| * PACKAGE TOURS - ARTEMİS 12 DAYS |
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| • Day 1 Ankara - Cappadocia |
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Visit to the world-famous Museum of
Anatolian Civilizations and Mausoleum of Atatürk, after lunch departure
for Cappadocia, via Salt Lake. Visit the Agzikarahan Caravanserai on the
way.Arrival in the late afternoon. Dinner and
overnight |
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| • Day 2 Cappadocia |
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After breakfast, full day tour in
Cappadocia. Drive to Kaymakli Underground City where early Anatolian
Christians hid themselves during the times of danger. Visit the Piegon
Valley and the Natural Citadel of Uchisar to see the dovecotes and the
landscape of Göreme Valley with its huge pillars, cones and “Fairy
Chimneys” hewn out of softer arts of volcanic rocks. After
lunch, proceed to the Göreme open-air museum well known for its rock
carved churches with colorful frescoes, then visit the multi-headed
pillars at the Pasha Vinyard and the caves at Zelve. Drive to the town of
Avanos well known for its pottery work-shops.Dinner and
overnight.(Optional balloon tour or horse riding can be arranged upon
request) |
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| • Day 3 Cappadocia - Konya - Antalya |
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After early breakfast, departure for
Antalya. Visit the 13 century Seljukian Masterpiece Sultan Hani
Caravanserai and arrival in the city of KONYA. After visiting the shrine
of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, the world-wide famous mystic philosopher in
the Islamic world, proceed to Karatay Theological School. This city was
once called ICONIUM and visited by St. Paul and Barnabas. Lunch enroute,
drive to Antalya, check into the hotel, dinner and
overnight. |
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• Day 4 Antalya
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After breakfast, full day tour to
Antalya and the antique city of Perge. Visit the ruins of the great
theater of Perge, stadium, agora and the remaining ruins of this ancient
city where St. Paul gave his first sermon. Proceed to the magnificient
Theater of Aspendos which is still operational for music contests and
festivals. After lunch, visit the Theater and the Museum of Side, well
known for its beautiful shores and hotels for holiday makers. Dinner and
overnight. |
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| • Day 5 Antalya- Pamukkale |
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Departure for Pamukkale. Lunch
enroute, sightseing in HIERAPOLIS, visiting the largest Necropolis in the
world. Proceed to the Roman Baths, Byzantine and Roman Gates, the Temple
of Apollo and the beautiful Theater. Check in to the hotel, relax in the
hotel’s thermal pool, dinner and
overnight. |
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• Day 6 Pamukkale - Aphrodisias - Kuşadası |
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After breakfast, drive to
Aphrodisias, visit this ancient city dedicated to the Goddess of Love,
Aphrodite. You will see the very welll-preserved Great Theater, the Roman
Baths, the Odeion, the Temple of Aphrodite and the Roman Stadium in this
town of antiquity and the museum which is housing magnificient statutes,
busts and various works of art. Lunch enroute, arrival in Kusadasi, check
in to the hotel, free time, dinner and
overnight. |
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| • Day 7 Kuşadası - Ephesus - Kuşadası |
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Morning tour to the Virgin Mary’s House and the
Ephesus Antique City, which was once the capital of Asia Minor of the
Roman Empire.Continue visiting the famed Temple of Artemis, the Basilica
of St. John and the Museum of Selçuk-Ephesus housing the Statue of Artemis
and many other artifacts. After lunch, return to Kusadasi dinner and the
overnight. |
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• Day 8 Kuşadası - Pergamum - Bursa |
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After breakfast, departure for Pergamum. Visit
the Asclepion, one of the most ancient medical and health centers in the
world, and ascend to the Acropolis of Pergamon Kingdom dating back to the
3rd century B.C. Visit the base of the
magnificient Altar of ZEUS, the steepest amphitheater in the world, the
temple of Athena, famous Pergamum Library and the Arsenal, visit the red
basilica in the town. After lunch, drive to Bursa, check into the hotel,
dinner and overnight. |
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| • Day 9 Bursa - İstanbul |
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After breakfast visit the Grand
Mosque, the Green Mosque and the Green Tomb. Shopping in the Grand Bazaar.
Lunch in the area. Drive to Istanbul, check into the hotel, dinner and
overnight. |
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• Day 10 Istanbul - Fullday tuor - The Byzantine and The Ottoman
Monuments |
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After breakfast, visit the
HIPPODROME, the sportive and political center of the old city. There you
will see the OBELISK OF THEODOSIUS, SERPENTINE COLUMN and GERMAN FOUNTAIN
OF WILHELM II., and BLUE MOSQUE, facing St. Sophia, famous for its blue
Iznik tiles and six minarets built in the name of Sultan Ahmet.Proceed to
St. SOPHIA MUSEUM which is one of the greatest
marvels of architecture constructed as a Basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian.Then visit the TOPKAPI PALACE, the seat of
the Ottoman Empire for five centuries, to see the imperial Treasury, the
third largest Chinese and Japanese Porcelain Collection in the world, the
magnificent view of Boshorous, the sea of Marmara and the Golden Horn, and
the Harem.Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. (Optional Istanbul by
night tour can be arranged upon
request.) |
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| • Day 11 Istanbul(2) -
Full day Tour - Bosphorous - Dolmabahçe Palace and Grand Bazaar |
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Departure from the hotel for a short visit to
the SPICE BAZAAR where you will be greeted with the odour of Cinemon,
Cloves and various spices. The shops and the atmosphere of the Bazaar are almost
exactly the same as they were 400 years ago. We then embark on a boat
cruise up the Bosphorous, the natural waterway that separates Europe and
Asia, passing by impressive homes, palaces, castles and under the two
suspension bridges with a possibility to take pictures of them and the
Rumeli Fortress, which is a historic armoury built by Sultan Mehmet the
Conqurer to control and protect the Bosphorous.Lunch enroute.Visit the
majestic DOLMABAHÇE PALACE, the residence of the last Sultans of the
Ottoman Empire, with 365 regular and 22 reception rooms.Proceed to the
GRAND BAZAAR which is a maze of covered streets, a most attractive
shopping center and the biggest “souk” in the the world housing 4000 small
shops selling antiques, jewelery, gold, carpet, copper/brass articles and
leatherwear. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight. (Optional Istanbul
by night tour can be arranged upon
request)
Included Features:
• 12 days sightseeing
• Sightseeing with a group or on a private basis.
• 4-5 star or special class hotels.
• Transfers to and from airport
• 3 delicious meals everyday.
• Admission and service fees.
• *Minimum 2 passengers |
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