Highlights of Turkey 10 Days

Highlights of Turkey 10 Days

Highlights of Turkey 10 Days

TOUR CODE:GEL-04B

Discover Gallipoli, where The World War I took place, visit the Lone Pine Australian Memorial. Explore the ancient city of Troy, famous for the legendary Trojan horse from the times of Beautiful Helen, Queen of Sparta, and Paris, the Trojan Prince. Admire ancient city, Ephesus, House of Virgin Mary, Pamukkale and Hierapolis. Walk through Colonaded street and visit Manavgat waterfall. Explore highlights of Cappadocia.

Tour Code Duration Location Price
GEL-04B 10 Days 9 Nights Antalya Aydın Cappadocia Ephesus Gallipoli İzmir Termessos Düden Ask
ROOM TYPE SINGLE DOUBLE TRIPLE
PRICES 0 €uro 0 €uro 0 €uro
ItineraryHighLigtsWhat Service
DAY 1 GALLIPOLI TOUR
Pickup at 06:30 from your hotel. TOUR CODE:GALLIPOLI TOUR Hit the road in the early morning from İstanbul to Gallipoli (approx. 5 hours). Your English speaking host will tell you the history of the ANZACs during your travel. Visit ANZAC Cove, is a small cove on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey. Give a break for lunch at Maydos Restaurant & Bar Then continue to o Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial named after the solitary pine tree that grew here. Amazing landscape and fascinating historical atmosphere give you unforgettable memories because of their past. On the memorial you will find the names of 4221 Australian and 709 New Zealand soldiers who have no known grave. Last stop is Kabatepe Museum and Johnstons Jolly (Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels) Departure time is 18.00 to come back to Istanbul and arrival time is 21.30 Your tour finishes with a hotel drop-off. overnight Canakkale.
DAY 2 Troy and Pergamum
Pickup at 08:30 from your hotel. After breakfast at 08.30 we start tours of Troy and Pergamum, continue onto your choice of Selcuk or Kusadasi. Visit the ancient city of Troy, famous for the legendary Trojan horse from the times of Beautiful Helen, Queen of Sparta, and Paris, the Trojan Prince. The ancient town of Pergamum was one of the most important centres for culture and arts in its time. Now on display is the magnificant acropolis. (B,L)
DAY 3 Ephesus Tour from Kusadasi or Selcuk
Pickup at 09:00 O’clock from your hotel. Visit to Ephesus,one of the world famous archeological site, also probably the best preserved Classical cities in Europe. Have a nice time walking in the wide streets surrounding the ruins of the city. Temple of Artemis (Diana) is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Enjoy your lunch in the town before traveling to the House of the Virgin Mary, a site that is thought to be the place where the Virgin Mary spent her final days. Century A.D. is unlike any other you will see in this country. When our tour finishes we transfer you to Izmir Airport for your flight back to istanbul. When you arrive at Istanbul airport we transfer you to your hotel.
DAY 4 Pamukkale Tour
Pickup at 08:00 O’clock from your hotel. Pamukkale and Hierapolis will be visited with an expert guide. Discover top attractions of city such as Domitian Gate, Colannaded Gate, Cathedral, Red waters of Karahayit, Pamukkale Museum & The Travertines of Pamukkale.
DAY 5 ANTALYA HOTEL
Pickup at 11:00 O’clock from your hotel. When you arrive to Denizli Bus Station we will meet and transfer to tour point or your hotel. When you arrive to Antalya Bus Station we will meet and transfer to your hotel or tour point.
DAY 6 Perge, Aspendos & Kursunlu Waterfall Tour from Antalya
Pickup at 08:30 from your hotel. We will depart in the morning to visit Perge, which was originally settled by the Hittites around 1500 BC. We will visit the impressive colonnaded street, baths, nymphaeum and agora. See the fountain of the River God, where waters once poured down the centre of the city. We continue to Aspendos to see one of the best-preserved amphitheaters in the world, and the Manavgat Waterfalls. Finally a visit to the seaside town of Side for free time.
DAY 7 Termessos and Duden Waterfall Tour TOUR CODE:TER-DUD-TOUR TERMESSOS
Pickup at 08:30 from your hotel. The ruins of the city of Termessos was built at an attitude more than 1000 metree high at the south-west side of the mountain Solymos (modern-day Güllük Dağı) in the Taurus Mountains. A wild and splendid landscape surrounds the monumental traces of this city. Termessians (Pisidian people) lived in fortress city and guarded their independence fiercely. Alexander the Great was fought with the Romans and they accepted Termessos as an independent ally in 70 B.C. DUDEN WATERFALL: It is situated in DSY state park. It has been used as a settlement area dating back to 5th century BC. Ancient graves were built near the waterfall in 3rd century BC. Discharge of the of the river is 25 million m3 per year. It is 25 meters deep
DAY 8
Pickup at 20:00 O’clock from your hotel.
DAY 9 Cappadocia Tour North
Pickup early in the morning & transfer to tour point. Devrent Valley, also known as Imagination Valley to see the lunar landscape. Drive through this surreal place, watching volcanic cones and pillars. Listen to your guide recounts how the sculptures have been formed by erosion.
Afterward, drive through Pasabag, also known as Monks Valley. Discover how the area was named after the monks lived here in the 4th century AD and gaze at the mushroom-shaped pinnacles.
Then visit a restaurant for a delicious, local, otantic Anatolian lunch.
Next stop is the pottery-making town of Avanos. Join a pottery workshop to try your hand at pottery. Watch a pottery demonstration, and then try to make one for yourself.
Then drive to Pigeon Valley who offers spectacular views of the natural cliffs and the man-made caves and tunnels carved into the rock.
Next, the big rock on top of the hill in Uchisar , also known as Landlord’s Castle.The view from the top of this massive rock is amazing.
Next, watch the enchanting view of Goreme Valley from Esentepe.
Final stop of North Cappadocia Tour is Goreme Open-Air Museum, a UNESCO-listed place with cave churches, stunning frescos and monastery. Walk around these magical rocks. Learn how they were carved between the 10 and 12th centuries AD.
Afterward drop-off your hotel. Overnight Hotel
DAY 10 Cappadocia Tour South 1
Pickup at 09:30 from your hotel. Derinkuyu to explore the hand-carved tunnels and caves of the ancient Derinkuyu Underground City. It is the largest excavated underground city in Turkey and is one of several underground complexes found across Cappadocia.
Afterward, walk through Ihlara Valley for 4 km, watching very famous and interesting valley with many churches and underground caves.
Then visit a restaurant for a delicious, local, otantic Anatolian lunch.
Next stop is Belisirma Village. Although a small village, Belisirma is well known because of various ruins around it. The church ruins of Ala, Bezirhane, Karagedik and Direkli are Byzantine cave churches.
Then drive to Selime who has a breathtakingly beautiful and complex church compound cut into the rock.
South Cappadocia Tour final stop is Nar Lake, a volcanic crater lake, about 36 km southeast of Aksaray inCappadocia.
Afterward drop-off your hotel.
  • Gallipoli
  • Troy
  • Antalya tour
  • Pergamum
  • Ephesus
  • Pamukkale
  • Cappadocia
  • Goreme open air museum
  • Goreme valley
  • Pasabagi
  • Pigeon valley
  • Uchisar
  • Avanos

Inclusions

  • Hotels
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned coach
  • Local guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Breakfast, Lunch

Exclusions

  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Food and drink, unless specified
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • A small amount of walking is involved
  • Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • Not wheelchair accessible
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