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Escorted Tour - BEST of TURKEY & EGYPT      
 

16 Nights
Visits : Istanbul - Bolu - Ankara - Cappadocia - Konya - Antalya - Aspendos - Perge - Aphrodisias - Pamukkale - Ephesus
Departure Day : Saturday
Start City : Istanbul
End City : Cairo
 

Category Departure Date(s) Land Only
Per Person in Double
Single Supplement Additional Bed
First Class Between Jun.06.2011 to Aug.04.2011 every Saturday 2.110 620 2.110
First Class Between Aug.05.2011 to Oct.07.2011 every Saturday 2.250 620 2.250
First Class Oct.08.2011
Oct.15.2011
Oct.22.2011
Oct.29.2011
Nov.05.2011
 
2.110 620 2.110
First Class Between Nov.07.2011 to Dec.17.2011 every Saturday 1.810 620 1.810
First Class Dec.24.2011
 
2.250 620 2.250

 

BEST of TURKEY & EGYPT  

General Features

This 10 nights tour enables travelers to discover Western Anatolia and Istanbul in comfortable tourist class hotels at a very competitive price.

Deluxe Nile Cruise Boat for a 4-day/3-night Nile cruise.

Possibility of extending the tour in Cairo or in Istanbul
 
BEST of TURKEY  &  EGYPT
Day 1 Istanbul Saturday    
 
Upon arrival meet with Tours representative and transfer to your hotel. Attend briefing about your journey in Turkey at 7pm.
 
Day 2 Istanbul Sunday   Breakfast, Lunch
 
BEST of TURKEY  &  EGYPT 2Visit a World Heritage, Haghia Sophia, built in the 6th century. Cruise on the Bosphorus towards the Black Sea. Lunch at a seafood restaurant. Back to the old city to visit St. Savior in Chora Church.
 
Day 3 Istanbul Monday   Breakfast, Lunch
 
Explore more of Istanbul: the Blue Mosque; the Hippodrome; the Topkapi Palace and the Spice Market (Egyptian Bazaar). End the day at the Grand Bazaar.
 
Day 4 Istanbul - Bolu Tuesday 165 miles Breakfast, Dinner
 
Morning at leisure for some "off the beaten tracks" discovery of Istanbul until departure at 1pm. Drive to Bolu the Green, and a nice rest until dinner, following the hustle & bustle of Istanbul.
 
Day 5 Bolu - Ankara - Cappadocia Wednesday 295 miles Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 
You are in Ankara, the Capital, in 3hrs. Today's highlight is the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations; we will also stop at the Mausoleum of Ataturk, father of modern Turkey. Continue to Cappadocia.
 
Day 6 Cappadocia Thursday 30 miles Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 
BEST of TURKEY  &  EGYPT 6A full day tour to explore Cappadocia. Visit the Red Valley; Goreme Valley, an open-air museum with rock-cut churches (7th-13th centuries) adorned with biblical frescoes. Learn about the art and crafts of rural Turkey at a handicraft center, and attend a lecture on Turkish hand-made rugs. Next is the Underground City. Photo stops at Uchisar and Avcilar, best vista points on the way to the hotel. Optional hot air balloon ride by dawn over the volcanic landscape of Cappadocia is recommended.
 
Day 7 Cappadocia - Konya - Antalya Friday 335 miles Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 
Drive to Konya. En route, stop at the Sultanhan Caravanserai - a hotel for merchants during the Seljuk period - 13th century. In Konya, visit the Museum of Mevlana, the famous mystic poet, and founder of the Sufi Order of the Whirling Dervishes. In the afternoon, continue to Antalya.
 
Day 8 Antalya Saturday 55 miles Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 
Today, two magnificent Roman sites are on our agenda; Aspendos with the best preserved Roman Theater and Perge, a spectacular Greco-Roman city. On the return to Antalya, discover the tradition of jewellery making on this soil while visiting one of the largest jewellers of Turkey. Later in the afternoon, visit Old Antalya - Kaleici will be visited to enjoy strolling through picturesque streets of the old port.
 
