Wonders of Turkey

Day 1 Fri: Antalya | Arrival and transfer to hotel. Tonight meet fellow tour companions and your guide, a relaxing afternoon by Mediteranean coast.  D

Day 2 Sat: Perge - Aspendos - Antalya |This morning visit Perge and Aspendos afternoon is free for
personal activities. Dinner at the hotel. B D

Day 3 Sun: Antalya - Konya - Cappadocia |Early morning departure for Konya visit mausoleum of the sufi
philosopher Mevlana. Afterwards departure to Cappadocia on the way visit 13th
century Caravansaray and later visit underground city of Saratli. Dinner and
overnight in Cappadocia. B D

Day 4 Mon: Cappadocia| Early Morning Optional:H ot Air Balloon Tour. Experience floating through volcanic
valleys, fairy chimneys and caves at sunrise. After break-fast visit Goreme, a
historical region of Turkey, located among the rock formations, which were
first settled back in the Roman period. Many rock churches can still be seen
today,

as Christianity was then the prevailing religion in that region.
Continue to the town of Avanos renowned for its high quality earthenware. Also
visit Pasabagi, Red Valley and attend a brief regional pottery workshop. Dinner
at a special local restaurant. Join an optional Whirling Dervishes performance.
B D

Day 5 Tue: Cappadocia – Ankara | Early morning departure to the capital city of Ankara through the
salt lake area, Enjoy an afternoon tour Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, a
historic caravanserai, holding artifacts from up to 7500 years old, including
the most extensive and valuable collection of Hittite artifacts in the world.
Dinner at a special

local restaurant.and overnight at Ankara. B D

Day 6 Wed: Ankara - Istanbul | After breakfast depart for Istanbul. In the afternoon join an
optional halfday Bosphorus cruise enjoying the strait that separates Asia and Europe.
Its shores are lined with fine neighborhoods, Ottoman palaces, fortresses, old
wooden villas, hotels, parks and gardens, restaurants and cafés. Finish your
last

minute shopping at the Spice Market filled with the fragrance of
the exotic east. Tonight enjoy a farewell dinner. B D

Day 7 Thu: Istanbul | Transfer to the airport for your return flight home. B 

Price Includes:

• First Class hotels with private
facilities

• Meals are indicated on
itineraries by B breakfast, L lunch, D dinner

• Licensed guides throughout
Turkey

• Private air-conditioned
transportation

• Luggage handling

• Local taxes and service charges

• Arrival/departure transfers:
only on arrival and departure days (departures from Ataturk Airport). Pre or
post stay transfers are not included

Price Excludes:

• Personal expenses

• Optional tours

• Customary tips to guide and drivers