HISTORICAL TURKEY
10 Days & 9 Nights
SCHEDULED TOURS:
Thursday departures from
South Africa
from 01 March to 20 December 2012
Minimum 2 persons
Per person sharing R13 041
Single Supplement: R 3 922
PRIVATE TOURS:
(Lunches not included) from R22 275 per person sharing|
Lower price for more than 3 persons
Terms & conditions apply
The cost of the tour includes:
- All airport transfers (first arrival transfer accompanied by company rep)
- 2 nights bed & breakfast Istanbul boutique or 4 star hotel on arrival
- 1 night bed & breakfast Istanbul boutique or 4 star hotel at the end of the tour
- 1 full day city sightseeing tour in Istanbul, including lunch
- Domestic flight from Istanbul to Kayseri (or Nevsehir) Airport in Cappadocia
- 6 nights tour on full board basis, starting with dinner in Cappadocia on Day 3 and ending with lunch en route to Istanbul on Day 9
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English speaking professional guide accompanying group throughout from arrival in Cappadocia on Day 3 until drop off at Istanbul Hotel on Day 9
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Transportation in air-conditioned vehicles throughout
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Meals as per the itinerary
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All entrance fees per itinerary
The cost of tour excludes:
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Air fares & departure tax (except flight Istanbul/Capaddocia as indicated)
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Visas (free to SA passports)
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Gratuities
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Drinks & extras at hotels, restaurants or during the tours
- Travel insurance
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Historical Turkey Itinerary
THURSDAY
Depart South Africa
DAY 1 (Friday) ISTANBUL
Meet and greet on arrival at Istanbul Atatürk Airport. Then transfer to your hotel with an English speaking representative’s assistance. Overnight Istanbul.
 Day 2 (Saturday) ISTANBUL
Today there will be a full days city sightseeing in this unique city. Marvel at the splendours of the Blue Mosque and Ayasophia monuments to Islam and Christianity, the wealth of the Topkapi Palace with its awe-inspiring jewels; and the Hippodrome with its Serpentine Column and Fountain of Wilhelm II. Spend time honing your bartering skills in the labyrinthine maze of the Grand Bazaar. Visit the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum. Lunch included. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.
(Breakfast + Lunch)
Day 3 (Sunday) Istanbul - CAPPADOCIA
Early morning departure for the transfer to Istanbul Airport for the Turkish Airline flight to Cappadocia (Kayseri or Nevsehir airports). On arrival you will be collected and transferred to the hotel.
Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
(Breakfast + Dinner) (No dinner provided if Special Category boutique hotel is requested)
Day 4 (Monday) CAPPADOCIA
Today there will be a full day tour of Cappadocia including the natural citadel of Uchisar, Göreme and Zelve Valleys, also the underground city of Kaymakli where the early Christians sought refuge from persecution in this city hewn out of rock seven stories deep. Overnight Cappadocia.
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
 Day 5 (Tuesday) Cappadocia - PAMUKKALE
An early departure is required for a long day’s drive. You will visit the 13th century Sultanhan Caravanserai of Seljuks’ on the way to Konya. Visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana, founder of the Whirling Dervishes Order, then proceed to Karatay Theological School. Lunch by the picturesque Egirdir Lake. Late afternoon check-in to your hotel in Pamukkale.
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
Day 6 (Wednesday) Pamukkale - KUSADASI
In the morning, visit to the ruins of the Temple of Apollo, the Theatre and the Necropolis. Drive to Kusadasi via Aphrodisias, the ancient city dedicated to the goddess of love, Aphrodite. Lunch en route.
Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
 Day 7 (Thursday) KUSADASI
Today there will be a drive to the magnificent ruined Roman city of Ephesus, the ancient capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Home to the Temple of Artemis (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World), here you will see the ruins of the Odeon, Hercules Gate, the Temple of Hadrian, the magnificent Celsus Library, the Agora and spectacular Greco-Roman theatre. Continue to the House of the Virgin Mary and the Basilica of St. John and the Selcuk Archaeological Museum. Return to your hotel in Kusadasi for dinner and overnight.
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
 Day 8 (Friday) Kusadasi - CANAKKALE
Early departure to Ancient Pergamum where you will visit its Acropolis and Asklepieion. Lunch is included in the town, then continue to Troy. Explore the site of this ancient city with nine habitation levels covering a period of 3000 years and made famous by Homer in his Iliad. Overnight in Canakkale.
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
Day 9 (Saturday) Canakkale - ISTANBUL
Today you will cross the Dardanelles by ferry and visit Anzac Bay, the Memorials of Gallipoli. Continue up the Thracian peninsula through fields of sunflowers and wheat and beautiful seaside vistas and finally reaching Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
(Breakfast + Lunch)
 Day 10 (Sunday) Istanbul - DEPARTURE
Transfer to Istanbul Atatürk Airport for departure flight.
(Breakfast)
MONDAY
Arrive South Africa
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