17 Day Turkey Tour Package

17 Day Turkey Tour's Itinerary

1 Day : Arrival in Istanbul Ataturk Airport and transfer to hotel, check in and overnight in Istanbul.
2 Day : Byzantine and Ottoman Tour. Overnight in Istanbul.
3 Day : Bosphorus and Two Continents Tour. Overnight in Istanbul.
4 Day : Depart from Istanbul to Gallipoli Tour. Overnight in Canakkale.
5 Day : Troy & Pergamon Tour and day bus to Kusadasi. Overnight in Kusadasi.
6 Day : Ephesus Tour. Overnight in Kusadasi.
7 Day : Pamukkale Tour and day bus to Fethiye. Overnight in Fethiye.
8 Day : Transfer to 4 Days 3 Nights from Fethiye to Olympos. Overnight in Cruise.
9 Day : 4 Days 3 Nights from Fethiye to Olympos. Overnight in Cruise.
10 Day : 4 Days 3 Nights from Fethiye to Olympos. Overnight in Cruise.
11 Day :4 Days 3 Nights from Fethiye to Olympos. Overnight in Antalya.
12 Day :Antalya Tour / Overnight Bus to Cappadocia
13 Day : North Cappadocia Tour. Overnight in Cappadocia.
14 Day : south Cappadocia Tour. Overnight in Cappadocia.
15 Day : Free Day in Cappadocia for Optional Hot Air Balloon tour. Transfer to Airport Fly to Istanbul.
16 Day : Free Day and Overnight in Istanbul.
17 Day : Breakfast. Check out from Hotel, transfer to airport.

17 Day Turkey Tour's Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Istanbul. Transfer to Hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.

Arrival in Istanbul international airport and transfer to hotel. Check in relax and overinght in Istanbul.

Day 2.: Full Day Byzantine and Ottoman Tour. Overnight in Istanbul. (Breakfast & Lunch).

08:30 AM Pick up from hotel and transfer to meeting point of group and tour guide for the Byzantine and Ottoman Relics tour in Istanbul.

Byzantine and Ottoman Relics Tour departs from hotel with pick up service, our staff will come and take you from hotel to meeting point to meet with tour guide and other paticipants. When every participants of tour come together, tour will be started by a short drive to first point to visit the St. Sophia Church and then continue to the Byzantine Hippodrome, Egyptian Obelisks, German Fountain and walking to the Blue Mosque after visiting the Sultanahmet (Blue Mosque) continue to the bigest covered bazaar, visit the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. In the Afternoon after lunch, tour will continue with Topkapi Palace wihch was used as a government building in the Ottoman periods period and then continue to Rustem Pasha Mosque which is one of the smallest and the one of the most beautiful mosque in old city of Istanbul. After visiting the Rustem Pasha Mosque, the tour will be ended. At the end of the tour, return to hotel.

17:00 - 17:30 PM is the end of the tour, then participants will be transferred back to their hotel and Byzantine and Ottoman Relics Tour will be ended.

Day 3.: Full Day Bosphorus Cruise & Two Continents Tour. Overnight in Istanbul. (Breakfast & Lunch).

08:30 AM Pick up from hotel and transfer to meeting point of group and tour guide for the Bosphorus and Two Continents tour in Istanbul.

Bosphorus and Two Continents Tour departs from hotel with pick up service, our staff will come and take you from hotel to meeting point to meet with tour guide and other paticipants. When every participants of tour come together, tour will be started by a short drive to first point to visit the Byzantine City Walls and then continue to the Golden Horn and Spice Bazaar after spice bazaar visiting, continue to Cruise on the Bosphorus by boat to discover strait between Asia and Europe for Bosphorus Bridge, Villas on the both site of Bosphorus, Rumeli Castle from the sea. After bosphorus boat cruise continue to the Beylerbeyi Palace which is the last summer house of Ottoman and Climb up to Camlica Hill which has the panoramic view of Istanbul. After visiting the Camlica Hill the tour will be ended. At the end of the tour, return to hotel.

17:00 - 17:30 PM is the end of the tour, then participants will be transferred back to their hotel and Bosphorus and Two Continents tour will be ended.

Day 4.: Early Morning Depart from Istanbul to Gallipoli & Full Day Gallipoli Tour from Istanbul. Overnight in Canakkale. (Breakfast & Lunch).

06.30 - 07.00 AM Depart for Eceabat by non smoking, A/C minibus
09.00 AM Breakfast on the way
12.20 PM Arrive in Eceabat
12.30 PM Lunch at restaurant. After lunch, continue to National park for Gallipoli Tour.
13.15 PM Depart for Fully Guided Gallipoli Tour.

Gallipoli Tour is included the sites to visit as follow;

Brighton Beach,
Beach Cemetery,
ANZAC Cove,
Ariburnu Cemetery,
ANZAC Commemorative Site,
Respect to Mehmetcik Statue,Lone Pine Australian Memorial,
Johnston's Jolly, (Turkish and Allied trenches and tunnels),
Turkish 57. Infantry Regiment Cemetery,
The Nek,
Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial,

17:00 PM At the end of the tour, drive to hotel. Check in Overnight in Canakkale.

