Aegean Explorer - 7 Days

Turkey
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Istanbul – Visit highlights of the Old City including the beautiful Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and imposing Topkapi Palace, Ephesus – Tour the marble ruins of this Roman city which was once the site of the great Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders, Pamukkale – Stroll around the terraced pools and opt for a relaxing dip in the naturally warm and calcium rich waters, Gallipoli – Pay your respects at the Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair memorials and visit ANZAC Cove, a famous WW1 landing site, Troy – Discover the legendary ruins and see a replica of the famous wooden horse which as the story goes, was used to sack the city, Pergamum – Marvel at the Roman amphitheatre which is one of the steepest in the classical world, Hierapolis – See the UNESCO-listed ruins of this ancient spa town, built on the site of natural hot springs

Availability

From 2024-03-30 to 2025-12-13

Departure dates & prices

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  • Mar Sat 30 2024 to Apr Fri 05 2024
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  • Apr Sat 13 2024 to Apr Fri 19 2024
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  • Apr Sat 27 2024 to May Fri 03 2024
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  • May Sat 11 2024 to May Fri 17 2024
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  • May Sat 25 2024 to May Fri 31 2024
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  • Jun Sat 08 2024 to Jun Fri 14 2024
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  • Jun Sat 22 2024 to Jun Fri 28 2024
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  • Jul Sat 06 2024 to Jul Fri 12 2024
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  • Jul Sat 20 2024 to Jul Fri 26 2024
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  • Aug Sat 03 2024 to Aug Fri 09 2024
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  • Aug Sat 31 2024 to Sep Fri 06 2024
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  • Sep Sat 14 2024 to Sep Fri 20 2024
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  • Sep Sat 28 2024 to Oct Fri 04 2024
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  • Oct Sat 12 2024 to Oct Fri 18 2024
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  • Oct Sat 26 2024 to Nov Fri 01 2024
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  • Nov Sat 09 2024 to Nov Fri 15 2024
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    $3,385*
  • Nov Sat 23 2024 to Nov Fri 29 2024
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  • Dec Sat 07 2024 to Dec Fri 13 2024
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  • Jan Sat 04 2025 to Jan Fri 10 2025
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  • Jan Sat 18 2025 to Jan Fri 24 2025
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  • Feb Sat 01 2025 to Feb Fri 07 2025
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  • Feb Sat 15 2025 to Feb Fri 21 2025
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  • Mar Sat 01 2025 to Mar Fri 07 2025
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  • Mar Sat 15 2025 to Mar Fri 21 2025
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  • Mar Sat 22 2025 to Mar Fri 28 2025
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What's included

5 breakfasts.
6 nights 4 star hotels.
Economy class flight from Denizli (Pamukkale) to Istanbul.
Guided sightseeing - Istanbul, Gallipoli, Troy, Ruins of Ephesus and Pergamum, Pamukkale Terraces and Hierapolis.
Escorted by an English speaking, degree qualified Turkish tour guide.
Airport arrival transfer on day 1 .
All relevant transfers and transportation in private modern air-conditioned vehicles.

Itinerary

  • Day 1, Istanbul
    Saturday. Welcome to Turkey! Arrive Istanbul and included transfer to our hotel. Spend the afternoon at leisure or head out to explore the city. This evening our tip filled welcome meeting takes place.
    No meals included.
    Day 2, Istanbul
    Istanbul. We'll start the day with an exciting tour of Istanbul's old city. We'll make a number of stops on our trip, starting with a visit to the stunning Blue Mosque famed for it's blue Iznik tiles and unique 6 minarets, we'll continue to the ruinous Hippodrome - now a small park of sorts and once scene of chariot races and political activities in Byzantine times, we'll also discover the exterior of Hagia Sophia - constructed as a Basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian, Topkapi Palace and the Underground Cistern - an ancient underground water tank - replete with carved and fluted Corinthian columns and a puzzling head of Medusa. Visitors walk on walkways suspended above the shallow water. It's very cool and peaceful.
    1 breakfast, no lunch, no dinner included.
    Day 3, Canakkale
    Istanbul - Gallipoli. Early this morning, we travel to the WW1 battlefields of Gallipoli. Here, we'll embark upon a guided tour of the region, once the site of fierce fighting and today almost hauntingly beautiful, with its wooded landscape dotted with understated memorials to the war dead. Our guided tour of the region will take in sights such as ANZAC Cove, Lone Pine Australian War Memorial and cemetery, Chunuk Blair New Zealand War Memorial and cemetery, the Nek, Johnston's Jolly and the many fortified trenches still clearly visible amongst the scrub after all these years.

    Crossing the Dardenelles by ferry (offering panoramic views of the entire Gallipoli Peninsular) we proceed to our hotel for a little rest and relaxation.
    1 breakfast, no lunch, no dinner included.
    Day 4, Kusadasi
    Gallipoli - Kusadasi. Heading south, we enjoy a guided tour of Homer's Troy, famed for the Trojan wooden horse and fabled Helen. Continuing to ancient Pergamum - the cultural and political capital of its time, before continuing onto coastal Kusadasi. Make the most of the hotel facilities this evening.
    1 breakfast, no lunch, no dinner included.
    Day 5, Ephesus
    Today, we enjoy a guided tour at the legendary Roman ruins of Ephesus. Positively the best-preserved classical city in the eastern Mediterranean, and among the best places in the world to get a feel for what Roman life must have been like. Ephesus, under the Romans was a vast city with a population nearing 250,000. It became the Roman capital of Asia Minor. We'll have plenty of time to tour the marble ruins of Ephesus. Be sure to see the famous Library of Celcus, the gymnasium of Vedius and Stadium, the great theatre and stroll the streets in the ruins of this large Roman ruined city. It's completely fascinating. We'll see public toilets, a brothel, fountains and various temples. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey and afterward we stop to watch a demonstration of how they are made.
    1 breakfast, no lunch, no dinner included.
    Day 6, Pamukkale
    Kusadasi - Pamukkale. Today, after breakfast, we drive to Pamukkale visiting the region's famed calcium rich terraced pools. Known locally as the Cotton Castles, they are a natural phenomena and gift of Mother Nature.

    Pamukkale was formed when warm, calcium rich mineral water cascaded over the cliff edge, cooling and depositing in the process. The calcium built natural shelves and pools on the cliffs, known as travertines. Today, some of the pools are closed. However, areas of the travertines can be walked upon, albeit in bare feet. We can however opt to enjoy a unique and very pleasant dip in the warm waters at the Pamukkale Thermal, with its submerged fragments of fluted marble columns in the centre of the ruined spa town of Hierapolis, which was a was a cure centre founded around 190 BC by the Romans. This evening we have some free time to relax and unwind.
    1 breakfast, no lunch, no dinner included.
    Day 7, Istanbul
    Friday. This morning we make our way to Denizli airport for our flight to Istanbul. On arrival to Istanbul Airport we bid farewell to our group and representative and catch our onward flights.

    Note: Please note your internal flight is currently arriving into the new Istanbul Airport airport at approx. 08:50am. Please ensure you book an international flight departing Istanbul after 1pm, allowing for flight delays. If you are departing via Sabiha airport you will need to make arrangements between airports and we recommend booking flights after 2:30pm Alternatively, you could choose to extend your stay by purchasing an additional night's hotel accommodation.
    No meals included.
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