Destinations & Itinerary
Day 1 ISTANBUL
Arrival Istanbul Ataturk Airport and meeting transfer to hotel by our agency staff. After check in depending on your arrival we invite you to our office to meet your travel consultant & to take an orientation walk in the city.
Day 2 ISTANBUL (B,L)
After breakfast you will be picked up from your hotel lobby to join a small group and visit Istanbul's most fascinating sites. The Ancient Hippodrome with the Egyptian Obelisk & the Constantine Column and then continue to the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Cami), after leaving this masterpiece of Ottoman architecture we walk across to Hagia Sophia Museum, which was the largest closed human structure on earth for over 800 years and the centre of Byzantine Christians. Lunch served at one of the nearby restaurants serving Turkish Cuisine. Afternoon free at leisure (you may ask your guide for other options for sightseeing). Overnight Istanbul
Day 3 CAPPADOCIA (B,L)
Breakfast at hotel, check out and transfer to Istanbul Airport in the early morning for departure on the flight to Kayseri. On arrival meet with the transfer to take you on to Urgup for start of the tour. Today
visit Devrent Valley and Monk's valley (Pasabagi) where you will find the world famous fairy chimneys. Break for lunch in Avanos then on to visit Goreme Open-Air Museum to explore the numerous churches
and monasteries with their frescoes. These churches and monasteries where carved from the soft volcanic stone and decorated by Medieval Orthodox Christian Monks around 1000-1200AD. A visit to Ortahisar Natural Rock Castle for panoramic views. After tour, on to hotel with for check-in with the evening at leisure.
Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 4 CAPPADOCIA
Breakfast at hotel, check out then depart on another full day tour this time starting with a visit to the famous Derinkuyu Underground City which was built as a defence and hiding site during the period of
spreading Christianity. Then on to Cavusin Old Christian Village where you will find a triple Apse church and the monastery of St John the Baptist. In Sinasos Old Greek Village you find old Greek and Ottoman
houses. The days touring includes an easy grade 3km hike through Red Valley offering some great scenery that would otherwise not be accessible by car and a visit to Uchisar Natural Rock Castle.
Overnight bus to Antalya.
Day 5 ANTALYA (B,L)
After breakfast at the hotel the full day tour in Antalya begins with a tour to Perge where you will visit the ruins of a colossal theatre, stadium and huge Hellenistic and Roman gates. Continuing onto Aspendos where the best preserved Roman Theatre is located and on to Side which is a small authentic village filled with classical ruins. Lunch will be served during the visits.
Day 6 ANTALYA - PAMUKKALE (B,D)
After the breakfast, transfer to bus terminal. Bus to Denizli. Transfer to Thermal Hotel. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale.
Day 7 PAMUKKALE - KUSADASI (B,L,D)
After breakfast at the hotel stop at the calcium cliffs with the natural pools and visit the ruins of magnificent Hierapolis antique city. After sightseeing drive to Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 8 KUSADASI (B,L,D)
After breakfast at the hotel there will be a morning tour of Ephesus. This is the best preserved and the most often visited of all sites in Turkey. It is dedicated to Artemis who is the Virgin Goddess of Chase. The visits will continue with the House of Virgin Mary and the Basilica of St. John. Lunch will be served in Selcuk town. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 9 KUSADASI - PERGAMON - CANAKKALE (B,L)
After breakfast drive to Pergamum to visit Acropolis where the steepest theatre of the world, the temple of Troijan and the place of the famous Zeus altar can be seen & Asclepion, the foremost medical centre of the ancient world and Acropolis. After lunch you will continue onto Troy. This is the legendary city of ‘Homer’ which has nine principal levels of occupation covering a period of 3000 years. Lunch will be served enroute. Dinner and overnight in Canakkale.
Day 10 CANAKKALE - ISTANBUL (B,L)
After breakfast cross the strait by ferry and drive to Istanbul along the shores of Marmara sea. (Gallipoli can be added to the program). Lunch will be served enroute. After arrival in Istanbul, transfer to the hotel/airport.
Please take note of the following:
* 30% discount for children below the age 7, free for the ages 0-2
* The order of visiting sights, may vary slightly from time to time
* You are kindly requested to present your self at the pick up point 15 minutes prior the pre advised pick up time
* Smoking is not permitted but all tours make frequent stops
* Slightly changes possible according to the Domestic Flights availability
What's Included:
* All transfer from / to Hotel from / to Airport.
* 9 Nights Hotel Accommodation + 9 Hotel Breakfasts
* Personal Travel Insurance in Turkey
* Fully guided tour with the services of an experienced and qualified professional tour guide
* Luxury non-smoking air-conditioned coach
* On ground support and access to True Blue Tour Istanbul offices should you require any further assistance
* All Admission Fees.
* (B, L, D) B= Breakfast L= Lunch D= Dinner
* V.A.T.
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