Greece Tour

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.