14 DAYS TOUR ITINERARY:
Day 1 - Istanbul
- Arrival Day - Thursday
(Indian vegetarian dinner included)
Meet at Istanbul International Ataturk airport and transfer to
your hotel. You will be given your room key and the rest of
the day is yours to explore Istanbul. Dinner at an Indian
restaurant. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2 - Istanbul City Tour - Friday
(Breakfast, Indian vegetarian lunch and Indian vegetarian
dinner included)
Pick up at 09:00am from your hotel for a day tour of old
Istanbul city. Visit TOPKAPI PALACE The great palace of the
Ottoman sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries housing an
exquisite collection of crystal, silver, and Chinese
porcelain, robes worn by the sultans and their families, the
famous jewels of the Imperial Treasury, miniatures, the Holy
Mantle; enshrining relics of the Prophet Mohammed. SULTANAHMET
IMPERIAL BLUE MOSQUE, HIPPODROME. After Indian lunch we will
then take you to the GRAND COVERED BAZAAR. After the tour,
transfer back to your hotel. Dinner at an Indian restaurant.
Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3 - Istanbul to Ankara - Saturday
(Breakfast and dinner included)
Free Day until the afternoon for your domestic flight to
Ankara. Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel in
Ankara. You will be given your room key and the rest of the
day is yours to explore Ankara. Dinner at an Indian
restaurant. Overnight in Ankara.
Day 4 - Ankara - Cappadocia Tour - Sunday
(Breakfast and dinner included)
In the morning visit to the Anatolian Civilizations Museum at
which numerous remnants from Stone Age, Neolithic Age,
Hittites, Urartians, Phrygians and many others are on display;
Mausoleum of Ataturk, the burial place of the national hero
who founded modern Republic of Turkey. Then continue on to
Cappadocia. After a picturesque trip along the Salt Lake pass
by the 13th century Seljukian Caravanserai Agzikarahan. After
visiting Kaymakli Underground City, the place early Christians
hid from persecutors, proceed to the hotel in Cappadocia for
overnight. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 5 - Cappadocia Tour - Monday
(Breakfast and dinner included)
Optional balloon tour. Depart from the hotel at 09.30-10.00
depending on the arrival time of the participants and visit
the valleys where animal-like natural formations like camels
and fair chimneys are abundant. Drive on to Pasabagi in Zelve
area where monks used to live in seclusion in rock cut rooms.
Proceed to the pottery town of Avanos where Kizilirmak (Hallys),
the longest river of Turkey, meanders leaving the red clay on
its banks that has been the raw material of pottery for
centuries. In the afternoon visit to Open Air Museum in Goreme
to visit to the early Christian churches decorated with unique
frescoes depicting various scenes from the Bible. Stop by
Pigeon Valley near Uchisar. Shopping time for the well-known
merits of the area. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 6 - Konya - Pamukkale - Tuesday
(Breakfast and dinner included)
Today's ride will be fairly long and tiring due to the long
distance between Cappadocia and Pamukkale and lack of
convenient lodging location. Drive to Konya to visit to the
Mausoleum of Mevlana, the world-wide famous mystic figure.
Overnight in Pamukkale.
Day 7 - Pamukkale Tour - Kusadasi - Wednesday
(Breakfast and dinner included)
Tour the ruins of Hierapolis including the magnificently
preserved cemetery "Necropolis", the Main Street and Gates,
the Thermal Baths, the Roman Theatre and the Museum. In the
afternoon tour Aphrodisias, the city of Aphrodite; visit the
Museum, the Temple of Aphrodite, the Theatre, the Stadium, the
Agora, the Hadrian Baths, the Odeon, and the Bishop's Palace.
Overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 8 - Ephesus Tour - Kusadasi - Thursday
(Breakfast and dinner included)
Morning tour to Ephesus area with Ephesus Antique City
(Hillside Houses are excluded; entrance requires additional
admission fee), one of the most popular ancient sites of
Turkey with many acres of carefully excavated ruins; Virgin
Mary's House, where St. Mary is supposed to spend her last
years together with St. John. Selcuk Ephesus Museum or St.
John Church. Time for shopping. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 9 - Pergamon - Troy - Canakkale - Friday
(Breakfast and dinner included)
Early departure for Bergama and visit to the Asclepion and
Acropol with the well preserved remains. In the afternoon
continue on to Troy, the place where the legendary Trojan War
took place as described in the historical work of Homer of
Smyrna. After visiting the site with nine inhabitation levels
covering a period of 3000 years, drive to Canakkale for
overnight (Due to the limited hotel availability we also keep
the right to stay in the surroundings of Canakkale).
Day 10 - Gallipoli Tour - Istanbul - Saturday
(Breakfast and dinner included)
After breakfast sail to the other side of Dardanelles by a
ferryboat and drive to Istanbul with visit to Gallipoli,
historically famous for being the site of many battles -
particularly involving the Allied Forces including Australians
& New Zealanders during World War I. Arrive in Istanbul and
check in to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 11 - Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise and Shopping Tour -
Sunday
(Breakfast, Indian lunch and Indian dinner included)
After breakfast depart for Bosphorus Cruise tour. Enjoy a
magical Istanbul Bosphorus Boat Cruise and Spice Market Tour
starting at 08:30. Enjoy the array of sites you can see from
the boat including: SPICE BAZAAR (Egyptian Bazaar). BOSPHORUS
BY BOAT a traditional excursion by boat along the waterway
separating Europe and Asia. Lunch at the Indian restaurant.
