Turkey Tours Package
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Turkey Tours Package , important sights of Anatolia can be arranged from Kemer-Antalya-Belek-Side-Alanya-istanbul and Bodrum
Price per. 3,520 Euro - 3,063 (GBP)
This Turkey tour is a tailor made private tour for you ,the tour route, departure city or the length of the trip can be changed up on your request.Choose Your own date.
Traveling thru Turkey with this Turkey Tours Package will take your breath away . Cultural side of the Local will be represented to you with Ultimate VİP service. Try your it and make your Turkey Travel to a unforgettable Life experience.
Turkey Tours Package - ITINERARY: (12 DAYS)
ISTANBUL TROY ASSOS AYVALIK PERGAMON EPHESUS APHRODISIAS
PAMUKKALE KONYA CAPPADOCIA ISTANBUL
The Highlights of Turkey tour focuses on the classics of Turkey, but takes an in-depth look at Istanbul and also features unusual and picturesque sights such as Assos and Cappadocia and makes a full visit of Konya - city of the Whirling Dervishes. This small group tour is structured to allow more time in each area and covers shorter distances where possible. We use centrally located 4* and boutique hotels that reflect the art, culture and architecture of Turkey. This is a full-service escorted tour which allows a maximum of 10 passengers in air-conditioned non-smoking minibus with a professional English speaking guide and driver. All meals included except for dinners in Istanbul. You can take in a meal at a Turkish Night or visit one of the famous Kumkapi Fish restaurants in Istanbul. Add leisure days or excursions at the beginning or the end of this tour.
DAY 1
ARRIVAL
Arrival at Istanbul airport. Please look for your name after clearing customs. Meet your Insight travel representative and transfer to your hotel. Free time and overnight in hotel category of your choice.
DAY 2
ISTANBUL - UNDERGROUND CISTERN - TOPKAPI - BLUE MOSQUE - GRAND BAAZAR
8.45 Departure. Visit the Underground Basilica Cistern, with its interesting “weeping column” and Medusa head reliefs. Continue to the Topkapi Palace, which was used by the Ottoman Sultans from the 15th to 19th centuries and houses an impressive collection of priceless jewels, crystal, silver and porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and relics of the prophet Mohammed. (Harem is extra and optional). After lunch we will see the Blue Mosque, built for Sultan Ahmet I, which is a unique piece of architecture with its six minarets and features 20,000 beautiful Iznik tiles. Visit the ancient Hippodrome with Obelisk of Theodosius, Snake Pillar and German Fountain of Wilhelm II. Walk through the back streets of Old Istanbul to the Grand Covered Bazaar. Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 3
ISTANBUL - ST SOPHIA - GALLIPOLI - CANAKKALE
We will visit the St. (Haghia) Sophia, which was built by the Emperor Justinian. It was the largest building in the world for over 1000 years. See its intricate mosaics and huge central dome. We begin our drive to Gallipoli, stopping for lunch in Tekirdag, which is a pleasant port town famous for its meatballs, then passing through farm area with fields of sunflowers arriving in the late afternoon. We drive the windswept hills of this famous WWI battle site, which heralded the birth of the Turkish Nation, and also resulted in a great loss of life. See Kabatepe Museum, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston’s Jolly (Allied and Turkish trenches and tunnels) The Nek and Chunuk Bair(visits according to passengers wishes and dependent upon time). We cross the famous Dardanelles Straight by ferry pulling away from Kilitbahir Fortress. You are on your own after dinner and may want to walk along the port area and see the Trojan Horse from the movie “Troy”. Overnight in the friendly waterside town of Canakkale.
DAY 4 (WED)
CANAKKALE - TROY - ASSOS - AYVALIK
Today is an enjoyable odyssey of the North Aegean Coast past the area known as the “Troad”. We visit Troy, the legendary city of Homer and the beautiful Helen, which has nine principal levels of occupation covering a period of 3000 years. We will continue to Behramkale Village and visit the ancient city of Assos and Temple of Athena, high upon a hill. You can see the Greek Island of Lesvos from here. Aristotle founded his first school of philosophy in Assos. We will continue to the pleasant seaside town of Ayvalik and overnight.
DAY 5
PERGAMON - SELCUK
We will visit the lofty Pergamon Acropolis, and the ruins of Zeus Altar. The acropolis is situated high above the plain and has a unique panoramic view, with a very narrow and steep theater that could seat up to 10,000. Parchment paper was first produced here. See what remains of the Great Library, which rivaled the one of Alexandria in Egypt, and Temple of Trajan. We will pass the Red Hall for a view then continue to the Asclepion, which was the first known hospital and therapy center. Overnight in Selcuk.
