Day 1 Istanbul
Arrival and alteration to hotel. Welcome briefing. Rest of the day free.
Day 2 Istanbul
All day bout to cover some of the a lot of acclaimed day-tripper sites: the Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), the Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque, the majestic St. Sophia and the colourful Grand Bazaar. Alternative : Banquet with abdomen dancing entertainment. (B,L)
Day 3 Gallipoli - Dardanelles - Canakkale
Drive to Gallipoli, through the European acreage of Turkey. Appointment Anzac Cove and Lone ache cemetery again beyond the Dardanelles Strait by ferryboat to Canakkale for brief (B,L)
Day 4 Troy - Pergamum - Kusadasi
Visit the age-old TROY of Homer, see its allegorical walls and the replica of the board horse. Bout of Pergamum with the Acropolis, the Steepest Theatre of the age-old world, Temple of Trojan, the library, Asclepion, the age-old medical centre, the oldest accepted hospital in the world. Abide on to Kusadasi for overnight. (B,L)
Day 5 Ephesus & St. Mary's Abode - Kusadasi
Leave for Ephesus, cradle of aboriginal Christianity (rev:2-1-7). Appointment the abode breadth the Virgin Mary spent the endure years of her life; see the charcoal of the Temple of Diana which acclimated to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Age-old World. Afternoon Alternative : bout of Sardis, basic of age-old Lydia and allegorical King Kroesus acclaimed for his amazing wealth. Appointment the Temple of Cybele which after became a church, the acclaimed Synagogue from the third century, the Gymnasium and the new blasting area. See the Golden River Pactalos. Brief in Kusadasi. (B,L)
Day 6 Aphrodisias - Pamukkale
Drive through abundant valley's to Aphrodisias city-limits of Aphrodite, the admirable city-limits of the Goddess of Love in awkward surroundings. Appointment the best preserved age-old amphitheater in the world; the Odeon, the Theatre and the Agora. Abide to Pamukkale (white adhesive cascades), the acclaimed age-old spa, breadth authentic white travertine forms arctic waterfalls. Appointment Hierapolis breadth you will accept a adventitious to bathe on top of age-old Roman ruins. (B,L)
Day 7 Pamukkale - Antalya
Morning abandon for Antalya, the basic of the Turkish Riviera bathed in sunshine for 300 canicule of the year. Arrival at noon, afternoon at leisure or Alternative : bout of Archaeology building and the old harbour. (B,L)
Day 8 Perge & Aspendos - Antalya
Half day bout to the antiquities of the age-old Roman cities of Perge and Aspendos. Perge was originally acclimatized by the Hittites about 1500 B.C. and St. Paul preached some of his aboriginal sermons here. Aspendos boasts the world's best preserved age-old theatre still acclimated today, with the basement accommodation of 15,000. Nearby angle the charcoal of a basilica, agora and one of the better aqueducts of Anatolia. Brief in Antalya. (B,L)
Day 9 Antalya - Konya - Cappadocia
After breakfast abandon for Konya above basic of the Seljuks. Appointment the Mevlana Mausoleum and Karatay Koran School, again abide to Cappadocia, this phenomenon of attributes with different mushroom-shaped landscape, bogie chimneys, birthmark coloured hills, cavern dwellings and colourful little Byzantine churches and monasteries. Brief at a Cappadocia hotel. Tonight optional: Whirling Dervishes achievement in a 13th aeon Caravan inn. (B,L)
Day 10 Cappadocia
Early morning alternative airship tour. Float through agitable valleys, bogie chimneys and caves adequate the admirable aurora of Cappadocia. After breakfast appointment Goreme accustomed park, an amphitheater museum, a circuitous or bedrock churches and chapels covered with frescos carved in rock. Appointment the achievement boondocks of Avanos, Pasabagi Red Valley, Derinkuyu underground city-limits with several belief carved into the bendable tufa bedrock and acclimated by the bounded citizenry during adversary invasions and Christian persecutions. These arrogant underground cities included apartment for atom and wine storage, sleeping chambers, stables, kitchens, etc with accomplished air ventilation. After cafeteria we abide to appointment Devrent Valley, Monk's basin (Pasabagi) breadth you will acquisition the apple accepted bogie chimneys. Abandon for a across-the-board appearance of Esentepe and again on to Uchisar, a accustomed bedrock castle. Brief in Cappadocia. (B,L)
Day 11 Cappadocia - Ankara
Morning abandonment for Ankara on the way appointment the 13th aeon Agzikarahan caravansary. Afternoon bout of the Ataturk Mausoleum and the alluring Anatolian Civilizations Building breadth you will be alien to Anatolia's assorted and able age-old history. Brief Ankara. (B,L)
Day 12 Ankara - Bursa
Morning abandon for Bursa, a spa boondocks back age-old times and the centre of cottony assembly back the 15th century. We will visit: Green Mosque, one of the finest examples of Ottoman architecture. Brief at a thermal spa auberge breadth you will accept the adventitious to bathe in the acclaimed thermal amnion and to try a Turkish ablution in the hotel's outstanding facilities. (B,L)
Day 13 Istanbul
After breakfast cantankerous the Marmara Sea to Istanbul, afternoon Alternative : An absorbing bisected day Bosphorus Cruise forth both the European and Asian shores busy with archetypal villas, mansions and absorbing fishing villages, or endure minute arcade at the aroma market. Tonight we say goodbye by a adieu dinner. (B,L,D)
Day 14 Istanbul
Transfer to the airport, end of services. (B)
