ANCIENT WEST TURKEY
7 Nights 8 Days
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DAY 1 : ARRIVAL - ANKARA-CAPPADOCIA ( L,D )
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Arrival to Ankara. Visit to the Anatolian Civilizations Museum at which numerous remnants from Stone Age, Neolithic Age, Hittites, Urartians, Phrygians and many others are on display; Mausoleum of Ataturk, the burial place of the national hero who founded modern Republic of Turkey. Then continue on to Cappadocia. After a picturesque trip along the Salt Lake pass by the 13th century Seljukian Caravanserai Agzikarahan. After visiting Kaymakli Underground City, the place early Christians hid from persecutors, proceed to the hotel in Cappadocia for overnight |
DAY 2 : CAPPADOCIA (B,L,D )
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Optional balloon tour. Depart from the hotel at 09.30-10.00 depending on the arrival time of the participants and visit the valleys where animal-like natural formations like camels and fair chimneys are abundant. Drive on to Pasabagi in Zelve area where monks used to live in seclusion in rock cut rooms. Proceed to the pottery town of Avanos where Kizilirmak (Hallys), the longest river of Turkey, meanders leaving the red clay on its banks that has been the raw material of pottery for centuries. In the afternoon visit to Open Air Museum in Goreme to visit to the early Christian churches decorated with unique frescoes depicting various scenes from the Bible. Stop by Pigeon Valley near Uchisar. Shopping time for the well-known merits of the area. Overnight in Cappadocia. |
DAY 3 : CAPPADOCIA-KONYA (B,L,D)
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Early departure for Konya. Ihlara Valley and visit to the Mausoleum of Mevlana, the world-wide famous mystic figure. Overnight in Konya. |
DAY 4 : KONYA-PAMUKKALE (B,L,D)
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Departure for Pamukkale. Tour the ruins of Hierapolis including the magnificently preserved cemetery "Necropolis", the Main Street and Gates, the Thermal Baths, the Roman Theatre and the Museum. Overnight in Pamukkale. |
DAY 5 : PAMUKKALE - KUSADASI (B,L,D)
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Early departure for Kusadası. Ephesus area with Ephesus Antique City (Hillside Houses are excluded; entrance requires additional admission fee), one of the most popular ancient sites of Turkey with many acres of carefully excavated ruins; Virgin Mary’s House, where St. Mary is supposed to spend her last years together with St. John. Selcuk Ephesus Museum or St. John Church. Time for shopping. Overnight in Kusadasi. |
DAY 6 : KUSADASI - YALOVA (B,L,D)
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Departure for Yalova. Visit to the Asclepion and Acropol with the well preserved remains. Overnight in Yalova. |
DAY 7 : YALOVA - ISTANBUL (B,L,D)
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Early morning departure for İstanbul. Begin the Istanbul Classics tour. Visits to;
St. Sophia, Blue Mosque of Sultan Ahmet, Hippodrome, Serpentine Column, Obelisk of Theodosius , German Fountain Lunch at a typical Turkish Restaurant, Topkapi Palace. Transfer to the hotel. |
DAY 7 : ISTANBUL - RETURN (B)
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Transfer to the airport. End of the tour. |
Remark : B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner
Tour Includes : Accommodation on HB basis
Proffesional guidance
Transportation by a/c bus
Entrance fees
Lunches during the visits
All taxes
Tour Excludes : Personal expenses
Insurance of medical, accident and all personal effects
Domestic Airfare
Extras at hotels and meals
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Day 1 - Ottoman Villas - On the shore of Bosphorus |
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