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Day 1 - Arrival Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in
Istanbul
Day 2 - Byzantine & Ottoman Relics Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30
pick up from your hotel to visit Imperial Palace of
Topkapi,
from which Ottoman Sultans ruled their grand empire
for over 400 years, with
Treasury section included. Following a lunch
break in the old town, you will visit the
Hagia Sophia,
a 5th century church, once the greatest in all the world.
The next stop is at the
Blue Mosque
renowned for its striking blue Iznik tiled interior.
Afterwards, visit the ancient
Roman
Hippodrome and the world-famous
Grand Bazaar
- a shopper's paradise of over 4000 authentic
shops. Overnight in
Istanbul
Day 3 - Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30
pick up from your hotel to visit
Spice Market and
followed by a boat cruise through the
Bosphorus,
the strait dividing the European and Asian
continents, Following lunch break in the afternoon, visit
the luxuriously opulent
Dolmabahce Palace, the last
residence of the sultans. A drive to the Asian part of
Istanbul crossing the Intercontinental Bosphorus bridge to
visit Camlica Hill
The highest point where you can overlook Istanbul
and take nice pictures.
Overnight bus to Ephesus (Kusadasi) with non smoking fully
air-conditioned (duration 10 hours)
Day 4 - Ephesus Tour
Lunch Included
Arrival in Kusadasi (Ephesus) and transfer to hotel.
09:00 pick up from hotel for the Ephesus Tour.
The tour
begins by visiting the remains of the
Artemis Temple,
one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Afterwards, it proceeds to the spectacular main site of
Ephesus,
undoubtedly the most superbly preserved Greco-Roman
city. The highlights surviving among the ruins are the
Celsius Library, Agora, Theater, Odeon, Trajan Fountain,
Domitianus Temple and Roman Latrines. Following a lunch
break, visit the
House of Virgin Mary;
reputed to be where she spent her final days. Overnight in
Kusadasi
Day 5 - Ephesus
Breakfast Included
Free day for leisure or optional Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour
Overnight bus to Istanbul with non smoking fully
air-conditioned (duration 10 hours)
Day 6 - Leaving Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul in the morning.
Transfer
to airport two hours before your flight. End of your service. |
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