12 DAYS TURKEY - ISTANBUL, KUSADASI, BODRUM & FETHIYE TOUR - TST12D
Day 1 - Arrival
Istanbul
Upon our arrival at Istanbul International Airport, your guide will meet, assist and transfer you to the hotel. Istanbul was the capital city of Byzantium & Roman Empires and Ottoman State. It is a most fascinating city, which actually crosses two continents Europe and Asia. It is a city of amalgamation of museums, bazaars, minarets, mosques, churches, palaces, and restaurants catering to every one’s taste, customs and fifteen million people. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2 - Istanbul City Tour
Istanbul
After breakfast, we have Istanbul City Tour. Our first visit will be HIPPODROME. Ancient Hippodrome was the scene of chariot races, with the three monuments; the Obelisk of Theodosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Than we will visit SULTANAHMET IMPERIAL MOSQUE. Across from Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, it was built in the 16th century by the architect Mehmet, is known as the BLUE MOSQUE because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. Our next visit will be HAGIA SOPHIA GRAND MOSQUE. The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, previously known as the Church of Divine Wisdom, is simply the best of its kind! Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque is the greatest surviving example of Byzantine Architecture. For 1000 years, it was once the largest church in the world, decorated with stunning 6th century golden mosaics. Today it is a mosque. Lunch break at 13:00 pm. After the lunch, TravelShop Group will take you to the beautiful souvenir shops with a unique atmosphere with reasonable prices for your shopping. Here you will find; Exotic Spices and Herbs, Turkish Baklava, delicious fresh Turkish Delights, Turkish Coffee, nuts and fruits, souvenirs such as Ceramic Handicrafts, Evil Eyes totems, all naturel olive oil, soaps and many other goods in Souvenir Shops and stores. After the tour, transfer back to your hotel.
OPTIONAL DINNER CRUISE ON THE BOSPHORUS TOUR: Tonight Between 19:30 to 23:30 we have an optional Entertaining Dinner Cruise program on the Bosphorus, where Europe and Asia are connected. You will spend an unforgettable night on the Bosphorus with dinner, unlimited local alcoholic and non-alcoholic & soft drinks, belly dance show, Turkish Folklore show, DJ Performance and great entertainment on Bosphorus Dinner Cruise. End of the entertainment at about midnight 00:00 am, transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul.
Please Note: Please do not forget to carry headscarf with you for the visit of religious places as Blue Mosque & Haghia Sophia Mosque.
Meals: Breakfast + Lunch
Day 3 - Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise
Istanbul
After breakfast between 08:00 am and 09:30 am pick-ups from hotel. Final timing one day before will be given you by your tour consultant. Today we depart for Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise. A traditional excursion by boat along the waterway seperating Europe and Asia. You will enjoy your tour on a luxury regular boat. The shore is lined with old wooden villas, palaces of marble, fortresses, and small fishing villages. During the excursion you will pass the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace, and further along, the parks and imperial pavilions of Yildiz Palace. On the coastal edge of this park, is Ciragan Palace, 300 meters of is marble facade faces the shore. At Ortakoy a great variety of artists gather every Sunday to display their work along the street. Ortakoy is a symbol of tolerance with a church, a mosque and a synagogue existing side by side for centuries. RUMELI FORTRESS Built by Mehmet the Conqueror in 1452 prior to the conquest of Istanbul, was completed in only four months to control and protect Bosphorus. It is one of the most beautiful works of military architecture anywhere in the world. BEYLERBEYI PALAS The summer residence of ottoman sultans whit its orginal furnuture and magnificent gardens with the Harem on the Asian. BOSPHORUS BRIDGE unique change to step from onecontinent (Asia) to another (Europe) CAMLICA HILL the highest point in Istanbul. at the top of it you can rest and admire the magnificent panorama of Istanbul and the Bosphorus from the beautiful gardens, landscaped in traditional style. SHOPPING POSSIBILITY AT BEDESTEN, exhibiting the traditional silk weaving girls at the carpet weaving
courses authorized by The Ministry of national education Possibility to see jewelry, handcrafts center and leather
ware show. Free time provided for shopping. Overnight in Istanbul.
Meals: Breakfast + Lunch
Day 4 - Istanbul to Izmir + Kusadasi
Istanbul | Izmir | Kusadasi
Free day until departure for your domestic flight to Izmir. Transfer from airport and check in to your hotel in Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner
Day 5 - Ephesus + Sirince Village
Kusadasi | Ephesus | Sirince
After breakfast between 08:30 am, departure from hotel fully guided tour of Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient sites in the world en - route, visiting the Temple of Artemis, Curetes street, famous Roman baths, Celsus Library and Grand theatre. Lunch break around 13:00 pm. After the lunch, we will visit a place, which continues to perform one of the oldest arts of Turkey; a carpet-weaving centre. After lunch, we will do a Turkish Village Tour. Sirince’s construction style today belongs to Anatolian Greeks. The houses on the slope are all Orginal with their white paints. Sirince Village also has a fantastic reputation for making some of the best wines in Turkey - especially fruit wines. We will see the vineyards and it is time to learn how to make fruit wine. In the evening, you will be tested about your knowledge of making fruit wine. On the way, we will visit one of the famous leather production centers of the region, where you will have the opportunity to get a good factory rate. On this guided tour, you will avoid the constant nagging and sometimes bullying that is well known in the markets of Turkey. Enabling you to enjoy the shopping experience whilst gaining the knowledge of the ancient craftsmen. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Meals: Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner
Day 6 - Kusadasi to Bodrum
Kusadasi | Bodrum
After breakfast, we will transfer you from Kusadasi to Bodrum. We will stop on the way for a coffee break and refreshen up. Only a 5 hour drive to Bodrum. Dinner and overnight in Bodrum.
