Maybe we should have named this tour "Traveller's Delight". One of our most popular, this tour will appease the seasoned traveller and the history buff alike; it covers all the essential sites of Turkey. 14 Nights Departure Day : Sunday Start City : Istanbul End City : Istanbul The tour includes - Briefing about your journey upon arrival, - 2 nights in Selçuk to contact with local people in Tire Market, - Goodbye Drink, - Farewell Dinner with wine, - Escort by a professional guide-lecturer. Visits: Istanbul - Troy - Çanakkale - Pergamum - Selçuk - Ephesus - Aphrodisias - Pamukkale - Sagalassos - Antalya - Konya - Cappadocia - Ankara - Bolu http://www.turkeyvision.com/turkey/tourinfo?TourCode=TE3TD&Flight=ON

1. Cappadocia
DAY 1 SAT Board your overnight flight to
Turkey from USA.
DAY 2 SUN Arrival in Istanbul
Upon arrival, meet TurkeyVision representative
and transfer to your hotel. Attend briefing about
your journey at 7pm there. Dinner is on your
own.
DAY 3 MON Istanbul
After breakfast, visit the Suleymaniye Mosque
(the culmination of Ottoman architecture), as
well as the Rustem Pasa Mosque with its
beautiful Iznik (Nicea) tiles and the Spice
Market with its exotic aromas. After lunch, visit
treasure-filled Topkapi Palace (residence of the
Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th
century) with its terraces overlooking the
Marmara Sea, the Bosphorus, and the Golden
Horn. End the day at the historic Grand Bazaar.
Dinner is on your own. Overnight at hotel.
• MEALS BL
DAY 4 TUE Istanbul
In the morning, visit the Blue Mosque,
recognizable by its six minarets. Built between
1609 and 1616 for Sultan Ahmet I, the interior is
decorated with some 21,000 blue Iznik tiles.
Visit the Hippodrome, where political, cultural,
and athletic activities took place during Roman,
Byzantine, and Ottoman times. Visit the
imposing Hagia Sophia, which marked the
apogee of Byzantine Emperor Justinian's
reign. Thereafter there is the possibility of
an optional Cruise on the Bosphorus ($35),
separating Asia from Europe and
connecting the Marmara Sea to the Black
Sea. Relish the best views of the city and its
historic monuments. Discover beautiful
marble palaces (Dolmabahce and
Beylerbeyi), wooden Ottoman villas (yalis),
and medieval fortresses. Lunch at a
seafood restaurant along the Bosphorus.
Free time in the afternoon. Dinner and
overnight. • MEALS BLD
DAY 5 WED Istanbul > Troy
> Çanakkale (245 mi)
In the morning, depart for Çanakkale.
Lunch at Gallipoli Peninsula, where the
dramatic battles of WWI took place.
Then, cross the Strait of the Dardanelles by
ferry to Çanakkale. Drive to explore the site
of the ancient city of Troy, whose 3,400 year
history spans nine superimposed
settlements (Troy I to Troy IX). Deepen your
understanding of Homer's epic poem, The
Iliad, which immortalized King Priam's
glorious city through the stories of Helen,
Menelaus, Paris, Agamemnon, Achilles, and
Hector. Pose at a reconstruction of the
legendary Trojan Wooden Horse at the
entrance to the site. Return to Çanakkale.
Dinner and overnight. • MEALS BLD
Galata Tower, Golden Horn & Old City, Istanbul © Izzet Keribar
One of our most
popular tours, this
will appeal to the
seasoned traveler and
the history buff alike
since it includes all
the must-see
attractions of Turkey.
Turkish Delight
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DAY 6 THU Çanakkale > Pergamum >
Selçuk (260 mi) Depart for Pergamum,
capital of the Attalid dynasty. After lunch,
explore this ancient city where parchment
was invented. Ride a cable car to the upper
city to take in the ruins of the Acropolis:
agoras, temples, palaces, library (200,000
volumes), and the foundation of the Zeus
Altar (now in Berlin). Gaze in awe at the
spectacular panorama from the impressive
theatre built into the steep hillside. In the
lower city, visit the Asclepion, a sanctuary
and healing center dedicated to the god of
healing, Asclepius. Lunch and continue to
Selçuk. Dinner and overnight.
• MEALS BLD
DAY 7 FRI Ephesus After breakfast, discover
one of the world’s best places to visualize an
ancient Roman city. View the remains of the
Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World. After lunch,
visit also Ephesus Museum and drive to
Sirince Village with its old 19th century
Greek houses which have been nicely
restored. You will end the day by a mini
fashion-show which let you appreciate
leather production in Turkey. Dinner and
overnight at hotel. • MEALS BLD
DAY 8 SAT Selçuk > Aphrodisias >
Pamukkale (160 mi) Drive to Aphrodisias, the
ancient site dedicated to the goddess of
beauty, love, and fertility. Appreciate
Anatolia’s best-preserved stadium. At this
site which drew artisans to its school of
sculpture, enjoy the Temple of Aphrodite, the
Tetrapylon, and the Theater. Lunch and
continue to Pamukkale: Admire the unreal
landscape at the "Cotton Castle” of
Pamukkale with its white terraces of
limestone deposited by thermal waters
through the ages. See the ancient spa,
Hierapolis, still used today. Discover the
necropolis, one of the largest cemeteries

2. (7th-13th centuries) adorned with biblical
frescoes. At a handicraft center, learn
about the arts of rural Turkey and watch a
demonstration on hand-made rugs. Tour an
Underground City. Dinner and overnight at
hotel (possibility of an optional dinner show
with folkloric dances: $50). • MEALS BLD
DAY 13 THU Cappadocia (120 mi)
In the morning, drive to Soganli Valley to
visit its rock-cut churches. Barbecue lunch
in Soganli. In the afternoon, marvel at the
cave-dwellings and fairy chimneys of the
Avcilar Valley and the Kiliclar Valley.