Day 5.: Troy and Pergamon Tour and Drive to Selcuk or Kusadasi. Overnight in Kusadasi.

08:30 AM Troy Tour departs from hotels with pick up service. Our staff will come and pick you up from hotel and transfer to meeting point, upon arrival and then continue to Troy Ancient city, firstly visiting the Trojan wooden Horses in Canakkale city center and infront of the Ancient City of Troy.

Troy Tour is included the sites to visit as follow;

The Trojan Horse which was used in the movie Troy
The Trojan Horse (Did it really exist ?)
Helen of Troy (Was she the real cause of the war ?)
The Trojan Wars
Battle between Achilles an Hector
The 3200 years old city walls of Troy VI and VII
The East gate of VI (VIP entrance of Troy VI)
The Temple of Athena
Walls of Troy II and Megaron House
Walls of Troy I (The oldest ruins of Troy)
The trench of Schliemann
The ramp of Troy II
The Scaean Gate
The Gate of Troy VI (Where possibly the tricky wooden horse was taken)
Sanctuary (Sacrificing Altars)
Roman Bath
Odeon (Music theatre)
South gate of Troy VI
Bouleuterion
Ruins of agora (Market place)

10:30 AM At the end of the Troy Tour, drive to Bergama to Visit the Pergamon Ancient City in Izmir.
13:30 PM Arrival in Pergamon and Before the tour, there will be lunch break. After Lunch, continue to visit the ancien city of Pergamon included the sites as follow;

Pergamon Tour is included the sites to visit as follow;

The ancient Pergamon, which once the ancient world's major power,
The Acropolis,
The Library once held 200.000 books and Trojan,
Temple of Athena,
Temple of Trajan,
Altar of Zeus ( Now at BERLIN MUSEUM ) The Gymnasium situated on terraces,
The lower Agora,
The Hellenistic Theater with a seating capacity of 10,000,
Temple of Dionysus,

17:30 PM At the end of the tour, drive to Kusadasi. At the end of the tour, drive from Pergamon to Kusadasi via Izmir.
21:00 PM Arrival to Kusadasi. Overnight in Kusadasi.

Day 6.: Ephesus & House of Virgin Mary Tour. Overnight in Kusadasi (Breakfast and Lunch)

08:30 AM Pick up from hotel for Ephesus and Virgin Mary House Tour.

Ephesus day tour is included to visiting the Ephesus Library; According to recent excavations, the site was occupied as early as the late Neolithic period and developed through the Bronze and Iron Ages. Temple of Artemis; The temple of Artemision is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Antic world. It has been built in the areas of Ephesus on a flat area which has over the centuries turned into a swamp Virgin Mary House. Virgin Mary House; It is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint John. Isa Bey Mosque is one of the most delicate examples of Seljukian architecture, situated below the basilica of Saint John. The mosque was built by the master Syrian architecture Ali son of Mushimish al -Damishki, between the years of 1374 and 1375. Sirince Village; which was the Greak village which is well know with the 2012 and famous village with its beauty.

16:30 PM Is the end of the tour, At the end of the tour, return to hotel.

Day 7.: Full Day Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour and Day Bus to Fethiye (Breakfast and Lunch)

08:30 AM After breakfast, you will be picked up from hotel and drive to Pamukkale Tour.

Pamukkale Tour is included the visiting and sightseeing o f Hierapolis ancient city, Necropolis, Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Latrina, Oil Factory, Frontinious Street, Agora, Byzantium Gate, Triton Fountain, Cathedral, Apollon Temple, Plutonium, Theater, Antique Pool. At the end of the tour. Transfer to Denizli airport to fly back to Istanbul.

16:00 PM The end of the tour, Local bus to Fethiye. (Duration: 4 Hour from Pamukkale).
21:00 PM Arrival to Fethiye and transfer to hotel. Check in Hotel. Overnihgt in Fethiye.

Day 8.: Fethiye to Olympos Blue Cruise Day 1. Boarding in Fethiye Harbour. (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Departure from Fethiye Harbour 11:00-12:00 to Samanlik Bay for swimming & lunch. Butterfly Valley (sea conditions permitting) is our next stop for a swim & to visit this natural reserve, hosting 136 kinds of different butterflies and moths. Afterwards we cruise to Oludeniz (The Blue Lagoon) again sea conditions permitting. Option for paragliding available. Last stop of the day is St. Nicholas Island. Byzantine ruins, swim, dinner & 1st night.

Day 9.: Firnaz Bay, Swimming, Fishing Village, Kas, Lycian Rock Tomb, Kekova. (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Around sunrise departure to Firnaz Bay near Kalkan for breakfast & swimming. Cruising to Kas where we stop in the harbour for lunch & visit of this charming fishing village. Of ancient Antiphellos, as Kas was once known, only Lycian rock tombs & sarcophagi and the Roman theatre are left. But the charm of the town remains! In a bay near Kekova we stop for swimming, dinner & the 2nd night.

