Gallipoli - Troy - Pergamum - Hierapolis - Ephesus -
Pamukkale - Konya - Cappadocia - Ankara (Optional Antalya
Inclusion)
Departures Every Monday. PS:
Exceptions are likely. Please ask availability.
Day 1 Monday - Gallipoli Battlefields (D)
Early morning departure from Istanbul for the Gallipoli to
visit the WWI Battlefield which is one of the nation-wide
unforgettable place for Turkish people as well as in Australia
and New Zealand citizens because of tens of thousands of war
martyrs. Among the places to be seen during the guided
Gallipoli tour in the afternoon are ANZAC Cove, The Nek,
Johnston's Jolly, major war memorials, the trenches and tunnels
left from the first ward war.
Overnight Çanakkale
Please Note: Depending on location of their hotels guests
will be picked up
around 6:15 am and 6:45 am from hotels near Sultanahmet (the
old city) and Taksim area. Customers staying in hotels far from
city center or very close to departure point can also be
requested to meet at the
Sultan Hostel by 7 am..Specific pick up times and more
information will be
provided during booking procedure.
Day 2 Tuesday - Troy, Acropolis of
Pergamon (B, D)
After breakfast we will visit the ancient city of Troy which
was the home of famous
Trojan Horse. From there we will drive
on to Pergamon (aka Pergamum); one of the most significant cultural centers in
Asia Minor. During the era of Roman Empire Pergamon was competing
with
Ephesus wit its magnificent acropolis, impressive temple
and library.
Overnight Kusadasi
Day 3 Wednesday -
Ephesus, Kusadasi (B, D)
Pick up from hotels for an unforgettable day. Today we will see
one of the most famous ancient Roman city,
Ephesus. We will also visit to the near-by site of the Temple of Artemis,
one of the 7 wonders of the antiquity and the House of the
Virgin Mary, which is where Mother Mary spend the last days of her
life.
Overnight Kusadasi
Day 4 Thursday - Pamukkale, Hierapolis (B, D)
We will drive to
Pamukkale in the morning. Pamukkale is famous for its
beautiful white travertine terraces, antique city of Hierapolis
and thermal water springs. Amphitheater, Necropolis, The
Apollon Temple and The Martyrium of Apostle Philip are the
highlights of Hierapolis.
Overnight Pamukkale
Day 5 Friday - Silk Road : Konya to
Cappadocia (B, D)
After being picked up from the hotel in
Pamukkale we will
continue to
Cappadocia. It will be a fairly comfortable bus
ride since we will have several breaks along the way while
visiting a historical caravansary on the Silk Road and the
Museum of Mevlana (Rumi) in Konya. Tonight there will be
an optional Turkish night show possibility in Cappadocia, which
will be arranged by your guide..
Overnight Cappadocia
Day 6 Saturday -
Cappadocia, Goreme,
Underground City (B, D)
We will depart form our hotels for the tour of
Cappadocia including Goreme Open Air Museum, one of the
underground cities and famous fairy chimneys. The Goreme
Open-Air Museum resembles a vast monastic complex composed of
scores of refectory monasteries placed side-by-side, each with
its own fantastic church.
Overnight Cappadocia
Optional: You can return to
Istanbul by evening flight on 6th day. This will cost you some
50-100 Euro pp depending on the flight cost on the date / time of booking.
Day 7 Sunday Ankara (B)
Early morning pick up heading to Istanbul but we will spend
considerable time in the capital city Ankara in mid way. In
Ankara we will visit the gigantic mausoleum Mustafa Kemal
Ataturk, the founder of the modern republic. Our tour will
concluded when we arrive in Istanbul in the evening with
unforgettable memories.
(B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner)
Note: This group tour is operated in cooperation with
other agencies and the clients comes from variety of travel
agencies. For this reason we can not tell exact number of
participants for each date but in most cases it does not exceed
20 people. If it is exceeds some 25 people the clients are
split in smaller groups with separate guides and tour buses. In
winter season average 15 participant is more likely.
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we offer.
Departures every Monday.
PS: Exceptions are likely. Please ask availability
The prices are
per
person, depending on room type and indicated
1189 Euro per person in double / triple rooms
1539 Euro for 1 person staying in single rooms.
Tour prices include:
Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle
Professional English-speaking tour guide for the duration of
the tour
Entrance fees to museums
6 Breakfasts (B), 6 Dinners (D)
6 nights accommodation:
Canakkale: MD Barbaros, Buyuk Truva Hotel or similar.
Cappadocia :Gamirasu, MDC Hotel or similar
Kusadasi: Ilayda
Avangard or simlar
Pamukkale: Adem Pira Hotel , Doga Thermal Hotel or similar
PS: Hotels can be replaced
with similar location / quality hotels
Prices do not include
Drinks, optional activities, tips for driver and the guide.
