below. |
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Places
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No. of Nights |
Hotels |
| Istanbul |
02 Nights |
Conrad Hotel |
| Canakkale |
01 Night |
Kolin Hotel |
| Kusadasi |
02 Nights |
Charisma Hotel |
| Pamukkale |
01 Night |
Pam Hotel |
| Antalya |
02 Nights |
Sheraton Voyager |
| Konya |
01 Night |
Rixos Hotel (former Hilton) |
| Cappadocia |
02 Nights |
Dedeman Hotel |
| Mt. Nemrut |
01 Night |
Zeus or similar. |
| Sanliurfa |
01 Night |
Zeus or similar. |
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| Please Note: |
• (If the above mentioned hotels are not available we will provide similar alternate). |
• Please note the flight either from Urfa or Gaziantep to Istanbul is not included in the tour price. |
• It should be noted that the hotel standards in Eastern Turkey may not be the same as Western Turkey. Hotels on day 12 and 13 will be standard 3* hotels. |
| • Eastern Turkey hotel: Zeus or similar. |
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| Departure Dates 2010 |
Per Person on Twin Sharing |
Single Suppl. |
| May 06, 13, 20, 27 |
1898 |
600 |
| Jun 03, 10, 17, 24 |
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| Jul 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 |
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| Aug 05, 12, 19, 26 |
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| Sep 02, 09, 16, 26 |
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| * Prices are in USD-Based on per person on a twin sharing basis. |
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