12 Day Turkey Tour

Explore Unforgettable Sites and Embrace a New Culture
For people who love ancient history this tours includes the most famous classics of ancient sites as well as Cappadocia.

Concentrate on the ancient history of the Aegean. See Troy with it’s multi-layers of Illiyad history and on the same day the amazing acropolis of Pergamum. Then on to Ephesus with it’s Greco-Roman history as well as Hieropolis and Pamukkale. But FIRST see Istanbul’s bazaars and Ottoman and Byzanitum sites. This trip includes the moving battlefields of WW1 on the Gallipoli Peninsula. This tour includes all that Western Turkey offers! And finally to top it off, the wonders of Cappadocia.

Day by Day Itinerary
EXPAND DESCRIPTIONS
DAY 1 - Arrival in Istanbul
Transfer to your hotel. Evening in Istanbul
DAY 2 - Private Istanbul Old City Tour
Visit ;Hagia Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Byzantine Hippodrome with its Obelisks, Topkapi Palace and Grand Bazaar. Evening in Istanbul.
DAY 3 - Bosphorus Cruise,Dolmabahce Palace Tour
Visit Spice Market (Egyptian Bazaar), Rustem Pasha Mosque. Then we embark on the Bosphorus Ferry for an unforgettable cruise along the Bosphorus, Camlica Hill, Dolmabahce Palace. Evening in Istanbul.
DAY 4 - Travel to Canakkale/Gallipoli Tour
Check-out and travel to Gallipoli. Lunch on arrival in Eceabat. After lunch visit Anzac Cove, original tunnels and trenches at Johnston Jolly, The Nek Cemetery, Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, Lone Pine Australian Memorial and Brighton Beach. Evening in Canakkale.
DAY 5 - Troy,Pergamon Tour/Travel to Selcuk
Visit the ancient ruins of Troy,one of the world's most important archaelogical sites.After Troy your tour proceeds to Pergamon. Explore Athena and Trojan Temples, Temples of Zeus and Dionysos, Gymnasium of Youth, Odeon, Library, Agora, Great Theatre, Roman Bath and view Asclepion. Drive to Selcuk. Evening in Selcuk.
DAY 6 - Ephesus Ancient City Tour
Visit to the House of Virgin Mary, the City of Ephesus, Temple of Artemis and Ephesus Museum. Evening in Selcuk.
DAY 7 - Pamukkale Tour/Travel to Antalya
Check out and drive to Pamukkale. Visit the ancient city of Hierapolis with its Temple of Apollo,the Theatre, Necropolis and baths of Hierapolis Antique City.Finally visit the calcium terraces and pools.After tour bus to Antalya. On arrival in Antalya you will take a taxi to your hotel. Evening in Antalya.
DAY 8 - Perge,Aspendos,Side Tour
Visit Perge Ancient City, Greco-Roman Amphitheater at Aspendos, Side, Agora, the Gymnasium, the Apollo Temple. Evening in Antalya
DAY 9 - Travel to Cappadocia
Check-out and transfer to Antalya Bus Station. Bus to Cappadocia. Evening in Goreme.
DAY 10 - South Cappadocia Tour
Visit Derinkuyu Underground City, Ihlara Valley, lunch break in Belisirma Village by the river. After lunch visit Selime, panoramic viewing point and then Agzikarahan, a 13th Century Seljuk Karavansaray on the silk road. Evening in Goreme.
DAY 11 - North Cappadocia Tour/Flight to Istanbul
Visit Devrent Valley and Pasabaglari Fairy Chimneys, Avanos, Uchisar Castle, Pigeon Valley and Esentepe for a panoramic view of Goreme Valley. Finally Goreme Open Air Museum. After your tour transfer to airport for flight to Istanbul.Upon your arrival at Istanbul Airport transfer to your hotel. Evening in Istanbul.
DAY 12 - Istanbul/ Departure
Breakfast,check-out and transfer to International Airport for departure.

* Airport transfers on tour * Private transfer to Antalya Otogar * Hotel accommodation * Internal flight tickets * Bus Tickets from Antalya to Goreme * Private Istanbul Old City Tour * Regular Bosphorus Cruise Tours * Regular Gallipoli & Troy & Pergamon Tour * 1 x Regular Ephesus Tour * 1 x Regular Pamukkale Tour * 1 x Regular Tour in Antalya * 2 x Regular Tours in Cappadocia * TURSAB Licensed Guides for all tours * Entrance Fees * Meals as per İtinerary (B:Breakfast, L:Lunch) * Local taxes

*Meals and drinks other than specified *Tips for drivers and guides