Day 1 - Istanbul - Arrival Day
Meet at the airport and transfer to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
There are two airports in Istanbul. Istanbul Ataturk airport is 20 km away from city center and Sabiha Gokcen airport is 55 km away from city center. Transfer from Ataturk airport to your hotel is included, if you arrive to Sabiha Gokcen airport please contact us for transfer rates.
Day 2 - Istanbul City Tour
Pick up at 08:30am from your hotel for the a day tour of old Istanbul city.
Visit to ST. SOPHIA This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, is one of the architectural marvels of all time. TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of cyrstal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Lunch break at 13:00pm after the lunch Murtis Tour will then take you to the GRAND COVERED BAZAAR In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more then 4, 000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand - honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx - ware and meerschaum pipes. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Please Note: Hagia Sophia is closed on mondays, Topkapi Palace closed on tuesdays, Grand Bazaar closed on sundays. If your tour is on one of these days we would offer you to visit Underground Cistern instead of Hagia Sophia and Topkapi palace museum, instead of Grand Baazar you will visit Spice Bazaar.
Day 3 - Gallipoli Tour
07:30am we depart for Gallipoli to visit the battle fields. Two hours later we will give you 20 minutes for relax in a restaurant area. We arrive Gallipoli around 12:00am and we have lunch break, relax a little bit and then depart for the battle fields. Visit Gabatepe Museum. Start visiting the fields with Ariburnu Cemetery and Anzac Cove because these are the places where the war had started. Then Beach Cemetery, Shrapnel Valley and Plugges Plateau. After the tour drive to your hotel. Overnight in Canakkale.
Meeting/pick-up point: Pick up from the airport on day one.
Duration: Eight days.
Start/opening time: Saturday, Monday and Thursday.
Languages:English.
Others: Includes: Arrival airport transfer from Istanbul Ataturk airport. Domestic flight ticket from Antalya to Istanbul, 2 nights hotel in Istanbul, 1 night hotel in Canakkale, 2 nights hotel in Kusadasi, 1 night in hotel in Pamukkale, 1 night hotel in Antalya, 7 open buffet breakfasts. Guided Istanbul city tour. Guided Gallipoli tour. Guided Troy tour. Guided Acropolis of Pergamon tour. Guided Ephesus tour. Guided Sirince village tour and wine tasting. Guided Pamukkale tour. Guided Antalya Old City tour. All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary. Transportation in a fully air - conditioned, non - smoking coach. Professional English - speaking tour guides. Return airport transfer
Tour does not include: International flights. Arrival and departure transfer from Sabiha Gokcen airport in Istanbul. Insurance: All types. Turkey entry visa. Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry. Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section.