2014 Turkey tour - shorter itineraries

 


Tour B+C: Aegean Sea to Cappadocia to Van
May 29 - Jun 6 (16 Days)
Marmaris, Konya, Antalya, Cappadocia Nemrut Dag, Urfa, Diyarbakir, Van

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.
Kekova BLD Day 3  Fly to Marmaris and meet group disembarking from gulet cruise. Head to Xantos in Kalkan, Kas and Sunken city in Kekova.
Antalya BLD Day 4  Head to Demre, the birthplace of St Nicholas. Visit his church and then the burning rocks of Chimera at Olympos
Antalya BLD Day 5  Antalya- Perge and Aspendos ancient sites, Duden waterfall, Archaeological museum , old town
Cappadocia BLD Day 6  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 7  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 8  Cappadoccia- optional hot-air balloon ride in early morning. Kaymalı underground city, Soğanlı valley and Urgup
Kahta BLD Day 9 Stop to see Selcuk tombs in Kayseri. Then drive to Adiyaman / Kahta.
Urfa BLD Day 10 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 11 Sanliurfa- visit old city and Gobekli Tepe neolithic site.
Mardin BLD Day 12 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 13 Mardin- full day in Mardin famous for its finely decorated stone houses
Van BLD Day 14 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 15 Fly to Istanbul after tour of Van
Istanbul B Day 16  Transfer to airport for flight home

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