2014 Turkey tour - shorter itineraries |
| 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. . |
| Cappadocia | BL | Day 20 Cappadoccia- optional hot-air balloon ride in early morning. Kaymalı underground city, Soğanlı valley and Urgup |
| Kahta | BLD | Day 21 Stop to see Selcuk tombs in Kayseri. Then drive to Adiyaman / Kahta. |
| Urfa | BLD | Day 22 Nemrut/ Harran- early wake-up to see sunrise on the colossal statues. Drive up Nemrut Dag mountain and then time to explore and photograph this ancient site. . Back to the hotel for breakfast, then depart for Harran. Visit one of the oldest cities in upper Mesopotamia. |
| Urfa | BLD | Day 23 Sanliurfa- visit old city and Gobekli Tepe neolithic site. |
| Mardin | BLD | Day 24 Drive to Diyarbakir; visit old the city with one of the oldest mosques in Turkey. The formidable Byzantine city walls are one of the largest in the world. Then drive to Mardin. |
| Mardin | BLD | Day 25 Mardin- full day in Mardin famous for its finely decorated stone houses |
| Van | BLD | Day 26 Tatvan / Van- See old Selcuk stone bridge on the way and stop for oldest Turkish cemetery with historical headstones. Take a boat out to Akdamar Island to see the Armenian church. |
| Istanbul | B | Day 27 Fly to Istanbul after tour of Van |
| Istanbul | B | Day 28 Transfer to airport for flight home |
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