

LICENCE NO: 5005
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| What to see |
4. Day - Pamukkale Tour 6. Day - Fethiye 7. Day - Blue Cruise |
8. Day - Blue Cruise 11. Day - Antalya 12. Day - Konya 13. Day - Cappadocia Tour I 14. Day - Cappadocia Tour II |
Gallipoli - Troy - Ephesus - Pamukkale - Marmaris - Fethiye - Blue Cruise - Olympos - Antalya - Konya - Cappadocia
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| DAY 01 | Istanbul - Gallipoli - Canakkale 06:30 am Very early in morning we will depart from Istanbul, drive along the northern shores of the Marmara Sea, and as soon as we arrive we will have a break for lunch. *Gallipoli and The Dardanelles after our lunch we will stop to visit Gallipoli, a place of fierce WWI fighting between Allied forces and the Turks. At ANZAC Cove thousands lost their lives in one fateful dawn morning. We will also see other famous battle sites of World War 1 in this area, such as Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair. From here we go to a ferry and cross the Dardanelles. For World War 1 buffs, you will know the Dardanelle Straits were a strategic crossing point for the allied armies to cross from Europe to Asia Minor. Over a nine month campaign, more than half a million soldiers lost their lives in the fight to control this strait of water and nearby Gallipoli peninsula. *Canakkale will be our final destination for today and where we will spend the evening. After dinner, you might want to stroll the harbor walk and experience the local culture. The locals buy sunflower seeds and stroll with their families, gossiping and looking at the sunset. When they reach the harbor''s end, they turn around, buy their ice cream and walk the other direction. Overnight stay in Canakkale. |
| DAY 02 | Canakkale Troy-Kusadasi *Troy is the ancient site written about by Homer in the Iliad. It dates back as far as 3000 BC and has been the site of nine different cities through the thousands of years it has existed. As you enter the site a large wooden Trojan horse dominates your view. You will definitely want to climb up and get your picture taken! After the tour we will provide lunch and after that we will depart from Canakkale, drive along the Aegean Coastal line down to Kusadasi, after arrival we will check in the hotel - Overnight stay in Kusadasi. |
| DAY 03 | Kusadasi - Ephesus Breakfast. Sites you will see today; *Ephesus is one of the best preserved cities from Roman times. At the time St. Paul lived in Ephesus in the 60-lsquo;s AD, it was at it-rsquo;s Roman heyday with a population around 250,000. When St. Paul lived in Ephesus he would have addressed the Ephesians in the great theatre, that today impresses everyone that walks into it-rsquo;s stands. Ephesus was a great ancient city and much of it has been preserved for you to see. More than any other site, you can walk the streets, stand in the great theatre, wander in the library, look towards the hill where St. Paul was put into prison, and feel that you are walking back into the time that St. Paul lived. After being here, you will read the book of Ephesians with new eyes. At the end of the tour, Overnight stay in Kusadasi. |
| DAY 04 | Pamukkale Breakfast. After breakfast we will depart from Kusadasi and drive inland, and go on a full day tour of Pamukkale. Sites you willl see today *Pammukale which means cotton castle, is the result of limestone formations built over thousands of years. Warm calcium rich mineral water flowed over the cliffs and as it cooled it deposited the calcium into the formations that are seen today. Pammukale is now a world heritage site. *Hierapolis was founded as a healing care centre in 190 BC, taking advantage of the mineral waters in the area. It was one of the most important intellectual, artistic, religious and commercial centres of the Roman Empire. It eventually had a large Jewish and Christian community. Breakfast and Lunch provided.
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| DAY 05 | Kusadasi - Marmaris After breakfast we will depart from Kusadasi and take a bus for Marmaris. Met on arrival and check in hotel. Free Day. Overnight in Marmaris.
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| DAY 06 | Fethiye |
| DAY 07 | Blue Cruise Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included Breakfast. Pick up from hotel and take the cruise from Fethiye. Departure from Fethiye Harbour between 11 and 12 a.m. to Samanlik Bay for swimming - lunch or, depending on the sea conditions, to Butterfly Valley for lunch, a swim - optional visit of this natural reserve, hosting 136 kinds of different butterflies and moths.Afterwards we cruise to Oludeniz (The Blue Lagoon) again sea conditions permitting. Option for paragliding available. Last stop of the day is St-Nicholas Island. Byzantine ruins, swim, dinner - 1st night. |
| DAY 08 | Blue Cruise Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included Around sunrise departure to Aquarium or Firnaz Bay near Kalkan for breakfast - swimming. Cruising to Kas where we stop in the harbour for lunch - visit of this charming fishing village. Of ancient Antiphellos, as Kas was once known, only Lycian rock tombs - sarcophagi and the Roman theatre are left. But the charm of the town remains! In a bay near Kekova we stop for swimming, dinner - the 2nd night |
| DAY 09 | Blue Cruise Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included Departure to Sunken City of Kekova (this Lycian - Roman archaeological site is protected, so only looking!). Lunch. Simena, a traditional Turkish fishing village with no car access and Byzantine/Ottoman castle. In Gokkaya Bay optional water sports are available. Dinner, relax in this pirates haven or party the night away at the Smugglers Inn |
| DAY 10 | Olympos |
| DAY 11 | Antalya Free day in Olympos. Bus to Antalya. Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Antalya.
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| DAY 12 | Antalya - Konya - Cappadocia Check out and depart for Konya. After a small tour in Konya, depart for Cappadocia. Overnight in Cappadocia. |
| DAY 13 | Cappadocia Arrival in Cappadocia and Full Day Cappadocia Tour I. After the tour transfer to CAVE hotel. Overnight.
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| DAY 14 | Cappadocia - Istanbul After the tour transfer to Kayseri airport and fly to Istanbul at 20:25. Tour Ends.
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Departure Days: All year round |
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