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1 night in Istanbul, 2 nights in Cappadocia, 1 nights in Konya, 2 nights in Antalya,
1 night in Pamukkale, 1 night in İzmir, 1 night in Canakkale, 3 nights in Istanbul

ISTANBUL
Arrival to İstanbul. Meeting and assistance by an English speaking guide at the airport and then transfer to Hotel. Overnight .

İSTANBUL / ANKARA / CAPPADOCIA
After breakfast; drive to Ankara. Half day sightseing tour in Ankara including the visits of the Anatolian Civilization Museum; famous with a unique collection of the ancient Anatolian and Hittite relics, Ankara Castle and Anitkabir ( Mausoleum of Atatürk ). Lunch en-route. Continue to Cappadocia. Dinner and overnight.

CAPPADOCIA
After breakfast; the whole day is dedicated to the visit of Cappadocia; the area with lunar landscapes the fairy chimneys and troglodyte dwellings, built by Christian Acohorits and monks who sought refuge. Göreme Valley which is a complex of rock chapels and churches covered with frescoes, the village of Avanos, Zelve and naturel Citadel of Uçhisar are the other magnificent places to be visited. Lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.

CAPPADOCIA / KONYA
After breakfast; visits of the underground city of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu made to accommodate several thousands of people with seven subterranean floors. Lunch at a local restaurant. Drive to Konya. Dinner and overnight
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KONYA / ANTALYA

After breakfast; visit Konya; known as the city of whirling Dervishes. We continue our tour with Cicilian Gates Karahan, Mevlana Museum, and Hatunsaray. Lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight in Antalya.

ANTALYA
After breakfast; you will have a chance to experience a marvellous tour during all day. Our tours starts with Perge walking through the colonnade streets, agora, stadium and theater. Continue to Aspendos, with one of the best preserved theaters of antiquity seating 15.000 people. Lunch at a local restaurant. Visit ancient city of Side, with its magnicifent theater, agora, columns of the Apollo Temple and the Roman Baths. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Antalya.

ANTALYA / PAMUKKALE
After breakfast; drive through Pamukkale, via Laodicea vhich hosted an important Ecumenical Council in the 14th century. Lunch en-route. Continue to Roman spa of Hierapolis. Visit the necropolis and the astonishing petrified water falls of Pamukkale. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale.

PAMUKKALE / İZMİR
After breakfast; drive to ancient city of Ephesus. Visit Ephesus ruins, which is one of the largest and best excaveted archeological sites in the world. It is the site of the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. St. Paul lived here, preached and walked through its marble streets. Continue to the 6th century - Basilica of St.John and House of Virgin Mary. Lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight in İzmir.


IZMIR / ÇANAKKALE
After breakfast; drive to Pergamum; the capital of a large and powerful pre-Roman Kingdom, and to the health center Asclepion where drug and music theraphy was practiced. Lunch at a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Çanakkale.

ÇANAKKALE / ISTANBUL
After breakfast; visit of Troy; famous with its legendary Trojan Horse from the times of the beautiful Helen and Paris. Lunch en-route. Drive back to İstanbul. Overnight at the hotel in İstanbul.

ISTANBUL
After breakfast; our full day will be dedicated to the legendary İstanbul. Our tour starts with "Hippodrome" which was once the center of all civil activities in the city and a huge stadium where over one hundred thousand spectators cheered on their favourite charioteers, "Blue Mosque"; one of the principal adornments on the skyline of the city, and "St.Sophie" originally a Christian Basilica built by Constantine in the 4th century, then converted to a mosque during the Ottoman Empire.

Lunch at the local restaurant. In the afternoon visits of Topkapi Palace which used to be the residence of Ottoman Sultans and Grand Bazaar. Return back to hotel and overnight.

İSTANBUL
After breakfast; visit spice bazaar, bosphorus cruise by private boat, lunch at the local sea food restaurant, continue with the Rumeli Fortress and the Asian side, and the Çamlıca Hill. Overnight at the hotel in İstanbul.

DEPARTURE
Departure to the airport for the return flight. End of services.

Price includes:
" Accommodation at 4 star hotels during the whole tour.
" Accommodations are all in HB basis except in İstanbul.
" A/C deluxe coach during the whole tour.
" Professional guidance services in your language during the whole tour.
" 11 lunches at the local restaurants
" All entrance fees as per itinerary
" 01 free in dbl room (for the Tour Leader)
" Bosphorus tour by the private boat (depending on the number of participants)
" Porterage at airports and hotels.


Price does NOT include
" Tips to the guide, driver, and headwaiters at the hotels
" Personal expenses
" International or domestic air fares
" Dinners during the Istanbul stay

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