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Day 1 Thursday

 

| Istanbul

We’ll greet you at the airport and get you to your 
hotel – you’ll spend the night in the city that brings 
together East and West, Istanbul.

Day 2  Friday

 

| Istanbul

There may be no city on earth quite as beautiful 
– join your expert guide on a tour you’ll remember 
always….Marvel at the jewel encrusted treasures of 
Topkapi, tributes paid to the sultans for safe passage 
east and west, the Emperor Justinian’s Hagia Sophia 
covered in glorious mosaics, the Blue Mosque, the 
Byzantine Hippodrome (the bronze snake statue 
was a monument set up at Plataea to celebrate 
the Greek victory over the Persians; it’s traveled 
from Persia to Greece to Rome to here…). You’ll 
end the day exploring the fabled Grand Bazaar – 
under this roof, one can find anything from linens to 
gold…. Later, if you choose, we offer the option of 

a traditional dinner accompanied by belly and folk 
dancing. You’re here for another sunset. (B)

Day 3 Saturday

 

| Gallipoli • Dardenelles 

• Canakkale

We’ll leave Istanbul and journey to Gallipoli, site of 
the tragic WWI battle and a pivotal instance in the 
creation of modern Turkey. You’ll walk the beach 
at ANZAC Cove, contemplate the cemetery at 
Chunuk Bair and see the conflict come to life at the 
Kabatepe War Museum. From here we’ll cross the 
Dardenelles for Canakkale and the site of a battle 
far in the past, Troy. We’ll have dinner and spend the 
night in Canakkale. (B,D)

Day 4 Sunday

 

| Troy • Pergamon • Izmir

Visit Troy with its famous wooden horse, best known 
for being the setting of the Trojan War and many 
cities built on top of each other. Before arriving into 
Asclepion, enjoy lunch with locals in a traditional 
local village. Then continue to Pergamum to visit 
the ancient Medical Centre in Asclepiuon and on to 
Izmir for an overnight. (B,L,D)

Day 5 Monday

 | Ephesus • St. Mary’s House • Izmir

Our destination is Ephesus, home to one of the 
wonders of the ancient world. That wonder, the 
temple of Artemis, is fugitive, but the site remains 
one of the grandest in the eastern Mediterranean 

Glories of Turkey

15 Days – 14 Nights

Thursday Arrival

– the theatre is thought to have held 24,000 
citizens. We’ll travel on to the House of the Virgin 
Mary, long thought a place of refuge for the 
saint. Continue to regional rug production centre 
to have a firsthand experience of this unique art 
form. Tonight we’re in Izmir. Optional dinner at a 
local restaurant (B)

Day 6 Tuesday

 

| Izmir • Pamukkale

This morning we’ll drive through lush countryside 
and visit Hierapolis, a source of natural hot springs 
known for millennia – we’ll stay in neighboring  
Pamukkale and sample the thermal pools of our 
hotel – after all, we have the night…. (B,D)

Day 7 Wednesday

 

| Pamukkale • Bodrum

After breakfast  drive to Bodrum to visit the 
Castle of St.Peter and the renowned Underwater 
Museum that was awarded the best Underwater 
Museum of the World in 2000s. Overnight in 
Bodrum.( B)

Day 8 Thursday

 

| Bodrum • Kos

After breakfast, the day is free for personal 
activities. Optional day island Kos.  Dinner and 
overnight in Bodrum. (B D)

Day 9 Friday

 

| Bodrum • Antalya

After breakfast depart for Antalya, en route visit 

TURKEY

v

MEDITERRANE

AN | TURKEY

Istanbul

Canakkale

Izmir

Pamukkale

BodrumAntalya

Cappadocia

Ankara 

Istanbul

Canakkale

Izmir

Pamukkale

BodrumAntalya

Cappadocia

Ankara 

MEALS

TOUR INCLUDES

• Meet and assistance at the airport

• Return transfer to/from airport (pre or 

post stay transfers not included)

• 14 nights hotel accommodation

• Porterage at hotels

• Deluxe air conditioned transportation

• English-speaking driver/guide

• All entrance fees to places on interest

• All hotel taxes and service charges

• 14 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 10 Dinners

• (B) Breakfast (L) Lunch (D) Dinner

• Visit Topkapi Palace and the Blue  

Mosque 

• Explore the Grand Bazaar and the  

famour Spice Bazaar 

 

• Visit the ANZAC Cove  

• Visit the House of Virgin Mary  

• Enjoy the thermal pools at Pamukkale 

• Visit the Castle of St. Peter and the  

Underwater Museum  

• Visit the famous Termessos Ancient City

• See the Mausoleum of the sufi             

philosopher Mevlana

• Pottery workshop at Pasabagi,             

Red Valley

• Optional Hot Air Balloon Tour in         

Cappadocia

• Optional Whirling Dervishes                 

performance

• Cruise on the Bosphorus  

SPECIAL FEATURES