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Itinerary

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Day 1 Wed Depart USA Evening departure. Meal and refreshments served onboard. Day 2 Thu Arrival to Istanbul Upon arrival into Istanbul airport, you'll be met and transferred to your hotel. Relax and enjoy a short walk before our welcome briefing in the hotel. Day 3 Fri Istanbul Today enjoy a tour of this fascinating city. Highlights include the Topkapi Palace, the glorious St. Sophia Basilica, the magnificent Blue Mosque, the Byzantine Hippodrome and finish the tour by spending some time at the world's largest shopping mall, the Grand Bazaar. Return to your Istanbul hotel for overnight. Optional: Dinner with Belly dancing entertainment. (B) Day 4 Sat Istanbul/Gallipoli/Dardanelles/Canakkale Early morning departure from Istanbul, as your tour takes you to the northern Aegean city of Canakkale, along the sea of Marmara and across the Dardanelles. Visit the battle fields of WWI at Gallipoli: Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery, Chunuk Bair and Gabatepe War Museum. Then, cross the Dardanelles to Canakkale, where we will check in to the hotel for dinner and overnight. (B,D) Day 5 Sun Canakkale/Troy/Pergamum/Kusadasi This morning visit the legendary city of Troy, immortalized by Homer in his epic poem, the Iliad. Also see a wooden replica of the Trojan horse, which, according to Homer, caused the fall of Troy. Next, we proceed to visit the ancient kingdom of Pergamum, where we visit the ancient Asclepion Medical Center, Acropolis, the Temple of Athena and the famous library. We continue on to our hotel in Kusadasi for dinner and overnight. (B,D) Day 6 Mon Kusadasi (Ephesus/Virgin Mary's House) This morning we set off for the ancient city of Ephesus. Our walking tour includes the Great Roman Theatre, Gymnasium of Vedus, the magnificent Library of Celsus and the Temple of Hadrian. Continue to the House of Virgin Mary where she is believed to have spent the last years of her life under the care of St. John the Theologian. During this tour also visit a regional rug center and return to hotel in Kusadasi. Optional: afternoon tour of Sardis or Sirince. Dinner at hotel in Kusadasi and overnight. (B,D) Day 7 Tue Kusadasi/Pamukkale (Hierapolis) After breakfast we will drive to Pamukkale, famous for its chalk-white array of fantastically shaped limestone. On arrival, we visit the ancient ruins of Hierapolis, which is one of the world's oldest healing centers and then the rest of the day is yours to further explore the ruins. Dinner at the hotel and overnight. (B,D) Day 8 Wed Pamukkale/Antalya (Perge) Today, our next destination is Antalya. In the area, we will visit the ancient city of Perge, where one of the oldest Christian communities in Asia Minor existed. The city prospered during the rule of Alexander the Great and later the Romans. The substantial ruins are well worth a visit. Continue to our hotel in Antalya for a relaxing afternoon by the Mediterranean coast. Dinner at the hotel and overnight. (B,D) Day 9 Thu Antalya Today is a full day at leisure. Optional: there will be a choice of a tour of Phaselis, a coastal ancient city, or a yacht cruise along the turquoise coast of the Aegean Sea. Dinner at the hotel and overnight. (B,D) Day 10 Fri Antalya/USA (or extend your stay) Morning transfer to Antalya Airport for your return flight home. Meals and refreshments served aloft. (B) NOTE: If taking a Saturday US departure, since St. Sophia is closed on Mondays, it will be visited the following day before leaving for Canakkale.

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Rates

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2012 & 2013 Scheduled Departures All Departures are Guaranteed. Dates in RED = Sold Out Departures Dates in GREEN = Available Departures Now that you have chosen your Rates (except cruise portion) indicated on the website are subject to currency fluctuations.  For an accurate rate, please call our Reservations Department at 1-800-935-5000. Once we have received the deposit on your booking, the land price is guaranteed from any future fluctuations in the rate of exchange

 

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Associated Hotels

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Hotel Class City First Class Hotels Associated with Package

Istanbul

Antalya

Kusadasi

Canakkale

Pamukkale

Special Airfares are available for this selected packages.

Plus applicable airport taxes and fees.

All prices are based per person on double occupancy.

Supplements & Reductions for 2012 & 2013

Single Supplement: $ 563.00 per person
Reduction for third person sharing twin-bedded room: $ 70.00

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Sightseeing Tours

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Full-day Bosphorus & Asia Call for Price This Tour is Available from:Istanbul
Bosphorus & Asia
Departure time:9:00am
Schedule:Daily
Duration:9 hours

Highlights:Asian side driving via transcontinental Bosphorus Bridge. Beylerbeyi Palace and Camlica Hill. (Beylerbeyi Palace is closed on Mondays and Thursdays). Visit of the historical Spice Market also called the Egyptian Bazaar and cruise along the European and Asiatic shores of Istanbul. (Spice Market is closed on Sundays). Lunch is included

Full-day Bursa Call for Price This Tour is Available from:Istanbul
Bursa
Departure time:9:00am
Schedule:Thursdays and Saturdays only
Duration:9 hours

Highlights:Green Mosque, Grand Mosque, Green Mausoleum, Bazaar. Lunch is included.

Half-day Byzantine Vision Call for Price This Tour is Available from:Istanbul
Byzantine Visions
Departuretime:9:00am
Schedule:Daily
Duration:4 hours

Highlights:Hippodrome Square, St. Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque and Grand Bazaar. (St. Sophia is closed on Mondays and the Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays).

Full-day Classical Tour Call for Price This Tour is Available from:Istanbul
Classical Tour
Departure time:9:00am
Schedule:Daily
Duration:9 hours

Highlights: Hippodrome Square, St. Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque and Grand Bazaar. (St. Sophia is closed on Mondays and the Grand Bazaar is closed on Sundays). In the afternoon: Suleymaniye Mosque and Topkapi Palace. (Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays). Lunch is included.

Full-day Ephesus Call for Price This Tour is Available from:Istanbul
Ephesus
Departure time:9:00am
Schedule:Daily
Duration:9 hours

Highlights:Early flight to Izmir. Drive to Ephesus. Visit the ancient city, the House of Virgin Mary and the Museum of Selcuk. Lunch is included.

Istanbul by nigt Call for Price This Tour is Available from:Istanbul
Istanbul by night
Departure time:8:00pm
Schedule:Daily
Duration:3 hours

Highlights:Dinner followed by folkloristic show.

Half-day Ottoman Visions Call for Price This Tour is Available from:Istanbul
Ottoman Visions
Departure time:2:00pm
Schedule:Daily
Duration:4 hours

Highlights:Suleymaniye Mosque and Topkapi Palace. (Topkapi Palace is closed on Tuesdays).

Full-day Princess Islands Call for Price This Tour is Available from:Istanbul
Princess Islands
Departure time:9:00am
Schedule:Daily
Duration:9 hours

Highlights:Cruise to the Princess Islands. Tour of the Buyuk Ada Island. Lunch is included.

Half-day Two Continents Call for Price This Tour is Available from:Istanbul
Two Continents
Departure time:2:00pm
Schedule:Daily
Duration:4 hours

Highlights:Asian side driving via transcontinental Bosphorus Bridge. Beylerbeyi Palace and Camlica Hill. (Beylerbeyi Palace is closed on Mondays and Thursdays).