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TURKEY TOUR #6 - 6 DAYS, 6 NIGHTS

EVERYDAY DEPARTURE FROM ISTANBUL

GALLIPOLI, TROY, EPHESUS, PAMUKKALE, CAPPADOCIA TOUR PACKAGE


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DAY 1 : ISTANBUL – GALLIPOLI – CANAKKALE  (L)


Attention:
Indicated departure times can change in different seasons.

Pick up from Istanbul hotel early in the morning (06:00- 06:30 am) and drive to Canakkale
Arrival to Canakkale by bus bu noon time. After a lunch break an resting time you will join the Gallipoli tour in the afternoon, visiting variety of memorials of Turkish, Australian and New Zealander soldiers who died where during the First World War. You will be transfered to your hotel in early evening and have a chance to discover this small and lovely Turkish city.
Hotel Canakkale, breakfast included. Anzac Hotel, Grand Anzac, Kervansaray, Maydos or similar hotels

Troy Movie Trailer

(Starring Brad Pitt)

Memorial for Turkish soldiers

Gallipoli Movie Trailer

(Starring Mel Gibson)

 

DAY 2 : TROY-CANAKKALE – KUSADASI (B)

 

Trojan horse built for the movie starring  Brad Pitt is now in Canakkale.


After breakfast
in your hotel, half day morning tour of Troy
Free time in the afternoon, until bus departure.
Evening bus to Kusadasi, arriving around midnight and transfer to hotel.

PS: If it matches with your itinerary Pergamum tour can be included on the way to Kusadasi, with an extra 50 Euro pp cost. Please ask available dates if you are interested.

4* Hotel accommodation in Kusadasi.
Palm Hotel Grand Onder, Derici Hotel Hotel Atinc or similar quality/location hotels to be selected by us.

 

DAY 3 : KUSADASI (EPHESUS)

 

Besides being a popular resort, Kusadasi is also a major base for visiting many neighborhood ancient sights.

Breakfast at hotel included
Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary Tour, including transfers, entrance fees, lunch and professional guidance in English. We will drive to the north from Kusadasi passing by St. John’s Basilica, Byzantine fortress in Selcuk and the ruins of the Temple of Artemis. You will enter the Ephesus Open Air Museum through the Magnesia Gate and begin a slow, downhill walk with your guide into the ruins of this Roman provincial capital. Your route takes you past the Odeon, the Celsus Library, the Temple of Hadrian, the Fountain of Trajan and the Great Theater. The Theater had seating for 25,000, was the site where St. Paul preached to the Ephesians. After Ephesus drive up to The House of Virgin Mary located in Bulbul Mountain. The Vatican has recognized this small house near-by as the final resting place of Virgin Mary. A small shrine dedicated to St. Mary was found when the ruins of the house were first discovered. You will be transferred to your hotel early in the evening.
4* Hotel accommodation in Kusadasi
 

Library of Celcus

Temple of Hadrian

House of Virgin Mary

 

DAY 4 : EPHESUS – PAMUKKALE – CAPPADOCIA


After Breakfast
in your hotel you will be picked up for an unforgettable day:

Bathing in pools is no more allowed

Pamukkale & Hierapolis tour including all transfers, entrance fees, lunch and guidance in English. Today you will be visiting the amazing white colored travertines, hot spring pools and water terraces have been created by nature in millions of years on the mountain slopes of Pamukkale. And ancient city of Hierapolis located on this plateau. The great baths were constructed in the second century and are so well-preserved that they now serve as a museum. The impressive and recently restored theatre, the Martyrium of St. Philip the Apostle of the 5th century – a colonnaded street erected by Domitian, a monumental gate of the same period, another bath stretching on for over a Mile, the necropolis with a fascinating variety of tombs and sarcophagus are the famous monuments of this antique city

Pamukkale > Cappadocia overnight bus, arriving next morning. Pamukkale is much closer to Cappadocia for that reason you will not return to Kusadasi by the end of the tour. You will have enough time to rest after the tour until you get on to overnight bus journey to world-wide famous Cappadocia.
 