Take photos at Uchisar and Pigeon Valley,
best vista points en route to the hotel
(optional ceremony of Whirling Dervishes:
($30). Dinner and overnight. • MEALS BLD
DAY 14 FRI Cappadocia > Ankara
> Bolu (300 mi) In the early morning, drive
to Ankara, the nation’s capital since 1923.
Explore The Museum of Anatolian
Civilizations with its rich collection from the
Hittite, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk,
and Ottoman periods. Visit the Mausoleum
of Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey.
Continue to Bolu. Dinner and overnight
• MEALS BLD
DAY 15 SAT Bolu > Istanbul (260 km)
In the morning, drive to Istanbul. Lunch
upon arrival and explore residential area of
Asian Istanbul. Ascend Camlica Hill to
admire one of the city's best panoramas.
Cross the Strait of Bosphorus through the
suspension bridge to reach the European
side. Check-in to hotel. Free time for last
shoppings. In the evening, a goodbye drink
and farewell dinner at the hotel’s
restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
• MEALS BLD
DAY 16 SUN Departure
Transfer to the airport. • MEAL B
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from antiquity to the present. Dinner and
overnight. • MEALS BLD
DAY 9 SUN Pamukkale > Sagalassos >
Antalya (209 mi) Leaving Pamukkale, travel
over the Taurus Mountains to the Greco-
Roman city of Sagalassos, a recently
excavated archeological gem. After lunch,
drive to Antalya, Turkey's biggest
international sea resort. Dinner and
overnight. • MEALS BLD
DAY 10 MON Perge > Aspendos (55 mi)
Visit two magnificent sites: Aspendos, a
treasure with the world’s best-preserved
Roman Theater, and Perge, a spectacular
Greco-Roman city. On the return to Antalya,
discover the tradition of jewelry-making by
visiting one of the largest jewelers of Turkey.
Later in the afternoon, visit Old Antalya -
Kaleici and stroll through the picturesque
streets of the old port. Dinner and overnight
at hotel. • MEALS BLD
DAY 11 TUE Antalya > Konya >
Cappadocia (350 mi) After breakfast, drive to
Konya. In Konya, visit the Museum of
Mevlana honoring the famous mystic poet
and founder of the Sufi Order of the Whirling
Dervishes. Photo-Stop at Aladin Mosque
(13th c.) and Karatay Medrese’s sculptured
portail. After lunch, continue to Cappadocia.
En route, stop at the Sultanhani
Caravanserai, Anatolia’s largest staging post
for merchants during the Seljuk period in the
13th century. Arrive in Cappadocia. Dinner
and overnight. • MEALS BLD
DAY 12 WED Cappadocia (30 mi)
Early in the morning, possibility to participate
a Hot Air Balloon Ride over the magnificent
landscape of Cappadocia (optional: $215).
After breakfast, take a full day to discover
Cappadocia. Visit the Goreme Valley, an
open-air museum with rock-hewn churches
Theatre, Ephesus © Izzet Keribar
Escorted tour 16 days
GUARANTEED DEPARTURES SATURDAY
Operates with a minimum of 2 passengers
$109
Land only $1,530
Air & Land $2,548
per night
DEPARTURE DATES
EVERY SATURDAY
From - to
Prices
LAND
only
Prices
AIR & LAND
from New York
$1.580 $2.598
$1.580 $2.723
$1.530 $2.673
$1.530 $2.548
$1.530 $2.673
$1.580 $2.723
May 18 - June 06
June 07 - June 28
June 29 - July 07
July 08 - August 18
August 24
August 31 - September 21
RATES Land only rates do not include international or domestic
flights. Air & Land rates are based on the Turkish Airlines' tariff of
October 2012 and are subject to change. Airport taxes are included
in our Air & Land rates. NOT INCLUDED Visits and services not
mentioned in program. Insurance. Personal expenses and all
beverages. Gratuities to the guide and driver. Visa fee.
International & domestic flights (except Air & land rates).
FLIGHTS Please call us for more information about flight rates,
airport taxes, business class upgrade, add-on rates from most U.S.
cities and more.
Single Supplement $615
PRICES per person in double room
from
Land only from
25
INCLUDED • Arrival and departure
transfers. • Transportation in air-conditioned
vehicles throughout. • Accommodation in
shared twin rooms in stated or similar hotels.
• Entrance fees to the museums.
• Daily breakfast, 13 lunches, 12 dinners.
• Goodbye drink on Day 15.
• Wine with the dinner on Day 15.
YOUR ADVANTAGES
• Briefing about your journey upon arrival,
• Escort by a professional guide-lecturer.
• 2 nights in Selçuk to contact with local
people • Goodbye Drink
• Farewell Dinner with wine
HOTELS Istanbul: Aziyade 4* or similar
Canakkale: Akol Hotel 4* or similar
Selcuk: Kalehan Hotel SC or similar
Pamukkale: Tripolis Hotel 4* or similar
Antalya: Grida City Hotel 4* or similar
Cappadocia: Mustafa Hotel 4* or similar
Bolu: Koru Hotel 4* or similar
Pamukkale
NO HIDDEN COST
SIGHTSEEING INCLUDED PER ITINERARY