Ankara - Cappadocia - Pamukkale - Ephesus - PMD - Pergamon - Troy -Istanbul (11 Days 10 Nights)
DAY 01- ANKARA CITY TOUR - CAPPADOCIA
Pick up from the hotel, airport or train station and tour in Ankara city. As you visit the Turkish capital, the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations offers an insight to the past
civilizations and cultures of the vast Anatolian lands; and viewing the Ataturk Mausoleum, informs you about the founder of modern Turkey. Drive to Cappadocia via salt
lake.Overnight in Cappadocia.
DAY 2 - CAPPADOCIA TOUR 1
Devrent imagination valley(a lunar landscape), Zelve open air museum(houses carved in rock, Seljukian mosque & remains nearly from all the ancient civilizations),
Pasabaglari (Fairy chimneys), Avanos (pottery demonstration with the Hittite tecnique), Lunch, Pigeon valley, Uchisar rock-castle,Esentepe(panoramic view of Goreme
valley) and Goreme open air museum(rock cut churches, frescoes, monastery).Overnight Cappadocia.
DAY 3 - CAPPADOCIA TOUR 2 - PAMUKKALE
09:15 pick up from the hotel. Mustafapasa (old Greek village Sinasos), Keslik monastery, Taskinpasa medresesi (an Ottoman theological school), Sobesos the ancient
city of Byzantium (Roman bath, Mosaics and more), Soganli valley (3 km walking in the traditional village, churches and Lunch), Cemil (Greek-orthodox church) and
Kaymakli underground city.Transfer to Cappadocia bus station and overnight bus to Pamukkale.
DAY 4 - PAMUKKALE
06:30 You will be picked up from Denizli bus station and transfer to Pamukkale town.In Pamukkale, you will see the Cotton Cliffs, one of the natural wonders of the
world formed by deposits of calcareous salts. Also visit the ancient ruins of the City of Hierapolis with its basilica , theatre and Roman Baths. After tour drive to Kusadası
and Overnight.
DAY 5 – EPHESUS TOUR
08:30 You will be picked up from your Hotel then drive to Selçuk Town for Full day tour of Ephesus & The House of Virgin Mary. First you will visit The Temple of Artemis,
which once was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Then you will visit the world famous ancient Greco-Roman City of Ephesus, the most well preserved example
in the world. After visiting this impressive site, you will have a lunch break. After lunch, you will visit The House of Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her last days.
This is a holy place for both Christians and Muslims.Overnight Kusadası
DAY 6 - PRIENE MILETOS DIDYMA
After breakfast drive to Priene, which is a well preserved ancient Greek city. Then see Miletos which has a beautiful Greco-roman theater where St. Paul gave a speech to spread
Christianity in the 1st century. Proceed to Didyma to see the Temple of Apollo, famous for its oracle. Lunch at a local fish restaurant in Didyma,Return to Kusadasi and Overnight.
DAY 7 - PERGAMON -
Pick up from the hotel early in the morning and drive Pergamon. Visit the Acropolis, Temple of Athena, the famous library and royal palaces, the Temple of Trajan, the 3rd century
Theater of Pergamon (one of the steepest theaters in the world), the Temple of Dionysos, remains of the Altar of Zeus (Seat of Satan), and a view of the Red Basilica
(St. John''s Church).Lunch included in town. Visit the ruins of Asclepion, a medical center of the ancient world.End of the tour we will proceed to CANAKKALE .Overnigt in Canakkale
DAY 8 – TROY CITY TOUR
After the breakfast drive to Troy City, For most of the last 3000 years, people assumed that Homer''s Iliad was fiction, and that Troy never existed. From seeing Troy''s ancient walls,
climbing around the ruins, and gazing across the Troad (the plains of Troy) towards the waters of the Dardanelles and the hills of Gallipoli beyond. Troy is impressive for its great
age (the oldest ruins date from 3000 BC) and beautiful situation.After the lunch drive to Istanbul and overnight in Istanbul.
Day 9 - ISTANBUL HISTORICIAL TOUR
Pick up at 09:00am from your hotel for the full day tour of old Istanbul city.Visit to ST. SOPHIA This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the
Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time.
TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of cyrstal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the
sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed.
SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration
of blue Iznik tiles.
HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.
Then we take you to the GRAND COVERED BAZAAR In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more then 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths'' street, the carpet
sellers,Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes. After your tour, transfer
back to your hotel.Overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 10 - ISTANBUL BOSPHORUS CRUISE
Pick up at 09:00 from the hotel and depart for a magical Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise and Shopping Tour.
Visit the SPICE BAZAAR (Egyptian Bazaar) The air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice.
BOSPHORUS BY BOAT a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway separating Europe and Asia.
The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion you will see the magnificent sights of the following attractions
from your boat. See Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavilions of Yildiz Palace.On the coastal edge of this park, is Ciragan Palace, 300 meters of its marble facade
faces the shore. At Ortakoy a great variety of artists gather every Sunday to display their work along the street. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque and a synagogue
existing side by side for centuries.
RUMELI FORTRESS Built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 prior to the conquest of Istanbul was completed in only four months to control and protect the infamous Bosphorus passage. It is
one of the most beautiful works of military architecture anywhere in the world.
BEYLERBEYI PALACE The summer residence of Ottoman sultans exists in its original renovated glory featuring original antique furniture and magnificent gardens with the Harem on the Asian
side of Istanbul.
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE enjoy a unique chance to step from one continent (Asia) to another (Europe)
CAMLICA HILL the highest point in Istanbul. At the top of it you can rest and admire the magnificent panorama of Istanbul and the Bosporus from the beautiful gardens, landscaped in traditional
Turkish Ottoman style.
SHOPPING TOUR (after cruise) Experience the traditional silk weaving skills of Turkish women at the carpet weaving courses provided by The Ministry of National Education. You will get the
opportunity to see jewellery, handcrafts centre and a modern leatherwear show.After the tour transfer to your hotel.
DAY 11 – BACK HOME After breakfast transfer to Ataturk airport and flight back home. |
