the turkish delight - 07 Nights – 08 Days
When you visit Istanbul, Canakkale, Kusadasi, Capadoccia and Ankara you have travelled the best the best that Turkey has to offer !
Day 01: Welcome Aboard!
Today enter the world of your memorable journey to Turkey. Arrive Istanbul
Arrive into Istanbul. Our representative will meet you as you proceed to “Old City” for full day tour including the Blue Mosque, famous for its blue tiles and unique with its six minarets built in the name of Sultan Ahmet I. Next we will have a look at the Hippodrome of Constantinople where horse and chariot races used to take place. Then visit the St. Sophia museum, which is one of the greatest religious and architectural marvels of all times. Finally the famous Topkapi Palace museum will be visited, which was built as the home of the Ottoman sultans and the World Famous Imperial Chinese Porcelain sections will be visited. Last stop will be Grand Bazaar. Evening proceed to your hotel.
Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel in Istanbul.
Day 02: Istanbul - Canakkale
Breakfast at the hotel. Today begin scenic drive down to Gallipoli, historically famous for being the site of many battles during WWI. Enjoy lunch, later cross the second strategic waterway, the Dardanelles, and land in Asia and proceed to Troy. Referred to in Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey", Troy has in fact nine cities superimposed one upon another.
Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel in Canakkale.
Day 03: Canakkale - Kusadasi
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Izmir, enroute we will have lunch in Bergama before visiting Pergamon to see the Acropolis, the Temple of Trajan and the theater both overlooking to the plain of Bergama with a picture break for one of the Seven Churches of Revelation in downtown Bergama, then finally Ancient Medical Center, Asclepion will be visited before driving to Kusadasi.
Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel in Kusadasi.
Day 04: Kusadasi - Pamukkale
Breakfast at the hotel. Today drive to Selçuk to visit the House of Virgin Mary on top of Mt. Coressos. Your memorable visit to Ephesus will begin as well as viewing one of the Seven Churches of Revelation, the Temple of Artemis (One of the Seven Wonders of Antiquity) and the Basilica of St. John from a distance, followed by lunch in the township of Selcuk. After lunch we will visit the famous local production center for leather garments whereby after a live Fashion Show time will be allocated for shopping. Then continue to Pamukkale. You will tour the Antique City of Hierapolis where Calcareous hot springs descending over cliffs have created fascinating travertines in the form of white terrace and basins.
Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel in Pamukkale.
Day 05: Pamukkale - Konya - Cappadocia
Breakfast at the hotel. Later drive through an interesting landscape where peasants make their living, to have lunch enroute before arriving in Konya. Konya was the center of the Selçuk Empire as well as the city of Mevlana and his Whirling Dervishes. After visiting the Mevlana Museum we will continue to Cappadocia viewing the Sultanhani Caravanserai enroute.
Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel in Cappadocia.
Day 06: Cappadocia
Breakfast at the hotel. Today visit the incredible Underground City of Kaymakli where early Christians lived secretly in order to survive and keep their faith. Then picture steps will be given at the Pigeons Valley and at the foot of the Uchisar Castle. Then proceed to the Goreme Valley to visit the rock carved churches hollowed out of volcanic ash. Lunch will be at Avanos Village followed by the famous local pottery and carpet shows allowing ample time for shopping in the afternoon.
Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel in Cappadocia.
Day 07: Cappadocia – Ankara - Istanbul
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Ankara to visit the Atatürk Mausoleum (1881-1938) founding father of the Turkish Republic. After lunch visit the well-known Museum of Ancient Anatolian Civilizations with its great Hittite Collection.Then continue to Ankara airport for flight to domestic flight Istanbul. Arrive Istanbule and transfer to hotel.
Dinner and Overnight at the Hotel in Istanbul.
Day 08: Depart Istanbul
Breakfast at the hotel. Later transfer to the Istanbul airport to board the flight to your onward destination or fly back home. Arrive home with wonderful memories of your trip with blu lemon holidays that you will treasure for a lifetime.
