We
will pick you up from your hotel and drive to the Spice
Bazaar. Here you can enjoy hundreds of different spices
and a great food varieties. About 10:30 our excursion on
the Bosphorus will begin. You will travel between the continents
of Europe and Asia and view the houses and villas of the
dignitaries as your boat sails through the straits. Sarıyer,
a coastal town on the Bosphorus from which you can see the
opening of the straits to the Black Sea, will be visited.
Lunch will be served at a fish restaurant. In the afternoon
we will drive to the Asian side of Istanbul via the suspension
bridge on the Bosphorus. Beylerbeyi Palace, the royal summer
house of the Ottomans and some shopping time will follow.
After an orientation tour of the Asian side we will proceed
to the hotel.
| Day
4 - Kusadasi ( B,L,D) |
Pick up from the hotel
and transfer to the airport for the morning flight to Izmir.
Fly to Izmir. After you arrive at Izmir airport. Drive to
Selcuk. Visit Ephesus and its environs including Ephesus
site, Temple of Artemis Selcuk town and Virgin Mary's house.
Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. Overnight and
dinner in Kusadasi.
| Day
5- Istanbul ( B,L,D ) |
After breakfast check
out from the hotel and drive to Priene. Visit Priene to
see this ancient Greco-Roman town. Some uphill walk is required.
Drive to Sirince village. Visit this beautiful Turkish village.
Lunch will be served at a local restaurant in Sirince. Time
permitting visit a rug weaving village in the vicinity.
Drive to Izmir airport for Istanbul flight. Fly to Istanbul.
Transfer to your hotel.
Transfer
from the hotel for your homebound flight.
After breakfast we tour the city of Ani.
Then we contniue onto Mount Ağrı, with it's many stories
including that Noah's Ark. The capital of eastern Turkey.
Lunch will be served enroute. Dinner and overnight in Erzurum.
| 4
PAX |
$695 |
| 6
PAX |
$595
|
| 8
PAX |
$555 |
| 10
PAX |
$525 |
| 12
PAX |
$505 |
| 14
PAX |
$495 |
| Single
supplement |
$105
|
| Flights |
| ISTANBUL
- IZMIR |
$80 |
| IZMIR
- ISTANBUL |
$80 |
Please
note that flight fares are subject to change if / when the
airline changes prices.
-
Topkapı Palace is closed on Tuesdays,
- St. sophia Museum is closed on Mondays,
- Museum of Turkish & Islamic Arts is closed on Mondays,
- Grand Bazaar and Spice Bazaar are closed on Sundays,
- Tours terminate about 17:00-17:30
- Tours are conducted by professional guides unless otherwise
specified.
