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Starts:
Istanbul
Finish: Istanbul
Duration:
15
Days –
14
Nights
Departures: Please check with our travel
consultant for dates at time of enquiry
Day One - Istanbul
Welcome to Istanbul. Our representative will meet
you at the Ataturk International or Domestic Airport
and transfer you to your Hotel/Hostel. The rest of
the day is yours to look around Istanbul and relax.
Overnight:
Istanbul
Day Two - Istanbul -
Istanbul Walking City Tour
After your breakfast you will be picked up from your
hotel/hostel and join your group for a fully guided
Walking City Tour. You will visit the Hippodrome,
Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia,
Underground Cistern and the Grand Bazaar. The rest
of the day is yours to further explore Istanbul.
Overnight:
Istanbul
Meals:
Breakfast & Lunch
Day Three -
Istanbul - Canakkale
After your breakfast you will be picked up from your
hotel/hostel and join your group and depart for
Canakkale. The group will arrive in Eceabat at noon
and begin the fully guided Gallipoli tour. Visiting
Kabatepe Museum, ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine Australian
Memorial, Johnston's Jolly, The Nek and Chunuk Bair
New Zealand memorial. During the tour there will be
a lunch break (not included). Late in the afternoon we will arrive
in Canakkale and check in to our Hotel and will have
the opportunity to watch 'Gallipoli' movie starring
Mel Gibson and 'Fatal Shore'.
Overnight:
Canakkale
Meals:
Breakfast
Day Four - Canakkale -
Kusadasi
After breakfast we depart for a fully guided tour of
Troy visiting this famous archeological and
mythological site which is home of the "Trojan
Horse" and "Helen of Troy". After the tour we will
depart for Kusadasi where you will stay overnight.
Overnight:
Kusadasi
Meals:
Breakfast
Day Five - Boat Trip &
Picnic
After breakfast you will be collected from the hotel
for a picnic boat trip. On this day-long tour the
boat will visit beaches around Kusadasi and this is
a perfect way to sit back and soak up the sunshine
and enjoy a fully inclusive cooked picnic lunch. You
will arrive back at the hotel around 5pm.
Overnight:
Kusadasi
Meals:
Breakfast & Lunch
Day Six - Ephesus &
Turkish Bath
Your guide will meet you in your hotel after
breakfast and you will depart for fully guided
Ephesus tour. We will visit the Temple of Artemis,
Ephesus Ruins, Temple of Hadrian, Curetes Street,
Famous Roman Baths, Celsus Library, Grand Theatre,
House of Virgin Mary. You will arrive back to the
hotel at approx 5pm and then have time to relax in a
traditional Turkish Bath.
Overnight:
Kusadasi
Meals:
Breakfast & Lunch
Day
Seven
Kusadasi, Pamukkale
08:30am pick up from hotel and drive
to Pamukkale. Upon arrival we will visit Hierapolis,
travertines, the famous white calcium cliffs and
thermal spas. We have lunch followed by free time to
relax, bathe and take in the beauty. At the end of
the Pamukkale tour you will be dropped off to the
Pamukkale Bus Station
where we have reserved your seat for
the trip to Fethiye which
takes approximately 5 hours. Upon arrival
you will be transferred to your
hotel for overnight.
Overnight:
Fethiye
Meals:
Breakfast & Lunch
Day Eight
Boat Cruise - Gulet
After breakfast transfer to the Fethiye Harbours.
Your boat will depart 11 - 12am. We will stop at
Samanlik Bay where you will have time to swim and we
will have lunch. The next stop is Butterfly Valley (sea
conditions permitting) and we have time here to swim
again and visit the natural reserve which hosts 136
different kinds of butterflies and moths. Next we
visit the world famous
Ölüdeniz - The Blue Lagoon (sea conditions
permitting) and you will have the chance to go
paragliding over this beautiful area (price not
included in tour).
Our final
stop for the day will be St-Nicholas Island where
you can go ashore and visit the Byzantine ruins,
swim and take part in watersports before dinner is
served and the rest of the night is yours to relax.
