TASTE OF TURKEY 8N/9D @ 78750

8N/9D TASTE OF TURKEY Package for 2 adults for Price € 1050 per person

Day 1 - Istanbul - Arrival Day
(Indian dinner included)
Welcome to Turkey Istanbul airport. Meet with our Turkey staff, transfer from airport & check in to your hotel. Tonight we have an Indian dinner at an Indian restaurant. Overnight in Istanbul.
There are two airports in Istanbul. Istanbul Atatuk Airport is 20 km away from city center and Sabiha Gokcen airport is 55 km away from city center. Transfer from Ataturk airport to your hotel is included, if you arrive to Sabiha Gokcen airport please contact us for transfer rates.

Day 2 - Istanbul City Tour
(Open buffet breakfast, Indian lunch and Indian dinner included) 
Pick up at 08:30am from your hotel for the a day tour of old Istanbul city.
Visit to ST. SOPHIA This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of cyrstal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Lunch break at 13:00pm after the lunch Murtis Tour will then take you to the GRAND COVERED BAZAAR In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more then 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths' street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

Please Note: Hagia Sophia is closed on mondays, Topkapi Palace closed on tuesdays, Grand Bazaar closed on sundays. If your tour is on one of these days we would offer you to visit Underground Cistern instead of Hagia Sophia and Topkapi palace museum, instead of Grand Baazar you will visit Spice Bazaar.

Day 3 - Gallipoli Tour
(Open buffet breakfast, Turkish lunch and Turkish dinner included) 
07:30am we depart for Gallipoli to visit the battle fields. Two hours later we will give you 20 minutes for relax in a restaurant area. We arrive Gallipoli around 12:00am and we have lunch break, relax a little bit and then depart for the battle fields. Visit Gabatepe Museum. Start visiting the fields with Ariburnu Cemetery and Anzac Cove because these are the places where the war had started. Then Beach Cemetery, Shrapnel Valley and Plugges Plateau. After the tour drive to your hotel. Overnight in Canakkale.

Day 4 - Troy Tour - Pergamon - Kusadasi
(Open buffet breakfast, Turkish lunch and Turkish dinner included) 
We depart at 08:30 and driving 30 minutes for to Troy. Visit the famous archeological and mythological site of Troy, home of the Trojan Horse and Helen of Troy. After Troy tour, 3 hour drive to Pergamon. Lunch break around 13:00pm and after the lunch depart for tour of the magnificent acropolis of Pergamon. Its impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political centre at that times. Bergamon is a famous city for its jewellery, stones and silver. So on the way, we will visit a jewellery center for 30 minutes. Arrival to Kusadasi around 18:00pm. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 5 - Kusadasi - Ephesus Tour - Turkish Village Sirince
(Open buffet breakfast, Turkish lunch and Turkish dinner included)
08:30 Departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best preserved ancient sites in the world en-route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library, Grand theatre and House of the Virgin Mary. Lunch break around 13:00pm. After the lunch, we will visit a place which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet weaving centre. After Lunch we will do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirince's construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all Orginal with their white paints. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in Turkey - especially fruit wines. We will visit the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine with Turkish wine makers. In the evening you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine. On the way we will visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 6 - Kusadasi - Pamukkale Tour
(Open buffet breakfast, Turkish lunch and Turkish dinner included)
At 08:30 we depart for Pamukkale. We will check at the hotel around 12.00 and we have a lunch break until 13.30. Afterwards we shall visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs. Overnight in Pamukkale

Day 7 - Pamukkale - Denizli to Nevsehir / Kayseri Airport & Cappadocia
(Open buffet breakfast and Turkish dinner included) 
After breakfast, we depart for Denizli Airport for our domestic flight to Cappadocia. Transfer from Kayseri airport to your Cave hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore Cappadocia. Overnight in Cave Hotel in Cappadocia

