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COLOURS OF TURKEY
(13
Days - 12 Nights)
DAY 1. ISTANBUL
Arrive in
Istanbul Ataturk airport where your guide will meet you and
assist you with your transfer to hotel. After checking in and freshening
up, we highly recommend that you take a good rest, both because of the
jet lag and also because you will be starting on your wonderful trip of
Turkey
early the following morning. You will meet your traveling
companions over dinner at a traditional restaurant in the
Kumkapi
district, accompanied by gipsy music.
Overnight
Istanbul.
DAY 2. ANKARA
Early depart for
Ankara, the capital of modern Turkey. Visit the world famous Museum of
Anatolian Civilizations and the mausoleum of Ataturk. (Father of Turks)
In the Evening Dinner at the historic
Ankara district at “The castle”.
Overnight
Ankara.
DAY 3. CAPPADOCIA
Journey to
Cappadocia en route stop at the 14th Century BC Hittite
Capital “Hattusas”, continue to “Yazilikaya” the Hittite religious
center. Drive across the central Anatolian plateau to
Cappadocia, a
landscape of unique rock formations and ‘Fairy Chimneys’.
Overnight
Cappadocia.
DAY 4-5. CAPPADOCIA
Tour includes 2 full
days in the unique region of
Cappadocia. This wonderful area is the home
of a thriving folk craft industry. Pottery, carpets, kilims, embroidery
and doll making are all made in this region by local artisans. Your stay
here includes local tours, optional folkloric and belly-dancing shows,
visits to carpet weaving villages, displays of local crafts and the
opportunity to view outstanding frescoes in the churches of the region
as well as a fascinating underground city.
Overnight
Cappadocia.
DAY 6. CAPPADOCIA -ANTALYA
Morning depart for
Antalya via
Konya, a clean and pleasant town on the
southwestern outskirts of the
Cappadocian region, birthplace of the
spiritual leader “Mevlana” and Dervishes. Visit the Monastery / Museum.
And continue to
Antalya. Evening free, to explore
Antalya at leisure.
Overnight
Antalya.
DAYS 7. ANTALYA - PAMUKKALE
Explore the fascinating archeological sites surrounding
Antalya. Visit
the ancient Roman city of
Perge, here the substantial remains of a great
theatre, stadium, huge Hellenistic and Roman gates and a colonnaded
street are impressive. Visit
Aspendos with the best-preserved
amphitheatre in Turkey. What you see here remains from Roman times,
though the history of the settlement goes back to the Hittite Empire
(800BC). Continue your trip towards
Pamukkale, the ‘Cotton Castle’ where
the white limestone cliffs have attracted visitors since before the time
of Christ. In the evening swim in the warm thermal waters at our hotel.
Overnight
Pamukkale.
DAY 8. PAMUKKALE -SELCUK
Today we visit the
Roman city of Hierapolis scattered around the natural beauty of
Pamukkale and continue our journey to
Selcuk. En route we stop at the
Roman city of Aphrodisias, the goddess of love set amongst the mountains
in one of the most picturesque sites of Turkey. Our next stop is
Selcuk
for overnight.
DAY 9.SELCUK
A full day reserved to
visit the biblical city of
Ephesos, the ancient Roman capital of
Asia
Minor. Ephesos is widely regarded as one of the best-preserved Roman
cities in the world and center of early Christianity. Visit the Chapel
of the
Virgin Mary and the nearby archeological museum.
Overnight
Selcuk.
DAY 10. SELCUK - CANAKKALE
Visit the city of
Canakkale at the southern entrance to the
Dardanelles
and the nearby
battlefields of Gallipoli. En route visit the ancient city of
Pergamon,
famous for learning, medicine and the arts in antique times. Also visit
the fabled Homeric city of Troy, site of the Trojan wars and the famous
wooden horse. Overnight
Canakkale.
DAY 11. ISTANBUL
Travel across the
Dardanelles by ferry to tour the scenes of the historic battlefields of
World War 1. In the afternoon continue to
Istanbul along the European
shore of the
Sea of Marmara. Once in Istanbul, enjoy a private Bosphorus
sunset cruise. Weather permitting. Evening at your leisure.
Overnight
Istanbul.
DAY 12. ISTANBUL
Start your day by visiting the magnificent
Hagia Sophia
and then continue to the marvelous
Topkapi palace,
that served as the palace of the Ottoman Sultans
between the 16th and 19th centuries. Visits the Treasury, where the extensive exhibits include
priceless world-class collections of jewelry,
porcelain, textiles and costumes of the Sultans, as
well as to the
Harem quarters, which is an absolute
highlight. Have lunch in one of the special
traditional restaurants in Topkapi. Then we continue
to visit the famous
Blue Mosque, the
Byzantine Hippodrome and the incredible Underground
(Yerebatan Sarnici) Cistern. Rest of the day is at
leisure.
DAY 13. ISTANBUL
Free morning for last
minute shopping; time permitting, before transfer to
Istanbul airport
for departure to ongoing destinations.
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