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Turkey · Archaeology
The journey
During this 10-day tour, visit İstanbul, Gallipoli, Troy, Hierapolis, Cappadocia, and Ankara. Explore landmark sites including the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapı Palace, the Hippodrome, the Temple of Artemis, and the Mevlâna Museum, while also discovering Cappadocia's unique fairy chimneys and underground city. Visit the WWI battlefields of Gallipoli, including Chunuk Bair Memorials and ANZAC Cove, and experience the ancient wonders of Troy, Pergamum, Ephesus, and Pamukkale's magnificent white travertines.
Visit the WWI battlefields of Gallipoli, one of the most emotionally touching places.
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Day by day
Meet your guide at a predecided location.
Reach your hotel, and the remainder of the day is yours to explore at leisure.
Stay overnight in İstanbul at Boutique Sirkeci Mansion Hotel or similar.
Have your breakfast.
Enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapı Palace, and the Hippodrome.
In the afternoon, cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia with an optional half-day Bosphorus cruise.
Stay overnight in İstanbul at Boutique Sirkeci Mansion Hotel.
Visit the WWI battlefields of Gallipoli, one of the most emotionally touching places.
Continue to Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, The Nek, Johnston's Jolly, and the original trenches and tunnels.
Spend the night in Çanakkale at Troia Tusan Hotel.
Visit Troy, home of the famed Trojan Horse.
Tour the magnificent Acropolis of Pergamum, an ancient Greek city. Its impressive temples and library made Pergamum a renowned cultural and political centre in its time.
Spend the night in Kusadasi at Boutique Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel.
Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus.
Visit the site of the Temple of Artemis and feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre.
Continue to the former Greek village of Şirince, famous for its fruit wines.
Learn how carpets are woven by hand and what determines their value.
Stay overnight in Kusadasi at Boutique Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel.
Enjoy a display of locally handcrafted leather goods.
Visit the magnificent white calcium terraces, known as the Travertines, in Pamukkale.
Tour the ancient city of Hierapolis.
Take a dip among ancient columns in the hot springs that were used in Roman times for their therapeutic powers.
Stay overnight in Pamukkale at the 4-star Colossae Thermal Hotel.
Travel along the ancient Silk Road, visiting the Sultanhani Caravansary and the Mevlâna Museum in Konya on the way.
Tonight, do not miss the optional traditional Turkish folklore evening.
Stay overnight in Cappadocia at Boutique Cave Elevres Stone House Hotel.
Marvel at the lunar landscape of Cappadocia today as you visit the Göreme Valley Open Air Museum and its fairy chimneys, and explore the many levels of an underground city.
Spend the night in Cappadocia at Boutique Cave Elevres Stone House Hotel.
Begin with an early morning drive to the nation's capital, Ankara, where you will visit Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of the famed Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, before returning to İstanbul.
Spend the night in İstanbul at Boutique Sirkeci Mansion Hotel.
Have your breakfast.
Drive to the airport for your onward flight.
Where this trip takes you
Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Travertines of Pamukkale, Göreme Valley Open Air Museum
The route
The fine print
Turkish-, Arabic-, Greek-, or English-speaking tour guide
Round-trip transfers from İstanbul airports
Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle
Car ferry fees between Çanakkale and Eceabat
Tips, except for the driver and guide
Entrance fees
9 nights' accommodation
9 breakfasts and 6 dinners
Suggested optional activities
Tips for the driver and guide
Compulsory travel insurance
Instead of travelling between Cappadocia and İstanbul by bus, an optional morning flight from Kayseri (Cappadocia) to İstanbul is available at extra cost. Please contact us for a quote.
Single travellers are obliged to pay a single supplement for their hotel room.
Group tour departs every Saturday, all year round.
Logistics
Your 10 days finish where they began, in İstanbul.
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