TURKISH DELIGHT
TOUR
Turkish
Delight Tour (12 Days/11 Nights) Cultural Tours
Turkey
Turkish Delight Tour (12 Days/11 Nights)
Tour Itinerary:
DAY 1- Depart for Istanbul
Arrive Istanbul, transfer to your hotel.
Depending on your flight: dinner and overnight
at the hotel or in the afternoon visit the Old
City Walls of Istanbul. Return to the hotel for
dinner and overnight.
DAY 2- Istanbul Sightseeing
After breakfast at the hotel, visit Suleymaniye
Mosque, and the Blue Mosque. Later visit Hagia
Sophia, originally a church and now a mosque,
and the Byzantine
Hippodrome
and Topkapi Palace, the great palace of the
Ottoman Sultans. Also see the Egyptian Spice
Market - an old traditional market.
DAY 3- Istanbul to Canakkale
Drive along the sea of Marmara to the Gallipoli
Peninsula, where so many Australians, New
Zealanders and Allied Troops lost their lives in
World War I. See Anzac Cove and visit Lone Pine
Cemetery. Then cross the Dardanelles waterway by
ferryboat to Canakkale.
DAY 4- Canakkale to Kusadasi
Visit the ruins of Troy and continue for the
visit of ancient Pergamum, once a powerful city
and the ruler of Asia Minor, continue to
Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
DAY 5- Kusadasi to Pamukkale
After breakfast, depart for St. Mary's House.
Then drive to Ephesus, one of the best preserved
ancient cities in the world, continue onto
Pamukkale
for overnight stay. Enjoy a leisurely bath in
the hotel’s mineral spa bath.
DAY 6- Pamukkale to Antalya
Start the day by visiting Pamukkale, the ‘cotton
castle’. This amazing landscape was formed by
the limestone laden water of the thermal
springs. Later, visit the ruins of the ancient
city, Hierapolis – a Roman health spa before
continuing onto Antalya.
DAY 7- Antalya
Start the full day excursion to Perge, Side and
Aspendos.
DAY 8- Antalya to Cappadocia
Through the Taurus Mountains, reach Konya - and
visit the Convent of the Whirling Dervishes -
before heading for Cappadocia.
DAY 9- Cappadocia Sightseeing
After breakfast at the hotel, start the
sightseeing of Cappadocia. Visit Goreme, with
its rock chapels and Byzantine frescoes, and the
underground city of Kaymakli. Dinner and
overnight in Cappadocia.
DAY 10- Cappadocia to Ankara
After breakfast, depart for Ankara, the capital
of the Turkish Republic. On route, visit the
13th century Seljuk Caravanserai of Agzikarahan.
Upon arriva
l
in Ankara, visit the Mausoleum of Ataturk, the
father of modern Turkey. Then continue to Museum
of Anatolian Civilizations before driving for
the hotel.
DAY 11- Ankara to Istanbul
Depart for Istanbul and arrive early afternoon.
Visit the Grand Bazaar and to shop in this
ancient market place. In the evening join the
Turkish night.
DAY 12- Depart Istanbul
Transfer to airport for the flight home.
The Tour Included:
Hotel - Transfer - Guide. Back Reservation
