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Round Trips 6:
West, South And Central Turkey 13 Days-12 Nights
DAY 01: HOME - ISTANBUL
Arrive at Istanbul. All of the ladies will have fresh flowers
and the gentlemen will have souvenir as a present by Olbia
Tours & Incentives and transfer to hotel and check-in. During
the key distribution “a welcome cocktail” will be served.
Dinner and overnight will be at hotel.
DAY 02: ISTANBUL
After breakfast at hotel, full day tour of Istanbul featuring
Hippodrome where chariot races used to take place, Sultan
Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), which is famous with its delicate
blue ceramic tiles and its unique six minarets, St. Sophia
Museum an ancient basilica which is one of the architectural
marvels of all time with its immense dome rising 55m above the
ground and 31m in a diameter, Topkapi Palace (Treasury and
Harem Sections are not included !) from which The Ottoman
Empire was governed for four centuries, Covered Bazaar with
more than 4000 shops. Dinner and overnight will be at hotel.
DAY 03: ISTANBUL
Breakfast at hotel and visit to the famous Egyptian Spice
Market Bazaar embark on a Cruise along the
Bosporus. Disembark at Sariyer and have lunch then drive to
the Asian Part of Istanbul. Visit to Yeditepe Hill for a
panoramic view of the city. Also visit to Beylerbeyi Palace
the summer resident of the Ottoman Sultans. Dinner and
overnight will be at hotel.
DAY 04: ISTANBUL - CANAKKALE
After breakfast drive to Gallipoli Peninsula, before crossing
the Dardanelles Straits by ferry to Canakkale. Visit to
Homer’s Troy where we see the ruins of nine cities built on
top of each other. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 05: CANAKKALE - IZMIR
Breakfast and departure to Izmir. Continue to Pergamon, once a
great center of culture. Visit of Acropolis and the Asclepion,
an ancient medical center located at the foot of Pergamon,
specializing in the treatment of barefoot walking and music
therapy before arrive at Izmir. Dinner will be served at
hotel.
DAY 06: IZMIR - KUSADASI
After breakfast at hotel drive to Ephesus, one of the
highlights of any visit to Turkey. Among the ruins are
Basilica of St. John and House of Virgin Mary. Continue to
Kusadasi for dinner and overnight.
DAY 07: KUSADASI - APHRODISIAS - PAMUKKALE
Breakfast and visit the Temple of Aphrodite and the museum of
amazing Aphrodisias before continuing to Roman Hierapolis,
where we visit the ruins enroute to Pamukkale, a name meaning
"Cotton Castle" an apt description owing to its fantastic
white limestone terraces, an incredible natural phenomenon.
Dinner will be served at hotel.
DAY 08: PAMUKKALE - MYRA - ANTALYA
After breakfast we pass pine forests and cross the Taurus
Mountains to Myra, which is full of surprises. We visit them
all remarkable rock cut tombs, finally preserved Roman
Theatre, and the Church of St. Nicholas the original "Santa
Claus". Then drive beside the blue waters of Mediterranean
brings us to Antalya. Dinner will be served at hotel.
DAY 09: ANTALYA
Breakfast and visit the extensive ruins of the Hellenistic /
Roman city of Perge including the Great Theatre, the Stadium
and the gate powers leading into a street where chariot ruts
can still be seen. Then visit to Aspendos to see the best
preserved Roman Theatre in the world. Dinner will be served at
hotel.
DAY 10: ANTALYA - KONYA - CAPPADOCIA
Early breakfast and drive to Konya, Turkey’s most religious
city. Konya was the home of the whirling Dervish sect. Visit
the Mevlana Museum, with its beautiful fluted turquoise dome,
see the Karatay Medrese and Ince Minareli Medrese then
continue to Cappadocia to visit the Caravanserai of
Sultanhanı. Dinner will be served at hotel.
DAY 11 - CAPPADOCIA
After breakfast full day excursion tour to Göreme. In this
unique region of volcanic landscapes and rock carved churches,
we will go to Göreme to visit Underground city of Kaymakli or
Ozkonak, the tall conical cone of Uchisar and the Open Air
Museum. Today shopping will be done at one of the biggest
carpet weaving school of the area. Dinner will be served at
hotel.
DAY 12 - CAPPADOCIA - ANKARA - ISTANBUL
Breakfast and departure to Ankara. Lunch and visit to the
Mausoleum of Atatürk, founder of the
Turkish Republic and the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations.
Late afternoon flight to Istanbul. Dinner and overnight will
be at hotel in Istanbul.
DAY 13 - ISTANBUL - HOME
After breakfast at hotel transfer to airport for onward
flight.
END OF TOUR WITH THE SWEET MEMORIES OF TURKEY!!!
INCLUDED SERVICES:
* 12 Nights selected Hotels
* Sightseeing as per itinerary
* All escorted transfers
* Breakfast, lunch and dinner as mentioned in the itinerary
(B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner)
* Transportation by A/C minibus, midibus or bus depending on
the size of the group
* English speaking professional tour guide
* Entry fees to the sites & museums mentioned in the program
* Portage at hotels
* Tips to the hotels and restaurants
* Service charges & local taxes
EXCLUDED SERVICES:
* Domestic or International flights
* Visa fee
* Drinks
* All personal expenses
* Tips to the guide, driver and escorts
* Portage at the airport
CLOSED:
* St. Sophia on Mondays!
* Museum for Anatolian Civilizations on Mondays!
* Topkapi Museum on Tuesdays!
* Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi Palace on Mondays and Thursdays!
* Grand Covered Bazaar and Spice Bazaar on Sundays!
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