TURKEY TOURS
Aegean Delight Tour
This tour is run in conjunction with our Magic Carpet tour
Day 1: Welcome to Istanbul
Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel located in the heart of the old city. The remainder of the day is yours free to explore.
Overnight Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul old city
Tour the exotic city that spans both Europe and Asia visiting the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace, the Cistern and the Hippodrome.
Group dinner tonight.
Overnight Istanbul. (B,D)
Day 3: Gallipoli battlefields:
One of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, today we visit the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, the Nek, Johnston's Jolly and the Kaba Tepe Gallipoli Museum.
Overnight Guzelyali. (B,L,D)
Day 4: Troy, Acropolis of Pergamum
This morning, step back in time as we visit Troy, home of the famed Trojan Horse. Then we tour the magnificent acropolis of Pergamum. Its impressive temples, library and medical facilities made Pergamum a renowned cultural and political centre in its time. An afternoon leather goods display follows.
Overnight Kusadasi. (B,D)
Day 5: Ephesus, Kusadasi
Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the city and stadium where chariot and horse races were once held. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey. At the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value.
Overnight Kusadasi. (B,D)
Day 6: Pamukkale, Hierapolis (overnight train)
Tour the magnificent white calcium terraces of Pamukkale, followed by the ancient city of Hierapolis. Take a dip in the hot springs that were used in Roman times for their therapeutic powers. Afterwards, you board an overnight sleeper train for Istanbul. (B)
Day 7: Istanbul
Transfer to your hotel. The remainder of the day is yours free to explore.
Overnight Istanbul. (B)
Day 8: Istanbul
After breakfast, our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends. (B)
Information for tour
Tour includes
o Inbound airport transfer from Ataturk airport to your hotel.
o Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach.
o Professional English-speaking tour guide.
o 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 4 dinners.
o 1 overnight train trip in sleeper (tour guide does not accompany passengers).
o 6 nights accommodation in total.
- 1 night 4 star accommodation in Canakkale.
- 3 nights 3 star accommodation in Istanbul.
- 2 nights 4 star accommodation in Kusadasi.
Tour does not include
o Entrance fees to various sites, tips
