Turkey Tours
'Aegean Jewels Tour'
7 - Day itinerary

Welcome to Istanbul! You will be transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is yours free to explore. Overnight Istanbul.

Tour the exotic city that spans both Europe and Asia visiting the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace, the Basilica underground cistern and the Hippodrome. This evening we board an overnight sleeper train for the calcium terraces of Pamukkale. (B)

Visit the ruins of Hierapolis, the Temple of Apollo, Necropolis, and stroll over the magnificent white calcium terraces of Pamukkale. We then drive to Aphrodisias, the famous city of Aphrodite, before heading onto the resort town of Kusadasi. Overnight Kusadasi (B,D)

Absorb yourself in history today with a guided tour of Ephesus and a visit to the Temple of Artemis. Feel the mystical atmosphere of the ancient city and stadium. Carpet weaving has long traditions in Turkey. At the carpet village we learn how the carpets are made by hand what determines their value. Overnight Kusadasi (B,D)

Today we drive along the Aegean coast to the ancient of Pergamum. We visit the magnificent Acropolis of Pergamum, its impressive temples and library that made Pergamum a renowned cultural and political centre in its time. We then drive to Troy to tour this legendary city. Overnight Canakkale (B,D)

After breakfast, we visit the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, Anzac Cove, the Nek, Johnston's Jolly and Gallipoli Museum, before driving to Istanbul. Overnight Istanbul (B,L)

After breakfast, our tour concludes and we say good bye to our new friends. (B)

This tour is run in conjunction with our Fire of Anatolia Tour.

Tour includes

o Inbound and outbound airport transfers to Ataturk Airport or shuttle service from Sabiha Gokcen
o Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
o Professional English-speaking tour guide
o Entrance fees to various sites, tips
o 6 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 3 dinners
o 1 overnight train trip in sleeper. (tour guide does not accompany passengers) Please see note below
o 6 nights - 4 star, Bus accommodation in total.
  - 1 night in Canakkale
  - 2 nights in Istanbul
  - 1 night in Istanbul - Pamukkale overnight bus
  - 2 nights in Kusadasi

Please Note

We have just been advised by TCDD, the authority managing Turkish Train services, that the Pamukkale Express travelling between Pamukkale and Istanbul will have all services suspended until further notice due to required maintenance on the tracks. Suspension is effective immediately and it is expected that services may be suspended for several months.

This service is generally used for the return journey of your Aegean Delight tour, therefore we will need to utilise local bus services for the itinerary until train services are resumed.

On Day 2 passengers will be transferred to the Istanbul Bus Station at 19.30 to board the Pamukkale Bus service to Denizli at 20.30, with the estimated arrival time in Denizli of 09.00 am.

From Denizli, they will be transferred to their hotel accommodation as per the standard itinerary.