DAY 6
EPHESUS - HOUSE OF VIRGIN MARY- BASILICA OF ST JOHN - SELCUK
Today we will visit the House of Virgin Mary, which is a major pilgrimage site, then Ephesus, with the Library of Celsius, Temple of Hadrian, Agora and fantastic Greco-Roman theater (Terrace Houses are extra and optional). Continue to Sirince Village, where you may taste different types of fruit wine. We will also visit the Basilica of St. John and remains of the Temple of Artemis , which was known as one of Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Overnight in Selcuk.
DAY 7
SELCUK - APHRODISIAS - PAMUKKALE
We will drive through the Meander Valley and see the Meander River, which gave us the word “Meandering”. We spend some time at the Greco-Roman site of Aphrodisias, which is still being excavated. It features the Temple of Aphrodite, two agoras, a huge intact stadium, baths of Hadrian and theater, Aphrodisias was the site of a famous sculptural school. We continue to Pamukkale with its impressive calcium terraces and see the ancient site of Hierapolis with the Temple of Apollo and extensive Necropolis. Overnight in Pamukkale.
DAY 8
PAMUKKALE - KONYA
We drive across central Anatolia to Konya, known as Iconium in Roman times, which was the capital of the Seljuk Turks. Mevlana (Celaleddin Rumi) founded a Sufi order known as the Whirling Dervishes here. Visit the Museum of Mevlana and the great Seljuk monuments such as the Karatay Medrese and the Ince Minareli Medrese. Overnight in Konya.
DAY 9
KONYA - SILK ROAD - CAPPADOCIA
We will continue from Konya on the Old Silk Road trade route and visit Caravanserais and a hidden Crater lake before arriving in Cappadocia. Visit Selime, a village of rock cones below a mesa. It is possible to see the two-story colonnaded church and monastery, kitchens, “pekmez house” and camel tunnel all carved into the rock. We will have lunch in Belisirma village on the Melendez River then visit Ihlara Valley. Descend into this incredible gorge, then walk in the most scenic part of this canyon flanked by sheer rock walls. We will descend even deeper into the earth through the passages and tunnels of Kaymakli Underground City. See the ingenious “millstone” defense doors, wineries and rooms carved from the living rock. Our last stop is Pigeon Valley where we will see the ancient dovecotes from across the ravine. Overnight in Cappadocia.
DAY 10
CAPPADOCIA - CAVE CHURCHES AND GOREME VALLEY - WHIRLING DERVISHES
In the morning you will experience the feeling of living in an Anatolian village, where houses are built in caves, and life goes on as it has for centuries. You may see villagers baking bread, drying fruit on their rooftops or riding on donkeys to their fields. We will begin our visit to the “fairy chimneys” (conical and unusual rock formations) in Devrent Valley. We continue to the Goreme Open Air Museum, which was once a Byzantine monastery. See the finest examples of religious frescoes in rock-cut churches from the 10th to the 13th centuries. Enjoy Pasabagi Valley, while walking through vineyards among strange multiple “mushroom-capped” volcanic rock formations.
We then continue to Avanos, center of terra cotta work since 3000 BC. After dinner we will enjoy a performance of the Whirling Dervishes. Overnight in Cappadocia.
DAY 11
CAPPADOCIA - ISTANBUL
Transfer to the airport for morning flight to Istanbul and upon arrival transfer to the hotel. Today is at leisure and overnight in Istanbul. B.
DAY 12
DEPARTURE
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the airport approximately 3 hours prior to your flight departure.
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Rates per person in EURO | |
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Triple |
EURO 3520.00 |
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Double |
EURO 3660.00 |
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Single |
EURO 5150.00 |
INCLUDED:
*All airport transfers
*Accommodation in hotels as mentioned
*Meals as indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
*Water during meals
*Museum entry fees
*Transportation in non-smoking minibus with English speaking guide and driver
*Whirling Dervish performance
*Domestic flight Kayseri-Istanbul. **Domestic flight price, listed separately is approximate.
NOT INCLUDED: International flights, visas, drinks, mini-bar, tips to guide and driver and items of a personal nature.
OPTIONAL: We can arrange for pre- or post-tours or hotel for those of you who want to see more of Turkey.
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