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HIGHLIGHTS OF TURKEY—UNBEATABLE VALUE (10 Days/9 Nights, by Orion Tour)
Istanbul, Ankara, Cappadocia, Konya, Pamukkale, Kusadasi, Canakkale
ORION TOUR has designed this tour to provide you
sightseeing similar to our luxury tours with
money saving rates.
The tour is based on 4-star hotels to allow you to
get the same taste of sightseeing with affordable
value.
Day 1 - Istanbul
Arrival at Istanbul airport, you will be met and
transferred to your hotel. A short briefing and Welcome
Cocktail
in the evening. Overnight.
Day 2 - Ankara - Cappadocia
Departure in the morning. Flight to Ankara. Visit
the Anatolian Civilizations Museum and continue to
Cappadocia.
Lunch on the way. In the afternoon we will visit
the Seljuk Agzikarahan Caravanserai and natural citadel
of Uchisar. Dinner and over night in Urgup. (BLD)
Day
3 - Cappadocia
During the day we will visit the Valleys of Goreme
and Pasabag, one underground city of Kaymakli, Uchisar
and Avanos. Return to hotel and overnight. (BLD)
Day 4 – Cappadocia
- Pamukkale
Early in the morning, we drive to Konya and visit
the Mausoleum of Mevlana. Lunch will be served
on the way.
Arrive in Pamukkale and enjoy the sunset with its
unique formation of petrified calcium cliffs. Dinner
and overnight.
(BLD)
Day 5 - Pamukkale - Kusadasi
After breakfast, we visit the ancient city of Hierapolis.
Swim in the thermal spring pools of Pamukkale and
drive to Aphrodisias. After lunch we visit the Greco-Roman
settlement which is remarkably well preserved. Continue
to Kusadasi for dinner and overnight. (BLD)
Day
6 - Kusadasi - Izmir
In the morning, we visit the house of Virgin
Mary. Continue to the Ionian city of Ephesus,
the Roman
Capital of Asia Minor. We visit the ancient city
and drive
to Izmir. Dinner and overnight. (BLD)
Day 7 - Izmir
- Canakkale - Gallipoli
After breakfast we drive to Pergamon to visit Asclepion
and Acropolis. Lunch in town. Following lunch,
we drive to Canakkale. Dinner and overnight. (BLD)
Day
8 - Canakkale - Istanbul
In the morning, after breakfast we drive to Troy,
the legendary town in the "Iliad" of
Homeros and visit the ruins. We have lunch en route
and continue
to Istanbul. We transfer you to your hotel in Istanbul.
(BLD)
Day 9 – Istanbul
Following breakfast, we drive to the 'Old City'
where we will visit the Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque,
famous
for its delicate blue ceramic tiles and Saint Sophia.
Next we visit spectacular Topkapi Palace, commanding
views of the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and
the Golden Horn. We'll visit the extravagant Treasury
and priceless Chinese porcelain collection. We
will finish up
the day in the bustling
Grand Bazaar. (BL)
Day 10 - Istanbul
Free time until your transfer for your flight
home. (B)
Tour code: ORNDTHT8
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