Duration: 8 Nights/9 Days
Destinations Covered: Istanbul - Cappadocia - Konya - Pamukkale -
Ephesus - Pergamon - Troy - Istanbul
Tour Id: HV-030
Day 01 : Arrival
Upon Your Arrival, You Will Be Met In The Istanbul Ataturk Airport.
Istanbul, The Only City Which Straddles Two Continents Europe And Asia. A
Short Orientation Tour And Transfer To The Hotel And Welcome Drink While You
Have Briefing. The Remaining Of The Day Is At Your Leisure.
Day 02 : Istanbul - The Old City
A Full Day Of Sightseeing Tour. Discover The Byzantian And Ottoman Relics,
Visit Saint Sophia Museum, One Of The World's Greatest Architectural Marvels
Built By Constantine The Great In The 4th Century And Reconstructed By
Justinian In The 6th Century, Then Visit Sultanahmet Mosque, Built In The
16th Century, Unique With 6 Minarets And Its Magnificent Interior Decoration
Of The Blue Iznik Tiles. The Ancient Hippodrome, The Scene Of Chariot Races
With Three Monuments, The Obelisk Of Theodosius, The Bronze Serpentine
Column And The Column Of Constantine. Before Lunch Visit The Grand Covered
Bazaar Within Over 4,000 Tiny Shops. Visit Royal Topkapi Palace, The Great
Palace Of The Ottoman Sultan's From 15th To The 19th Century. Then Visit
Suleymaniye Mosque, Built In 1550 By The Famous Architect Sinan, Emphasized
By The Four Minarets Rising One From Each Corner Of The Courtyard. You'll Be
Returned Back To Your Hotel In The Early Evening.
Day 03 : Istanbul-Ankara-Cappadocia
Early In The Morning Fly To Ankara. You'll Be Met In The Airport And Join
The Tour. Visit The Hittite Museum And Mousoleum Of Ataturk. After Lunch
Drive To Cappadocia And Visit The Seljuk Agzikarahan And The Natural City Of
Uchisar. Dinner And Overnight.
Day 04 : Cappadocia
Cappadocia Famous With It's Unique Volcanic Landscape, Visit The
Underground City Of Kaymakli Where You Will Enter The Subterranean Labyrint
Used As Protection For Centuries By The Local Villagers. After Lunch You
Will Be Visiting Goreme Open Air Museum And The Last Sites Will Be Pasabag
Valley And Avanos The Pottery Making Town. Dinner And Overnight.
Day 05 : Cappadocia-Konya-Pamukkale
Journey Takes You To Pamukale. On The Way Visit 13th Century Seljukian
Carvansarai' Sultanhan' Arriva To Konya, Home Of The Whirling Dervishes And
Former Capital Of The Seljuk Empire And Visit Mevlana Museum. Lunch Enroute
Drive To Pamukale. Arrive To Pamukkale And Enjoy The Sunset With Its Unique
Formations Of Petrified Calcium Cliffs. Dinner And Overnight.
Day 06 : Pamukkale-Kusadasi
Visit The City Of Hierapolis And Ancient Necropolis And Drive To Aphrodisas
The Museum And The Amazing Temple Of Aphrodite That's Been Thought To Date
From About 100bc. Visit The Greco-roman Settlement Which Is A Well Preserved
City. With Lunch. Swim In The Hot Spring Pools Of Pamukkale. Drive To
Kusadasi. Dinner And Overnight.
Day 07 : Kusadasi-Ephesus
Start Your Day For A Visit To Ephesus; One Of The Grandest Cities In The
Roman World. Drive To Meryemana And Visit The House Of Virgin Mary. Continue
To Ephesus The Capital Of Asia Minor. Visit The Ruins Of Odeon, Herculas
Gate, The Temple Of Hadrian, The Magnificent Library, Agora And Fantastic
Greco Roman Theatre. After Lunch Visit The Basillica Of St John. Return To
Kusadasi.
Day
08 : Kusadasi-Pergamon-Canakkale
Early In The Morning Start Visiting Two Of The Most Important Sites In
Turkey. First Visit Pergamun, A City Dating Back To The Time Of Alexander
The Great And Once One Of The Main Centers Of Learning In The Ancient World.
Visit Acrepolis, The Steepest Theatre And The Ancient World. Asclepion Was
One Of The Best Medical Centers Of Its Time And Included Galen. Next Visit
Will Be The Ancient Troy, Legendary Walls And The Replica Of The Wooden
Horse. Dinner And Overnight In Canakkale.
Day 09 : Canakkale-Troy-Istanbul
This Morning Cross The Dardanelles And Return To The European Part Of
Turkey. Drive To Istanbul Through Gallipoli Along The Shores Of Marvels Sea.
Overnight In Istanbul.
Day 10 : Departure
After Breakfast You Will Be Picked Up From The Hotel For Your Departure
Flight Home.
