| Tour Name : AEGEAN HERITAGE |
Duration
: 9
Days |
| Destination
: Istanbul - Canakkale - Kusadasi - Istanbul |
| Price
: 996
€
(per person) |
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1 : Day 1 ISTANBUL
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1 Information : Meeting off flight and transfer to your hotel located in the heart of the Old City for overnight.
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2 : Day 2 ISTANBUL
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2 Information : Day at leisure to explore Istanbul. Optional tours available if required. Overnight in Istanbul. (Breakfast) |
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3 : Day 3 Istanbul - CANAKKALE
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3 Information : Drive down the Thracian Peninsula and enjoy the pretty scenery with fields, rolling hills and forests and natural seaside. Visit the Gallipoli memorial and see the beaches where one of history's most bloody battles took place. Výsýt the Kabatepe Museum which houses artillery and personal belongings of the soldiers. Also see the infamous Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Johnston’s Jolly where you can view Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels, The Nek and Chunuk Blair New Zealand Memorial. Dinner and overnight in Canakkale.
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
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4 : Day 4 Canakkale - KUSADASI
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4 Information : In the morning drive southwards to Troy to see the ruins of this ancient city so familiar to us through the account of the Trojan Wars captured in Homer's Iliad. Inhabited for over 3,000 years, the area reveals relics of its glorious history. Lunch at Troy and then continue to Pergamum to see the Asclepion and Health Centre. Make your way to the acropolis and visit the Red Basilica (originally a temple of Serapis). The most spectacular structure is the theatre, a remarkable piece of engineering built into the steep hillside. Continue to drive southwards to Kusadasi for a late arrival (21.30). Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi (Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
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5 : Day 5 KUSADASI
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5 Information : Day at leisure in Kusadasi.
(Breakfast + Dinner)
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6 : Day 6 KUSADASI (Pamukkale)
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6 Information : Proceed to Pamukkale, an amazing natural phenomenon, located on a plateau rising 100 metres above the surrounding plain and faced by a dazzling array of chalk-white stalactites made from mineral waters that have cascaded over the surface for centuries and form countless small pools on the terraces thus formed. Return to Kusadasi for dinner and overnight.
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
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7 : Day 7 KUSADASI (Ephesus)
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7 Information : After breakfast, visit the magnificent ruined Roman city of Ephesus. See the Odeon, Bouleterion, Fountains, Temples, Library of Celsius, Great Theatre and Gymnasium, Double Church and Stadium. Also sea St. John’s Basilica and his tomb, and the House of the Virgin Mary where she is said to have spent her last days. Return to the hotel in Kusadasi for dinner and overnight.
(Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
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8 : Day 8 Kusadasi - ISTANBUL
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8 Information : After breakfast check out from your hotel at 10.00 and transfer to Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport to board your flight departing Izmir at 12.30. Arrive at Istanbul Airport, where you will be met and transfered to your hotel in Istanbul.
(Breakfast)
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9 : Day 9 Departure from Istanbul
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9 Information : Collection from your hotel for your transfer back to Istanbul Airport for your return flight home.
(Breakfast)
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