9 Days Legendary Turkey ( SIC )

Start Point

Istanbul - Start of tour

End Point

Istanbul - End of the Tour

Days

9 days & 8 nights

Price Per Person

EUR 799.00 Twin/EUR 159.00 Single


Tour Description

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9 DAYS LEGENDARY TURKEY TOUR SUMMARY:
If you are looking for something special and extraordinary then look no further. The best tour in Turkey, Enjoy first-class service and guided transportation through the historical and picturesque sites of Istanbul, the battlefields of Gallipoli, and the Trojan Horse of Troy, Pergamum offers one of the Seven Churches of St John from the Bible before reaching the ancient city of Ephesus, the white calcium hot pools of Pamukkale, beautiful views of the Mediterranean coast in Antalya and back to Istanbul by domestic flight.

Tour Start Date:  Everyday Departure From 01st April 2018 to 15th October 2018

An overnight stay or similar hotels

Istanbul - Ramada Hotel & Suites Golden Horn *****

Canakkale – Trioa Tusan Hotel *****

Kusadasi – Charisme Deluxe Hotel *****

Pumukkale – Pam Thermal Hotel *****

Antalya – Best Western Khan Hotel ****+

TOUR ROUTE: Istanbul - Gallipoli - Troy - Pergamum - Kusadasi - Ephesus - Pamukkale - Antalya and domestic flight back to Istanbul
MEALS: Full Board as mentioned in the itinerary.

9 DAYS LEGENDARY TURKEY TOUR INCLUDES:

  • Arrival airport transfer from Istanbul Ataturk airport
  • Domestic flight ticket from Antalya to Istanbul
  • 2 nights hotel in Istanbul
  • 1-night hotel in Canakkale
  • 2 nights hotel in Kusadasi
  • 1-night in a hotel in Pamukkale
  • 2 nights’ hotel in Antalya
  • 7 open buffet breakfasts
  • 8 local dinners at hotels
  • 6 local lunches during the tours
  • Guided Istanbul city tour
  • Guided Gallipoli tour
  • Guided Troy tour
  • Guided Acropolis of Pergamum tour
  • Guided Ephesus tour
  • Guided Sirince village tour and wine tasting
  • Guided Pamukkale tour
  • Guided Antalya Old City tour with waterfalls
  • All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
  • Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
  • Professional English - speaking tour guides
  • Return airport transfer

THE TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE THE:

  • International flights
  • Insurance: All types
  • Turkey entry visa
  • Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry
  • Any other expenses which are not mentioned in the included section

What are the discounts for children?
Under 2 years of age, your child will travel free of charge by land. Per Flight ticket insurance cost will be 20 Euro only.
Children under 6 years of age are charged 50% of a full price of an adult rate
Children 7-11 years of age are charged at 75% of a full price of an adult rate
Children above 11 years old are fully priced on adult fares.

PLEASE NOTE :

  • The tour fare is based on Sit in Couch basis ( SIC )  paying passengers.
  • The tour is also available for 2, 4, or 6  pax in private service and also available for private bigger groups in order to pay the most competitive prices please drop a request to concierge@above-5.com or simply click HERE
  • If This hotel list is not available at the time of your booking, then we will arrange a similar another hotel for your group. If you prefer a Different category hotel, there might be an additional cost.

TOUR INFORMATION FOR OUR SPECIAL OFFER:

  • These programs are only valid for the dates mentioned.
  • If you need any changes to these programs, we will arrange a tailor-made program with the necessary price changes.
  • You need to make a 25% per cent Non Refundable pre-payment to book one of these tours. Bookings are not valid if a 25% payment is not done.
  • For tour packages including domestic flights, you need to book at least 4 weeks before the tour start date. If there are less than 4 weeks to the tour start date, we will reflect the flight fare difference to the prices.
  • The prices are only valid for packages, we cannot provide you breakdown prices or any sectors separately.

