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Itinerary
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Day 1 - Istanbul
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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Day 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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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. Tour finishes around 17:00, transfer back to
hotel.
Overnight bus to Ephesus with non smoking fully air-conditionedat
21:30 (duration
10 hours)
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Day 4 - Ephesus Tour
Lunch Included
Arrival in Kusadasi and transfer to hotel to check in
before start tour.
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.
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 and Hierapolis Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:00 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. Stay overnight in
Pamukkale.
After tour bus to Fethiye with non smoking, fully
air-conditioned bus (duration 4 hours). Overnight in Fethiye
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6 - Blue
Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included
Departure from Fethiye Harbour between 11 and 12 a.m. to
Samanlik Bay for swimming & lunch or, depending on the sea
conditions, to Butterfly Valley for lunch, a swim & optional
visit of this natural reserve, hosting 136 kinds of
different butterflies and moths.
Afterwards we cruise to Oludeniz (The Blue Lagoon) again sea
conditions permitting. Option for paragliding available.
Last stop of the day is St-Nicholas Island. Byzantine ruins,
swim, dinner & 1st night.
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Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included
Around sunrise departure to Aquarium or Firnaz Bay near
Kalkan for breakfast & swimming.
Cruising to Kas where we stop in the harbour for lunch &
visit of this charming fishing village. Of ancient
Antiphellos, as Kas was once known, only Lycian rock tombs &
sarcophagi and the Roman theatre are left. But the charm of
the town remains!
In a bay near Kekova we stop for swimming, dinner & the 2nd
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8 - Blue
Cruise
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included
Departure to Sunken City of Kekova (this Lycian - Roman
archaeological site is protected, so only looking!). Lunch.
Simena, a traditional Turkish fishing village with no car
access and Byzantine/Ottoman castle.
In Gokkaya Bay optional water sports are available. Dinner,
relax in this pirates haven or party the night away at the
Smugglers Inn
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Day 9 - Blue
Cruise
Breakfast and Lunch Included
After breakfast we have a look at the Pirates Cave (sea
conditions permitting) before cruising to Andriace harbour
(lunch).
Bus transfer to the archaeological site of Myra, and to
Demre for the St-Nicholas Church, shopping and banking when
requested by your group.
Bus transfer to the Tree houses in Olympos where we arrive
between 4 and 6 p.m.
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10 - Olympos
Breakfast Included
Free day
in Olympos. Spend all your day on the beach. In the evening
bus to Antalya (duration 2 hours). Overnight in Antalya
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Day 11 - Antalya Tour
Breakfast and Lunch Included
08:15 pick up from your hotel to visit Perge antique site in
detail; Stadium, Roman Gate, Nymphaeum, Roman Bath,
Hellenistic gate, Colonnaded Main Street and the Agora.
Lunch on the Köprüpazari stream near the Aspendos Theater
after lunch visit Aspendos Theater and the Historical
Aqueducts. Shopping Break where also the Turkish handcrafts
are introduced• Introduction of Side and an hour and a half
free time
After tour overnight bus to Cappadocia with non smoking,
fully air-conditioned bus at 20:00 (duration 10 hours)
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Day 12 - 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 13 - 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. Overnight in
Cappadocia
Overnight bus to Istanbul with non smoking, fully
air-conditioned bus at 21:00 (duration 11 hours)
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Day 14 - Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul and shuttle to Sultanahmet to our
Office, transfer to your hotel. Free day and overnight in
Istanbul
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Day 15 - 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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