Itinerary
Day 1: ISTANBUL - WELCOME DINNER
Pass By: Istanbul, Istanbul
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Welcome dinner and briefing will be held.
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Accommodation included: 5 Star Hotels - Marriot Sisli, Polat Bosphorus, Polat Reinassance or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 2: ISTANBUL - Old City Sightseeing
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Enjoy a full-day tour including a visit to Topkapi Palace Museum, the residence of the Ottoman Sultans between 1453–1852 (excluding harem). Visit the Hippodrome, which was once the center of life where chariot racing and other public events took place. Tour the Blue Mosque built between 1609 and 1616, famous for its blue ceramic tiles. Next, see St. Sophia, a church built in the 6th-century Byzantine capital, converted to a mosque by the Ottomans, and now a museum and one of the world’s greatest architectural wonders. Your last stop will be the famous Grand Bazaar, the world’s largest and oldest covered market with over 60 streets. Join an optional dinner with belly dancing entertainment. B. L
Duration: 8 hours
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Accommodation included: 5 Star Hotels - Mariot Sisli, Polat Bosphorus, Polat Reinassance
or similar deluxe hotels
Day 3: GALLIPOLI – DARDANELLES – CANAKKALE
Stop At: Canakkale, Canakkale, Canakkale Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
In the morning, depart for Gallipoli, the site of many battles during WWI. Visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery and Chunuk Bair, then cross the Dardanelles to Canakkale for overnight. BD
Duration: 8 hours
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Accommodation included: 5 Stars Parion Hotel
Day 4: TROY – PERGAMUM – IZMIR
Stop At: Izmir Province, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Visit Troy with its famous wooden horse, best known for being the setting of the Trojan War and many cities built on top of each other. Before arriving at Asclepion, enjoy lunch with locals in a traditional local village. Then continue to Pergamum to visit the ancient Medical Center in Asclepion and continue to İzmir for overnight. BD.
Duration: 8 hours
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Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotels - Ramada Kusadasi, DoubleTree by Hilton Kusadasi or similiar international deluxe hotels
Day 5: EPHESUS, VIRGIN MARY’S HOUSE, EPHESUS MUSEUM
Stop At: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
Tour the famous ruins of ancient Ephesus, an important cultural center of the ancient world, and explore 2,000-year-old marble streets, a theater, the Library of Celsius, a gymnasium and Hadrian’s Temple. Take a short drive to see Virgin Mary’s stone house where it is believed Virgin Mary spent her last years accompanied by St. John. Continue to a regional rug production center to have a firsthand experience of this unique art form. Dinner & Overnight at the hotel. BD
Duration: 8 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: KUSADASI - HIERAPOLIS - PAMUKKALE
Stop At: Pamukkale, Pamukkale
Drive through lush valleys to Pamukkale, the Cotton Fortress, with white lime cascades formed by hot mineral springs. Visit ruins of the Roman health spa of Hierapolis and enjoy a swim in your hotel’s thermal pool. BD
Duration: 8 hours
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Accommodation included: 5 Stars Hotel - Doga Thermal Hotel
Day 7: HIERAPOLIS - GOCEK OR FETHIYE
Stop At: Fethiye, Fethiye, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Visit the Hierapolis Roman health spa ruins and then motor south to the resort city of Gocek or Fethiye to board a gulet yacht. BD
Duration: 8 hours
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 8: YACHT CRUISE (LYCIAN COAST)
Stop At: Fethiye, Fethiye, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Sail across beautiful bays surrounded by high-forested hills. B L D
Duration: 8 hours
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 9: YACHT CRUISE (LYCIAN COAST)
Stop At: Marmaris, Marmaris, Marmaris District, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Continue cruising the Mediterranean coast explore nearby Lycian ruins, swim or simply relax. B L D
Duration: 8 hours
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No accommodation included on this day.
Day 10: MARMARIS
Stop At: Marmaris, Marmaris, Marmaris District, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
End your cruise with breakfast in Marmaris. B
Duration: 8 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.