Overnight:
Boat
Meals:
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Nine - Boat Cruise - Gulet
The day begins early at sunrise as we set sail to
Aquarium or Firnaz Baynear Kalkan for breakfast and
swimming. After breakfast we crusie to Kas where we
will have lunch and you can go ashore to this
charming fishing village. Here you have chance to
look around, pick up supplies and visit the ATM
machine and enjoy yourself. We then head to a bay
near Kekova where we stop for the night and you will
have plenty of time to swim before dinner.
Overnight:
Boat
Meals:
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Ten - Boat Cruise - Gulet
After breakfast we depart for the sunken city of
Kekova where you can take photos as we sail around
it (This ancient Lycian-Roman archaeological site is
protected so unfortunately no swimming here). Next
we pull into Simena which is a traditional Turkish
fishing village with no car access. You can walk up
to the Byzantine/Ottoman castle and take photos of
the amazing view. Next we pull into
Gökkaya Bay where you can relax and have
dinner before dancing the night away in the
Smugglers Inn.
Overnight:
Boat
Meals:
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Eleven - Boat Cruise - Gulet
After breakfast we have a look at the Pirates Cave
before cruising to Andriace Harbour for lunch. From
here you will be picked up by bus and taken to the
archaeological site of Myra and then to Demre to
visit the St-Nicholas Church. You will also have
time to do some shopping and visit an ATM machine.
The bus will then transfer you to Olympos arriving
between 4-6pm and you willcheck into your treehouse
accommodation.
Overnight:
Olympos
Meals:
Breakfast &
Lunch & Dinner
Day
Twelve -
Olympos -
Cappadocia
After breakfast the day is your to relax and
look around Olympos and this
evening you will take an overnight bus which we have
arranged to Cappadocia.
Overnight:
Public Bus
Meals:
Breakfast
Day Thirteen Cappadocia
Arrive at approx 7am
in Urgup then
you will be transferred
to your hotel for
check in. You will have a short break until 9am to
refresh and prepare for your day tour. 9am pick up
from hotel for a full day
tour of Cappadocia. The tour will
visit Dervent (Fairy Chimney Valley), Zelve open Air
Museum and you will have
lunch at Avanos. You will
visit Goreme open Air Museum, Pigeon Valley and
Uchisar. At 5pm you will
travel back to the hotel for the night.
Overnight:
Cappadocia
Meals:
Lunch
Day Fourteen Cappadocia & Istanbul
You will be picked up from
your hotel around 9am for
a visit to the Derinkuyu
underground city. The tour will
then take a 4km walk
throughout the breath taking Ihlara Valley
before stopping for
lunch at Belisirma followed by a visit to
Agzikarahan, Yaprak Hisar and Selime.
After the tour you will be
transferred to the Bus Station where we have
arranged your overnight bus to Istanbul.
Overnight:
Bus
Meals:
Breakfast & Lunch
Day Fifteen Istanbul - End of
the Tour
You will arrive early at Istanbul bus
station
and the end of
our service.
Tour Includes:
Pickup from Istanbul Ataturk airport.
All Transportation in A/C non smoking coach.
Fully guided Istanbul Walking City Tour
Fully guided Gallipoli Tour
Fully guided Troy Tour
Fully Guided Ephesus Tour
Picnic Boat Trip
Turkish Bath
Fully Guided Pamukkale Tour
Fully Guided Cappadocia Tours (2)
2 nights accommodation in Istanbul
1 night accommodation in Canakkale
3 nights accommodation in Kusadasi
1 night accommodation in Fethiye
1 night accommodation in Olympos
1 nights accommodation in Cappadocia
4 Days
Fethiye - Olympos boat cruise with all meals
included
2 nights in public bus
All entrance fees
Pamukkale & Fethiye - Olympos &
Cappadocia - Cappadocia & Istanbul Bus Tickets
Tour Excludes:
Personal
Expenses
Drinks
Any tipping you feel appropriate
Meals unless stated
Tour Price:
Per person in a double/twin/triple room €645
- £460
( Single supplement please add 30% )
0-6 free
7-12 50%
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