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Classics of Turkey                                                                 Glories of Turkey

11 days / 10 nights from Istanbul                                                  14 days / 13 nights from Istanbul

Day 1: Istanbul                                                                    Day 1: Istanbul

Arrive and transfer to hotel.                                                      On arrival transfer to your hotel. Welcome briefing.
Day 2: Istanbul                                                                    Day 2: Istanbul

Full day tour including Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), Hippodrome, Blue         A full day tour of Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), Hippodrome, Blue
Mosque, and the Grand Bazaar. Join an optional dinner with belly dancing           Mosque, St Sophia & the Grand Bazaar. Optional dinner with belly dancing. (B)
entertainment. (B)                                                                 Day 3: Istanbul – Gallipoli – Dardanelles – Canakkale
Day 3: Istanbul – Ankara
                                                                                   Depart for Gallipoli, visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery and Chunuk Bair.
Join an optional Bosphorus cruise and St. Sophia. Depart for Ankara and late       Overnight Cannakkale. (B, D)
arrival into Ankara. (B, D)                                                        Day 4: Troy – Pergamum – Izmir
Day 4: Ankara – Cappadocia
                                                                                   Visit Troy with its famous wooden horse, enjoy lunch with locals in a traditional
Morning departure to view Hittite artifacts at the Museum of Anatolian             local village. Then continue to Pergamum to visit the ancient Medical Center in
Civilizations. Visit the Mouseleum of Ataturk, father of modern Turkey. Visit      Asclepion and continue to Izmir for overnight. (B, L, D)
the underground city of Sarhatli. Drive to Cappadocia, touring a 13th century      Day 5: Ephesus & St. Mary’s House – Izmir
caravan inn en route. Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant and join an optional
Whirling Dervishes performance. Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight      Tour the famous ruins of Ephesus and St Mary’s cottage. Optional dinner at
in Cappadocia. (B, D)                                                              local restaurant. (B)
Day 5: Cappadocia                                                                  Day 6: Izmir – Pamukkale

Optional early morning hot air balloon tour. After breakfast, visit Goreme,        Drive through fertile valley’s to Pamukkale, visit Hierapolis and enjoy the
Avanos, Pasabagi, Red Valley, and have a brief regional pottery workshop in a      thermal pools. (B, D)
cave. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia. (B, D)                                   Day 7: Pamukkale – Perge – Antalya
Day 6: Cappadocia – Pamukkale
                                                                                   Morning drive to Antalya. Visit the ancient city of Perge and then spend a
Drive to Pamukkale. En route we visit the famous mouseleum of the sufi             relaxing afternoon by the Mediterranean coast. (B, D)
philosopher Mevlana. Drive to Pamukkale, dinner and overnight. (B, D)              Day 8: Antalya
Day 7: Pamukkale – Kusadasi
                                                                                   Enjoy a day at leisure. Join an optional tour of Phaselis, an ancient coastal
Today is the day to pay an early morning visit to a unique Cotton Fortress, the    city, or a lazy yacht cruise along the Turquoise Coast of the Mediterranean.
white calcium cascades, and also pay a visit to one of the first modern spa        Dinner at a special local restaurant. (B, D)
centres of the ancient world, Hierapolis. Then we drive to Kusadasi. Dinner        Day 9: Antalya – Aspendos – Konya
and overnight in Kusadasi. (B, D)
Day 8: Ephesus & St. Mary’s House – Kusadasi                                       Depart for Konya. En route visit the famous theatre in Aspendos, the Mevlana
                                                                                   Mausoleum and Karatay Koran School. (B, D)
Full day tour of the famous ruins of Ephesus and St. Mary’s Cottage Dinner         Day 10: Konya – Cappadocia
and overnight in Kusadasi. Afternoon Optional tour of Sirince. (B, D)
Day 9: Pergamum – Troy – Canakkale                                                 Depart for Cappadocia. On the way visit the 13th century Agzikarahan
                                                                                   caravansary - the land of Fairy Chimneys. Also visit the famous underground
Visit ancient Medical Centre Asclepion in Pergamum, a traditional local village    city of Sarhatli. Tonight, dinner in a local restaurant. (B, D)
for lunch with locals, tour Troy with its famous wooden horse and continue on      Day 11: Cappadocia
to Canakkale for overnight. (B, L, D)
Day 10: Dardanelles – Gallipoli – Istanbul                                         Optional early morning hot air balloon tour. Visit Goreme, Avanos, Pasabagi, Red
                                                                                   Valley and a brief visit to a regional pottery workshop based in a cave. (B, D)
Morning departure for Gallipoli and visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery,          Day 12: Cappadocia – Ankara
Chunuk Bair then drive to Istanbul for overnight. Enjoy a farewell dinner. (B, D)
                                                                                   Tour the Ataturk Mausoleum & Anatolian Civilizations Museum. (B, D)
Day 11: Istanbul                                                                   Day 13: Ankara – Istanbul

Transfer to Airport. (B)                                                           Depart on a scenic drive to Istanbul. In the afternoon join an optional half-day
Departs: Scheduled departures only - please enquire for up to date departure       Spice Market visit and Bosphorus cruise. Tonight enjoy a farewell dinner. (B, D)
dates                                                                              Day 14: Istanbul

Includes: Transfers, 10 nights accommodation, sightseeing and meals as             Transfer to Airport. (B)
specified                                                                          Departs: Scheduled departures only - please enquire for up to date departure dates.
                                                                                   Includes: Transfers, 13 nights accommodation, sightseeing and meals as specified.
Excludes: Optional tours and customary tips to guide and drivers                   Excludes: Flights, optional tours and customary tips to guide and drivers.

From $1569 per person share twin                                                   From $2099 per person share twin

    Istanbul 3                                                                     Istanbul 3                                    Ankara
1 Canakkale
                                Ankara                                                                                                  1

                                        1                                                 Gallipoli  TURKEY
                                                                                        1 Canakkale
                TURKEY Cappadocia 2                                                Troy                          Cappadocia 2

                                                                                   Pergamum

                   Pamukkale  Konya                                                Ephesus            Pamukkale                             1
                                                                                         Izmir 2
                1                                                                                    1                                    Konya

Kusadasi 2                                                                                                  Antalya                Aspendos
                                                                                                                                 Perge
                                                                                                                          2

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