12 day Classics of Turkey Luxury Tour

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Turkey, an intoxicating blend of old and new, of East and West. Experience exciting Istanbul, Marvel at the unusual rock formations of Cappadocia, the unique calcium cascades of Pamukkale, and the Roman ruins at Ephesus before stopping at Troy and Gallipoli.

 Departure Date

JFK

IAD

ORD

LAX

Single

NOV 2, 16

1299

1299

1399

1499

380

JAN 11 • FEB 15

1099

1099

1299

1399

380

MAR 1, 15, 22

1399

1399

1499

1599

380

MAR 29 • APR 5, 12

1499

1499

1599

1699

460

APR 19, 26  MAY 3

1599

1599

1699

1799

460

MAY 10, 17, 24

1699

1699

1799

1899

460

 

Package Includes:

  • International, round-trip airfare New York and airport taxes (other departure cities also available directly through Key Tours)
  • Buffet breakfast daily.
  • 8 dinners.
  • Tour Anzac Cove, the Lone Pine Cemetery, Chunk Bair Battlefield and Gabatepe War Museum
  • Visit Troy’s legendary walls and wooden horse replica; tour Asclepion in Pergamum
  • Lunch with the locals at a traditional village near Pergamum.
  • Visit the white lime cascades of Pamukkale and the ruins of Hierapolis
  • Visit Mevlana’s Mausoleum and the Karatay Koran School in Konya
  • Visit the 13th century Seljuk Caravan Inn of Agzikarahan
  • Tour Ataturk Mausoleum and the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
  • Shopping in Istanbul’s Spice Market

Brief Itinerary

Day 1:  USA-Istanbul
Enjoy a relaxing overnight flight to Istanbul.

Day 2:  Istanbul-Arrival
You are greeted upon arrival and escorted to your hotel. Remainder of the day is at leisure.

Day 3: Istanbul
Enjoy an optional full-day tour of Istanbul including Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), the Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque, and the Grand Bazaar. Consider an optional dinner with belly-dancing entertainment. (B)

Day 4: Istanbul-Ankara
Consider an optional morning tour the Spice Market and Bosphorus cruise. In the afternoon depart for Ankara. (B,D)

Day 5: Ankara-Cappadocia
Visit the Mausoleum of Ataturk, father of modern Turkey, and the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations with its Hittite treasures and artifacts from the world's oldest city. Continue to Cappadocia, famous for it's "moon-like" landscapes. En route visit the 13th century Caravan Inn. (B,D)

Day 6: Cappadocia
Optional Early Morning Hot Air Balloon Tour - experience floating through volcanic valleys, fairy chimneys and caves with the sunrise. After breakfast, embark on an optional tour visiting Goreme with its 6th-10th century rock chapels decorated with Christian frescoes, Pasabagi, Red Valley, and Avanos. Have a brief regional pottery workshop in a cave. (B,D)

Day 7: Cappadocia-Pamukkale
Depart for Pamukkale, en route you will see the famous mausoleum of the sufi philosopher Mevlana. (B,D)

Day 8: Pamukkale - Kusadasi
Today visit the unique Cotton Fortress, the white calcium cascades formed by mineral springs and the ruins of the Roman health spa of Hierapolis. Continue to Kusadasi. (B,D)

Day 9: Ephesus & Virgin Mary's house-Kusadasi
Today depart on an optional tour to the ruins of Ephesus, the Virgin Mary's cottage, the 2,000 year old marble streets, a theater, the library of Celsius, and Hadrian's Temple. Overnight in Kusadasi. (B,D)

Day 10: Pergamum-Troy-Canakkale
Visit the ancient medical center Asklepion in Pergamum. Tour Troy's legendary walls and replica of the famous wooden horse used during the Trojan War. Continue to Canakkale for an overnight. (B,D)

Day 11: Gallipoli-Dardanelles-Istanbul
Morning departure for Gallipoli. Visit Anzac Cove, the Lone Pine Cemetery and Chunuk Bair battlefield. Cross the Dardanelles to Istanbul. (B)

Day 12:  Istanbul-Return
You will be transferred to the airport. (B) 

Hotels :

  • DELUXE - RENAISSANCE BOSPHORUS - Istanbul (3 total – 2 and 1)
  • DELUXE - CROWNE PLAZA - Ankara (1)
  • SUPERIOR FIRST CLASS - CAPPADOCIA LODGE - Cappadocia (2)
  • SUPERIOR FIRST CLASS - COLOSSAE THERMAL HOTEL – Pamukkale (1)
  • DELUXE- CHARISMA HOTEL - Kusadasi (2)
  • SUPERIOR FIRST CLASS - KOLIN HOTEL – Canakkale (1)

Excursion Package 

EXCURSION PACKAGE

PRICE

Full Day Istanbul Sightseeing Tour

70

St. Sophia Museum, Spice Bazaar and Bosporus Cruise

50

Full Day Cappadocia Sightseeing Tour

75

Ephesus and Virgin Mary's House

70

TOTAL VALUE

265

SPECIAL PACKAGE PRICE

200

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