Turkey Special

Escorted Tour : World

Turkey Special (Days : 9)

Day	Brief Itinerary	Night-Stay
Day 01	Arrive Istanbul And Transfer To The Hotel. Evening visit Bosphorus Cruise Along The Bosphorus, The Winding Water Strait Separating Europe And Asia. Overnight At Hotel.	Istanbul
Day 02	Istanbul/Ankara/ Cappadocia After Breakfast Transfer To The Airport For Early Flight To Ankara . The Capital Of Turkey With A History That Can Be Dated Back 3000 Years. Upon Arrival Visit The Anatolian Civilisations Museum , Which Also Exhibits The Remains Of Catalhoyuk, The Neolithic Village Dating Back To 6500 Bc. Then Visit The Mausoleum Of Ataturk , The Founder Of Modern Turkey . After Lunch At A Local Restaurant In Ankara , Destination Is The Mysterious Cappadocia . (App. 270 Km - 05 Hrs) Visit Agzikarahan Caravanserai En Route . Dinner And Overnight At Hotel In Cappadocia . (B,D)	Cappadocia
Day 03	After Breakfast Sightseeing In This Unique Corner Of The World. Visit To Pigeon Valley And The Natural Citadel Of Uchisar , Followed By Goreme Open-Air Museum , Which Is Full Of Pink, Rose And White Tapering Columns. These Tall Free Standing Cones Of Stone Curve And Twist As If Pulled From Earth Like Taffy. The Caves Were Settled In The 4th Century As Monasteries. Visit Some Caves On The Cliffs To See Byzantine Frescoes Decorating Early Christian Churches . Lunch At A Typical Restaurant. In The Afternoon, First Visit Kaymakli Underground City ; Carved Out Of Rock And Completely Self Contained. More Than 200 People Lived On Each Of Seven Floors With The Last One 250 Feet Underground. Lunch At A Typical Restaurant Of And Visit Avanos Village . Time For Shopping. (B,D)	Cappadocia
Day 04	Cappadocia / Konya / Pamukkale After Breakfast Transfer To Konya . (App. 238 Km - 5 Hrs) On The Way To Konya , Visit 13th Century Selcuk Caravanserai "Sultanhan". After Lunch Visit The Mausoleum Of Mevlana , The Great Mystic Poet And Islamic Spiritual Leader, Who Founded The Sect Of ''Whirling Dervishes''. To Karatay Theological School In Which Beautiful Tiles Are On Display. Continue To Pamukkale, (App. 400 Km - 7 Hrs) The Cotton Fortress, Which Rises Above The Fertile Menderes Valley . Hot Mineral Waters Burst From The Earth And Cascade Over Steep Cliffs Forming Pools, Channels And Stalactites. The Therapeutic Waters Here Were Known For Ages. (B,D)	Pamukkale
Day 05	Pamukkale / Aphrodisias / Kusadasi After Breakfast Stroll Through The Ruins Of Ancient Hierapolis , The Roman City , And Transfer To Kusadasi. (App. 210 Km - 4 Hrs) En Route Lunch At A Local Restaurant And Visit Aphrodisias , The Ancient City Dedicated To The Goddess Of Love, Aphrodite, And Famous For Its Sculpture School . (B,D)	Kusadasi
Day 06	After Breakfast Visit The Ruins Of Ephesus , Which Played A Major Role In The Development Of Architecture, Religions, Governmental And Economic Systems And Arts. The Temple Of Artemis Was One Of The Seven Wonders Of Ancient World And Centre Of Pagan Religion For 15 Centuries. Here Marc Anthony And Cleopatra Once Rode In Procession, St. Paul Preached In The Great Theatre And In A Little House Outside The City The Virgin Mary Spent Her Last Days. Ephesus Archaeological Museum And St. John Church Also Visited. I(B,D)	Kusadasi
Day 07	Kusadasi / Pergamon / Troy / Canakkale After Breakfast Visit Bergama (Ancient Pergamon). Parchment Was Invented Here. This Was The Home Town Of Galen, Renowned Doctor And Surgeon And Site Of His Temple Devoted To Healing, The Asclepion . The Library Once Held 200,000 Books; All Parchment. After Lunch Drive To Troy , The Immortal City Of The Legendary Helen Of Troy And Trojan Horse, Which Was Destroyed And Rebuilt Nine Times.(App. 400 Km - 7 Hrs) (B,D)	Canakkale
Day 08	Canakkale / Istanbul After Breakfast In The Morning Drive To Istanbul (App. 295 Km) By Crossing The Dardanelles Strait . Lunch En Route . Arrival To Istanbul And Transfer To Your Hotel. Rest Of The Day Free At Leisure. (B,L)	Istanbul
Day 09	After Breakfast Visit Suleymaniye Mosque , Built In The 16 th Century By Sinan, The Famous Ottoman Architect Of All Times, The Byzantine Hippodrome , And Blue Mosque , Which Has Six Minarets And A Middle Dome Of 109 Feet. Finally The Grand Covered Bazaar, Which Covers Over 4,000 Shops Under One Roof. Evening Proceed To Airport To Catch The Flight For your home town(B)	Tour Over