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.
The Magic of Turkey Tour II (6
Days) Tour Code :
AT109
Itinerary
: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus
Ancient City, Pamukkale
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Tour Plan :
Day
1 - Istanbul :
• Arrive to Turkey Airline Flight
• Topkapi Palace.
• Blue Mosque & Sokullu Mehmet Pasa Cami.
• Hippodrome & St. Sophia (Aya Sofya).
• Free time in Grand Bazaar and Istanbul Crafts Center
(observe Turkish craftsmen practicing a range of
skills)
- Located between Blue Mosque & Haghia Sophia.
• Overnight in Istanbul
Day
2 - Istanbul :
• Today we will tour to Bosphorus.
• The tour starts with a visit to the exotic and
aromatic Egyptian Spice Market.
• Continue over the Galata Bridge and the Golden
horn.
• We will visit the "Selamlik" chambers of
the incredible 19th Century Dolmabahce Palace.
• We continue up the Bosphorus and cross over to Asia
to Camlica Hill for a view of Istanbul.
• After lunch The Bosphorus cruise begins in the
afternoon (ferry). We pass by the Rumeli Fortress and
you
will enjoy crossing from continent to continent travelling
down the Bosphorus,
which
is lined with old Ottoman seaside mansions, marble palaces
and small fishing villages.
• Overnight in Istanbul.
Day
3 – Istanbul-Cappadocia :
• After breakfast Transfer to airport for flight
Istanbul to Kayseri.
• Devrent Valley,
• Monks Valley,
• Avanos,Lunch at a local Restaurant,
• Goreme Open Air Museum,
• Pigeon Valley,
• Uchisar Castle
• Overnight in Cappadocia
Day 4 Cappadocia
• Derinkuyu Underground City,
• Ihlara Valley, Selime,
• Yaprakhisar Monastry,
• Agzikarahan Caravanserai
• Overnight in Cappadocia
Day 5 Cappadocia-Ephesus
• After breakfast transfer to Kayseri Airport for
flight Kayseri to Izmir
• Meet at Izmir airport drive to Ephesus Ancient
City
• Visit House of Virgin Mary
• Ephesus Ancient City
• Temple of Artemis
• Overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 6 Afrodisias&Pamukkale-Istanbul
• Afrodisias
• Hierapolis/Pamukkale Tour
• Transfer to Cardak airport for flight Pamukkale to
Istanbul
• End of the service.
Included :
• Transfers to from hotels and from airports.
• 5 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 tour.
• Domestic Flight Istanbul to Kayseri,Kayseri to
Izmir,Izmir to Istanbul.