Turkey & Greek Islands Tours
'Constantinople To Hellas Tour'
12 - Day itinerary

Istanbul

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

Istanbul Old City

After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome. Tonight you get to know your travelling companions a little better at your welcome dinner. Overnight Istanbul (B,D)

Gallipoli Battlefields

One of the most emotionally touching places in Turkey, today we visit the WWI Battlefields of Gallipoli including Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair Memorials, ANZAC Cove, Johnston's Jolly, original trenches and tunnels, The Nek and the Gallipoli Museum. Overnight Canakkale (B, D)

Troy, Acropolis of Pergamum

This morning, step back in time as we visit Troy, home of the famed Trojan Horse and then tour the magnificent acropolis of Pergamum. Its impressive temples and library made Pergamum a renowned cultural and political centre in its time. Overnight Kusadasi (B, D)

Ephesus, Kusadasi

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

Kusadasi, Samos

Leaving Turkey, we take a ferry to Samos and depending on ferry schedules; we may head straight for Mykonos or spend a day exploring lush-green Samos. Overnight Samos or Mykonos (B)

Mykonos, Delos

Spend the day on the beach or take an optional day trip to the neighbouring island of Delos. This Mecca of Ancient Greece is today an island wide, open-air museum. Overnight Mykonos (B)

Mykonos to Santorini

Revitalize with an early morning swim and wander the charming white-washed narrow alleyways of Mykonos Town before an afternoon ferry to Santorini. Overnight Santorini (B)

Santorini optional boat trip

Take an optional boat trip in the world's biggest volcanic crater above sea level. Visit the active volcano, swim in the warm thermal waters and take a therapeutic mud bath. Overnight Santorini (B)

Santorini to Athens

Soak up the sun on the black sand beaches before we board an afternoon ferry to the mainland. Overnight Athens (B)

Athens Old City

This morning you will have half day tour and visit Acropolis, stop at the stadium where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held. Admire the Olympian Zeus and Hadrians Arch. At the Acropolis visit the museum, the towering entrance of Propylaia, the Temple of Nike and the most famous of Greek relics, the Parthenon. Overnight Athens (B)

Athens

After breakfast, we say goodbye to our new friends before being transferred to the airport. (B)

• Inbound airport transfer - Istanbul
• Outbound airport transfer - Athens
• Transfers between ports and hotels in Greece
• Transportation by ferries between the Greek islands and a fully air-conditioned non-smoking bus in Turkey
• Services of an English-speaking professional tour guide in Turkey and English speaking tour leader throughout the Greek Islands.
• Entrance fees - Turkey
• 11 nights - 4 star, B Class & C Class accommodation in total.
  • - 1 night in Canakkale
  • - 2 nights in Istanbul
  • - 2 nights in Kusadasi
  • - 2 nights in Athens
  • - 2 nights in Mykonos
  • - 2 nights in Santorini
• 11 Breakfasts, 4 Dinners

• Suggested optional activities
• Tips – driver and guide
• Any visas or port taxes
• Entrance fees - Greece