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12 DAYS
HIGHLIGHTS OF TURKEY
Discover Higlights of Turkey on this 12 days sightseeing tour.
Explore the must see- historic sites of Anatolia - Explore imperial
Istanbul city of Roman & Otoman Empires, see the Traditional wooden
houses ,mansions and kiosks of Safranbolu and drive to Capital city of
today’s Turkey ,See Cappadocia, best known for its unique moon-like
landscape, underground cities, cave churches and houses carved in the
rocks Drive Through the historical Silk Road and visit Sultanhani
Caravansarai date back to 13 th C .Walk in the streets of Konya and see
the Mevlana Museum with Dervish houses .Enjoy Pamukkale a World Heritage
site together ancient city of Hierapolis built on top of the white hill
.Walk in the marble streets of Ephesus on the west coast of Anatolia,See
House of Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis –one of the seven wonders of
ancient world.Climb the Acroplis of Pergamon and see the steepest
Theatre of Hellenistic age, then visit Asclepion with a circular
treatment center and healing siprings. Listen the fights of Hector &
Achilleus in the wind while walking in the old streets of legendary city
of Homer’s Troy.Cross the Canakkale strait with a Ferry and see the WWI
castel and Gallipoli National park.And drive back to Ýstanbul.
Travel Itinerary
Day 1:
Arrival to Istanbul. ( D )
Welcome to Istanbul. We meet you at Istanbul Airports and
transfer you to your Hotel located in the Old City area-Sultanahmet.
According to your arrival time you can either check in to the hotel and
relax or join our orientation walking tour around the Hippodromme
Square.
Overnight in Istanbul
Day 2 :
Istanbul
– Old City Tour . (B,L,D)
After having breakfast at the Hotel, Our guide meets you and
We start our day trip around 09:00 am
We see how old meets new when you visit Istanbul's five "must-see"
historic sites.
The sites include :
The Hippodrome (At Meydani) ,Blue Mosque,
Hagia Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace.
Hippodrome of Constantinople
Tour Starts from the heart of the old city Turkish:
Sultanahmet Meydaný, At Meydaný,
was a horse-racing track that was the sporting and social centre of
Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire and the largest city in
Europe.
Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpentine Column, German Fountain of Wilhelm II
are visited.
Blue Mosque
One of the most famous monuments in both the Turkish and Islamic worlds,
the Sultan Ahmet Mosque (also known as the Blue Mosque) is a superb
creation in the classical Ottoman style. The mosque has six towering
minarets and 260 windows illuminating its vast main chamber, which is
decorated with more than 20,000 Iznik tiles.
Topkapý Palace
The largest and oldest palace in the world, Topkapi is the crown jewel
of the Ottoman Empire. With its harem (additional cost), treasury and
exotic buildings overlooking the Golden Horn, your visit to Topkapi
promises to be a truly fascinating experience.
Lunch in Konyali Restaurant in the palace’s garden with the magic view
of Bosphorus and Asian side of Istanbul
Hagia Sophia
Now a museum, Hagia Sophia was built in the 6th century by the Emperor
Justinian, and was one of the largest basilicas in the Christian world.
After the Ottoman conquest, it was converted to a mosque and is today
one of the most magnificent museums in the world. Wait a wee to linger
here to admire the fine Byzantine mosaics.
Grand Bazaar
In operation since the 14th century, the Grand Bazaar is one of the
world's largest covered markets, with 58 streets and over 4,000 shops.
The bazaar is specially known for its jewelry, leather, pottery, spices
and carpets. Visit of Carpet Center and art demonstration
Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3: Bosphorus
cruise tour and Asian side
. (B,L,)
We leave the hotel with our guide after breakfast at 09.00 am.
Discover the rest of Istanbul with full-day sightseeing tour
including Bosphorus boat cruise.
Lunch in a restaurant with Turkish traditional Kebabs selections
Then, Visit Imperial Palace of Dolmabahce ,drive to Asia by
Bosphorus bridge and see Camlica hill dominant to the magnificent view
of Bosphorus ,bridges and Asian side.
Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 4:
Safranbolu (B,L,D)
We leave the hotel with our guide and continue to the
rest of our trip with a comfortable vehicle to Safranbolu driving 4
hours.
Safranbolu is a town and district of Karabuk Province.
We have lunch in old vilage house, See the Hidirlik Hill and old
famous wooden houses .
Dinner in a local restaruant clean
and friendly place still uses a real wood fire to cook its tasty Ottoman
food
We stay in Cinci Han, an old caravansaray-Hotel established on
historical silk road laying from China to Anatolia Land throughout the
centuries.
Overnight in Safranbolu
Day 5:
Ankara
- Cappadocia. (B,L,D)
After having breakfast at the Hotel, We set off for Ankara and
drive 2.5 hours.
First, we visit Anatolian Civilization Museum
Lunch in a restaurant next to Ankara Citadel with panoramic view of
capital city of Ankara
Than visit the Moselium of Ataturk with World War I museum. Than we
drive to Cappadocia .
