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Day 1 - Istanbul
Welcome to Istanbul. We meet you at Ataturk Airport and transfer you to Hotel Ada in Sultanahmet. Check in the hotel and we will visit (St. Chora Church) famous for Byzantine mosaics and frescoes.
Overnight in Istanbul | Day 2 - Istanbul
We will visit the Ayasofya Museum . 6th century St.Sophia‘s (Hagia Sophia) built by the emperor Justinian, to be the grandest church of Christianity, is one of the most beautiful structure of Istanbul.After this section we will walk to Islamic and Turkish Art Museum and we will discover beauty of Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Camii,where Pope Benedict the 16th prayed with Turkish Imam. But we do most interest in great Ottoman tiles.Walk to Grand Bazaar.
Overnight in Istanbul. | Day 3 - Istanbul-Ankara - Cappadocia
We will take at morning flight from Istanbul to Ankara. Our driver for the rest of our trip will meet us at the airport.
We will continue our journey in a comfortable car.We will visit old Anatolian Civilization Museum, then we will drive to Cappadocia approximately for 3 hours.
Overnight in Cappadocia. | Day 4 - Cappadocia
Drive into the valleys of Cappadocia which look like another planet. First stop will be Devrent Valley known as imagination valley because of different rock formation. Our guide informs you about formation of landscape of Cappadocia then we will go to Pasabagi .And drive to underground city of Kaymakli.
Overnight in Cappadocia. | Day 5 - Cappadocia -Denizli(Pamukkale by flight)
Visit the Goreme Openair Museum and discover the rest of the lunar landscape of Cappadocia. Take afternoon flight from Kayseri to Denizli via Istanbul.
Meeting at the airport and transfer to Pamukkale.
Overnight in Pamukkale . | Day 6 - Pamukkale - Aphrodisias - Kusadasi
Discovery of Travertine terraces and Hierapolis.The travertine terraces at Pamukkale are one of the most spectacular natural wonders we ever have seen from various mineral springs in a vast white cliff side, about 200 m overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have dripped down over a series of terraced levels and created a fairyland of bizarre solidified cascades and shell-shaped basins. It looks like creations from snow or like balls from cotton, which gave the scenery the Turkish name Pamukkale ( Cotton Castle ): “pamuk” for cotton and “kale” for castle. Moreover the water in the basins is changing its color according to how the light enters. Drive to Ephesus , on the way, visit to Aphrodisias. Aphrodisias was primarily known as a center for the arts, specifically sculpture. The Aphrodisias School of Sculpture had a distinctive style and was very well circulated throughout the Greek and Roman world.
Overnight in Kusadasi. | Day 7 - Ephesus
We drive to Ephesus - Enter through the Magnesia Gate and begin a slow, downhill walk with your guide into the ruins of this Roman provincial capital. Your route takes you past the Odeon, the Celsus Library, the Temple of Hadrian, the Fountain of Trajan and the Great Theater. The theater had seating for 24,000, which was the site where it is believed St. Paul preached to the Ephesians, and is used today for a local spring festival.
Basilica of St. John - Built by the Emperor Justinian over the tomb of St. John the Apostle, the Basilica, now in ruins, once rivaled St. Sophia in size. See the remaining graceful columns and mosaics of the Basilica as you take in the panorama of the rural Selcuk countryside and the ruins of the Temple of Artemis.
House of the Virgin Mary - The Vatican has recognized this small house in the Solmissos Mountains as the final resting place of the Virgin Mary. A small shrine dedicated to St. Mary was found when the ruins of the house were first discovered.
Ephesus Museum - This small museum in Selcuk boasts an incredible collection of Hellenistic and Roman statues, carved reliefs and artifacts unearthed from the ruins of Ephesus. The famous statue of Artemis (goddess of fertility) is housed there.
Overnight in Kusadasi. | Day 8 - Pergamum-Assos
Visit to Pergamum Acropolis to see the steepest theater of the ancient world, the Temple of Trajan, then visit the Asklepion, the ancient hospital. Drive to Ayvalik.Here is a nice and cute town situated on the coastline of Aegean Sea.
Overnight in Assos. | Day 9 - Troy - Gallipoli - Istanbul
Drive to Homer’s legendary Troy, famous for its wooden horse. Archaeological digs have proved that there had been nine separate periods of settlement in Troy.
Drive to Istanbul from Dardanelles.
Overnight in Istanbul. | Day 10 - Istanbul
In the morning visit the Topkapi Palace, It was a center of Ottoman Empire for about 400 years.Now it is museum and we will spend almost all our half day visiting the sections of Topkapi Palace.Afternoon free time.
Overnight in Istanbul. |
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| Duration:
10 days - Starts at:
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| Finishing point: Istanbul |
| Payment Types:
Cash, Credit Cards, Cheque, Traveller Cheques, Wire Transfer |
| We speak:
Spanish, English |
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| Inclusions: |
- 9 nights accommodation (H/B) 4-5 stars or S class Hotel.
- Luxury transportation.
- Experienced Guiding.
- Entrance Fees.
- Domestic Airfare.
- Insurance.
- All Taxes.
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| Exclusions: |
- International Airfare.
- Drinks and meals which are not listed at the itinerary.
- All personal expenses.
- Turkish Visa Fee.
- All kind of Tips.
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Istanbul;
The bustling streets and sprawling bazaars of Istanbul are punctuated only by the calm of the colonnaded courtyards and flowing fountains of the stone mosques. It is a city of contrasts straddling two continents and many worlds. A city of great vistas as well as intimate lanes and private courtyards. A city built on seven hills. A city whose great glory lies in its past, yet thrives on a vibrancy and energy very much rooted in the present.
Cappadocia;
Deep in the heart of Anatolia lies a world of powerful and strange, slightly unreal, beauty: a land of "fairy chimneys" and rock formations. It is one of the world’s most surreal and picturesque landscapes all formed from a very soft, volcanic stone. The region is transformed as the sun moves across the sky and casts moving shadows on the dramatic sculptural forms.
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