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Day
1
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Arrival to Istanbul |
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Arrive to Istanbul
and check in to hotel |
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Stay overnight
in Istanbul |
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Day 2
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Istanbul Tour |
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Morning guided city tour of Istanbul
visiting Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque,
Hippodromme and Grand Bazaar. Free
time in the afternoon
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Stay overnight
in Istanbul |
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Day 3
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Istanbul to
Canakkale |
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Depart from hotels
in the morning for Canakkale |
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Visit the ANZAC
Memorials at Gallipoli, crossing the
Dardanelles to Canakkale |
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Stay overngiht
in Canakkale |
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Day 4
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Troy to Selcuk |
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En route to the
Aegean town of Selcuk there will be the
chance to visit legendary Troy, the home
of "Helen of Troy" and the Trojan Horse |
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Stay overnight
in Selcuk |
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Day 5
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Ephesus Tour |
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Depart on a full
day guided tour of the Ancient City of
Ephesus including a visit to the House
of Virgin Mary and Temple of Artemis |
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Stay overnight
in Selcuk |
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Day 6
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Pamukkale to
Egirdir |
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Depart for Pamukkale
and visit the ruins of Hierapolis and
the
travertens "Cotton Cliffs" |
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After lunch, depart
for Lake Egirdir |
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Arrive and check
in to hotels |
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Stay overnight
in Egirdir |
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Day 7
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Egirdir to
Cappadocia |
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Depart from Egirdir
to Cappadocia via Konya, home of the
Whirling Dervishes. Visit the Whirling
Dervishes Museum and Kervanseray |
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Stay overnight
in Cappadocia |
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Day 8
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Cappadocia
Tour |
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Full day tour
of Cappadocia visiting the Goreme Open
Air Museum, Devrent Valley, Zelve Open-air
Museum, Pasabagi where you will find
the world known fairy chimneys. Also
visit the Uchisar Rock Castle for panoramic
views of the area. |
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Stay overnight
in Cappadocia |
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Day 9
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Cappadocia |
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Free day to explore
the region further on your own |
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Stay overnight
in Cappadocia |
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Day 10
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Cappadocia
to Mt Nemrut |
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Depart from hotel
for a drive across the Eastern Taurus
Mountains to Adiyaman near Mt Nemrut |
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Stay overnight
in Adiyaman |
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Day 11
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Mt Nemrut
to Urfa |
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Ascend Mt Nemrut
to see the massive Commagene stone heads.
In the afternoon, continue on to Urfa |
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Stay overnight
in Urfa |
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Day 12
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Urfa to Gaziantep |
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Visit Urfa, the
city of Prophets. After lunch, continue
on to Gaziantep |
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Stay overnight
in Gaziantep |
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Day 13
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Urfa to Konya |
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An early departure
from Gaziantep to Konya |
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Depart by overnight
train to Istanbul |
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Day 14
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Istanbul |
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Arrive to Istanbul
and transfer to hotel |
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Free day to further
explore on your own |
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Stay overnight
in Istanbul |
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Day 15
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Istanbul Departure |
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After breakfast,
check out of hotel and transfer to airport
for return flight |
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