Day 10.: Sunken City of Kekova, Simena, Gokkaya Bay. (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Breakfast. Departure to Sunken City of Kekova (this Lycian Roman archaeological site is protected, so only looking!). Simena, a traditional Turkish fishing village with no car access and Byzantine/Ottoman castle. In Gokkaya Bay optional water sports are available. Dinner, relax in this pirates haven.

Day 11.: Pirates Cave, Demre, Bus to Olympos. (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

After breakfast we have a look at the Pirates Cave before cruising to Demre (Andriace) harbour. Disembarkation before lunch. Bus transfer to the Tree houses in Olympos with a stop for banking and shopping when requested. We arrive 13:00-15:00.

Local Bus to Antalya. Arrival and Overnight in Antalya.

Day 12.: Full Day Antalya Aspendos, Side, Perge Tour. Overnight Local Bus to Cappadocia. (Breakfast and Lunch)

07:00 - 07:00 AM Pick up from Hotel for Aspendos, Perge And Side Tour

Perga (Perge) was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, once the capital of Pamphylia Secunda, now a days, in Antalya. Aspendos ruins; the Ancient Theatre, Aquaducts, Aspendos Ancient Theatre. Side Ancient City, is an ancient Greek city in Antalya, a resort town and one of the best-known classical sites in the country. The Temple of Apollo is located at the end of Side’s peninsula. At the end of the tour, return to hotel.

18:30 - 19:00 PM At the end of the tour, return to hotel to take your luggages and continue to bus station to take an overnight bus from Antalya to Cappadocia.
20:00 PM Overnight bus from Antalya to Cappadocia.

Day 14.: Full North Cappadocia Tour. Overnight in Cappadocia. (Lunch)

09:30 AM Pick up from hotel for North Cappadocia Tour.

North Cappadocia Tour departs frmo hotels in Cappadocia with hotel pick up service. Our staff will come and pick you up from your hotel to meeting point of group and tour guide. When every one come together, tour will be departed by a short drive to Devrent Valley to see the unigue fairy-chimneys. Drive to Pasabag (Monk's Valley) to see the most interesting mushroom-shaped pinnacles. Drive to the city of Avanos .In the afternoon visit another beautiful Open Air Museum at Göreme where the remains of rock-cut churches and Christian settlements date back hundreds of years. Lastly, before returning to your hotel, visit the Natural Castle at Uçhisar. After the tour return to hotel.

17:00 PM At the end of the tour, return to hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 15.: Full Day South Cappadocia Tour. Overnight in Cappadocia. (Lunch and Lunch)

09:30 AM Pick up from hotel for South Cappadocia Tour.

North Cappadocia Tour departs frmo hotels in Cappadocia with hotel pick up service. Our staff will come and pick you up from your hotel to meeting point of group and tour guide. When every one come together, tour will be departed by a short drive to Red valley, and explore the famous rock- cut churches and hike 5 km through the Güllüdere valley. Then visit Çavusin village. This village is famous for the houses and churches of the christian clegymen.After lunch Drive to the pigeon valley . In the afternoon visit Kaymakli underground city Where early christians lived in fear and faith. On the way back visit the Natural Castle at Ortahisar. After the tour return to hotel.

17:00 PM Is the end of the tour, then participants will be transferred back to their hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.

Day 16.: Free Day and Relaxing Day in Fly from Cappadocia to Istanbul. (No Meals)

Day 17.: Breakfast. Relaxing in Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul. (Breakfast)

Today is a relaxing day in Istanbul, before go home, you will have your own time and you can also buy your gift for your friends from Istanbul.

Day 18.: Breakfast. Check out from Hotel. Transfer to Airport to fly home. Arrival and the airport is the end of the package.

All mentioned hotel accommodations in preferred class hotel (Non-smoking room)

15 Night hotel accommodation in Turkey.

Professional Guide licensed by the Ministry of Tourism in the tours

English Speaking Tour guides.

All mentioned city sightseeing tours on regular group guided basis

Full Day Guided Istanbul Byzantine and Ottoman Relics Tour.
Full Day Guided Istanbul Bosphorus and Two Continents Tour.
Full Day Guided Gallipoli Tour from Istanbul.
Long Day Troy and Pergamon Tour.
Full Day Ephesus and Virgin Mary House Tour.
Full Day Pamukkale and Hierapolis Ancient City Tour.
4 Day Blue Cruise from Fethiye to Olympos.
Full Day Antalya Aspendos, Perge and Side Ancient City Tour.
Full Day North Cappadocia Tour.
Full Day South Cappadocia Tour.

Mentioned entrance fees to sights by the itinerary
Meals mentioned by the itinerary - (Brakfast - Lunch - Dinner )
All mentioned land transportations

During the tours and when needed transportation from point to point or City to City.

All mentioned bus station transfers and Bus Tickets

Bus station transfers in Pamukkale, Fethiye, Olympos , Antalya, Cappadocia.
Local Bus tickets from Pamukkale to Fethiye, Olympos to Antalya, Antalya to Cappadocia.

Mentioned Flight Ticket and Airport transfers.

Arrival and Departure airport trasfers for International and Domestic.
Flight Tickets from Cappadocia to Istanbul.

Local taxes and Service Charge.