Turkey Tour Legend To Archaeology programmes invites you to discover mostly archaeologic sites in Turkey ,everyday departure from Istanbul.
Details of Turkey Tour Legend To Archaeology
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Day 1 Istanbul arrival day
Welcome to Turkey Istanbul or Sabiha Gokcen Airport. Meet with staff and transfer to your hotel, transfer from airport and check in to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2 Istanbul City Tour
Between 08:00 -08:30 AM pick up from hotel and transfer to meeting point of group and tour guide for the Full Day Byzantine, Ottoman Relics Istanbul City Tour.We will visit to;
Hagia Sophia: Also Called the Church of Divine Wisdom, it is a masterpieceof grandeur and proportion. Coveted by the Islamic East and Christian West, the Hagia Sophia is one of mankind's greatest treasures.
Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Mosque): No one has been to Istanbul at least once can ever forget the feeling of awe and wonder at seeing the Blue Mosque for the first time.
Hippodrome and Obelisk: The vast Hippodrome, known as At Meydani or " plaze of the horses" stretches between Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.
Shopping Opportunity
Grand Covered Bazaar (Kapali Carsi): The Oldest and the largest covered market place in the world is situated in the center of the city.
LUNCH
Topkapi Palace: Topkapi palace was the main residence of the Sultan and his court. It was initially the seat of government as well as the imperial residence. Even though access was strictly regulated, inhabitans of the palace rarely had to venture outsince the palace functioned almost as an autonomous entity a city within a city. Audience and consultation chambers and areas served for the political workings of the empire.
Little Hagia Sophia Mosque: Little Hagia Sophia (KüçükAyasofya Camii), formerly the Church of the Saints Sergius and Bacchus, is a former Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Constantinople, later converted into a mosque during the Ottoman Empire. Today the environment is a worth seeing natural culture center of the lost Ottoman Arts.
17:00 PM is the end of the tour, we will drop you back to your hotel and full day Byzantine,Ottoman Relics Tour will be ended.
DAY 3 - Gallipli tour from Istanbul
Early in the morning we will pick you up from your hotel at 06:00 AM and drive to Eceabat. Arrive Eceabat at 12:00 PM we will have lunch and we will start our Gallipoli day tour with our professional english speaking guide.
On the tour you will be able to visit the following sites:
Brighton Beach
Beach Cemetery (John Simpson’s Grave)
ANZAC Cove
Ari Burnu (First ANZAC landing place)
Lone Pine Cemetery (Australian memorial)
Johnston’s Jolly (walk in the ANZAC trenches)
View of Shrapnel Valley
Turkish Memorial
The Nek and Walker’s Ridge
Chunuk Bair (Main New Zealand memorial)
At the end of the tour transfer to hotel in Canakkale and overnight.
DAY 4 -Breakfast - Drive to Troy - Troy and Pergamon Tour - Transfer to Kusadasi
07.30Open buffet breakfast
08.00Ferry to Canakkale for Troy Tour
08.45Depart for Troy Tour
You will visit The Trojan Horse, Sacrificial Altars, The 3700 year old city walls, Houses of Troy I, 3000 B.C. - 2500 B.C., The Bouleuterion (Senate Building), The Odeon (Concert Hall), Remains of the various cities from Troy I through to Troy IX.
10.30End of Troy tour & depart for Bergama
13.30Lunch in Bergama & depart for fully guided Pergamon Acropolis tour
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,
17.30End of the tour & depart for Selcuk / Kusadasi
20.30Arrive in Selcuk
21.30Arrive in Kusadasi overnight
DAY 5 - Breakfast- Full Day Ephesus Ancient City Tour - Overnight in Kusadasi
After breakfast we will pick you up and you will meet with your tour guide and drive to Ephesus to discover the ancient city Ephesus. Visit to;
Temple of Artemis: Isone of the Seven Wonders of the World and located in Ephesus. Throughout the excavations in Ephesus, the actual location of the temple was presumed in different places. Its ancient cult dedicated to Artemis was famous in antiquity and made ancient Ephesus a much-visited pilgrimage place. Each year one month was considered a holiday and set aside for the religious ceremonious observations.
The Ruins of Ephesus: Concert hall, market places, colonnaded street, temples, fountains, library, theather, arcadian way and more.
Lunch
The House of Virgin Marry: It is known with certainty That the Virgin Mary went to Ephesus and lived there for some time. Whether or not she died in Ephesus was not known until Anne Catherine Emmerich's vision. At the end of the tour transfer to hotel. Overnight in Kusadasi.
DAY 6 - Pamukkale Hierapolis Ancient City Tour, Bus to Antalya - Overnight in Antalya
After breakfast we will pick you up and you will meet with your tour guide and drive to Pamukkale to discover the ancient city Hierapolis Visit to; View the geographical phenomenon of the unique white calcium waterfall, Lunch break, Hierapolis, an ancient health spa with the largest necropolis (cemetery) in the Asia Minor, Impressive ruins and splendid theatre. At the end of the tour transfer to bus station bus to Antalya. Transfer to hotel and overnight in Antalya.
DAY 7 - Antalya Old City and waterfall tour - Overnight in Antalya
We will pick you up from your hotel after breakfast about 09:30 AM. Drive Archeology Museum to Antalya. Archeology Museum is the largest museum in Turkey and located in Konyaalti, Antalya. Our second stop will be Duden Waterfall. There you will have an opportunity to soak in the views of the Antalya coastline and green park surrounding the falls. After Duden Waterfall we will drive to Antalya city center we will have lunch and we will give you free time after free time you will meet with tour guide at meeting point and we will drop you back to your hotel.
DAY 8 - Free Day and Transfer to Airport to finalize your trip.
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Antalya Airport for your onward flight.
Notes
Everyday departure all year around.
Includes of Turkey Tour Legend To Archaeology
- All airport hotel transportations
- 2 nights accomadation in Istanbul with breakfast
- Full day Istanbul city tour includes all museum fee, guiding service, lunch
- Full day Gallipoli tour includes all museum fee, guiding service, lunch
- 1 night accomadation in Canakkale with breakfast
- Full day Troy and Pergamon tour includes all museum fee, guiding service, lunch
- 2 nights accomadation in Kusadasi with breakfast
- Full day Ephesus tour includes all museum fee, guiding service, lunch
- Full day Pamukkale tour includes all museum fee, guiding service, lunch
- Pamukkale to Antalya bus ticket
- 2 nights accomadation in Antalya with breakfast
- Full day Antalya Old City and Waterfall tour includes all museum fee, guiding service, lunch
Excludies of Turkey Tour Legend To Archaeology
- Personal Expenses
- Tips
Pick-up and Drop-off Details of Turkey Tour Legend To Archaeology
- Istanbul International Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport.
