Aegean Pearl of Turkey

Itinerary

Day 1: Meet at the airport Transfer to your hotel.

Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Caddesi No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
Meet at the airport Transfer to your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Istanbul Ramada Hotel & Suites Golden Horn

Day 2: Visit to TOPKAPI PALACE,SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE ,ST-SOPHIA, RAND COVERED BAZAAR

Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Visit to TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Hagia Sophia Museum / Church (Ayasofya), Ayasofya Square, Sultanahmet, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Often referred to as the eighth wonder of the World, the Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya in Turkish) in Sultanahmet is easily one of Istanbul's most impressive sights. It also must have one of the most turbulent histories of any museum in the world
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Grand Bazaar Jewelers, Alemdar Mah. Bab-I Ali Cad. Guran Han No:34 D. 4 Fatih, Istanbul 34110 Turkey
In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4,000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths'' street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as hand painted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brassware and trays, water ewers, onyx-ware and meerschaum pipes.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Hippodrome (At Meydani), Istanbul Turkey
HIPPODROME Ancient Hippodrome, the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
Across from St. Sophia built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Istanbul Ramada Hotel & Suites Golden Horn

Day 3: Gallipoli Tour

Stop At: Gallipoli National Park, Kabatepe Mevki Eceabat Merkez, Eceabat, Gallipoli 17900 Turkey
06:30am we depart for Gallipoli to visit the battle fields. Two hours later we will give you 20 minutes for relax in a restaurant area. We arrive Gallipoli around 12:00am and we have lunch break, relax a little bit and then depart for the battle fields. Visit Gabatepe Museum. Start visiting the fields with Ariburnu Cemetery and Anzac Cove because these are the places where the war had started. Then Beach Cemetery, Shrapnel Valley and Plugges Plateau. After the tour drive to your hotel
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Canakkale Troia Tusan Hotel

Day 4: Troy-Pergamum-Kusadasi

Stop At: Troy (Truva), Tevfikiye Koyu, Intepe, Canakkale Turkey
Visit the famous archeological and mythological site of Troy, home of the Trojan Horse and Helen of Troy
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Pergamon Antik Kenti, Bergama Turkey
Magnificent acropolis of Pergamum. Its impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political center at that times. Pergamum is a famous city for its jewelry, stones and silver
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Kusadasi 5 Star Suhan 360 Hotel

Day 5: Kusadasi- Ephesus tour-Sirince Village

Stop At: Ephesus Museum, Selcuk Turkey
08:30 Departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best preserved ancient sites in the world en - route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsius Library, Grand theatre and House of the Virgin Mary. Lunch break around 13:00pm. After the lunch, we will visit a place which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet weaving centre
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Sirince Koyu, Sirince Turkey
Sirinces construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all orginal with their white paints. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in Turkey - especially fruit wines. We will visit the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine with Turkish wine makers. In the evening you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Kusadasi 5 Star Suhan 360 Hotel

Day 6: Pamukkale Tour

Stop At: Pamukkale Natural Park, Pamukkale orenyeri kocacukur alani pamukkale kasabasi, Pamukkale Turkey
At 08:30 we depart for Pamukkale. Afterwards we shall visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of Hierapolis, then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Pamukkale 5 Star Pam Thermal Hotel

Day 7: End of tour

Stop At: Istanbul Airport, Tayakadın, Terminal Caddesi No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul, Turkey
Today we depart for Denizli airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul and then back to home.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.