Beyoğlu Trip Overview
This 12 day tour, starts from Istanbul, Turkey, and ends at Antalya, Turkey. It includes tours of Istanbul’s Old City, the Gallipoli WW1 battlefields, ancient Ephesus, the Calcium Terraces at Pamukkale and much much more.
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Duration: 12 days
Starts: Beyoğlu, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Turkey
This 12 day tour, starts from Istanbul, Turkey, and ends at Antalya, Turkey. It includes tours of Istanbul’s Old City, the Gallipoli WW1 battlefields, ancient Ephesus, the Calcium Terraces at Pamukkale and much much more.
Itinerary
Day 1: Istanbul
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel and the remainder of the day is yours free to explore at your own pace.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at The Marmara Pera Hotel or similar in Istanbul
Day 2: Istanbul Old City
Stop At: Istanbul, Istanbul
After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome.
Cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia in the afternoon with an optional ‘Half day Bosphorous cruise’.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at The Marmara Pera Hotel or similar in Istanbul
Day 3: Gallipoli Battlefields
Stop At: Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Canakkale Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Today we visit the WW1 battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, The Nek, Johnston’s Jolly, original trenches and tunnels.
Duration: 11 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at MD Barbaros Hotel or similar in Canakkale
Day 4: Troy, Acropolis of Pergamon
Stop At: Troy (Truva), Tevfikiye Koyu, Intepe, Canakkale Turkey
Step back in time today as we visit Troy and its famed Trojan Horse
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ruins of Pergamum, 8 km (5 mi) from Bergama, Bergama Turkey
followed by a tour of the magnificent acropolis of Pergamon. Its impressive temples and library made it a renowned cultural and political centre in its time.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel or similar in Kusadasi
Day 5: Ephesus, Kusadasi
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus and a visit to the site of the Temple of Artemis.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Sirince, Sirince, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and theatre before continuing to the former Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wines. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and at the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand and what determines their value.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel or similar in Kusadasi
Day 6: Pamukkale, Hierapolis
Stop At: Travertines of Pamukkale (thermal pools), Merkez, 20190 Pamukkale/Denizli, Turkey
This morning we will head to the magnificent white calcium terraces, known as Travertines, in Pamukkale
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Hierapolis & Pamukkale, Pamukkale 20280 Turkey
where we also tour the ancient city of Hierapolis. Take a dip, amongst ancient columns, in the hot springs that were used in Roman times for their therapeutic powers.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Adempira Hotel or similar in Pamukkale
Day 7: Fethiye, Gulet
Stop At: Fethiye, Fethiye, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
This morning we drive to Fethiye and board our Gulet. Relax at the pre-cruise information session. Enjoy an onboard dinner while meeting the other passengers.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Gulet Cabin
Day 8: Fethiye – Gocek
Stop At: Gocek, Gocek, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
This morning we drive to Fethiye and board our Gulet. Breakfast is served on deck before continuing the cruise to Dockyard Island, Tasyaka and Bedri Rahmi Bay. Tonight will be spent at a secluded cove or island.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Gulet Cabin
Day 9: Gocek Bay
Stop At: Gocek, Gocek, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Today we cruise to Gocek Island to swim, snorkel or just laze in the sunshine.
Duration: 9 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Gulet Cabin
Day 10: Kayakoy, Antalya
Stop At: Kayakoy, Kayakoy, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
This morning we disembark from our gulet after breakfast and head to Kayakoy. The morning light provides excellent photos of this deserted Greek village. Afterwards we drive to the resort town of Antalya. Here we will take a walking tour of the old town area of Antalya known as “Kaleiçi”. Amongst other things we’ll visit Hadrian’s Gate, the Ancient Harbour and Suna-Inan Kiraç Kaleiçi Museum which even has a Greek Orthdox Church in its garden!
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Aspen Hotel or similar hotel in Antalya
Day 11: Perge Aspendos Side
Stop At: Perge Ancient City, Aksu, Antalya 07110 Turkey
Full day tour of the ancient ruins of Perge, Aspendos and Side. In Aspendos, you can see the Roman Theatre built in the 2nd century and seating 15,000 people. Side is one of the best classical sites in Turkey with Temple of Apollo and ancient ruins.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Aspendos Ruins and Theater, Aspendos, Serik Turkey
In Aspendos, you can see the Roman Theatre built in the 2nd century and seating 15,000 people.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Side, Side, Manavgat, Turkish Mediterranean Coast
Side is one of the best classical sites in Turkey with Temple of Apollo and ancient ruins.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Aspen Hotel or similar hotel in Antalya
Day 12: Antalya
Pass By: Antalya, Antalya, Turkish Mediterranean Coast
After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends. (B)
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
