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| Istanbul | D | Day 1 Arrival in Istanbul- Transfer to hotel and free time. Welcome dinner
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| 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.
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| Safranbolu | BLD | Day 3 After Breakfast visit
the Spice market and then take a boat tour on Bosporus. Depart for Safranbolu.
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| Safranbolu | BLD | Day 4 After breakfast
explore the charming old village of Safranbolu
famous with wooden houses.
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| Ankara | BLD | Day 5 Depart Safranbolu to
visit Turkey's capital, Ankara. Sightseeing in Ankara including a visit to the Anatolian civilization
museum.
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| 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.
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| Assos | BLD | Day 7 Visit ancient Troy and the Gallipoli battlefield.
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| Kusadasi | BLD | Day 8 Explore the Acropolis of Pergamum, then proceed Izmir to Kusadasi.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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| aboard gulet | BLD | Day 12
Proceed to Fethiye where we embark our boat.
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| aboard gulet | BLD | Day 13 on boat-
explore ancient sites |
| aboard gulet | BLD
| Day 14 on boat -
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| Kekova | BLD | Day 15 Kalkan/ Kas/ Kekova- disembark the boat and head to
Xantos in Kalkan, then Kas and Sunken city in Kekova.
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| 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 Sultanhani, 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. .
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| Cappadocia | BLD | Day
20 Cappadoccia- optional hot-air balloon ride in early morning. Kaymalu
underground city, Soganli valley and
Urgup
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| Kahta | BLD | Day 21 Stop to see Selcuk tombs in Kayseri. Then drive to Adiyaman / Kahta.
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| 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.
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| Urfa | BLD | Day 23 Sanliurfa- visit old city and
Gobekli Tepe
neolithic site.
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| 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
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| 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.
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| Dogubayezit | BLD
| Day 27 Van- Visit Van Castle in the morning and then head to Dogubeyazit.
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| Kars | BLD | Day 28
Visit Ishakpasa Palace and gigantic meteor crater on the Iranian border Head to Kars. Sightseeing in the city, then on to Kars
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| Erzerum | BLD |
Day 29 Kars /Erzurum- visit Ani ancient site in the morning and head to Erzurum. Sightseeing in Erzurum
on arrival. |
| Trabzon | BLD |
Day 30 Erzurum /Trabzon – visit old Selcuk building in Erzurum and head to
Trabzon.
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| Trabzon | BLD | Day 31 Sumela- visit Sumela Monastery on clif and city tour in Trabzon
in the afternoon.
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| Trabzon | BLD | Day 32 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 33
transfer to airport and flight to Istanbul and transfer to hotel. Free time
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| …home | B | Day 34
Transfer to airport for flight to home
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