Overview
Turkey is a nation straddling eastern Europe and western Asia with cultural connections to ancient Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman
empires. Cosmopolitan Istanbul, on the Bosphorus Strait, is home to the iconic Hagia Sophia, with its soaring dome and Christian mosaics, the
massive 17th-century Blue Mosque and the circa-1460 Topkapı Palace, former home of sultans. Ankara is Turkey’s modern capital. Turkey is a
transcontinental Eurasian country. Asian Turkey, which includes 97 percent of the country, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosphorus,
the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles. European Turkey comprises 3 percent of the country. The territory of Turkey is more than 1,600 kilometres
(990 miles) long and 800 kilometres (500 miles) wide, with a roughly rectangular shape. It lies between latitudes 35° and 43° N, and longitudes 25°
and 45° E. Turkey's land area, including lakes, occupies 783,562 square kilometres (302,535 square miles), of which 755,688 square kilometres
(291,773 square miles) are in Southwest Asia and 23,764 square kilometres (9,175 square miles) in Europe.[161] Turkey is the world's 37th-largest
country in terms of area. The country is encircled by seas on three sides: the Aegean Sea to the west, the Black Sea to the north and the Mediterranean
to the south. Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara in the northwest. The coastal areas of Turkey bordering the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas have a
temperate Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters. The coastal areas bordering the Black Sea have a temperate oceanic
climate with warm, wet summers and cool to cold, wet winters. The Turkish Black Sea coast receives the greatest amount of precipitation and is the only
region of Turkey that receives high precipitation throughout the year. The eastern part of that coast averages 2,200 millimetres (87 in) annually which
is the highest precipitation in the country.
Validity
Valid till 31 March 2017
Day 1: Istanbul - Arrival Day
Meet at the airport Transfer to your hotel. Overnight stay in Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul City Tour
Pick up at 08:30am from your hotel for the 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 than 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 stay in Istanbul.
Day 3: Çanakkale - Gallipoli Tour
06:30 am we depart for Gallipoli around 5 hours’ drive to visit the battle fields. Two hours
later we will give you 20 minutes for relax in a restaurant area. We will arrive Gallipoli around 12:00am and we have lunch break, relax a little bit and then depart
for the battle fields. Visit Gabatepe 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 stay in Canakkale.
Day 4: Troy Tour - Pergamon - Kusadasi
We depart at 08:30 and 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 around 13:00pm and 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 those 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 around 18:00pm. Overnight stay in Kusadasi.
Day 5: Kusadasi - Ephesus Tour - Turkish Village Sirince
08:30 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 around 13:00pm.
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 stay in Kusadasi.
Day 6: Kusadasi - Pamukkale Tour
At 08:30 we depart for Pamukkale. We will check at the hotel around 12.00 and we have a lunch break
until 13.30. Afterwards 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 stay in Kuşadasi.
Day 7: Kuşadasi/Izmir to Istanbul - End of Tour
Today we depart for Izmir Airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul for Final flight to home.
Tour End !
Package Pricing
Price Per Adult on Twin Sharing
Price Per Adult on Single Occupancy
Price Per Child with Bed (2-11 Years)
Price Per Child without Bed (2-11 Years)
USD 849
USD 1599
USD 599
USD 299