Overnight in Cappadocia .
Day 6:
Cappadocia - Volcanic area and Churches Tour. (B,L,D)
After having breakfast at the Hotel , We depart for a Volcanic
area tour with our guide. We visit :
Goreme Open Air Museum,It’s
the most famous attraction, for good reason, a complex of several
painted cave-churches carved out by Orthodox monks between 900 and 1200
AD.
Uchisar Castle
The natural rock citadel of Uçhisar is the
tallest point in Cappadocia, visible for a great distance from
the region's other towns such as Urgup and Avanos
Lunch in a cave restaurant and we taste local pottery Kebab
Avanos on the banks of the Red River in Cappadocia is all about
pottery-making. You can see pottery being made, and even take a
pottery-making class and make some yourself.
Pasabagi
The best place to see three-headed fairy chimneys. Pasabag, the Pasha's
Vineyard, is surrounded by incredible natural rock formations; a
spectacular scene.
Devrent Valley,
The ruins at Devrent are spread over three valleys, which also
house several pointed fairy chimneys with large stems.
Dinner in Goreme Valley in a local restaurant.
Overnight in Cappadocia in a cave hotel.
Day 7: Hiking
& Underground city Tour. (B,L,D)
After having breakfast at the Hotel, Our day starts with a walk
in Rose or Mekendir Valleys for 3 km , end of hiking trail is an old
Village called Cavusin with its deserted rock houses.
Lunch in a local restaurant in Ortahisar village.
Then we drive to the Underground city of Kaymaklý which is one of
the largest and the deepest Underground Cities with its cave rooms ,
tunnels going deep, and cave churches.Than we drive to Pigeon Valley to
see dove cotes and panoramic view of the valley.
Dinner in Urgup’s center in a local restaurant.
Overnight in Cappadocia in a cave hotel
Day 8:
Konya & silk Road Caravansarai Tour. (B,L,D)
After having breakfast at the Hotel,We depart early in the morning
for Konya.Visit of
Sultanhani Caravansarai which is
the best examples of Selcuk Caranvansaraies built in 13’th century on
the Historical Silk trade road.Arrival to Konya and lunch in city centre.
Lunch in a very close restaurant to Mevlana museum and we try Etli
Ekmek-local food of Konya.
Visit of
Mevlana Museum ,Dervish
houses and the Sultan Selim Mosque dating back to 16’th century.
Drive to Pamukkale.
Overnight in Pamukkale in a Thermal Hotel.
Day 9:
Pamukkale and ancient city of Hierapolis. (B,L,D)
After having breakfast at the Hotel ,Our day starts with the
discovery of the Hierapolis with its largest Necropolis of the ancient
Hellenistic world, Roman basilical baths , Domitian gate, latrines,
Agora, collonaded street and Byzantine gate and Roman fauntains.
Lunch
in the village of Pamukkale with local wine of Pamukkale.
Then we go for the Thermal pools and have 1 hour to enjoy hot pools.
Then walk to the travertine terraces at Pamukkale are one of the most
spectacular natural wonders 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.
Dinner in a very special restaurant in Kusadasi with Aegean food.
Overnight in Selcuk or Kusadasi
Day 10: Ephesus
- House of Mary and Basilica of St. John. (B,L,D)
After having breakfast at the Hotel Our Days starts with the visit
of House of Mary on Mt.Coressus. Then
Ephesus, is considered one of the great outdoor museums of Turkey.
Ephesus
Tour starts from the upper entrance gate. Ancient city has 3 main
streets .We see the Baths of Varius ,Odeon, Prytaneion,Fountain of Polio,The Gate of Heracles
,State Agora, public toilets,
Temple of Hadrian , Temple of Domitian , Library of Celsus, Great
Theater and Horbour street with necropolis.
Lunch in the old Village of Sirince, open menu lunch or Sish- Kebab.
Than visit of
St. John's Basilica, A part of the site, was built in the 6th century
AD, under emperor Justinian I over the supposed site of the apostle's
tomb. It is now surrounded by Selçuk.
Dinner in a local restaurant around our hotel.
Overnight in Selcuk or Kusadasi.
Day 11: Izmir
and Pergamon (B,L,D)
After having breakfast at the Hotel ,We drive to Pergamon early in
the morning to see High City –Acropolis with the
Sanctuary of Trajan
& Athena, Library, The Hellenistic Theater with a seating capacity of
10,000.
Lunch
in downtown Bergama in a faily restaurant.
Than we drive 3 km down from hill to see Asclepion
which was known as the first place of medical science.
Notable structures in the Asclepieion include the Roman theater ,Stoa,
Temple of Asclepius, an underground passageway . Drive to
Canakkale.After Check in to hotel we walk the shores of Dardanels and
see the Trojan Horse and have Dinner around the harbour.
Overnight in Canakkale.
Day 12 : Troy
- Gallipoli - Istanbul.
(B,L,)
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.
Arrival to Istanbul.
According to your flight departure Overnight in Istanbul
Hotel or flight back to your home country.
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