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Turkish Splendor - 06 nights / 07 days


Tour Includes

All Aiport transfers in each city mentioned in program
2 nights hotel in Istanbul
1 night hotel in Canakkale
3 nights hotel in Kusadasi
6 breakfasts + 5 lunches + 4 dinners
Istanbul City Tour
Gallipoli tour
Troy tour & Acropolis of Pergamon tour
Ephesus tour & Sirince village tour wine tasting
Pamukkale tour
All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
Transportation in a fullyair-conditioned, non-smoking coach
Professional English-speaking tour guides

  • 1
    Day 01: Istanbul - Arrival Day

    Meet at the airport Transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

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    Day 02: Istanbul City Tour (Breakfast Lunch Included)

    Pick up from your hotel for the a day tour of old Istanbul city. Visit to ST. SOPHIA This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of cyrstal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed.

    SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.

    GRAND COVERED BAZAAR In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more then 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths' street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

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    Day 03: Canakkale - Gallipoli Tour (Breakfast Lunch Included)

    We depart for Gallipoli around 5 hours drive to visit the battlefields. Two hours later we will give you 20 minutes for relax in a restaurant area. We arrive Gallipoli. We have lunch, relax a little bit and then depart for the battlefields. Visit Gaba Tepe Museum. Start visiting the fields with Ariburnu Cemetery and Anzac Cove because these are the places where the war had started. Then Beach Cemetery, Shrapnel Valley and Plugges Plateau. After the tour drive to your hotel. Overnight in Canakkale.

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    Day 04: Troy Tour - Pergamon – Kusadasi

    We depart driving 30 minutes for to Troy. Visit the famous archeological and mythological site of Troy, home of the Trojan Horse and Helen of Troy. After Troy tour, 3 hour drive to Pergamon. Lunch break after the lunch depart for tour of the magnificent acropolis of Pergamon. Its impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political centre at that times. Bergamon is a famous city for its jewellery, stones and silver. So on the way, we will visit a jewellery center for 30 minutes. Arrival to Kusadasi. Overnight in Kusadasi.

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    Day 05: Troy Tour - Pergamon – Kusadasi

    Departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best preserved ancient sites in the world en-route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library, Grand theatre and House of the Virgin Mary. Lunch break. After the lunch, we will visit a place which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet weaving centre. After Lunch we will do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirince's construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all Orginal with their white paints. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in Turkey - especially fruit wines. We will visit the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine with Turkish wine makers. In the evening you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine. On the way we will visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Overnight in Kusadasi.

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    Day 06: Kusadasi - Pamukkale Tour

    We depart for Pamukkale. We will check at the hotel. After lunch break we shall visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs. Overnight in Kuşadası.

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    Day 07: Kuşadası/Izmir to Istanbul - End of Tour (Breakfast Included)

    Today we depart for Izmir Airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul for Final flight to home.

Hotel Details
Hotels Central Palace Hotel Taksim Grand Anzac Hotel Çanakkale Faustina Hotel Hotel Kusadasi


Note: Flight Cost Not Included, For This Package, 1 Domestic Flight Needed.