2014 Turkey tour - shorter itineraries

Tour A+ B: Ancient Civilizations of Turkey
May 17 - Jun 6 (21 days)
Safranbolu, Ankara, Troy, Ephesus and gulet cruise, Konya, Cappadocia

Overnight Meals
Istanbul D Day 1  Arrival in Istanbul- Transfer to hotel and free time. Welcome dinner
Istanbul BL Day 2 Istanbul- Full day Istanbul tour including Blue mosque, St Sophia, Topkapı Palace, Basilica Cistern and Grand Bazaar. lunch in local restaurant.
Safranbolu BLD Day 3  After Breakfast visit the Spice market and then take a boat tour on Bosporus. Depart for Safranbolu.
Safranbolu BLD Day 4  After breakfast explore the charming old village of Safranbolu famous with wooden houses.
Ankara BLD Day 5 Depart Safranbolu to visit Turkey's capital, Ankara. Sightseeing in Ankara including a visit to the Anatolian civilization museum.
Bursa BLD Day 6  Gordion and Bursa- Visit King Midas Tomb in Gordion and head to green Bursa which was old capital of Ottoman Empire. Visit Grand mosque, Koza Han (silk market), Green Tomb and Mosque.
Assos BLD Day 7 Visit ancient Troy and the Gallipoli battlefield.
Kusadasi BLD Day 8 Explore the Acropolis of Pergamum, then proceed Izmir to Kusadasi.
Kusadasi BLD Day 9 Visit the remains of Temple of Artemis, one of the 7 wonders of the world, the ancient Greek and Roman city of Ephesus, and the archaeological Museum. Then visit the Cetin Doll Museum and the hillside village of Sirince.
Kusadasi BLD Day 10  After breakfast tour  ancient Priene which was a base for Alexander the Great on his campaigns, then explore the Apollo temple in Didyma.
Pamukkale BLD Day 11  Tour Aphrodisias, a beautiful and well preserved Greek city, then on to the ancient necropolis of  Heirapolis. Time to relax in the thermal pools of Pamukkale
aboard gulet BLD Day 12  Proceed to Fethiye where we embark our  boat.
aboard gulet BLD Day 13  on boat- explore ancient sites
aboard gulet BLD Day 14 on boat -
Kekova BLD Day 15 Kalkan/ Kas/ Kekova- disembark the boat and head to Xantos in Kalkan, Kas and Sunken city in Kekova.
Antalya BLD Day 16  head to Demre, the birthplace of St Nicholas. Visit his church and then the burning rocks of Chimera at Olympos
Antalya BLD Day 17  Antalya- Perge and Aspendos ancient sites, Duden waterfall, Archaeological museum , old town
Cappadocia BLD Day 18  On our way to Cappadoccia, we'll stop at the  shrine of Rumi in Konya which was the capital of Seljuk Turkish state in 13th century. Visit Sultanhanı, the biggest Caravansaray of Turkey.
Cappadocia BLD Day 19  Cappadoccia- Goreme open air museum, Goreme village, Avanos to see pottery and ceramic workshops. Fairy chimnies in Devrent valley. Dinner in cave restaurant with Turkish folk dance. .
Istanbul B Day 20  Cappadoccia- optional hot-air balloon ride in early morning. Kaymalı underground city, Soğanlı valley and Urgup In evening fly to Istanbul
…home B Day 21  transfer to airport for flight to home



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