Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival to Istanbul (Sunday)
Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Caddesi No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Türkiye
Upon arrival at Istanbul /SAW Airport greeted and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Celal SUltan Hotel or similar
Day 2: Treasures of Istanbul (Monday)
Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
Hagia Sophia; was the largest building on earth barring the Egyptian Pyramids or the Great Wall of China. It was the religious center of the city during the Byzantine period.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
Topkapı Palace; As well as being the imperial residence of the Sultan, the palace was also the seat of government for the ottoman empire. It housed the ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkiye
Hippodrome; Built by the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus in 203AD, during the Roman period hippodrome was the civil center for the people of the city where once 100,000 spectators could be held.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkiye
Blue Mosque; Built by the Ottoman Sultan Ahmet I in the year 1616, Blue mosque today is one of the most famous landmarks of the old city with its famous six minarets and magnificent dome.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Grand Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Grand Bazaar; With 18 entrances and more than 4000 shops it is one of the greatest bazaars in the World.
Duration: 2 hours
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Accommodation included: Celal Sultan Hotel or similar
Day 3: Gallipoli Battlefields &Troy Tour (Tuesday)
Stop At: Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Canakkale Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
(08:30-19:30)
According your pick up time from your hotel, drive to Canakkale. Here we begin our guided tour of ANZAC Battlefields visiting Brighton Beach, ANZAC Cove, Beach Cemetery, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Turkish and allied tunnels and trenches at Johnston’s Jolly, 57th Regiment Turkish Memorial and Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Troy (Truva), Tevfikiye Koyu, Intepe, Canakkale Turkiye
roya Archeological Site where we see the UNESCO recognized ruins of the Ancient kingdom of Troy. We stroll through the site where many worldwide used terms like the Trojan War, Trojan Horse, Helen of Troy, Prince Paris comes from Battle between Archilles and Hector, Walls of Troy II and Megaron House, The Ramp of Troy II, Roman bath, Odeon, The Temple of Athena and Ruins of Athena. Check-in. Overnight in Canakkale
(Breakfast-Lunch)
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Kolin Hotel or similar
Day 4: Pergamum&Asklepion Tour (Wednesday)
Stop At: Pergamon Ancient City, Akropol Cd. No:6 Hamzalisuleymaniye, Bergama 35700 Turkiye
(08:30-19:00)
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out and Drive to Pergamum; Where John wrote his letter, Pergamum had been a capital city for almost four hundred years. After the mythical times, Pergamum had been the scene of several cultures, ranging from those of the Stone and Bronze Ages until the Archaic and Classical Periods. Among the temples, palaces and agora’s, the Asclepion, which were constructed in the course of one century, belonged the big Zeus Altar and the Parchment Library
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: The Asklepion, Zafer, Site Sk. No:16, Bergama 35700 Turkiye
visit the ruins of Asklepion; was known under the name of "The Pergamum God of Health". Asklepius the dietary health and medicine served the people for several hundred years; thus making Pergamum a medical centre of very great importance. Famous medical Scholars, like Hippocrates and Galenus, were born in Pergamum and worked there.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
At the end of the tour drive to your hotel ın Kusadasi.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Efe Boutique Hotel or similar
Day 5: Ancient Ephesus Tour (Thursday)
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkiye
According to your tour pick-up time meet with your guide and start your full-day tour. Visit The House of Virgin Mary; located 6km to the north of the ruins of Ephesus, a church was built from the 6C AD to the top of the foundations of a house from 1C AD and it is declared by the church to be the final house where Mary spent her last days.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkiye
Continue with the Ancient Ephesus; An Archeological treasure, The best-preserved classical city in Eastern Mediterranean. During the 1C AD, Ephesus was the second-largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250,000 citizens. It was in the center of the known world and played the role of a gateway between the East and the West with its giant harbor, it was also the center of trading in antiquity. It was not only a rich commercial city but also the honeymoon place of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkiye
Next; Temple of Artemis or Artemision was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its ancient cult dedicated to Artemis was very famous in antiquity and made Ephesus a much-visited pilgrimage place. There were a total of 127 ionic columns with a height of 19m. The temple is also considered to be the earliest bank of the ancient world.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Efe Boutique Hotel or sımılar
Day 6: Pamukkale Tour (Friday)
Stop At: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
08:00-19:30)
Upon breakfast at the hotel check out and travel to Pamukkale
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Pamukkale Thermal Pools, Pamukkale Turkiye
Today visit Pamukkale; Pools of Heaven on Earth… Pamukkale has always been a very popular settlement where hot springs were believed to have healing powers so it is considered to be the earliest spa on earth where, in history, people traveled long distances in order to find a cure. The unique terraces were formed by running warm spring water at a temperature of 35 C, containing calcium bicarbonate.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hierapolis & Pamukkale, Pamukkale 20280 Turkiye
Visit; the ancient city of Hierapolis which has the biggest Necropolis with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. Also, The Sacred Pool is one of the highlights of the site. Theır shallow thermal waters ripple over a wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins that lie beneath
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Fethiye, Fethiye, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
After tour drive to Fethiye. Check ın. Overnight in Fethiye.
