THE TURKISH
WONDERLAND (8 DAYS / 7
NIGHTS)
DAY 1
: ARRIVAL IN
ISTANBUL Meet and assist at Istanbul airport and transfer to the hotel.
Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.
DAY
2 : ISTANBUL - FULL DAY CITY
TOUR Full day city tour including Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St.
Sophia, Topkapi
Palace and the Grand
Bazaar. Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.
DAY 3 :
ISTANBUL / BURSA Breakfast and departure for Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman
Empire. Visit the Green
Mosque, Green
Mausoleum, Silk Bazaar and the Old Plane Tree on the skirts
of Mount Olympus (Uludag). Dinner and overnight in Bursa.
DAY 4
: BURSA / PERGAMUM /
IZMIR Breakfast and early departure for Pergamum. Visit Acropolis, the Red Basilica and Asclepion. Continue to Izmir and see the
panoramic view of the bay from the Castle of Alexander the Great on Mt.
Pagus. Dinner and overnight in Izmir.
DAY 5
: IZMIR / EPHESUS /
PAMUKKALE Early breakfast and departure for Ephesus. Visit the ruins of the antique
city of Ephesus, Basilica of St.
John and the Last Home
of Virgin Mary. Continue to Pamukkale to see the travertine terraces and
visit the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis. Dinner and overnight in
Pamukkale.
DAY 6 :
PAMUKKALE / KONYA / CAPPADOCIA Breakfast and early departure for Konya to
visit the Mausoleum and the Mosque of Mevlana. Continue to Cappadocia for dinner and
overnight.
DAY 7 : C
A P P A D O C I A Full day sightseeing of the area, including the
valleys of Goreme and Zelve, the underground city of Kaymakli, the citadel of Uchisar and Avanos. Dinner and overnight
in Cappadocia.
DAY 8
: CAPPADOCIA / ANKARA -
DEPARTURE Morning departure for Ankara, visit the Seljuk Agzikarahan
Caravansary en route. Visit the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations on arrival in
Ankara. Then transfer to the airport and departure. |