15 Days Guaranteed Departure Turkey Tour
15 DAYS TURKEY TOUR ITINERARY WITH GUARANTEED DEPARTURE DATES, 15 DAYS TURKEY TOUR ON FAMOUS TOURISTIC SPOTS AND 4 DAYS BLUE CRUISE ON MEDDITERRANEAN SHORES
Day 1: Airport Reception & Transfers ( D)
Meet
Tours4Turkey agents in Istanbul airport, proceed to hotels. Welcome dinner for all participants.
Day 2: Wonders of Istanbul (B,L, D)
Departure
from hotels at 09:15 for full day tour of Istanbul Wonders.
List
of visiting places: Ancient Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi
Palace and Grand Bazaar.
Bosphorus
Cruise:
Sail along the Bosphorus coasts.
Lunch: Lunch in fish
restaurant ( vegetarian and vegan menus available)
*Dinner:
Dinner in Turkish & Ottoman Cuisine ( vegetarian and vegan menus available)
Day 3: Departure to Gallipoli (B,L, D)
Departure
from Istanbul to Gallipoli at 07:00 for tour World War I battlefields. Arrive in Eceabat at 12:30 at
noon. Lunch in Eceabat and departure to battlefields at 13:45.
Visiting
Places:
Gallipoli National Park including the Gallipoli Battlefields, Kabatepe War
Museum, Anzac Cove, original tunnels and trenches at Johnston Jolly, the Nek
Cemetery, Chunuk Bair New Zealander Memorial, Lone Pine Australian Memorial and
Brighton Beach
*After
the proceed to the hotel for overnight.
Day 4: Troy of Helen & Towards Kusadasi (B,L, D)
Departure
from hotel at 08:30 for tour of Trojan Legend.
Visiting Places: The Trojan Horse ,Sacrificial Altars,The 3700 year old city walls,Houses of Troy I, 3000 B.C. - 2500 B.C.,The Bouleuterion (Senate Building),The Odeon (Concert Hall),Remains of the various cities from Troy I through to Troy IX
*After
lunch in Troy we drive to famous harbour town of Kusadasi for overnight.
*Dinner
at hotel as open buffet.
Day 5: Tour of Ephesus & Towards to Pamukkale (B,L, D)
Departure
from hotel at 08:30 for tour of ancient ruins of Ephesus.
Visiting
Places:
The Ancient City ( library,baths etc), Temple of Artemision,House of Virgin
Mary, Basilica of St John.
*Lunch
will be in town of Selcuk.
*Dinner
at hotel as open buffet.
After
the tour drive to Pamukkale for overnight at thermal hotel. (Our guests will have
the chance to enjoy the thermal pools at hotel)
Overnight
in Pamukkale.
Day 6: Tour of Pamukkale & Towards Fethiye (B,L, D)
Departure
from hotel at 09:00 for tour of Hierapolis and Pamukkale Travertines.
Visiting
Places:
Gymnasium, Central Bath, Theatre, Temple of Apollo, Ancient Frontinus Street,
Latrina (ancient public rest rooms) Agora, Frontinus Gate, Cemetary ( biggest
Necropolis of ancient times) and white calcium terraces.
Lunch
in Pamukkale town.
After
the tour drive to Fethiye for overnight.
Dinner
at hotel as open buffet in Fethiye.
Overnight
in Fethiye.
Day 7: Cruise Start Day (B- Lunch and Dinner on cruise)
Departure
to cruise from hotel at 09:30 am.
•
Leave Fethiye harbour around 11.00 to 11.45 am and destined for Butterfly
Valley Bay for swimming & lunch and an optional hike up to the waterfall
• Oludeniz – Europe’s most stunning beach & one of the best spots in the
world for paragliding.
• Anchor at St. Nicholas Island for the night. Optional walk up through the
island’s ruins to witness the spectacular sunset.
Day 8: Sailing to Blue Bays and Golden Beachs (Brakfast Lunch and Dinner on cruise)
•
Cruise to Kalkan (Aquarium Bay) for breakfast & swimming
• Cruise to Kas harbour for lunch. Time to explore this small Turkish town for
shopping and internet.
• Cruise to one of secluded bay's between Kas and Kekova for the night.
