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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
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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