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Wonders
of Turkey - 11 Days
Highlights Turkey is well endowed
with natural wonders like the moonscape of Göreme, with
its rock-hewn churches & dwellings, & cascading terraces
of Pamukkale.
Wonders of Turkey - Itinerary
DAY
1 – FRI - UK – ISTANBUL Welcome to Turkey! After your scheduled flight to Istanbul
Airport, you will be met and transferred to your tour hotel. Settle in and relax, or start exploring the
wonders of this glorious city, uniquely located on two continents! This evening, get together with your
Tour Director and fellow passengers for a Welcome Drink. Hotel: Crowne Plaza Old City.
DAY
6 – WED - KUSADASI - PAMUKKALE Drive inland to Pamukkale, famous for its
‘Cotton Castle’, a dazzling chalk-white array of fantastically shaped limestone terraces. Visit the ruins
of ancient Hierapolis and the fairyland terraces and see the glistening pools and cascades in scallopshell
basins. The rest of the day is yours to relax and enjoy the blissfully warm thermal pools at the
hotel. Hotel: Colossae Thermal. (BB,D)
DAY
2 – SAT - ISTANBUL SIGHTSEEING Your sightseeing tour reveals the highlights
of this exotic city, formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople. Visit the Blue Mosque with its
beautiful tiles and the Hippodrome where Roman chariot races were held. You also visit St Sophia, at
one time a cathedral and a mosque, and now a magnificent museum. Move on to visit the fabulous
Topkapi Palace, a walled city perched above the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn, former residence
of the Ottoman Sultans. Finish off at the famous Grand Bazaar where – all under cover – there are
more than 4,000 shops, cafes and tea houses. Consider sampling some traditional apple tea, or
spending the evening watching some belly-dancing. (BB)
DAY
7 – THUR - PAMMUKKALE - CAPPADOCIA Head to Konya, the old capital of the
Anatolian Seljuk Empire, now Turkey’s most religious city and home to the mystic Whirling Dervish
sect. Visit the Mevlana Tekke, a museum and national monument, with its beautiful fluted turquoise
dome, which contains the tomb of the Whirling Dervishes’ founder. See the Karatay Medrese and Ince
Minaret before driving on to the historic region of Nevsehir in Cappadocia. Hotel: Dedeman. (BB,D)
DAY
3 – SUN - ISTANBUL – ÇANAKKALE Drive along the shores of the Sea of Marmara
to the peninsula of Gelibolu, better known in the west as Gallipoli. Here are the battlefields where, for
nine disastrous months during the Great War, Anzac troops fought unsuccessfully to gain control of the
strategic Dardanelle Straits. Visit Anzac Cove and Lone Pine Cemetery, final resting place of soldiers
who gave their lives over the entire Gallipoli campaign. From Eceabat, a 30-minute sea crossing to
Çanakkale takes you from one continent to another as you leave Europe for Asia. Hotel: Kolin. (BB,D)
DAY
8 – FRI - CAPPADOCIA – FULL DAY EXCURSION TO GöREME Enjoy an
excursion to Göreme, a unique region of volcanic landscapes and rock-hewn churches decorated
with ancient wall paintings, some of which you can see in the open-air museum. Continue to the
Zelve Valley where the scenery is dotted with churches, caves and troglodyte dwellings. Tour the
underground city Kaymakli, and see the cone of Uchisar. Enjoy dinner at the hotel followed by a
colourful folklore show in an underground cave, featuring dances from different regions. (BB,HD)
DAY
4 – MON - ÇANAKKALE – IZMIR Drive to Homer’s legendary city of Troy, where
archeological excavation has established nine levels of habitation. See an enormous reconstruction of
the famous Trojan wooden horse before continuing to Pergamon, the seat of an ancient kingdom.
Visit the Acropolis, the Temple of Athena and the famous library, which is said to have contained
200,000 volumes. View the Red Courtyard and visit the ruins of the Asklepion, one of the most
famous shrines and therapeutic centres in the ancient world. Continue to the pretty port of Izmir on
the Aegean Sea. Hotel: Hilton (BB,D)
DAY
9 – SAT - CAPPADOCIA - ANKARA Visit Agzikarahan, one
of the best-preserved Seljuk caravanserais in Anatolia. Continue
on to Ankara to visit the Hittite Museum and Anit Kabir, the
mausoleum of Ataturk, Turkey’s greatest modern leader. Hotel:
Sheraton. (BB,D)
DAY
5 – TUE - IZMIR - KUSADASI En route to Ephesus, visit the archeological museum
at Selcuk where many of the excavated artifacts of Ephesus are displayed, and visit the House of the
Virgin Mary, spectacularly situated above the Ephesus ruins. Finally, tour Ephesus itself, one of the
world’s finest archeological sites. Visit the colonnaded Arcadian Way, the splendid façade of the
Library of Celsus and see the Amphitheatre, the largest and most impressive structure to survive from
Hellenistic Ephesus. Head to the lively coastal town of Kusadasi for an overnight stay. Your hotel is
one of the newest and most luxurious in this resort town – relax with a cool drink and take advantage
of the hotel’s indoor pool, Turkish bath and fitness centre. Hotel: Charisma. (BB,D)
DAY
10 – SUN - ANKARA - ISTANBUL Leaving Ankara, take the highway for a scenic
drive through the Turkish countryside to Istanbul. Upon arrival, embark on a superb Highlight cruise
along the Bosphorus Waterway. Travelling towards the old city from close to the Black Sea, the
scenery complements the grandeur of the Ottoman palaces, old mansions and fortresses. Consider
celebrating the tour with a farewell dinner with your new friends at a colourful local restaurant.
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Old City. (BB)
DAY
11 – MON - ISTANBUL - UK This morning after breakfast your tour comes to an
end. There are transfers to the airport for your scheduled flight home. (BB)
Wonders of Turkey
Departure Dates & Prices 2008 - Tour Code I983
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