(Breakfast-Lunch)
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Woyn Point Hotel or Similar
Day 7: Cruising > Fethiye-Turuncpinari (Saturday)
Stop At: Fethiye Port, Karagozler Mah, Fevzi Cakmak Cd., Fethiye 48300 Turkiye
(15:00)
According to your pick-up time meet your driver and drive to Fethiye Port for boarding.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Turunç Pınarı Koyu, J373+CJ, Fethiye/Muğla, Türkiye
Once every guest completes boarding, the boat will depart from Fethiye Port to ‘’Turuncpinari cove’’ for swimming and overnight stay. Overnight on board.
(Breakfast-Dinner)
Duration: 15 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight on board
Day 8: Cruising > Merdivenli Cove - Kleopatra Bath Cove (Sunday)
Stop At: Merdivenli, Merdivenli, Dikili District, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
After breakfast on board sail to ‘’Merdivenli cove’’ for swimming break in the crystal clear water
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Fethiye, Fethiye, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Later sail to ‘Kleopatra Bath Cove’’ where you will have walk Tea break and dinner. You can walk to the ancient city, spend time at the beach and swimming in crystal clear water. Overnight on board
(Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight on Board
Day 9: Cruising > Tershane Island-Bedri Rahmi Cove-Yassıcılar (Monday)
Stop At: Tersane adasI, Gocek 12 Ada Bolgesi Darboğaz mevkii domuz adası yanı, Gocek Turkiye
After breakfast sail to ‘’Tershane Island’’ where you can swim in turquoise water and enjoy walking at the beach.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Bedri rahmI koyu ve plaji, Gocek 12 ada bolgesi kille koyubatIdI, Gocek Turkiye
Later sail to ‘’Bedri Rahmi Cove’’ where you will Explore Likya Ancient City. Swim in the turquoise water and enjoy tea break.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Kabak Koyu, Faralya Koyu, Fethiye Turkiye
Later sail to ‘’Yassicilar cove’’ and overnight on Board.
(Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight on Board
Day 10: Gocek Port / Flight to Istanbul (Tuesday)
Stop At: Gocek, Gocek, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
After breakfast, sail to Gocek port. Here is our last stop
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Dalaman Airport, Ege, 48770 Dalaman/Muğla, Türkiye
You will be greeted by your driver and drive to Dalaman Airport for your domestic flight to Istanbul.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tayakadın, Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Türkiye
Upon arrival greeted by your driver and drives to your hotel. Check-in. Overnight in Istanbul
(Breakfast)
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Celal Sultan Hotel or similar
Day 11: Departure Day
Stop At: İstanbul Havalimanı, Tayakadın, 34277 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Türkiye
According to your pick-up time meet your driver and transfer to Istanbul Airport. End of our service.
(Breakfast)
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.