SHOPPING POSSIBILITY AT BEDESTEN. Dinner at an Indian
restaurant. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 12 - Miniaturk Museum and Shopping Tour - Monday
(Breakfast, Indian lunch and Indian dinner included)
Today we will visit the largest miniature park in the world.
Miniaturk is a miniature park in Istanbul, Turkey. It was
opened May 2, 2003. Miniaturk covers a total area of 60.000
m2. It is the world's largest miniature park with its 15.000
m2 model area. Murtis Tour will then take you to visit
Pierloti: At the top of Eyup Sultan Cemetery you can find one
of the best places to look at the famous Golden Horn of
Istanbul. Lunch at the Indian restaurant then visit to Cevahir
Shopping Center. Cevahir Mall is one of the largest shopping
centres in Europe. Dinner at an Indian restaurant. Overnight
in Istanbul
Day 13 - Istanbul - Turkish Night Show - Tuesday
(Breakfast and dinner included)
Evening Show starts 8:30pm with having dinner and ends about
11:45pm.
Enjoy your night life in Istanbul: We have dinner in a first
class restaurant with half a bottle of wine or a soft drink
and will be watching a spectacular floor show of famous
belly-dancers with full night, traditional live 1001 NIGHTS
Anatolian Folklore Groups featuring popular musical
instruments and Turkish singers with surprises. Around
midnight we will transfer you to hotel where you stayed.
Day 14 - Istanbul - End of Tour - Wednesday
(Breakfast included)
After breakfast check out from the hotel. We hope your tour
was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future
in one of our tours again. We make your return airport
transfer services.
14 DAYS INDIAN SPECIALIST TOUR INCLUDES:
- Arrival airport
transfer from Istanbul Ataturk Airport
- 6 nights hotel in
Istanbul
- 1 night hotel in
Ankara
- 2 nights hotel in
Cappadocia
- 1 night hotel in
Pamukkale
- 2 nights hotel in
Kusadasi
- 1 night hotel in
Canakkale
- 13 breakfasts
- 6 Indian dinners
at Indian restaurant in Istanbul
- 7 Turkish Veg and
Non Veg dinners at the hotel
- 3 Indian lunches
at Indian restaurant in Istanbul
- Guided Istanbul
City Tour
- Guided Bosphorus
Cruise
- Guided Miniaturk
Museum Tour
- Turkish Night
Show in Istanbul
- Guided Ankara
tour
- 2 guided
Cappadocia tours
- Guided Konya tour
- Guided Pamukkale
tour
- Guided Ephesus
tour
- Guided Pergamon
tour
- Guided Troy tour
- Guided Gallipoli
ANZAC tour
- All entrance fees
mentioned in the itinerary
- Transportation in
a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
- Professional
English-speaking tour guides
- Return airport
transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport
14 DAYS INDIAN SPECIALIST TOUR PRICES IN EURO:
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Per Person
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Shared Double
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Single
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€ 1,295.00
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€ 1,485.00
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€ 1,425.00
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€ 1,629.00
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€ 1,725.00
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€ 2,279.00
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NOTE: The above
Indian guaranteed departure tour is based on a by plane and by
bus in Turkey. This tour includes everything, you pay no extra
charges !! Entrance fees make up 30% of your tour costs. If
you would like to visit any other places not mentioned in this
itinerary we are happy to make a tailor-made tour to suit your
individual requirements. Just let us know how long you would
like to stay and which places you are interested in visiting.
If there are less than 4 weeks between your tour Booking date
and tour start date, then the tour price is subject to change
according to domestic flight prices. 40% deposit needs to be
paid after the confirmation and the balance needs to be paid 4
weeks before the tour start date. When you book this tour you
will get the TravelShop Turkey guarantee that no promise will
be broken every aspect has been taken into account for your
enjoyment, and all the hard work is done on your behalf.
GUARANTEED DEPARTURE TOUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are the discounts for children?
Under 2 years of age, your child will travel free of charge by
land. Flight ticket insurance cost will be 15 Euro only.
Children under 6 years of age will travel free of charge by
land. Flight tickets must be paid in full.
Children 7-11 years of age are charged at 50% of a full priced
adult tour in Istanbul. Flight tickets are charged at 75% of a
full priced adult.
Children above 11 years are full priced adult fares.
How much is the deposit?
Your booking deposit 30% of the total invoice amount.
Once paid, we can confirm your flight reservations and hotel
arrangements for you.
To check out on which tours these discounts apply to, check
our prices section. Note that we must receive your booking
form and 30% deposit in order to secure your discounted rate.
The remaining balance of your tour must be paid a minimum of 4
weeks before your tour start date.
Last Minute Bookings?
Price of your plane tour may change when booking last minute.
Prices indicated are subject to flight availability and
minimum 4 weeks notification before the commencement of your
tour. Please contact TravelShop Turkey if you wish to book
last minute.
Are prices guaranteed?
Our price guarantees that no increase in land costs will
occur, once you have paid the deposit for your tour. This is
your protection against international currency fluctuations.
When you have paid for your domestic flight in full, there
will be no change in the cost of the ticket, even if airfares
rise later.
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