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11 Day Turkey Tours Overview
Our trip covers what is perhaps the most beautiful part of the Turkish Mediterranean coast, exploring classic sites and seascapes on easy walks. A relaxing and enjoyable holiday in quaint and historical towns with carefully selected, restored local architecture hotels where available. Shopping options at local rug cooperatives, a pottery making workshop, vineyards, onyx factories and first hand interaction with local, friendly Turkish people.
Day 1 Istanbul
You will be met at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Istanbul. Once you check in to your hotel rest of the will belongs to you. Relax or exploring nearer area own by own all its up to you.
Overnight: Istanbul
Day 2 Istanbul
Full day tour to Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, and Grand Bazaar.
Overnight: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Day 3 Gallipoli, Troy & Assos
After breakfast in the morning you will departure for Gallipoli and visit Anzac Cove and Lone pine cemetery then across the Dardanelles to Canakkale visiting Troy we continue to Assos for overnight stay.
Overnight: Assos
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 4 Selcuk via Pergamum
After breakfast in the morning drive through the olive forests and stop by a olive museum , Then we visit an ethnographical museum in Tahta kuslar (wooden birds) village. The last stop of day will be Pergamum acropolis.
Overnight: Selcuk / Kusadasi
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 5 Ephesus & House Of Virgin Mary
After breakfast early in the morning tour of glorious ruins at Ephesus, explore 2,000-year-old marble streets, a theater, the library of Celsius, a gymnasium and Hadrian’s Temple. Take a short drive to see House Of Virgin Mary where she stayed later in life accompanied by St. John, and visit also traditional village of Sirince. On the way back you will visit rug product place where you can learn how they do it by own their hands. Don’t forget this region is famous with their hand made rugs etc.
Overnight: Selcuk / Kusadasi
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 6 Aprodisias, Hierapolis & Pamukkale
Morning drive to the ruins of Aphrodisias (you know what this is about) set against the foot of a picturesque mountain Then motor east to visit the calcium springs, so cold cotton Fortress (Pamukkale) visit ancient Spa Center of Hierapolis and enjoy the Thermal Pool Of the hotel.
Overnight: Pamukkale
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 7 Patara, Saklikent & Kalkan
Morning drive to Saklikent Canyon. Afternoon visit Patara with Roman ruins and a huge beach. Drive along the unique Mediterranean coast line to Kalkan for overnight
Overnight: Kalkan
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 8 Myra, Finike & Antalya
Morning drive to Myra via to visit the home church of St. Nicholas (the authentic and original Santa Claus), A short stop in Finike and early afternoon arrival to Antalya free time to discover the old town harbor. Dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight: Antalya
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 9 Aspendos, Konya & Cappadocia
Morning drive to Aspendos the roman city on the foot of Taurus mountains continue to Konya, tour Mevlana’s Mausoleum, founder of the Whirling Dervishes, finally arrival to “moon-like “ landscape of Cappadocia.
Overnight: Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 10 Cappadocia
Early Morning Optional : Ballon Tour. Experience of floating through volcanic valleys ,fairy chimney and caves with the sunrise of Cappadocia. After breakfast, visit the Byzantine frescoed chapels at Goreme then continue Ozkonak, eight-story underground city, and a local pottery making village, Avanos.
Overnight: Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 11 Ankara – The end of our service
Early morning drive to Ankara, afternoon tour of the Ataturk Mausoleum and Anatolian Civilizations Museums then transfer to airport or hotels as appropriate.
Meals: Breakfast
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