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner
Day 7 - Bodrum
Bodrum
The day is yours. You don’t have to wake up early, enjoy the sunshine and take in the views and natural
magnificent beach & clear sea and explore the city, shop in the local markets, relax on the beach or enjoy one of
the many day trips you have to choose from. These include Aqua Park, scuba diving, fishing tour and many more.
Dinner and overnight in Bodrum.
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner
Day 8 - Bodrum City Tour
Bodrum
After breakfast at 09.30, we depart for Bodrum City Tour. Visit the Castle of St. Peter, the symbol of Bodrum. The Crusader castle was built by the Knights of St. John between 1402 and 1409. Today the castle's rooms are used as a museum where finds from the Bronze Age, Mycenaean, Archaic, and Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine period are exhibited. The castle also houses the largest underwater archeological museum in Turkey. It is one of the few of its kind in the world. The reconstruction of a ship-wreck the museum itself is worth a visit. After Castle tour then see what is left of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Mausoleum. The Mausoleum, King Mausolus' tomb, is at the origin of the funerary monuments of great dimensions and sumptuous architecture. Today you can see the cleared platform and some of the finds from the magnificent Mausoleum. The stones were used for the construction of the castle and some parts of the tomb are exhibited at the British Museum in London, England. After the Mausoleum tour depart for The Amphitheatre. Visit the ancient theater The Theatre is located on the hillside overlooking Bodrum. Built in the time of Mausolus, it is one of the very few surviving pre-Hellenistic theaters in Asia Minor and thus one of the oldest. Dinner and overnight in Bodrum.
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner
Day 9 - Bodrum to Fethiye
Bodrum | Fetihye
After breakfast, we will transfer you to Fethiye. We will stop on the way for a coffee break and refreshen up. Only a 4 hour drive to Fethiye. Dinner and overnight in Fethiye.
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner
Day 10 - Fethiye
Fethiye
The day is yours. You don’t have to wake up early, enjoy the sunshine and take in the views and natural magnificent beach & crystal clear sea and explore the city, shop in the local markets, relax on the beach or enjoy one of the many day trips you have to choose from. These include Aqua Park, scuba diving, fishing tour and many more. Our guide and car will be ready to take you to any place you would like to visit within the city. Dinner and overnight in Fethiye.
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner
Day 11 - Fethiye
Fethiye
Once again, the day is yours. You don’t have to wake up early, enjoy the sunshine and take in the views and natural magnificent beaches crystal clear sea and explore the city, shop in the local markets, relax on the beach or enjoy one of the many day trips you have to choose from. These include Aqua Park, scuba diving, fishing tour and many more. Our guide and car will be ready to take you to any place you would like to visit within the city. Dinner and overnight in Fethiye.
Meals: Breakfast + Dinner
Day 12 - Depature
Fethiye | Istanbul
After breakfast, we depart for airport for our domestic flight to Istanbul and then back to home. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again.
Meals: Breakfast
INCLUDES:
• Arrival Airport transfer from Istanbul Airport
• 3 nights hotel accommodation in Istanbul
• 2 nights hotel accommodation in Kusadasi
• 3 nights hotel accommodation in Bodrum
• 3 nights hotel accommodation in Fethiye
• Domestic flight from Istanbul to Izmir
• Domestic flight from Fethiye to Istanbul
• 11 open buffet breakfasts
• 3 lunches
• 8 dinners
• Regular guided Istanbul City Tour
• Regular guided Bosphorus Cruise
• Regular guided Ephesus Tour
• Regular guided Turkish Village Tour
• Regular guided Bodrum Old City 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
• Hotel room taxes
EXCLUDES:
• International flights
• City tax
• Insurance: All types
• Turkey entry visa
• Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry
• Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section
• Tipping
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DESTINATION |
GOLD TOUR HOTELS LIST |
PLATINUM TOUR HOTELS LIST |
DIAMOND TOUR HOTELS LIST |
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Istanbul |
5 Star La Quinta by Wyndham |
5 Star Dedeman Hotel |
5 Star Polat Renaissance Hotel |
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Kusadasi |
4 Star Faustina Hotel & SPA |
5 Star Suhan360 Hotel |
5 Star Charisma Deluxe Hotel |
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Bodrum |
4 Star Ambrosia Hotel Bodrum |
5 Star Azka Hote |
Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay Bodrum |
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Fethiye |
4 Star Ocean Blue High Class Hotel |
5 Star Liberty Hotels Lykia |
5 Star Hillside Beach Club |