Escorted Cultural Tour Itineraries
Classic Turkey Tour
Arrive at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. Transfer to hotel.
After breakfast a full-day excursion in Istanbul including the Hagia Sophia Church with its Byzantine mosaics; the Blue Mosque famous for its interior tiles; the Byzantine Hippodrome where horses and chariots raced once upon a time; Topkapi Palace, the residence of the Ottoman Sultans for about 400 years and Grand Bazaar with more than 4,000 shops. Lunch during visits. Stay at the hotel in Istanbul.
Day 3 Istanbul / Ankara / CappadociaAfter breakfast check out for the Ankara flight. Upon arrival, visit the Anatolian Civilization Museum in the Citadel, where archaeological pieces dating as far back as the Prehistoric Age are exhibited; the Mausoleum of Ataturk, where the founder of the Turkish Republic lies. After lunch in Ankara depart for Cappadocia via Salt Lake. Dinner at hotel in Cappadocia.
After breakfast a see the natural citadel of Uchisar for its magnificent panorama of this unusual formations; then visit the Underground City of Kaymakli, built in the 7th century by Christians fleeing from persecution, in which a visitor is able to descend several floor levels. After lunch, visit the Göreme Open Air Museum and the Rock churches with Byzantine frescoes, the Pasabag Valley with so-called “fairy chimneys”, and finally Avanos Village famous for its pottery and handicrafts. Dinner at the hotel.
(Hierapolis) Departure for Konya to visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana, founder of Whirling Dervish sect. Lunch en route to Pamukkale. Arrive in Pamukkale in the evening. Dinner at hotel .
After breakfast at hotel, proceed to Hierapolis, and visit to the antique city’s Roman and early Christian remains with the largest “Necropolis” in Asia Minor, and Pamukkale’s thermal natural-pools. Continue to Aphrodisias, lunch upon arrival, and then a visit to the antique city dedicated to Aphrodite, seeing also a well preserved stadium and theater. Continue to Kusadasi. Dinner at the hotel in Kusadası.
After breakfast visit the Ephesus Ruins with its beautiful Library and largest theater in Asia Minor; the Ephesus Museum with a great collection of findings from Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis; and the Shrine of Virgin Mary. After lunch return to Kusadasi.
After breakfast depart for Pergamum. Lunch and visit the Pergamum Antique City, visiting the Asclepium Sanctuary and the Acropolis with magnificent views. A visit to Troy on the way where the famous Trojan War took place. Dinner at the hotel.
After breakfast, depart for Istanbul, cross Dardanelles by a ferry. Visit Gallipoli battlefields, the famous WW1 frontline with war memorials. Lunch en route. Arrive at hotel in Istanbul.
Breakfast. Day at leisure. Possibility of joining the optional Bosphorus cruise and tour of the Asian part.
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