Istanbul Trip Overview
This 7 day tour, starts from Istanbul, Turkey, and ends at Marmaris, Turkey. Discover Ottoman Istanbul, enjoy a moving visit to the Gallipoli Battlefields the follow the Aegean Coast down to ancient Ephesus before heading to Marmaris, via Pamukkale’s incredible white travertines.
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Duration: 7 days
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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This 7 day tour, starts from Istanbul, Turkey, and ends at Marmaris, Turkey. Discover Ottoman Istanbul, enjoy a moving visit to the Gallipoli Battlefields the follow the Aegean Coast down to ancient Ephesus before heading to Marmaris, via Pamukkale’s incredible white travertines.
Itinerary
Day 1: Istanbul
Pass By: 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.
Overnight Istanbul
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Port Bosphorus Hotel or similar
Day 2: Istanbul Old City Tour
Stop At: Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mah At Meydani Cad No 7, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque,
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Hagia Sophia Mosque, Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofya MeydanI No:1, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
We will visit Hagia Sophia museum
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Topkapi Palace, Cankurtaran Mahallesi Gulhane Park, Near Sultanahmet Square, Istanbul 34122 Turkey
we will visit Topkapi Palace
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Hippodrome, Binbirdirek, Sultan Ahmet ParkI No:2, Istanbul Turkey
We will visit Hipodromme square
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Port Bosphorus Hotel or similar
Day 3: Gallipoli Battlefields
Stop At: Gallipoli Battlefield, Eceabat Turkey
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: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Port Bosphorus Hotel or similar
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: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel in Kusadasi or similar
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. 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: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel in Kusadasi or similar
Day 6: Pamukkale, Hierapolis
Stop At: Pamukkale, Pamukkale
This morning we will enjoy a display of locally handcrafted leather goods before heading to the magnificent white calcium terraces, known as Travertines, in Pamukkale 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: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Adempira Hotel Pamukkale – 5 star or similar
Day 7: Marmaris
Pass By: Marmaris, Marmaris, Marmaris District, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
After breakfast you will be transferred to Marmaris and our tour concludes upon arrival in Marmaris at approximately 12:00, mid day.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