Day 9 Antalya - Pamukkale Sunday 210 miles Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 
BEST of TURKEY  &  EGYPT 9In the morning, cross the Taurus Mountains, and drive to Aphrodisias, the ancient city dedicated to Aphrodite, the goddess of Beauty, Love and Fertility. Continue to Pamukkale, a unique natural site. Visit this "Cotton Castle" where the hot waters, leaving their limestone deposits, have created an unreal landscape with petrified waterfalls and basins; and Hierapolis, an ancient Roman health spa whose well preserved necropolis is one of the largest in the ancient world.
 
Day 10 Pamukkale - Ephesus Monday 110 miles Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 
Head towards the Aegean Sea, to Ephesus, the most fascinating city of the ancient world. Visit the ruins of Ephesus and the remains of the Temple of Artemis -one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Virgin Mary's House is also in today's agenda.
 
Day 11 Izmir - Cairo Tuesday   Breakfast
 
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, you will be met and assisted through customs and formalities, then transferred to your hotel. Balance of the day is at leisure.
 
Day 12 Cairo - Aswa - Nile cruise Wednesday   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 
You will be transferred to Cairo Airport for your flight to Aswan. Upon arrival at Aswan Airport, visit the High Dam, Old Dam, Philae Temple, and the Granite Quarries. You will be transferred to your Deluxe Nile Cruise Boat for a 4-day/3-night Nile cruise. Accommodations aboard will consist of an Outside Junior Suite Cabin with private facilities. Sail to Edfu. Overnight on board.
 
Day 13 Nile cruise : Temple of Horus - Luxor Thursday   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 
Travel by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus, the best preserved of all the large Egyptian Temples. Sail to Luxor. Overnight on board.
 
Day 14 Nile cruise : Valley of The Kings Friday   Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 
Cross the Nile to the West Bank. Visit the Necropolis of Thebes, Colossi of Memnon, Queen Hatshepsut Funerary Temple, and the Valley of the Kings and Queens. Optional Sound and Light Show available this evening. Overnight on board.
 
Day 15 Nile cruise : Luxor - Cairo Saturday   Breakfast
 
Visit Luxor Temple dedicated to the god Amon-Ra. It was expanded by Ramses II, who added statues of himself. Visit the magnificent Karnak Temple. After disembarkation, you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for your flight to Cairo. Upon arrival at Cairo Airport, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
 
Day 16 Cairo : Old City - Great Pyramids Sunday   Breakfast, Lunch
 
Tour Old Cairo, where early Judaism and Christianity flourished in Egypt. Visit sites like the Ben Ezra Synagogue, and the Moallaka Church where the Virgin Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus took refuge. Spend the afternoon at the Great Pyramids of Giza built for Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos, and the defending Sphinx. End the day at the bazaar of Khan El Khalili. Optional Sound and Light Show available this evening.
 
Day 17 Departure Monday   Breakfast
 
You will be transferred to Cairo Airport for your return flight.
 
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Special Features

Included
- Transportation in air-conditioned vehicles throughout as stated in the tours general features
- Escort by a professional guide-lecturer throughout
- Entrance fees to the museums stated in itinerary
- All meals mentioned in the program
- One small bottle of water (1/2 lt.) per person at lunch
- Accommodation in shared twin rooms in stated or similar hotels
- Arrival and departure transfers.

Not Included
- Flights
- Visits and services not mentioned in program.
- Insurance
- Personal expenses and all beverages
- Gratuities to the guide and driver
- Visa fee
Hotels
First Class
 
Istanbul - Black Bird - 4 stars
Bolu - Koru Hotel - 4 stars
Cappadoce - Burcu Kaya Hotel - 4 stars
Antalya - Khan Hotel - 4 stars
Denizli - Pamukkale - Tripolis Hotel - 4 stars
Special Cat.
 
Kusadasi - Ephèse - Kalehan - Special Cat.

 

 

 

 

 
 


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