Travel Turkey : Modern
Turkey is country of 780,576 square kilometres, somewhat
larger than the state of Texas or France and Great Britain
combined. It is bordered by the Mediterranean, Aegean, Black
Sea, by Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Nahcivan, Iran,
Iraq and Syria about three percent of country in Europe.
South and east Dardanelles, The Sea of Marmara and Bosphorus
stretches the peninsula known as Asia Minor or Anatolia.
Eight thousand two hundred ten kilometres of its border are
shores lined with fertile plains: these rise quickly to high,
dry, central plataue where nineteen mountains incluiding Mt.
Ararat, over 3500 meters high. The country has three main
temparete climates: Mediterranean in the south, Black Sea in
the north and steppe throughout most of Anatolia. There are
four naturel lakes: Van, Tuz, Beysehir, Egirdir. Two large
man - made lakes on Euphrates River back up behind the Keban
and Ataturk dams. A number of its rivers well known in
antiquity Euphrates, Tigris, Halys, Araxes, Sangarius,
Meander and Pyramus.
The capital of Turkey Ankara located in Central Anatolia. In
1950 the population is numbered about 20 million: by the turn
of century it is estimated that the population will be 70
million.More than fifty percent of the lobar force is engaged
in agriculture. The main cash crops include tobacco (Turkey
is the world's sixth largest producer) cereals, cotton, olive
oil, mohair, wool, silk, figs, raisins, nuts, fruits, opium,
gum and sugar. Antimony, borate, copper and chrome are minded
in sufficient quantities to be exported. In recent years a
number of industries have become important in the national
economy. These include food and beverages, clothing and cloth
manufacture, chemicals, ceramics and motor vehicles.
Treasures of Turkey Tours (21
Days) This tour is available from 01 April till 31
October.
Tour Code : AT115
Itinerary
: Istanbul, Canakkale, Bergama,
Kusadasi, Pamukkale, Fethiye, Antalya, Konya, Adana, Urfa,
Adıyaman, Cappadocia, Ankara, Bursa
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Tour Plan :
Day
1:Istanbul
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Transfer from Airport drive to Hotel in Istanbul
Day
2: Istanbul
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Depart for city tour in old part of Istanbul
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Visit Blue Mosque
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Hippodrome
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Obelisk
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Hagia Sophia
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Topkapi Palace
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Grand Bazaar
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Overnight in Istanbul
Day
3: Istanbul
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Full day Bosphorus Tour including Spice Bazaar, Golden
Horn, City walls Rumeli Fortress (from
the Sea), Beylerbeyi Palace(from the
Sea)
•
Overnight in Istanbul
Day
4: Istanbul-Canakkale
•
Drive to Gallipoli Peninsula,Visit World War I
memorials
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Visit Troy Ancient City
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Overnight in Canakkale
Day
5:Bergama(Pergamum)-Kusadasi
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Drive to Bergama.Visit Acropolis
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Asklepion
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Overnight in Kusadasi
Day
6: Kusadasi
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Drive to Selcuk visit house of Virgin Mary
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Ephesus
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Basilica of St. John
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Isa bey Mosque
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Sirince
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Overnight in Kusadasi
Day
7: Kusadasi-Pamukkale
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Drive to Pamukkale visit Hierapolis
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Overnight in Pamukkale
Day
8: Pamukkale-Fethiye
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Drive to Fethiye to visit Saklikent
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Overnight in Fethiye
Day
9 : ‘’Blue Cruise’’
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Departure Fethiye for Mediterranean
We
depart the Fethiye Marina around 10,00 am sharp and cruise
along to, Oludeniz (Europe’s most beautiful
beach
of 1995) and Butterfly valley to see, and stop at St.
Nicholas Island for snorkeling and water sports
The
overnight is spent here.
Day
10 : ‘’Blue Cruise’’
•
We sail east, stopping in Kalkan, Kas and Limangazi Bays
along the way. Our hardest decision today will be
whether
we swim, partake in water sports or just laze on deck
soaking up some rays
Day
11 : ‘’Blue Cruise’’
•
Today we visit the sunken city of Kekova, the Castle Cinema
and Disco Island. This evening we anchor
along
the turquoise coast
Day
12 : ‘’Blue Cruise’’
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Yet another day of sailing awaits as we visit a Pirate
Cave, Camlica Bay and we disembark after lunch to get
on
our car to take up to Olympos
•
Visit Chimera
•
Overnight in Antalya
Day
13 :Antalya-Konya-Adana
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Drive to Konya to visit Mevlana Whirling Dervish
Museum
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Karatay Medrese
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Ince Minaret Mosque
•
Overnight in Adana
Day
14:Urfa-Adiyaman
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Drive to Sanli Urfa to visit Birecik Bald Ibis farm
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Harran Mud houses
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Abrahams Cave
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Atatürk Dam
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Drive to Kahta visit Roman Bridge
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Overnigt in Kâhta
Day
15 :Adiyaman-Cappadocia
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Drive to Mount Nemrut for the sunrise tour
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Royal tomb of the Karakus
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Arsamenia
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Drive to Kahraman Maras for the Turkish ice cream
•
Overnight in Cappadocia
Day
16: Cappadocia
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Visit Sultanhan Caravanserail
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Derinkuyu Underground City
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Avanos (pottery makers town)
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Overnight in Cappadocia
Day
17 : Cappadocia-Ankara
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Visit Goreme Open Air Museum
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Uchisar Citadel
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Pasabag
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Dervent
•
Drive to Hacibektas to visit Hacibektas Veli
Mausoleum
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Drive to Ankara,overnight in Ankara
Day
18:Ankara
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Ataturk Mausoleum (Anitkabir)
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Anatolian Civilization Museum
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Gordion
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Drive to Eskisehir,overnight in Eskisehir
Day
19: Bursa-Istanbul
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Drive to Bursa
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Visit Green tomb and Mosque
•
Overnight in Istanbul
Day
20 : Istanbul
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Leisure in Istanbul
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Overnight in Istanbul
Day
21:
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Transfer to Istanbul Airport from your hotel
Included
:
• Transfers to from hotels
and from airports
• 16 nights Hotel Accommodations including
breakfast
• Transportation by a comfortable AC non smoking
Luxurious car / Van with professional driver
• All entrance fees to the sites and to the
museums mentioned on the above program
• Private English speaking professional guide
throughout
• Bosphorus cruise in
Istanbul