15 Days Trip from Istanbul
Programme
Day 1 - Depart from your
hotel @ 06:30 am
Arrival in Tekirdag. Breakfast break 30 minutes. Depart
from Tekirdag to Gallipoli Area GALLIPOLI TOUR
Visiting;
* Beach Cemetery ( John Simpson's Grave )
* Anzac Cove
* Ari Burnu ( First Anzac landing place )
* Lone Pine Cemetery ( Australian Memorial )
* Johnston's Jolly ( Walk in the Anzac trenches )
* View Shrapnel Valley * Turkish Memorial
* The Nek and Walker's Ridge
* Chunuk Bair ( Main New Zealand Memorial )
End of the tour transfer check into hotel and Overnight.
Day 2 - Breakfast & Check out. Depart from hotel for the
TROY TOUR @ 08:30
TROY TOUR Visiting;
*A replica of the wooden horse that you can climb into
for a photo.
* Excavation information centre which holds exhibits
from the work underway.
* The fortification walls of Troy Vl with its tower and
gateway entrance.
* Temple of Athena - the focal point of a great annual
festival in honour of the goddess Athena.
* Schliemann’s trench - the discoverer of Troy
* The entrance ramp to Troy ll.
* The sanctuary - an important religious centre of its
time.
* The odeon – intended for the presentation of musical
performances.
* Current excavations in progress.
After our morning Troy tour, we drive back to Canakkale
where you will board a local bus to Selcuk / Kusadasi.
Arrival to Selcuk / Kusadasi. Check into hotel.
Overnight.
Day 3 - Breakfast. Depart from hotel for the
EPHESUS TOUR @ 09:00
FULL DAY EPHESUS TOUR visiting;
* Ephesus Ruins
* Virgin Mary House
* Artemis Temple
* Isabey Mosque
* Ephesus Museum
End of the Ephesus tour transfer back to hotel.
Overnight.
Day 4 - Breakfast & Check out from the hotel for
PRIENE - MILETOS & DIDYMA TRIPS @ 09:00.
FULL DAY PRIENE - MILETOS & DIDYMA TOURS Visiting;
* Priene Ancient Ruins
* Miletos Ancient Ruins
* Didyma Ancent Ruins
End of the trip transfer transfer
back to hotel. Overnight.
Day 5 - Breakfast. Depart from hotel for the
PAMUKKALE TOUR @ 08:30
FULL DAY PAMUKKALE TOUR visiting;
* Hiera Police Ancient City
* Travertens
* Antique Teather
* Thermal Swiming Pool
End of the Pamukkale tour bus transfer to Fethiye.
Arrival to Fethiye. Check into hotel. Overnight in
Fethiye.
Day 6 - Breakfast & Check out from the hotel for
Blue Cruise from Fethiye to Olimpos. Duration 4 Days - 3
Nights.
Fethiye - Oludeniz - St. Nicholas (Boat Cruise)
Breakfast & Check out. Transfer to Fethiye harbour for
Boat Cruise.
Departure from Fethiye Harbour between 10 and 11 a.m. to
Samanlik Bay for swimming & lunch. Butterfly Valley (sea
conditions permitting) is our next stop for a swim & to
visit this natural reserve, hosting 136 kinds of
different butterflies and moths. Afterwards we cruise to
Ölüdeniz (The Blue Lagoon) again sea conditions
permitting. Option for paragliding available. Last stop
of the day is St-Nicholas Island. Visit the Byzantine
ruins, swim, dinner & 1st night.
Day 7 - Kalkan - Kas - Kekova (Boat Cruise)
Around sunrise departure to Aquarium or Firnaz Bay
near Kalkan for breakfast & swimming. Cruising to Kas
where we stop in the harbour for lunch & visit of this
charming fishing village. Of ancient Antiphellos, as Kas
was once known, only Lycian rock tombs & sarcophagi and
the Roman theatre are left. But the charm of the town
remains! In a bay near Kekova we stop for swimming,
dinner & the 2nd night.
Day 8 - Sunken City - Simena (Boat Cruise)
Breakfast. Departure to Sunken City of Kekova (this
Lycian- Roman archaeological site is protected, so only
looking!). Simena, a traditional Turkish fishing village
with no car access and Byzantine/Ottoman castle. In
Gökkaya Bay water sports are available. Dinner, relax in
this pirates haven or party the night away at the
Smugglers Inn. Dinner & the 3rd night.
