WESTERN TURKEY TOUR – 14 DAYS (ISTANBUL-GALLIPOLI-TROY-PERGAMMON-EPHESUS-PAMUKKALE-BODRUM)

Discover with us the Western Side of Turkey including the deep history and famous beaach town with amazing beaches. We visit the most special places in Turkey in 11 days including Istanbul, Gallipolli, Troy, Pergamon Ephesus, Pamukkale and Bodrum by FLIG

Discover the Western Side of Turkey with us including the deep history and famous beaach town with amazing beaches.  We visit the most special places in Turkey in 11 days including Istanbul, Gallipolli, Troy, Pergamon Ephesus, Pamukkale and Bodrum by FLIGHT and BUS TRANSPORTATION

Day 1: Arrival to Istanbul: One of our colleagues will be waiting for you at the arrival hall bearing a sign of Efendi Travel. He/she will accompany you to our vehicle and you will be transferred directly to your hotel. Accommodation in Istanbul.

Day 2: Istanbul City Tour: Istanbul City Tour: You will be picked up from your hotel at around 08:30. You will visit: Hagia Sophia , Blue Mosque, Roman Hippodrome Grand Bazaar After lunch you will see: Topkapi Palace , Sultan Tombs  and the tour ends about 16:30 and back to hotel Accommodation in Istanbul. (breakfast at hotel, lunch on the tour)

Please note that Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays and Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays. Blue Mosque will not be visited on Fridays.

Day 3: Dolmabahce Palace Tour & Bosphorus Cruise: 

You will be picked up from your hotel at around 08:00-08:30 for Dolmabahce Palace & Bezmi Alem Mosque Tour. We firstly visit Dolmabahce Palace, recent residence for Ottoman Sultans. Famous with great collection of European antiquity, furniture and 4.5 tons chandelier, the palace has 285 rooms of 46 halls. After palace the next stop is Bezmi Alem Mosque. Then you will drive to the restaurant for lunch break. After lunch, you will first drive by Golden Horn shores viewing the City Walls, dating back to the Byzantine Era. Then  you will get on the vehicle and drive to Eminonu, where you will get on the boat for a 2-hour Bosphorus Cruise. You will see the most impressive sights along the shores of the Bosphorus including Dolmabahce Palace, Ciragan Palace, Maiden´s Tower, Bosphorus bridges, Rumeli and Anadolu fortresses and Ottoman Residences. After the cruise, you will be dropped off back at your hotel at around 17:00.

Accommodation in Istanbul. (breakfast at hotel, lunch on the tour)

Day 4: Departure from Istanbul and Gallipoli Trip: You will be picked up from your hotel at around 06:30-07:00, then drive to Eceabat which takes around 5 hours for full day Gallipoli Tour. You will visit: Kabatepe War Museum, Beach Cemetery (John Simpson´s Grave), ANZAC Cove, Ari Burnu (First ANZAC landing place), Lone Pine Cemetery (Australian memorial), Johnston´s Jolly (Walk in the ANZAC trenches), View Shrapnel Valley, Turkish Memorial, The Nek and Walker´s Ridge, Chunuk Bair (Main New Zealand memorial). After the tour, you will be transferred to your hotel in Canakkale. Accommodation in Canakkale. (lunch on the tour)

Day 5: Troy and Pergamum Tour: (check out from your hotel in the morning) You will be picked up from your hotel at around 08:30 for the tour of Ancient Troy. It is one of the most important ancient cities in the world and very popular by the book of Homer´s Iliad. A great mythological and historical background attracted many scientist, archeologists, adventurer and treasure hunters. You will be served a lunch and then drive to Pergamum, once the ancient world´s major power and center of learning and the arts. Visit the ancient Library, once held 200.000 books, Temple of Athena, Temple of Trojan, Altar of Zeus and the Gymnasium situated on terraces and the lower Agora. After the tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel in Kusadasi. Accommodation in Kusadasi.(breakfast at hotel and lunch on the tour).

Day 6: Pamukkale Travertines and Hierapolis Ancient City: You will be picked up from your hotel at around 08:15 for the tour of Pamukkale, which is the center of natural thermal spring waters with healing properties. Due to the chemical properties in the water, pure white colored travertine and stepped water terraces have been created on the mountain slope. It is for its resemblance to cotton piles that it is called ´Cotton Castle´ in Turkish. Visit the travertine and the ancient city of Hierapolis which has the biggest Necropolis with 1200 gravestones in Anatolia. The sacred pool also is one of the highlights of the site. There shallow thermal waters ripple over a wonderful scattering of ancient roman ruins that lie beneath. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel. Accommodation in Kusadasi. (breakfast at hotel, lunch on the tour).

Day 7: Ephesus and Virgin Mary’s House Tour: You will be picked up from your hotel at around 09:00 for full day Ephesus Ancient City and Virgin Mary’s House Tour. You will visit Ephesus which is known to be the Commercial, the Religious and the Social Center of Antiquity, and one of the Highlights of any Visit in Turkey. After the lunch, you will drive to Temple of Artemis (Diana), the site of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world; House of Virgin Mary, probably where She spent recent years of Her life; Isa Bey Mosque, this impressive mosque from XIV. Century A.D. is unlike any other you will see in this country. After the tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel at around 17:00. Accommodation in Kusadasi. (breakfast at hotel, lunch on the tour).

Day 8: Bus to Bodrum: You will be picked up from your hotel to be transferred to take a day bus to Bodrum, which takes around 3 hours. Upon your arrival, you will be greeted at the bus station and transferred to your hotel. Accommodation in Bodrum. (breakfast & dinner at hotel)

Day 9: Free day in Bodrum: Free day in Bodrum. Accommodation in Bodrum. (breakfast & dinner at hotel)

Day 10: Free day in Bodrum: Free day in Bodrum. Accommodation in Bodrum. (breakfast & dinner at hotel)

Day 11: Free day in Bodrum: Free day in Bodrum. Accommodation in Bodrum. (breakfast & dinner at hotel)

Day 12: Flight to Istanbul: You will be picked up from your hotel to be transferred to Bodrum Airport to take an afternoon flight to Istanbul. Upon your arrival, you will be greeted and transferred to your hotel. Accommodation in Istanbul. (breakfast at hotel)

Day 13: Free day in Istanbul: Free day in Istanbul. Accommodation in Istanbul. (breakfast at hotel).

Day 14: Departure from Istanbul: You will be picked up from your hotel depending on your flight time and will be transferred directly to Ataturk Airport.

Price:
1800EUR per person in double/twin room. If you are a single traveller, there will be 25% single supplement surcharge.

We offer a 5% discount for cash payments.

Tour Prices Include

Accommodation in 3* hotels or similar boutique hotels
Breakfasts in all hotels
Land transportation by A/C vehicle
All airport transfers mentioned in the programme
Domestic flight tickets
Professional licensed guiding services
Entrance fees to the museums during guided tours

Tour Prices Exclude

Personal expenses
Dinner
Tips

EXTRA OFFERS

Whirling Dervish Show: 25 Eur per person extra

Rhythm of the Dance Show: 25 Eur per person extra

Dinner Cruise on the Bosphorus: 50 Eur per person extra

Turkish Night, Dinner & Belly Dance Show: 60 Eur per person extra