Day 9: Sailing to Blue Bays and Golden Beachs (Brakfast Lunch and Dinner on cruise)
•
Cruise to Sunken City – cruise over the ancient ruins of this World Heritage site.
• Cruise to Simena Castle - walk up to the top & witness a magical view
over the Bay, taking in the underwater Lycian Tombs and across to the Sunken
City.
• Gokkaya Bay for the night
***
Tonight we are having a party for all participants in Smuggler Inn under stars.
Day 10: Sailing Pirates Cave & Disembark(Brakfast Lunch on cruise)
•
After Breakfast we continue to Pirates Cave or nearby Bay for snorkeling then
disembark from Cayagzi (Andriake) Harbour after lunch.
• Our bus is waiting at the harbour, we take on
our bus and drive to Olympos for overnight.
•
Check in your tree house in Olympos and enjoy the night.
•
Dinner in Olypmos as open buffet BBQ (vegetarian and vegan meals available)
Overnight
in Olympos.
Day 11: Olympos To Cappadocia (B,L,D)
Departure
from Olypmos to Cappadocia. Visit the Rumi Sufi Center in Konya.
*Lunch
in Konya, after lunch drive to Cappadocia for overnight.
*Dinner
in Goreme.
Day 12: Cappadocia Regional Tour (B,L,D)
Departure
from hotel at 09:30 for Cappadocia Tour.
Visiting
Places:
Goreme Open Air Museum to witness art of Christian and
Byzantine history on cave churches. Then Cavusin to discover the civil
architecture in Cappadocia. Pasabagi or ‘Monks Valley’ to see the fascinating
mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Devrent (Imagination Valley) to see different shapes
of fairy-chimneys. Before returning to the hotel visit the natural rock castle
at Uchisar.
Lunch
in a cave restaurant.
Dinner
in town.
Overnight
in Cappadocia.
Day 13: Cappadocia Regional Tour II (B,L,D)
Departure
from hotel at 09:00 for second Cappadocia Tour to underground cities.
Visiting
Places:
Kaymakli Underground City. The Christians hid from the armies of Rome and the
raids of hostile tribes in these self sufficient cities in which there were
halls for stocks of crop, barns, rooms, kitchens & ventilation channels.
Avcilar, and Pidgeon Valley
Lunch
in town, dinner at hotel.
Overnight
in Cappadocia.
Day 14: Free Time & Depart to Istanbul(B,L,D)
Today
is free at leisure untill 12:30, departure time to Istanbul is 14:00 after
lunch.
We
will have enough supply stops and dinner on the way to Istanbul.
On
arrival check in hotel in Istanbul.
Overnight
in Istanbul.
Day 15: End of The Wonders Of Turkey Tour (B)
Today
is the last day of the 15 days Turkey tour, we will arrange your airport
transfers according the flight schedule.
Day 16: TOUR INFORMATION DETAILS
INCLUDED
SERVICES
- Accomodation
Istanbul:
Gallipoli:
Kusadasi:
Pamukkale:
Olympos:
Cappadocia:
- Meals
Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners ( including vegan and vegetarian
meals)
Full board meals during cruise
- Tours
Istanbul
Gallipoli
Troy
Ephesus
Pamukkale
Konya ( Rumi Museum)
Cappadocia
- Entrance Fees & Guidence
Entrance fees to all visiting sites are
included
Professional tour guide druing 15 days
- Cruise ( 3 N, 4D)
Meals ( breakfast, lunch and dinner)
Drinks are not included
- Transportation
Modern, airconditioned, non smoking bus
1 Lt water per day on bus
-
Transfers
Airport transfer for all passengers
according their arrival and departure times.
Excluded: Personal
expenses, drinks on cruise, daily extra activities on land or during cruise to
Olympos. Tips
2012
DEPARTURE DATES:
May
: 10th
June: 5th and 17th
July: 5th and 17th
August: 5th and 17th
September:
5th and 17th
Ocotber:
5th and 20th ( the last 15 days Tour,
check our 7 and 10 day Tours)
Per
Person in Double : 1.550
€
Per
Person in Triple:
1.350 €
Single: 1.750 €
THE BEST TURKEY TOUR ITINERARY FOR TWO WEEKS