Turkey´s Aegean coast is beautiful and historic housing some of the most important cultural heritages and most splendid sceneries in the world. You will visit Istanbul, Troy, Pergamon, Pamukale and Ephesus.
The tour is available with a daily departure during the whole year. This is a tailor made (hybrid) tour itinerary through which the transportation is provided by major bus companies.
Day 1 : Istanbul City Tour :Pick up time is about 08.30 am from the hotel.
You will visit : St.Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Roman Hippodrome and the Grand Bazaar. After the lunch the tour will go on by visiting Topkapi Palace (Harem section is not included in the program and visit is due to extra entrance fee) and Rustem Pasa Mosque. You will also view Galata Bridge,Golden Horn and Leander’s Tower during the tour.
The drop off time back to the hotel is about 17.30.
Please note that Hagia Sophia closed on Monday and Topkapi Palace on Tuesday ; thus replaced with Kariye (St. Savior in Chora) Museum.
Grand Covered Bazaar is also closed on Sunday. (lunch on the tour) - Accommodation in Istanbul
Day 2 : Bopshorus Cruise and Free Day :Pick up time is about 08.30 am from the hotel.
You will visit : Golden Horn ( from the bus ), visit the Spice Bazaar and make a Bosphorus Cruise for about 1.5 hour. After the lunch, the tour will go on by visiting Dolmabahçe Palace, Bosphorus Bridge ( from Europe to Asia ) Çamlica Hill ( panoramic view of Istanbul ) . You will also view Rumeli Fortress, Imperial gardens of Royal Yildiz Palace, Çiragan Palace Hotel Kempinski and Beylerbeyi Palace during the tour.
The drop off time back to the hotel is about 17.30. Please note that Dolmabahce Palace is closed on Monday and Thursday. The Spice Market closed on Sunday. (breakfast at the hotel and lunch on the tour) - Accommodation in Istanbul
Day 3 : Departure for Canakkale :Free morning in Istanbul. The shuttle departs about 12:00 noon from our office in Sultanahmet and the bus to Canakkale departs about 14:00 from the bus station which is about 5 hours of journey through a splendid scenery. You can enjoy the evening in this historic and lovely city. (breakfast at the hotel) - Accommodation in Canakkale
Day 4 : Troy and Pergamon Tour :Pick up from the hotel at 08.30 am for the tour of Ancient Troy. It is one of the most important ancient cities in the world and very popular by the book of Homer´s Ilyada. A great mythological and historical background attracted many scientsts, archeologists, adventurer and treasure hunters. You will be served a lunch pack and then drive to Pergamon, once the ancient world´s major power and center of learning and the arts. Visit the ancient Library, once held 200.000 books, Temple of Athena, Temple of Trojan, Altar of Zeus and the Gymnasium situated on terraces and the lower Agora. Afterwards, you will drive to your hotel in Ephesus area. (breakfast at the hotel and lunch pack on the tour) - Accommodation in Ephesus
Day 5 : Pamukkale Travertenies and Hierapolis Ancient City :After breakfast, departure Pamukkale about 08.30 am which is the center of natural thermal spring waters with healing properties. Due to the chemical properties in the water, pure white colored travertines and stepped water terraces have been created on the mountain slope. It is for its resemblence to cotton piles that it is called ´Cotton Castle´ in Turkish. Visit the travertines and the ancient city of Hierapolis which has the biggest Nekropol with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. The sacred pool also is one of the highlights of the site. There shallow thermal waters ripple over a wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins that lie beneath. Return to the hotel about 19:30. (breakfast at he hotel and lunch on the tour) - Accommodation in Ephesus
Day 6 : Ephesus and Virgin Mary´s House Tour :The pick up time is 09.00 am from the hotel for full day Ephesus Ancient City and Virgin Mary´s House Tour. You will visit Ephesus which is known to be the Commercial, the Religious and the Social Center of Antiquity, and one of the Highlights of any Visit in Turkey. After the lunch, you will drive to Temple of Artemis (Diana), the site of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world; House of Virgin Mary, probably where She spent recent years of Her life; Isa Bey Mosque, this impressive mosque from XIV. Century A.D. is unlike any other you will see in this country. Return to the hotel about 17.30. You will have some free time after the tour. (breakfast at the hotel and lunch on the tour) - You will be transferred to bus station for the bus departing to Istanbul at 21.00. The journey takes about 10 hrs.
Day 7 : Arrival to Istanbul and End of Tour :Upon your arrival to Istanbul, you can use the free shuttle to get to Sultanahmet or use the metro system to get to Atatürk airport.
Price :
545 euros per person for double/twin room sharing
