Minos Travel MN 009

YEAR AROUND

14 NIGHTS/15 DAYS

WEST & SOUTH CENTRAL TURKEY

DAY 1:ISTANBUL Arrival and transfer to the hotel.Dinner and overnight.
DAY 2:ISTANBUL Full day sightseeing in Istanbul.St.Sophia Church,Ancient Hippodrome, Blue Mosque,Topkapi Palace.Lunch at a typical restaurant.
DAY 3:ÇANAKKALE Departure to Çanakkkale,on the way visit Galipoli,Anzac cove,cross Dardanelles by ferry.Dinner at hotel.
DAY 4:IZMIR Drive to izmir,on the way visit legendary TROY, Pergamum with Acropolis & Asklepion.Dinner at hotel.
DAY 5:IZMIR Full-day tour to EPHESUS.Visit House of Mary,St.John Basilica and fascinating ruins of ancient Ephesus.Return to Izmir.Dinner at hotel.
DAY 6:PAMUKKALE Drive to Pamukkale.On the way visit Aprodisias.Dinner at hotel.
DAY 7:ANTALYA Swimming possibilities in spas and visit the ruins of HIERAPOLIS and departure to Antalya.Dinner at hotel.
DAY 8:ANTALYA Day at leisure .(optional tour to PERGE,SIDE,ASPENDOS) Dinner at hotel.
DAY 9:CAPPADOCIA Early departure from Antalya.Visit MEVLANA museum in Konya,SULTAN Caravanserai on the way.Dinner at hotel.
DAY 10:CAPPADOCIA Full-day tour including,Goreme open-air Museum,Zelve Valley,Avanos,Uc hisar Castle and Derinkuyu underground city.
DAY 11:ANKARA Visit to Ihlara Valley continue to drive to Ankara via SALT LAKE.Dinner at hotel.
DAY 12:BURSA Visit MAUSOLEUM of ATATURK and ANATOLIAN CIVILATIONS museum and then drive to BURSA Dinner at hotel
DAY 13:ISTANBUL Visit the first capital of Ottoman Empire-Bursa- with Green Mosque and Mausoleum , GRAND MOSQUE.In the afternoon drive to Istanbul and transfer to hotel.
DAY 14:ISTANBUL Full-day sightseeing;Bosphorus by boat and asiatic Side.Lunch at a fish restaurant.
DAY 15.ISTANBUL Departure transfer to airport.
End of service INCLUDING: *Round-trip airport transfer. *14 nights accommodation on 3 *** hotels. *Daily breakfast. *Guiding. *Transportation throughout. *Entrance fees. *2 lunches and 12 dinners. *Service charges and tax.