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Experience the best of Turkey 8 Nights

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Experience the best of Turkey 8 Nights

Tripoto Travel Partner

9 Days · 8 Nights

Location

Istanbul+ 5 More

Highlights

Meals

Daily Breakfast

Bus

Sightseeing

Hotel

Guide

Safe to Travel

Heritage

Activities Included

Overview

Explore Turkey in the most mesmerizing way

Hotel Details

Istanbul - Ramada by Wyndham Istanbul Golden Horn
Merkez - Troia Tusan Hotel
Kusadasi - Ada Class Comfort Hotel
Pamukkale - Pam Thermal Hotel
Antalya - Aspen Hotel

Itinerary

Day 1

Upon our arrival at Istanbul International Airport, your guide will meet, assist and transfer you to the hotel.
Istanbul was the capital city of Byzantium & Roman Empires and Ottoman State. It is a most fascinating city, which actually crosses two continents Europe and Asia. It is a city of amalgamation of museums, bazaars, minarets, mosques, churches, palaces, and restaurants catering to every one’s taste, customs and fifteen million people.
Indian Dinner and overnight in Istanbul

Day 2

After breakfast, we have Istanbul City Tour. Our first visit will be HIPPODROME. Ancient Hippodrome was the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine.
Then we will visit SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE. Across from Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, it was built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles.
Our next visit will be HAGIA SOPHIA GRAND MOSQUE. The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, previously known as the Church of Divine Wisdom, is simply the best of its kind! Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is the greatest surviving example of Byzantine Architecture. For 1000 years, it was once the largest church in the world, decorated with stunning 6th century golden mosaics. Today it is a mosque.
Lunch break at the Indian restaurant.
After the lunch, we will take you to the ASILEFENDI which is a unique atmosphere with reasonable prices for your shopping. Here you will find; Exotic Spices and Herbs, Turkish Baklava, Turkish Delights, Turkish Coffee, nuts and fruits, small souvenirs such as Ceramic Handicrafts, Evil Eyes totems, all naturel olive oil, soaps and many other goods in Souvenir Shops and stores.
Indian Dinner and overnight in Istanbul.

Day 3

At 06:00 or 06:30 am we depart for Gallipoli in order to visit the battle fields. Two hours later we will give you 20 minutes for relaxing in a restaurant area.
We will arrive Gallipoli around 12:00 pm and we will have Indian Style Turkish lunch break, relax a little bit and then depart for the battle fields.
Visit Gabatepe Museum.
Start visiting the fields with Ariburnu Cemetery and Anzac Cove because these are the places where the war had started, then Beach Cemetery, Lone Pine and Chunuck Bair.
Indian Style Turkish Dinner and overnight in Canakkale.

Day 4

We depart at 08:30 and after a drive of 30 minutes reach Troy.
Visit the famous archeological and mythological site of Troy, home of the Trojan Horse and Helen of Troy.
After Troy tour, 3 hour drive to Pergamon, Its impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political center at that times.
Indian Style Turkish lunch
Bergamon is a famous city for its jewellery, stones and silver. So on the way, we will visit a jewellery center for 30 minutes.
Indian Style Turkish Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi

Day 5

After breakfast we take you for a guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient sites in the world en - route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library and Grand theatre.
Lunch - Indian Style Turkish Lunch
After the lunch we will visit a place, which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet-weaving Centre.
We also take you on a Turkish Village Tour. Sirince’s construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all original with their white paints.
Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in Turkey - especially fruit wines. We will see the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine.
In the evening, you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine.
On the way, we will visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate.
On this guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen.
Indian Style Turkish Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi

Day 6

Today post breakfast, we depart for Pamukkale
Upon arrival at Pamukkale we have Indian Style Turkish lunch
Afterwards we shall visit the calcium terraces of Pamukkale (cotton castle) and the ruins of Hierapolis,then walk around this natural phenomenon and have the option of lying in the waters of the natural springs.
Denizli/Pamukkale means seaside in Turkish and is located on the Buyuk Menderes River.
It is a growing industrial town, known for its textile industry and outlet shopping.
You will visit one of the famous textile factories of Pamukkale
Indian Style Turkish Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale

Day 7

For our dearest guests who experience the Hot Air Balloon Tour in Pamukkale, we will depart to the area where balloons take-off at 0530 hrs in the morning (Optional)
On the the Balloon, you will witness the magnificent and unique view of nature by viewing the morning sunrise over the ancient city of Hierapolis and Cotton White Travertines which is listed as one of the best 7 wonders of the world and registered in the UNESCO heritage list.
After the Hot Air Balloon Excursion, we will celebrate our landing with champagne ceremony and return to the hotel for a delicious breakfast.
After breakfast, we depart for Antalya (en-route coffee break)
Indian Style Turkish Dinner and overnight in Antalya

Day 8

After breakfast drive to Antalya Old City ( Kaleiçi ) Marina, Clock Tower, Hadrian's Gate, Broken Minaret, Hıdırlık Tower: Kaleici is a small historic part of Antalyas modern city, also known as the Old City of Antalya.
In history it was once the sprawling modern Roman town, then the Byzantine Empire, then Seljuks, and finally the Ottoman Turkish town.
The Hadrian's Gate (or Hadrianus Gate or The Three Gates is a triumphal arch which was builtin the name of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Antalya's broken wonder is the Broken Minaret of the Korkut Mosque, which itself was built originally as a Roman temple in the 2nd century AD, and thus did not have a minaret at all.
Hıdırlık Tower is a landmark tower of tawny stone in Antalya, Turkey, where Kaleiçi meets Karaalioglu Park. It is believed to be built in Hellenistic era on a square plan and later turned into circular tower in 2nd century AD and was used as either a fortification or a lighthouse in the past.
After the Indian Style Turkish lunch, we depart for Duden Waterfalls. All the streams of the region aim at finding their way into the Mediterranean and they pour down the slopes of the Taurus, sometimes overland sometimes underground and reaching their destination, result in lovely waterfalls, of which there are more than twenty.
Indian Style Turkish Dinner and overnight in Antalya.

Day 9

Today we depart for Antalya airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul and then back to home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again.

Inclusions

Hotel accommodation in 4 star hotels
Sightseeing
8 open buffet breakfasts, 1 Indian Lunches, 2 Indian Dinners, 6 Indian Style Turkish Dinners, 5 Indian Style Turkish Lunches.
Guided Istanbul City Tour
Guided Gallipoli Tour
Guided Troy Tour, Guided Acropolis of Pergamon Tour
Guided Ephesus and Sirince Village Tour
Guided Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour
Guided Antalya Old City Tour with Waterfalls
All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
Transportation in a fully air - conditioned
non - smoking coach
Professional English - speaking tour guides
Return airport transfer

Exclusions

GST, TCS, Visa Charges

Terms and Conditions

Please note that once your booking is confirmed, you will receive an e-mail as well as an SMS on your registered mobile number confirming your booking.

Please note that these packages are customizable, which means that you will be able to make changes to the itinerary/activity if you so desire. The final payment will be calculated as per the activities reflecting on the website which will be outlined in the confirmatory e-mail sent to you.

Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, room service, alcoholic beverages, mini bar etc., are not included

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation any time after making the 1st payment instalment till the 2nd payment date: The entire amount paid as 1st payment instalment (deposit) would be non-refundable.

Cancellation after 2nd payment instalment and before 3rd or final payment date: The total amount that was due at the 2nd payment instalment as per your payment schedule would be non-refundable; anything that you have paid over and above this amount would be refundable.

Cancellation after 3rd or final payment date: The full amount paid by you would be non-refundable.