9 DAYS LEGENDARY TURKEY TOUR - DISTANCES

Distances

Kilometer

Miles

Hours

Tour Start Time

Tour End Time

Istanbul - Gallipoli

297

185

4

8:30 AM

17:00 PM

Canakkale - Troy

31

20

40 min

8:30 AM

17:00 PM

Troy - Pergamum

194

121

3

8:30 AM

17:00 PM

Pergamum - Kusadasi

195

122

3

8:30 AM

17:00 PM

Kusadasi - Ephesus

18

12

20 min

8:30 AM

17:00 PM

Kusadasi - Pamukkale

185

115

2:40

8:30 AM

17:00 PM

Pamukkale - Antalya

240

150

3:30

8:30 AM

17:00 PM

Antalya - Istanbul (By Plane)

715

445

1:10

8:30 AM

17:00 PM

For more information please contact our concierge service at concierge@above-5.com

Day 1 - Istanbul - Arrival Day

Place visiting
Istanbul - Start of the tour
Description

(Dinner included)
Meet at the airport Transfer to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.

There are two airports in Istanbul. Istanbul Ataturk 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

Place visiting
Istanbul
Description

(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included)
Pick up at 08:30am from your hotel for the a day tour of old Istanbul city.
Visit to TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, 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 than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths' street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand painted 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: St. Sophia Museum is closed on Mondays, Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays and The Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays

Day 3 - Gallipoli Tour

Place visiting
Gallipoli battle field
Description

(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included)
06:30am 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 - Pergamum – Kusadasi

Place visiting
Troy , Pergamum , Kusadasi
Description

(Breakfast, Lunch and 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 Pergamum. Lunch break around 13:00pm and after the lunch depart for tour of the magnificent acropolis of Pergamum. Its impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political center at that times. Pergamum is a famous city for its jewelery, stones and silver. So on the way, we will visit a jewelry center for 30 minutes. Arrival to Kusadasi around 18:00pm.

Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 5 - Kusadasi - Ephesus Tour - Turkish Village Sirince

Place visiting
Kusadasi , Sirince
Description

(Breakfast, Lunch and 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, Celsius 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 center. After Lunch we will do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirinces construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all original 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

Place visiting
Kusadasi - Pamukkale
Description

(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included)
At 08:30 we depart for Pamukkale. 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. After the tour transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight in Pamukkale

Day 7 - Pamukkale to Antalya

Place visiting
Pamukkale , Antalya
Description

(Breakfast and Dinner included)
After breakfast, at 10:00m we depart for Antalya. After 2 hours we will have coffee break, after coffee break, continue to Antalya. Overnight in Antalya

Day 8 - Antalya Old City Tour and Waterfalls

Place visiting
Anatalya , Waterfalls
Description

(Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included)
After breakfast at 08:30 am drive to Antalya old City ( Kaleiçi ) Marina, Clock Tower, Hadrian's Gate, Broken Minaret, Hıdırlık Tower: Kaleici is a small historic part of Antalya’s modern city, also known as the Old City of Antalya. In history it was once the sprawling modern Roman town, then the Byzantine Empire, then Seljuks, and finally the Ottoman Turkish town. The Hadrian's Gate (or Hadrianus Gate or The Three Gates is a triumphal arch which was built in the name of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Antalya's broken wonder is the Broken Minaret of the Korkut Mosque, which itself was built originally as a Roman temple in the 2nd century AD, and thus did not have a minaret at all. Hıdırlık Tower is a landmark tower of tawny stone in Antalya, Turkey, where Kaleiçi meets Karaalioglu Park. It is believed to be built in Hellenistic era on a square plan and later turned into circular tower in 2nd century AD and was either used as a fortification or a lighthouse in the past. we have lunch than depart for Duden waterfalls. All the streams of the region aim at finding their way into the Mediterranean and they pour down the slopes of the Taurus, sometimes overland sometimes underground and reaching their destination, result in lovely waterfalls, of which there are more than twenty. After tour come back to hotel and rest of day is yours.

Overnight in Antalya.

Day 9 - Antalya to Istanbul

Place visiting
Ankara , Istanbul
Description

(Breakfast included)
Today we depart for Antalya 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 above-5.com