Destinations & Itinerary
Day 1 ISTANBUL
Welcome to Turkey! You are greeted upon arrival and escorted to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure before meeting your tour guide and travel companions for a short welcome briefing. Overnight Istanbul.
Day 2 ISTANBUL
Visit Topkapi Palace; residence of the Ottoman Sultans, ancient Hippodrome; where chariot races took place in Roman times, the Blue Mosque with 6 minarets, St. Sophia; a present-day museum built in 537 AD as the Byzantine Church’s seat and the Grand Covered Bazaar. Consider an optional dinner complete with belly-dancing and folkloric Turkish performances.
Day 3 GALLIPOLI - DARDANELLES - CANAKKALE
En route to Gallipoli, visiting Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery, Chunuk Bair, Kabatepe War Museum and Allied Trenches. Cross the Dardanelles to Canakkale, your home for the night.
Day 4 TROY - PERGAMON - KUSADASI
Visit Troy’s legendary walls and replica of the famous wooden horse used during the Trojan War, current excavations in progress. Tour ancient Pergamum, home to the Altar of Zeus. Continue to Kusadasi one of the most liveliest harbour towns of Turkey. Overnight stay.
Day 5 EPHESUS - KUSADASI
Tour the ruins of Ephesus, including the Virgin Mary’s Last House, 2000 year old marble streets, ancient theatres, the library of Celsius, gymnasium and Hadrian’s Temple.
Day 6 PAMUKKALE
After breakfast, drive to Pamukkale and check in to thermal spa hotel! Visiting Pamukkale cotton castle, travertine's and Hierapolis ancient city and watching the sunset over the breathtaking white cascades. Stay overnight. Consider taking a Turkish Bath and curing thermal mud baths and/or Hamam.
Day 7 PAMUKKALE - APHRODISIAS - KUSADASI
After breakfast, drive to Aphrodisias; birth place of the Goddess of Love Aphrodite, short visit then continue to Kusadasi for overnight stay.
Day 8: KUSADASI - Priene, Miletos, Dydima
Priene: The origins of this beautiful city are old indeed. By the eleventh century B.C. it was one of the twelve colonies forming the Ionian Confederation and enjoyed considerable prestige and prosperity.
Miletos: Miletus was of the most powerful and important Greek metropolises in Asia Minor and was part of the influential Ionian Confederation. The city encouraged erudition and founded several schools attracting scientists, architects, philosophers and geographers. Western philosophy originated in Miletus and it is the native city of famous men such as Anaximenes, Hippodamus, Cadmus and Isidorus. The first coins were minted in this city, exact weight measures were established and the Phoenician alphabet perfected.
Didyma: A small village close to the sea and praised by tourists and Turks on holiday for its golden sandy beaches. The sea however is not the only attraction for tourists, more so the ruins of the famous Temple of Apollo, a superb example of architecture dating from the Graeco-Roman period, and a sign of grandeur of this area, outstanding for culture and art.
After the tour, you will be transferred back to the hotel.
Day 9 KUSADASI
Transfer to Kusadasi port for the ferry to Samos or drive or flight back to Istanbul.
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.
* 8 Nights Hotel Accommodation + 8 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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