Day 9 - Myra - Demre - Olympos (Boat Cruise)
After breakfast we have a look at the Pirates Cave
before cruising to Andriace harbour (lunch). Bus
transfer to the archaeological site of Myra, and to
Demre for the St-Nicholas Church, shopping and banking
when requested. Bus transfer to Tree houses in Olympos
where we arrive between 4 and 6 p.m Check into Tree
Houses. Dinner & Overnight.
Day 10 - Breakfast. FREE DAY. Dinner & Overnight.
Day 11 - Breakfast & check out from tree houses.
FREE DAY. Overnight bus for CAPPADOCIA.
Day 12 - Morning arrival to CAPPADOCIA. Check
into cave hotel. FREE DAY. Overnight in cave hotel.
Day 13 - Morning arrival to
Cappadocia. Check into cave Hotel. Depart for
CAPPADOCIA TOURS TRAVEL.
FULL DAY CAPPADOCIA TOUR Visiting;
* DEVRENT VALLEY : Devrent is situated on the northern
slopes of Aktepe, 1km from Pasabaglari (Monks’ Valley)
and 5 km from Avanos. The ruins at Devrent are spread
over three valleys, which also house several pointed
fairy chimneys with large stems.
* MONKS VALLEY : The best place to see three-headed
fairy chimneys. Pasabag, the Pasha's Vineyard, is
surrounded by incredible natural rock formations; a
spectacular scene.
* AVANOS : A center of terra cotta work of art since
3000 BC, it is a town where you will be invited to visit
a traditional pottery workshop, which is possibly set
deep into the hillsides. The clay, which comes from the
Red River passing through the town, gives life both to
the land and to the local economy.
* GOREME OPEN AIR MUSEUM : Goreme was an important
Christian centre in the early years of the Middle Ages,
was a bishopric administered by Mokissos near Aksaray in
the 11th and 13th centuries. Despite the vast numer of
monasteries, churches and chapels in the vicinity of
Göreme, there are not many inscriptions bearing dates.
For this reason, these religious buildings are mainly
dated according to the iconography or architectural
features.
* UCHISAR : Uchisar is a troglodyte town situated right
in the middle of Cappadocia. It is named after the
enormous piece of rock in the center of the town, which
was once used as a castle. This extraordinary rock is
the highest peak of the area with the view of whole
Cappadocia and Erciyes (Argeus) Mountain. After the tour,
you will be transferred back to cave hotel & Overnight.
Day 14 - Breakfast & Check out from the hotel. Depart
for CAPPADOCIA TOURS.
FULL DAY CAPPADOCIA TOUR Visiting;
* KIZILCUKUR: is an isolated valley behind Urgup. It has
beautiful rock formation with some great hidden rock-carved
churches. The most interesting part of this area is the
countless tracks connecting the small villages and towns
through vineyards and gardens like a spider net. It is
always possible to see villagers working in the area and
offering grapes, apples or apricots to you.
* CAVUSIN: One of the oldest settlements in the area,
Cavusin is situated 2km from Goreme, on the
Göreme-Avanos road. The Church of St.John the Baptist
offers a panoramic view of the village. This church and
its paintigs date back to the 5th century, making the
oldest church in the region. It had a large courtyard
which is unusual for Cappadocia, this has been eroded
away however.
* HOSPITAL MONASTRY: One of the oldest monastries in
Cappadocia.
* KAYMAKLI : Kaymakli and Derinkuyu underground cities
are the two largest and deepest of the 40 others in
Cappadocia. They both have eight floors, although not
all are open to the public.
* PIGEON HOUSE : Visit the pigeon houses and rock
formations.
End of the tour Overnight bus for ISTANBUL.
(According to
your request we can provide a domestic flight back to
Istanbul or bus transfer to any available destination
you require.) Contact us for more details.
Day 15 - Morning arrival to ISTANBUL. Tour
ends.
Note:
Hotel pick up is available from most centrally located
Istanbul hotels. Please advise your full hotel name and
address at time of booking.
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