Turkey Explorer
7 Nights - 8 Days
Day 1 Sat: Istanbul | Arrival and transfer to hotel. Welcome briefing will be held.
Day 2 Sun: Istanbul | Full day tour to include: Topkapi Palace (excluding Harem), Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, and the Grand Bazaar. Optional: Dinner with belly dancing entertainment. B
Day 3 Mon: Istanbul – Ankara | This morning Optional tour of St. Sophia and Bosphorus cruise. Depart for the capital city of Ankara for overnight. B D
Day 4 Tue: Ankara – Cappadocia | Morning departure to view Hittite artifacts at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations. Visit the Mausoleum of Ataturk, father of modern Turkey. Drive to Cappadocia, touring a 13th century caravan inn en route. Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant and join an optional Whirling Dervishes performance. Overnight in Cappadocia. B D

Day 5 Wed: Cappadocia | Early Morning Optional: Hot Air Balloon Tour. Experience of floating through volcanic valleys, fairy chimneys and caves with the sunrise of Cappadocia. After breakfast, visit Goreme, Avanos, Pasabagi, Red Valley, and have a brief regional pottery workshop in a cave. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia. Visit the underground city of Sarhatli. B D
Day 6 Thu: Cappadocia – Pamukkale | Drive to Pamukkale. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale. B D
Day 7 Fri: Pamukkale – Marmaris or Antalya (See the suppl. cost of transferring to Antalya below) | Today is the day to pay an early morning visit to the unique Cotton Fortress, the white calcium cascades and also pay a visit to one of the first modern spa centers of the ancient world, Hierapolis. Transfer to Marmaris and overnight. B D
Day 8 Sat: Marmaris – Return | Transfer to pier for ferry to Rhodes. B
Transfer: An A /C Vehicle and a driver will pick you up to drive to your hotel in Marmaris
Duration: 7 Nights / 8 Days
Tour Code: TE
Price Includes
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First Class hotels with private facilities
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Meals are indicated on itineraries by B breakfast, L lunch, D dinner
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Licensed guides throughout Turkey
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Private air-conditioned transportation
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Luggage handling
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Local taxes and service charges
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Arrival/departure transfers: only on arrival and departure days (arrivals from IST airport). Pre or post stay transfers are not included
Price Excludes
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Personal expenses
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Optional tours
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Customary tips to guide and drivers