Tour Departure Dates in 2023 ;
September 18, 2023
Prices; $1400,00 per person – based on double occupancy.
Single room supplement; $600,00
3rd Person in Room; $950,00
*** These are the tour only prices – Flights are excluded
Reservations and Payments
Reservations will be confirmed upon receipt of your non-refundable, non-transferable deposit, which must be received at the time of reservation. Deposits are $650,00 per person for all 2023 departures. Full payment is due upon arrival to Istanbul (in Cash – there is $75 addition fee per person with credit card payments)
Dates
Day 1 – Sep 18, Day 2 – Sep 19, Day 3 – Sep 20, Day 4 – Sep 21, Day 5 – Sep 22,
Day 6 – Sep 23, Day 7 – Sep 24, Day 8 – Sep 25, Day 9 – Sep 26, Day 10 – Sep 27
9 Nights -10 Days
Arrive in Istanbul. Meet your guide at the hotel lobby. ( Overnight in Istanbul
After Breakfast, you will meet your guide and we will cruise on the Bosphorus. Then we will visit St Sophia continue to Blue Mosque which was built in 1616 AD. After our Lunch , we will drive for Ankara.
Istanbul to Ankara approx 450km – 5 hours driving. Overnight in Ankara
After breakfast, Visit the Moseleum of Ataturk who was the founder of Turkish Republic. Then continue to Cappadocia. After lunch, we will stop at the Salt Lake. seens like a frozen lake because of the salt layers above it. You will have a panaromic stop at Pigeon Valley. Then continue to Ortahisar Valley to see the beauty of landscaping in Cappadocia. You will be taken to your hotel at the end.
Ankara-Cappadocia 280km – Approx 3 Hours driving. Overnight in Cappadocia
Experience the Hot Air Baloon flight in the early morning (Optional). After Breakfast, Continue to Goreme Open Air Museum to see the valley and the Goreme Village. Then you will visit the Pottery Workshop and see the pottery making in Cappadocia Area. Then you will continue to Dervent Valley. After Lunch, drive to Uchisar Castle where was used as an volcanic watch tower by Romans and we will stop for a Panaromic View of the Castle. After that you will visit the Onxy Workshops and will have opportunity to shop for Onxy and Jewelleries made out of Natural Turkish Stones. Then you will drive to your Hotel.
Drive for Konya (ancient Iconium). First, you will experience the the carpet weaving of the Cappadocian Ladies. On your way you will visit the Underground City. When you get to Konya you will visit the complex of Mevlana Celalettin Rumi and his tomb. Rumi lived in the 13th century and had quotations about love. He is the spiritual leader of the whirling dervishes. After lunch, we will visit the Alaattin Hill and the ruins around it from Seljcuk Empire Period. Ovenight in Konya
First we will have Breakfast. Then you will drive for Pamukkale. (About 5 Hours drive). On our way, we will stop for lunch. When we get to Pamukkale, we will visit the white water terraces and the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis. You will have your free time at the site. Overnight in Pamukkale at the Thermal Hotel. Enjoy the Thermal Pool & Spa Activities (Spa center may apply extra service fee)
After Breakfast we will drive for Ephesus, famous throughout the ancient world for its Temple of Artemis. First visit Hadrian Temple. Romans dedicated it to Hadrian in 118AD. And the people of Ephesus greatly reconstructed in the 4th century. Proceed to Celsus Library. The library is the best structure of its kind. The façade of the library is embellished with four statues personifying virtue, wisdom, fate and genius. You will walk the Marble Road, that runs between the Celsus Library and the Great Theater which is part of the sacred walkway.
After Lunch visit House of the Virgin Mary, where it is believed she spent her last years. The house was discovered in 1891 based on the visions of a German nun. Pope Paul VI visited the shrine in 1967, Pope John Paul II came in 1979 and Pope Benedict XVI visited in 2006.
Last, we will visit a Turkish Leather Outlet for a fashion show and shopping for the world’s top quality leather jackets. Overnight in Izmir
First we will have Breakfast. Then we will drive for Pergamon (one of the seven churches of revelation). (approx 1,5 hour drive) We will visit the acropolis of Pergamon then we will have lunch. After lunch, we will drive to Troy. (Approx 2,5 hours). We will overnight in Canakkale.
After breakfast, we will depart for Istanbul (approx 4 hours). We will have our lunch in Istanbul. After lunch, visit Topkapı Place where was the administration center of Ottoman Empire for 4 centuries. We will visit the exhibitions such as ; Weaponary, Clocks , Kitchen , Sacred Trusts and more. Then we will visit Spice Bazaar where is 350 years old a bazaar and famous for Spices, Safran, Herbal Teas and Turkish Delight. Then we will drive to our hotel. We will have our fare-well dinner in a local Restaurant. Overnight in Istanbul
Transfer to airport for your flight back home. (own arrangement – guides will help you)