Day 8 - Cappadocia Tour
(Open buffet breakfast, Turkish lunch and Turkish dinner included) 
Today we will get to know the Cappadocia region, a volcanic area in which the geological formation started 10 million years ago. As a result of these formations phallic like pillars have come to life. The beautiful horse country Katpatuka, (as the Persians called her) is an unbelievable strip of land, enchanting and mysterious. Cappadocia region is also famous for its arts, including ceramic and carpets. You will be picked up approximatley 09:30 from your hotel to join our regular tour. Tour starts with Uchisar Castle, the highest point of Cappadocia. After Uchisar, you visit Goreme Open Air Museum, the Heart of Cappadocia. Goreme Open Air Museum is famous for frescoes dating to 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. Next stop is Cavusin, which is an abandoned village with old cave Greek houses. After Cavusin you go to the restaurant in Avanos to have lunch. After lunch, you visit a pottery work shop, to see how to make potteries. Then you go Pasabagi where you can see three-headed fairy chimneys. After Pasabagi you visit another workshop to see Cappadocian handwoven carpets and kilims. Next stop is Devrent Valley, which is also called Imagination Valley, where you can see natural rock formations looking like animals. Then you head to a wineshop in Urgup for wine tasting. Last stop is Three Beauties, three beautiful fairy chimneys with their hats, which is the symbol of Cappadocia. This tour will end approximately 18:00 and you will be returned back to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

 Day 9 - Cappadocia to Istanbul - End of Tour
(Breakfast included)
After breakfast you will have free time shopping in Cappadocia. Today we depart for Kayseri Airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul and then back to home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing our services.

Arrival airport transfer from Istanbul Ataturk Airport

Airport transfer to Denizli Airport

Return airport transfer from Nevsehir / Kayseri Airport

Domestic flight ticket from Denizli to Istanbul

Domestic flight from Nevsehir / Kayseri to Istanbul

2 nights hotel in Istanbul

1 night hotel in Canakkale

2 nights hotel in Kusadasi

1 night in hotel in Pamukkale

2 nights hotel in Cappadocia

8 breakfasts

5 Turkish lunches and 1 Indian lunch

6 Turkish dinner and 2 Indian dinners

Guided Istanbul City Tour

Guided Gallipoli tour

Guided Troy tour

Guided Acropolis of Pergamon tour

Guided Ephesus tour

Guided Sirince village tour & wine tasting

Guided Pamukkale tour

Guided Cappadocia Tour

All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary

Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach

Professional English-speaking tour guides

International flights

Insurance: All types

Turkey entry visa

Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry

Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section

Please Note: Hagia Sophia closed on mondays, Topkapi Palace closed on tuesdays, Grand Bazaar closed on Sundays

Child Policy

Under 2 years of age, your child will travel free of charge by land. Flight ticket insurance cost will be 20 Euro only.
Children under 6 years of age are charged at 50% of a full priced adult tour in Istanbul.
Children 7-11 years of age are charged at 75% of a full priced adult tour in Istanbul.
Children above 11 years are full priced adult fares.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Policy:
Open buffet breakfasts are included at the hotels. Indian lunches are included during the tours in Istanbul. Other lunches will be at Turkish restaurants that prepare Indian Style.

For regular tours, if you would like, you can have your Turkish Indian style dinner at your 5 star hotel or we can book your dinner at an Indian restaurant, however transfers to the restaurants are not included in the package rates.

For private tours, transfers to Indian restaurants are included in the prices. You can also have your dinner at your hotel depending on your choice when you book your tour. Indian dinners at the restaurants are booked at 8:00pm.

Dinner outside Istanbul will be provided at hotels, Turkish meals with Indian Style.

List Of Hotels

HOTEL LIST - ISTANBUL:
4 STAR FERONYA HOTEL

HOTEL LIST - CANAKKALE:
4 STAR IRIS HOTEL

HOTEL LIST - KUSADASI:
4 STAR MARINA HOTEL

HOTEL LIST - PAMUKKALE:
4 STAR TRIPOLIS HOTEL

HOTEL LIST - CAPPADOCIA:
4 STAR TASSARAY HOTEL