DAY 5 : CAPPADOCIA


Full day Northern Cappadocia tour
including transfers, entrance fees, guide
.
Your first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia will be incredible rock formations in Devrent valley; while walking in Zelve Open Air Museum famous with its troglodyte (cave) houses you will make a journey back in time; while visiting to Pasabag "fairy chimneys" where the voice of wind is said to be mixing with the "songs of the fairies". Lunch in Avanos town, center of terra cotta ceramic art since 3000 BC. A demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop is possible to watch if you are lucky. Afternoon, visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia's rock-cut churches hiding on their inner walls amazing frescoes and paintings from 10th to 13th centuries. At the end of the tour Climb on top of the Uchisar Rock-Castle to watch the panoramic view of the Cappadocian valleys.Lunch during the tour will be provided in a modest but lovely and clean local restaurant.  By the end of the tour you will be transferred to your hotel for resting before going out.
Hotel
accommodation in Cappadocia, breakfast included. Possible hotels are SOS Cave, Antik Cave,or similar hotels to be selected by us.

Amazing rock formations

Frescoes in a church

Cave house accommodations


 

DAY 6 : CAPPADOCIA – ISTANBUL

 

Cappadocia balloon flights make you feel like flying over the moon

Breakfast in your hotel included.
Full day Southern Cappadocia Tour including transfers, entrance fees, guide. Lunch during the tour is included. Tour will start will walking down into the center of the earth at the Underground city of Kaymakli or Derinkuyu which are one of the deepest of the 40 others. Then walking tour in Rose Valley. Rock-cut churches, spread across a wild plantation, will surprise you with their successfully painted representations from the Bible. Lunch in a local restaurant. Visit a caravansary from Seljuk period, the great Empire of Turks before Ottomans built on the legendary Silk Road for the accommodation of the traders and their camels.

Overnight bus
to Istanbul arriving next morning with new model non-smoking and air-conditioned long distance coaches. There will be reasonable breaks along the way for food, drinks and personal needs.
 

DAY 7 : RETURN TO ISTANBUL

 

End of the package upon arrival to bus terminal in Istanbul, in the morning. There will be free shuttles to various parts of the city from bus terminal.
 

PRICE LIST


Prices by Season:

July-August-September
625 Euro per person in single room (1 person)
555 Euro per person in double room (2 persons)
510 Euro per person in triple room (3 persons)

April-May-June-October
590
Euro per person in single room (1 person)
520 Euro per person in double room (2 persons)
490
Euro per person in triple room (3 persons)

Winter Price
 (from November 01 till March 31)
560 Euro per person in single room (1 person)
480 Euro per person in double room (2 persons)
460
Euro per person in triple room (3 persons)

Package tour prices include:

VAT taxes. Small surcharges may apply for credit card payments.
4 nights hotel in 3 / 4 star or similar quality boutique cave hotels in Cappadocia.
All mentioned tours guided in English by licensed & professional tour guides
All entrance fees for museums and any sites to be visited during the tours
Meals as mentioned above in the itinerary
Intercity transportation by new model non-smoking, air-conditioned long distance coaches.
All connecting transfers in between the tour period.

You can customize this tour package:

Flight Upgrade

Cappadocia> Istanbul overnight bus on the last day can be replaced with and evening flight.
Pamukkale > Cappadocia overnight bus can be replaced with direct flight, but it is very rare and not available everyday.

Hotel
Upgrade
:
Possible hotels are listed above, which will be selected by us. If requested hotels can be upgraded to 5 star or other deluxe boutique hotels. You can tell us specific hotels you want to stay in each destination in this case.

Additions:
Hot air balloon flight at sunrise before Southern Cappadocia tour: 130 Euro per person discounted price
Daily Istanbul Tours with discounted rates as a part of this package.
Hotel Accommodation in Istanbul before or after the tour with discounted rates.
Airport hotel transfers in Istanbul for your international flights.
Extra hotel accommodation in Canakkale, Cappadocia and /or in Kusadasi, if you want to prolong your stay and have free time without tours. Kusadasi is also a very popular summer resort with many beaches all around, and it may be nice to have a short beach holiday in between the tours if you have time. Nightlife in Kusadasi may also be attractive for most gay visitors. Please visit
Kusadasi Gay Guide for more information about gay life in Kusadasi.
 


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PAYMENT AND RESERVATION


Depending on tour type, season, number of participants we will request some 15-25 % of the total service cost in advance to finalize reservation procedures. We will send you a detailed reservation contract by e-mail after availability, dates and all details are confirmed mutually.

For payments we accept Visa, Master and American Express credit cards. Online payments with PayPal is also accepted, which is a good option for people who want to make secure payment. We normally meet our clients upon their arrival  to Istanbul to handle balance of payment when we also provide further details, necessary vouchers and documents related with the reserved tour.   Final payments can also be made cash in US Dollars, British Pounds or other internationally accepted currencies from cross rates valid on the payment date.