Wednesday 24 May 2023

Best of Turkey: Itinerary

After what can only be described as a whirlwind 24 hours, I finally arrive into Madrid on 24th May at 12:40, I grab my luggage and rush to the Turkish Airline counter. The initial plan was to arrive into Istabul at 14:00 pm on the 24th, I'm now rushing to the airline counter attempting to get the earlier 14:25 flight so I can arrive into Istanbul at 19:40 pm. They let me through, all in all I'm delayed only by 7 hours. Not bad. I'm exhausted and by the time I get to Dossi Dossi an absolutely wiped!

So starts the 10 day tour through Turkey (The Best of Plus Gallipoli Tour)

DAY 1 - 24.05.2023 - Arrival in Istanbul

Pick up from the airport and transfer to your hotel by private car. Overnight stay in Istanbul.

DAY 2 - 25.05.2023 - Old City Tour - (B, L)

Pick up from your hotel & visit Haghia Sophia, Blue Mosque, the Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar and Topkapi Palace

(harem not included). Overnight stay in Istanbul.

DAY 3 - 26.05.2023 - Bosphorus & Two Continents Tour - (B, L)

Pick up from your hotel & enjoy the Bosphorus by Boat. Visit the Spice Bazaar, Dolmabahce Palace, Bosphorus

Bridge and Camlica Hill. Overnight stay in Istanbul.

DAY 4 - 27.05.2023 - Gallipoli Tour - (B, L)

Pick up from your hotel & drive (4.5 hours) south to the Gallipoli Peninsula. Hear expert information from a local

guide. Visit the Kabatepe War Museum, the intended landing place at Brighton Beach and Anzac Cove where the

Dawn Service is held each year. Also visit the NZ Memorial at Chunuk Bair, the Australian Memorial at Lone Pine,

and the Turkish Memorial as well. Overnight in Canakkale. Note: Enough time is spent in Gallipoli to visit all the

sites mentioned above.

DAY 5 - 28.05.2023 - Troy & Pergamon Tour - (B, L)

Pick up from your hotel & morning tour of the ruins of the ancient cities of Troy (1 hour drive from Canakkale).

Lunch break. In the afternoon, drive to Kusadasi, stopping at the beautiful ruins of Pergamon on the way (2 hours

drive). These stunning ruins, beautifully located on a hill top, demonstrate that the architects and sculptors of

Pergamon were among the most talented in the Hellenistic world. Final drive to Kusadasi will be 2.5 hours.

Overnight in Kusadasi.

DAY 6 - 29.05.2023 - Ephesus Tour - (B, L)

Pick up from your hotel & visit the ruins of the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world.

Then visit Ephesus Ancient City, the best-preserved Greco-Roman city in the world. Here you will explore the

Agora, Odeon, Celsius Library, Hadrian Temple, Roman Baths, Grand Theatre & Marble Street. After a lunch break,

visit the House of Virgin Mary, where she is thought to have spent her final years. Overnight stay in Kusadasi.

DAY 7 - 30.05.2023 - Pamukkale Tour - (B, L)

Pick up from your hotel & morning drive (2.5 hours) to Pamukkale, then lunch. In the afternoon, tour the 'Cotton

Castle.' Bring swimwear as you may have time to swim in the Antique Pool (extra fee applies.) Also visit the ancient

ruins of the City of Hierapolis with its theatre and Necropolis. After the tour, transfer to Kusadasi. Overnight in

Kusadasi.

DAY 8 - 31.05.2023 - Cappadocia by Flight - (B)

Pick up from your hotel & transfer to the airport for your flight Cappadocia (maybe via Istanbul.) On arrival,

transfer to your hotel. Overnight stay in Cappadocia.

DAY 9 - 01.06.2023 - Cappadocia North Tour - (B, L)

05:00 Hot air balloon flight over Cappadocia (Optional Extra - please contact us for price)

Hotel pickup, then a quick snack and safety briefing. Watching the balloon inflate, then you're off! Soaring over

fairy chimneys, and dipping low to skim cave dwellings. This may be your favourite part of your Turkey trip - it will

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certainly be unforgettable. Celebrate a soft landing with a quick drink, and return to your hotel for breakfast

around 8.30am.

Full Day Cappadocia Tour - (North)

Pick up from your hotel & tour start from Devrent Valley (Imagination Valley), spectacular fairy chimneys and

beautiful and scapes. After Devrent valley, we will visit Pasabag (known as Monk valley) where we will see double

and triple headed rock formations. Lunch at Avanos, famous for pottery and Redriver (Kızılırmak). After lunch, you

will visit Goreme open air museum which is in the heart of Cappadocia. Open air museum famous for wall

painting, dates back to 10th century describing the life of Jesus Christ and monks. The last stop will be the Uchisar

castle, natural and one of the biggest mass fairy chimney of the region. Overnight stay in Cappadocia.

DAY 10 - 02.06.2023 - Cappadocia South Tour - Istanbul - (B, L)

Full Day Cappadocia Tour - (South)

Pick up from your hotel & tour starts with Red valley. Explore the famous rock-cut churches and hike through the

colourful and breath taking fairy chimneys. After 4 kms hiking, you will visit Cavusin (Greek village), famous for

rock cut churches. After lunch, you will visit the one of the magical places of the region, the largest underground

city of Cappadocia. After the underground city, you will visit the pigeon valley famous for dovecotes. The last stop

is Ortahisar castle, one of the biggest mass fairy chimney of Cappadocia. After the tour, transfer to airport for your

flight back to Istanbul. Overnight stay in Istanbul.

DAY 11 - 03.06.2023 - Istanbul - End - (B)

Pick up from the hotel according to your flight schedule and transfer to the airport.

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