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, Topkapi 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. |
| Dogubayezit | BLD | Day 15 Van- Visit Van Castle in the morning and then head to Dogubayazıt. |
| Kars | BLD | Day 16 Visit Ishakpasa Palace and gigantic meteor crater on the Iranian border Head to Kars. Sightseeing in the city, then on to Kars |
| Erzerum | BLD | Day 17 Kars /Erzurum- visit Ani ancient site in the morning and head to Erzurum. Sightseeing in Erzurum on arrival. |
| Trabzon | BLD | Day18 Erzurum /Trabzon – visit old Selcuk building in Erzurum and head to Trabzon. |
| Trabzon | BLD | Day 19 Sumela- visit Sumela Monastery on clif and city tour in Trabzon in the afternoon. |
| Trabzon | BLD | Day 20 Uzungol– explore the green and attractive destinations along the Black Sea. Uzungol is a beautiful lake resort in the Kackar mountains . visit Tea factory |
| Istanbul | BL | Day 21 transfer to airport and flight to Istanbul and transfer to hotel. Free time |
| Istanbul | B | Day 22 Transfer to airport for flight home |
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