Itinerary
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Day 1
Arrival in Istanbul Ataturk airport and transfer to your
hotel. Overnight in Istanbul .
P.S : If
your flight is from/to Sabiha Gokcen Airport there is 30Euro
extra one way per car.
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2 - Byzantine & Ottoman Relics Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:30 pick
up from your hotel to 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. Following
a lunch break in the old town, visit
Imperial Palace of Topkapi from which Ottoman Sultans ruled
their grand empire for over 400 years and visit the
Suleymaniye Mosque.
Tour finishes around 17:00, transfer back to hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul
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3 - Bosphorus Cruise Tour (Half day)
Breakfast 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.
Free afternoon in this great city. You will take an
overnight bus to Kusadasi (Ephesus) with non smoking, fully
air-conditioned bus (Duration 10 hours)
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4 - Ephesus Tour
Lunch Included
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. Unmistakable 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
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Day 5 - Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
8:00 pick up from your hotel drive to Pamukkale
visiting; Pamukkale and
the ancient city of Hierapolis
with the Temple of Apollo, the breathtaking Theater, the
fascinating Necropolis
and the last the great baths of Hierapolis antique
city, where St. Philip was martyred. Visit the calcium
terraces and pools of Pamukkale.
After tour overnight
bus to Cappadocia with non smoking, fully air-conditioned
bus at 21:00 or 22:00.
(duration 10 hours)
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Day 6 - Cappadocia Tour 1
Breakfast Included
Arrival in Cappadocia and transfer to hotel to fresh
up before start tour.
Depart from your hotel to visit
Devrent Valley to see the
unigue fairy-chimneys. Drive to
Paşabağ (Monk's Valley) to see the most interesting
mushroom-shaped pinnacles.Drive to the city of
Avanos for lunch.In the
afternoon visit another beautiful
open air museum at Göreme
where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian
settlements date back hundreds of years. Lastly,before
returning to your hotel, visit the natural castles at
Uçhisar. Overnight in
Cappadocia
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Day 7 - Cappadocia Tour 2
Breakfast and Lunch Included
Depart
from your hotel to visit Red
valley,and explore the famous rock- cut churches and
hike 5 km through the Güllüdere valley (Rose valley). Then visit
Çavuşin village.This village is famous for the houses
and churches of the christian clegymen. Drive to the
pigeon valley for lunch.
In the afternoon visit Kaymaklı
underground city. Where early christians lived in
fear and faith. On the way back visit the natural castles at
Ortahisar.
After
tour overnight
bus to Istanbnul with non smoking, fully air-conditioned bus
at 21:00
(duration 11 hours)
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8 - Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to your hotel. Free
day and overnight in Istanbul
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Day 9 - End of Tour
Breakfast Included
After breakfast check out from hotel (before 12:00),
transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport regarding your flight
details. End of tour and services. |
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