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.
Day 2 - Istanbul City Tour
Pick up at 08:30am from your hotel for a day tour of old Istanbul city. Visit TOPKAPI PALACE, the magnificent palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries, housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures and the Holy Mantle, enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE located opposite St. Sophia, built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet and 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 then the tour will move on to the SPICE BAZAAR (Egyptian Bazaar). The air here is filled with the enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice. The rest of the evening is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
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.
Day 4 - Troy Tour - Pergamon - Kusadasi
We depart at 08:30 and driving 30 minutes for to Troy. Visit the famous archeological and mythological site of Troy, home of the Trojan Horse and Helen of Troy. After Troy tour, 3 hour drive to Pergamon. Lunch break around 13:00pm and after the lunch depart for tour of the magnificent acropolis of Pergamon. On the way, we will visit a jewellery center for 30 minutes. Arrival to Kusadasi around 18:00pm. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Meeting/pick-up point: Pick up from airport on the first day.
Duration: Nine days.
Start/opening time: Available Saturday.
Languages: English.
Others: 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.
Included: Domestic flight ticket from Antalya to Istanbul.
2 nights hotel in Istanbul. All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary. Transportation in a fully air - conditioned, non - smoking coach. Professional English - speaking tour guides. Return airport transfer. Arrival airport transfer from Istanbul Ataturk airport. 2 nights hotel in Istanbul. 1 night hotel in Canakkale. 2 nights hotel in Kusadasi. 1 night in hotel in Pamukkale. 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. All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary. Transportation in a fully air - conditioned, non - smoking coach. Professional English - speaking tour guides. Return airport transfer. 2 night hotel in Antalya. 7 open buffet breakfasts, 8 local dinners at hotels, 6 local lunches during tours. Guided Antalya Old City tour with waterfalls.
Not included: 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.
Please note:
For infants under the age of 2 there is a flight ticket insurance charge for the domestic flight which will appear during your booking process.