AEGEAN HERITAGE in TURKEY 8 Days/ 7 Nights

Istanbul, Turkey Sight-Seeing Tours

Activity/Tour

Day 1: Arrival:
Arrival to Istanbul, our transfer team will pick you up from Ataturk International Airport then following your transfer to hotel and overnight.

Day 2: Full Day tour:
Visit to St. Sophia famous with its dome and nr 1 church to visit in Istanbul, Topkapi Palace - built in the 15th century by Mehmet the Conqueror and was the house of the Ottoman Sultans for 400 years. No 1 sight to see in Istanbul because of the priceless and the largest collection of the jewels, porcelains, weapons, calligraphy of the Ottoman Sultans, Hippodrome - built in the 4th century and used longtime as a center of sports (horse races, chariot races, athletics) events and political activities of the old city. Blue Mosque building just across of the St Sophia. Continue to visit Egyptian Obeliks and We will have lunch in a traditional Turkish restaurant. We will visit to Grand Covered Bazaar - most attractive live shopping center and the biggest 'Souk' in the world with nearly 4000 shops of antiques, jewelry, gold, carpets and leatherwear; it is also known as 'Covered Bazaar' because the top and the sides are covered it has 18 gates, 65 streets, 21 hans, 5 mosques, 6 fountains. Return to hotel.

On evening offering dinner at a first class restaurant-with half a bottle of wine or a soft drink included. We will see a spectacular floor show of famous, Belly-Dancers, traditional live 1001 NIGHTS ANATOLIAN FOLKLORE groups featuring popular musical instruments and Turkish singers. Late evening, return to hotel and overnight (B,L,D)

Day 3:Full day tour
After having breakfast, today we have tours to famous Spice Bazaar in Istanbul where very mystic exotic atmosphere about all world's spices over hundreds type, many shops and their smellings come with us some shopping there and following we have Boat cruise on Bosphorus. Cruise through the waterway separating the two continents, magic Asia and Europe of marble Palaces. Ancient wooden villas of Ottoman architecture beside modern residential and deluxe apartments. Rumeli
Fortress - historical armament built by the Conqueror to control and protect Bosphorus from enemies. One of the unique samples of a military tower.After lunch, we drive to Gebze to the boat, pass to Yalova city on boat, then drive to Bursa, transfer to hotel, dinner and overnight (B,L,D)

Day 4: Bursa:
After breakfast, we climb to Uludag - the legendary Mountain Olympos, by Teleferik (cable - car), visit to Ulucami (Grand Mosque) and the Green Mausoleum, the Old Silk Market in the Covered Bazaar. After lunch, we drive to Canakkale,transfer to hotel and overnight.
(B,L,D)

Day 5: Canakkale-Troy-Pergamon:
After having breakfast, we drive to Anzacs Bay- Gallipoli - well known famous battle-field of World War-I, graveyards and memorials of Anzacs, visit the ancient city of Troy and famous Trojan Horse, Legendary Troy which we have all the information from a book called Illiad written by Homer around the 6th century BC. Lunch and drive to visit Pergamon, visit to Aesculapium, ancient medical center built in the name
of Aeusculapis, the God of medicine, Pergamum Acropolis, visit Athena and Trojan Temples - Temple of Zeus - Temple of Dionysus - Gymnasium of Youth - Odeon - Library - Agora - Great Theatre - and Roman Bath. on evening we drive to Kusadasi where overnight in our hotel (B,L)

Day 6: Selcuk - Ephesus:
Drive to Ephesus, St. John Basilica and the Temple of Diana, one of the ' SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD'. Last abode of Virgin Mary at Mounth Solmissos and visit to the old city of Ephesus, Marble Street - Odeon - Bouleterion - Temple of Hadrian and Serapis - Agora - Library of Celsus - Great Theatre - Double Church - Arcadian Way - Gate of Magnesia. Have lunch and drive to Late evening, return to hotel in Izmir - birth place of HOMER, dinner and overnight. (B,L)

Day 7: Istanbul:
After having breakfast, flight to Istanbul. Your transfer to airport. Or you can add on tours to other cities in Turkey (B)

Included in the Tours:
- Nightly accommodations in Hotels 3-4-5 stars for days 1-7
- 6 Open buffet breakfast
- 6 Lunches
- 3 Dinners
-Transfers airport - hotel - airport (both ways)
-Domestic flight from Izmir to Istanbul
-English-speaking guided with licenced during tours
-Museum etc. admission fees
-Deluxe Minibus service with climate

Services not included:
- Drinks at meals
- Personal expenses such as passport and visa fees
- Tips and gratuities to guide and drivers
- Flight costs outside of Turkey

Typical Day

Tour Program:
You can participate this itinerary anytime in a year time.

Age range, type of group

All of the worlds people and guests, we are welcoming you in Istanbul

Sleeping and meals

Sleeping in the hotels:
-Deluxe Hotels or First Class hotel optional
-Meal program written on the tour itinerary.

Rates

For the best price and departure program; you can contact us here below addresses and phones:

At least 21 Days before you must contact us.
EZOP TRAVEL, TURKISH TOUR OPERATOR
Tel: ++ 90 212 2928170
Tel: ++ 90 212 2928171
Fax: ++ 90 212 2928172

Other Information

We have also more than 50 different Turkey package
tours program basicly; (Cappadocia-Ephesus-Troy-Izmir-Mediterranean resorts Hotels -Hattusas-
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Discounts Offered

(If group) more 16 people given %10 discount

Istanbul, Turkey Sight-Seeing Tours

Istanbul, Turkey Sight-Seeing Tours