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Day 1 -
13th April - Istanbul
'Welcome to Turkey!!' You will be met at the airport and transferred
to your hotel where you will meet your guide and the rest of your
group. Overnight Istanbul.
Day 2 - Thursday 14th April
- Istanbul (B)
After breakfast, we enjoy a guided tour of the only city to span two
continents. We visit the Blue Mosque, Aya Sofya Museum, Topkapi Palace,
Underground Cistern and Hippodrome. Overnight Istanbul.
Day 3 - 15th April - Istanbul to Cappadocia (B + D)
After breakfast, we drive to the nation's capital, Ankara. Visit the
ANZAC and Freedom Museum and the Mausoleum of Turkey's first President,
Ataturk. With Ankara behind us, we head for the surreal moonscape
of Cappadocia. Overnight Cappadocia.
Day 4 -16th April - Cappadocia (B)
Today we tour the Goreme and Zelve open-air museums, Pasabag and Uchisar
castle. Photo opportunities are everywhere so have your cameras ready!
Tonight, don't miss the optional Turkish folklore evening featuring
folk and belly dancers … a night you won't forget! Overnight
Cappadocia.
Day 5 - 17th April - Cappadocia (B + D)
Today we visit the beautiful Ilhara Valley and the fascinating Derinkuyu
underground city. Overnight Cappadocia.
Day 6 - 18th April - Cappadocia to Antalya (B)
Leaving Cappadocia we head south along an ancient silk trail for the
stunning Mediterranean Coast. We stop at the Caravansary at Sultanhani
and the deep blue lake at Obruk. In Turkey's religious Capital, Konya,
we tour the Mevlana Whirling Dervish Museum. Overnight Antalya.
Day 7 - 19th April - Antalya to Fethiye (B)
Follow the Mediterranean coast to the recently re-discovered Saklikent
Gorge. Here we can tube down the river and explore the awesome canyon.
Today we also visit a carpet village and learn how carpets are made
by hand, what determines their value and the historical and cultural
context in which this folk art has blossomed. Overnight Fethiye.
Day 8 - 20th April - Fethiye Boat Cruise (B + L)
Today we take a leisurely boat cruise around Fethiye Bay. Overnight
Fethiye.
Day 9 - 21st April - Fethiye to Kusadasi via Pamukkale
(B + D)
Visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale and the ruins of Hierapolis,
an ancient Roman resort city, before arriving at the Aegean coastal
town of Kusadasi. Today we also visit a carpet village and learn how
carpets are made by hand, what determines their value and the historical
and cultural context in which this folk art has blossomed. Overnight
Kusadasi.
Day 10 - 22nd April - Ephesus (B + D)
Stand in awe at the technology once used on a tour of the ruined ancient
city of Ephesus and Selcuk Museum. Also visit the former Greek village
of Sirince, famous for it's fruit wines, before a leather goods presentation.
Turkey produces some of the finest leather goods in the world and
many are made here before branding in Italy. Overnight Kusadasi.
Day 11 - 23rd April - Kusadasi to Kucukkuyu (B +
D)
Today we travel toward the Gallipoli battlefields and tour the ancient
city of Pergamum. Overnight in Kucukkuyu.
Day 12 - 24th April - Gallipoli (B + BBQ)
Early morning tour of Troy, the site of the famed Trojan Wars. After
Troy, we tour the WWI battlefields of Gallipoli. Visit Lone Pine Australian
Memorial and Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial, ANZAC Cove, Johnston's
Jolly and the Kaba Tepe Gallipoli Museum. Tonight, enjoy a relaxed
BBQ before heading to the site of the ANZAC Dawn Service. Keep warm
in your sleeping bag under the stars with the thousands of others
waiting for the sun rise. Overnight at Dawn Service.
Day 13 - 25th April - ANZAC Day at Gallipoli (BLB)
Awake before sun rise to the ANZAC Dawn Service. We become aware of
the almost deafening silence as we commemorate our fallen forefathers
on this special day. Also attend the Australian &/or New Zealand
Memorial services. After the services, we drive back to Istanbul.
Overnight Istanbul.
Day 14 - 26th April - Istanbul (B)
In the morning we tour the remarkable Dolmabache Palace. After lunch,
we cruise the exotic Bosphorous passing by ancient forts and palaces.
Overnight Istanbul.
Day 15 - 27th April - Istanbul (B)
Our tour concludes after breakfast and we bid farewell to our new
friends. Perhaps, try your hand at bargaining in the famous Grand
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Key:-
(B) - Breakfast, (L) - Lunch, (LB) - Lunch Box, (D) - Dinner
Tour
includes:
* Inbound airport transfer to your hotel
* Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
* Professional English speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour
* 8 fully guided tours of Istanbul, Cappadocia (x2), Pamukkale, Gallipoli,
Ephesus, Troy and Pergamum
* ANZAC Day memorial services at Gallipoli
* 13 nights in 3 star hotel accommodation
* Bosphorous Cruise in Istanbul
* Fethiye Boat cruise
* 1 Breakfast/lunch box, 13 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 5 dinners, 1 BBQ dinner
* Free Fez cap
Tour doesn't include:
* Entrance fees to the various sites
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Kesit Tourism and Travel Agency
Caglayan Mah. 2007 Sok. No: 7 TR 07230Antalya / Turkey
Tel:+90-242 323 90 09 Fax:+90-242 323 96 66
E-mail : info@kesit.com
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