| ART 105 GEMS of TURKEY WITH UPPER MESOPOTOMIA |
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| ISTANBUL (2) - CANAKKALE (1) - KUSADASI (2) - PAMUKKALE (1) - ANTALYA (2) - KONYA (1) - CAPPADOCIA (2) - KAHTA (1) - SANLIURFA (1) |
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| Day 1 Wednesday : DEPARTURE |
Overnight transatlantic flight. |
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| Day 2 Thursday : ISTANBUL |
Arrival and escorted transfer to your hotel. Welcome briefing. |
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| Day 3 Friday : ISTANBUL |
Full day tour in the old city including Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia and the Grand Bazaar. Optional: Dinner with belly dancing and
folk dance entertainment. (B) |
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| Day 4 Saturday : ISTANBUL - GALLIPOLI - CANAKKALE |
Morning departure for Gallipoli and visit Anzac Cove. Drive through the battlefield. Visits to Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair. Then, cross the Dardanelles by the ferry to Canakkale for overnight. (B,D) |
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| Day 5 Sunday : CANAKKALE - TROY - PERGAMUM - KUSADASI |
| Visit Troy with its famous wooden horse and the excavation site. Tour of ancient Pergamum and continue on to Kusadasi for overnight. (B,D) |
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| Day 6 Monday : KUSADASI - EPHESUS & MOTHER MARY'S HOUSE |
Tour the famous ruins of Ephesus and Mother Mary's shrine. Optional afternoon tour to the village of Sirince or to the ancient city of Sardis. (B,D) |
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| Day 7 Tuesday : KUSADASI - PAMUKKALE |
Drive through fertile Meander valley to Pamukkale (white travertine cascades). Visit ancient Hierapolis and enjoy the thermal pools of the hotel. (B,D) |
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| Day 8 Wednesday : PAMUKKALE - PERGE - ANTALYA |
Drive to Antalya along the Toros Mauntains. Visit the ancient city of Perge and award winning museum of Antalya. Rest of the day is at leisure on the Mediterranean coast. (B,D) |
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| Day 9 Thursday : ANTALYA - OPTIONAL TOUR of PHASELIS OR BOAT TRIP |
A free day at leisure with the choices of optional tours to Phaselis, a coastal ancient city or a boat trip along turquoise coast of the Mediterranean to the Duden waterfalls. (B,D) |
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| Day 10 Friday : ANTALYA - ASPENDOS - KONYA |
Departure for Konya. Visit the best preserved Roman theatre in Aspendos. Upon arrival in Konya visit Mevlana Mausoleum and the monastery of whirling dervishes and Karatay Medrese -Tile Museum. Overnight in Konya. (B,D) |
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| Day 11 Saturday : KONYA - CAPPADOCIA |
| Morning departure for Cappadocia. Drive along the route of the ancient silk road and visit 13th century caravanserai, Sultanhan. Visit to the famous underground city of Saratlý or Kaymakli. Before check in at the hotel wine tasting at one of the Cappadocian cave wineries. Tonight Optional: Whirling Dervishes ritual. (B,D) |
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| Day 12 Sunday : CAPPADOCIA |
| Early Morning Optional: Balloon Tour. See the great landscape through volcanic valleys, fairy chimneys and caves with the sunrise of Cappadocia. Visit Goreme Open Air Museum with rock cut chapels, Uchisar, Pasabagi and Avanos. Visits to local hand made carpet manufacturing center and pottery work shop. (B,D) |
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| Day 13 Monday : CAPPADOCIA - KAHTA |
Drive southeast to Kahta via Kahramanmaras along the upper skirts of Toros Mountains.
(B, L, D) |
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| Day 14 Tuesday : KAHTA - SANLIURFA - HARRAN |
| Drive up to the Mount Nemrut early morning (around 03:00) to watch the sunrise between the colossal statues of the kings and gods. After the sunrise, visit the ruins on the summit and continue to Arsemia, Roman bridge of Cendere and Karakus Mound before driving back to Kahta. After breakfast drive on to Sanliurfa to visit Prophet Abraham's cave and the pools of holy carp. Drive to Harran in the afternoon to see beehive houses where Abraham spent the last years of his life as mentioned in the book of Genesis. Overnight in Sanliurfa. (B, L, D) |
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| Day 15 Wednesday : SANLIURFA (GAZIANTEP) |
| Transfer to the airport in Sanliurfa or Gaziantep. (B) |
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| DELUXE & SUPERIOR FIRST CLASS HOTELS |
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ISTANBUL
CANAKKALE
KUSADASI
PAMUKKALE
ANTALYA
KONYA
CAPPADOCIA
KAHTA
SANLIURFA |
: CONRAD HILTON OR GRAND HYATT(Or Similar)
: KOLIN
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CHARISMA DELUXE
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COLOSSAE THERMAL
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SHERATON VOYAGER OR DIVAN TALYA(Or Similar)
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RIXOS HOTEL OR DEDEMAN
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DEDEMAN OR VERA KAYMAKLI
: ZEUS HOTEL (Or Similar)
: DEDEMAN (Or Similar)
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Central & Scenic
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| INCLUDED SIGHTSEEING HIGHLIGHTS |
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| ISTANBUL |
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Sightseeing includes visits to the Topkapi Palace, Church of Haghia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand Bazaar and Bosphorus Cruise. |
| CANAKKALE |
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Visits to Gallipoli battlefield and Troy. |
| BERGAMA |
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Acropolis of Pergamum. |
| KUSADASI |
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Ephesus, Mother Mary's House. |
| PAMUKKALE |
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White travertine cascades and ancient Hierapolis. |
| ANTALYA |
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Perge, Aspendos and Antalya Archaeology Museum. |
| KONYA |
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Mevlana Mausoleum, Karatay Medrese Tile Museum. |
| CAPPADOCIA |
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Sultanhan Caravanserai, Goreme Open Air Museum, Underground city. |
| KAHTA |
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Mount Nemrut and the great tumulus, Arsemia, Cendere bridge, Karakus Mound. |
| SANLIURFA |
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Abraham's cave and the sacred lake, Harran beehive houses. |
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Scenic drives along the Sea of Marmara, Toros Mountains and Upper Mesopotomia.
Ferry ride crossing the Dardanelles. |
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| INCLUDED FIRST CLASS TRAVEL & DINING HIGHLIGHTS |
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- The services of one of Aristo Tours' top professional multi-lingual Tour Director.
- Chauffeur driven on Aristo Tours' luxury air-conditioned vehicles with reclining seats and onboard restroom.
- Museum entrance fees.
- Istanbul Airport - Hotel and Sanliurfa Hotel - Airport Transfers.
- Twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
- All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.
- 13 nights accommodation at our selected hotels.
- 13 buffet breakfasts, 2 lunches, 11 dinners.
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DEPARTURE DATES AND RATES (2011) |
P/P in Dbl |
Single Suppl. |
May : 04, 11, 18, 25 |
USD 1828 |
USD 470 |
June : 01, 08, 15, 22 |
July : 06, 20 |
August : 10, 24 |
September : 07, 14 |
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