Note: This group tour is operated in cooperation with
other agencies and the clients comes from variety of travel
agencies. For this reason we can not tell exact number of
participants for each date but in most cases it does not exceed
20 people. If it is exceeds some 25 people the clients are
split is 2 smaller groups with 2 separate guides and tour
buses.. In winter season average 15 is more likely.
Payment and reservation:
We will request some 40 % of the total tour price in advance to
complete your tour reservation. You can make the advance payment
from our secure online payment link or by mail order. The remaining payment can be
made in Istanbul. We accept all major credit
cards and cash payments can also be also made in Euros Turkish
Liras, US Dollars, British
Pounds or other international currencies from local cross rates
valid on the payment date.
Important Notice:
Accommodation or tours in Istanbul are not included in any of
our tours packages. To be
able to join these tours comfortably, you need to add minimum 1 night
stay in Istanbul to the end & beginning of these package tours
- unless your international flights are matching perfectly and
you do not want to risk consequences of any possible delays
with your flights. We can additionally book your hotels and
tours in Istanbul if requested.
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Gallipoli
This area is known for the war cemeteries and memorials for the
Turkish and foreign soldiers killed during the World War I,
around Canakkale Province in 1915. There are sunken ships,
trenches, castles, towers and hundreds of remains of the war.
In total, there are graves and memorials of around 250,000
Turkish soldiers, and 250,000 from Australia, New Zealand,
England and France. Thousands of people visit the war
cemeteries every year, and it is one of the most famous sites
in Turkey.
Troy
Ancient city of Troia (Troy), which was immortalized in Homer’s
Iliad and Odyssey epics. According to archaeologists, Troy is
only one of nine cities which were built on top of each other,
the oldest of which dates back to 3000 BC. Its history covers
an area beginning from the north side of the Edremit gulf, and
reaches the southern shores of the Marmara Sea. To the south is
Kazdagi (Ida Mountain), an attractive area to visit 30 km. away
from Canakkale, in Hisarlik. Archeological excavations revealed
the different time periods of various settlement areas, city
ramparts, house basis, a temple and a theater. A symbolic horse
made up of wood reminds the big Trojan war. Historical port,
Alexandria - Troas was constructed during 3rd century B. C. St.
Paul had visited here two times, and his third missioner voyage
to Assos was started from here.
Pergamon
Pergamon was an ancient Greek city in Aeolis, currently located
26 kilometres (16 mi) from the Aegean Sea. Today, the main
sites of ancient Pergamon are to the north and west of the
modern city of Bergama. It became the capital of the Kingdom of
Pergamon during the Hellenistic period, under the Attalid
dynasty, 281–133 BC. Pergamon is cited in the Book of
Revelation as one of the seven churches of Asia.
Ephesus
During both the Hellenistic and Roman periods Ephesus was the
most important port and cultural center of the eastern world.
The remains of the city are still spellbinding today. Of all
the ancient cities of Turkey, Ephesus is the best preserved and
most visited in all ages and is as popular as it was in ancient
times.
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Pamukkale & Hierapolis
Pamukkale is one of the most enchanting and remarkable sights
in the whole of Turkey with the great dazzling white plateau,
almost 400 feet high, rising in a curtain of stalagmites and
shallow pools, giving one into another on hundreds of different
levels, and ancient city of Hierapolis located on this plateau.
The great baths were constructed in the second century and are
so well-preserved that they now serve as a museum. The
impressive and recently restored theatre, the Martyrium of St.
Philip the Apostle of the 5th century – a colonnaded street
erected by Domitian, a monumental gate of the same period,
another bath stretching on for over a Mile, the necropolis with
a fascinating variety of tombs and sarcophagus are the famous
monuments of this antique city.
Konya
Konya was historically the capital of the
Seljuq Sultanate of Rum and the Karamanids .Konya was the
final home of Rumi (Mevlana), whose tomb is in the city. In
1273, his followers in Konya established the Mevlevi Sufi order
of Islam and became known as the Whirling Dervishes. Konya
produced Turkish carpets that were exported to Europe during
the Renaissance. These expensive, richly patterned textiles
were draped over tables, beds, or chests to proclaim the wealth
and status of their owners, and were often included in the
contemporary oil paintings as symbols of the wealth of the
painter's clients
Cappadocia
In ancient geography, Cappadocia or Cappadocia (Turkish:
Kapadokya) was the name of the extensive inland district of
Asia Minor (modern Turkey). Cappadocian region is the place
where nature and history come together most beautifully within
the world. While geographic events are forming Peribacalari
(fairy chimneys), during the historical period, humans had
carried the signs of thousand years old civilizations with
carving houses and churches within these earth pillars and
decorating them with frisks.
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