
Turkey Carian Discovery Tour/ 11 Days
11 days
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Itinerary
Day 1: Bodrum
Stop At: Bodrum Bazaar, Bodrum Central Bus Station, Bodrum City Turkey
Welcome to Bodrum! You will be transferred to your hotel and the remainder of the day is yours free to explore at your own pace.
Duration: 1 day
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 2: Bodrum
Stop At: Bodrum Bazaar, Bodrum Central Bus Station, Bodrum City Turkey
Today we will visit Bodrum Castle which was built by the Knights of Rhodes in honour of St.Peter. Onto the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, which was constructed as a funeral monument by Artemisia, Queen of Caria, after the death of her brother and husband Mausolos. It is here that the word 'Mausoleum' comes from. Lastly we visit the Antique Theatre which is situated on the hillside over looking Bodrum.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 3: Aphrodisias
Stop At: Aphrodisias, 80 km from Pamukkale, Geyre Turkey
Depart from Bodrum to Aphrodisias the ancient city dedicated to Aphrodite, the goddess of Beauty, Love and Fertility, also famous for its school of sculpture, we visit the stadium, which is the best preserved in Anatolia, the Temple of Aphrodite, the Tetrapylon, the Amphitheatre and Aphrodisias Museum. Afterwards we continue on to Pamukkale.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 4: Pamukkale, Kibyra
Stop At: Road to Pamukkale, Hieropolis-Pamukkale World Heritage Site, Pamukkale Turkey
Today we will visit Pamukkale, cotton castles and Heirapolis, including magnificently preserved necropolis, the main steet, gates, thermal baths, the Greco Roman theatre and the Basilica of St. Philippe. Swim in a theraputic bath of hot spring mineral waters. From Pamukkale we head to Antalya, visiting, Kibyra, a little-known ancient city, where you will have chance to see the well preserved stadium and bouleuterion.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 5: Aspendos, Manavgat Waterfalls
Stop At: Aspendos Bridge, Aspendos Yolu Belkıs Mevkii, Side, Manavgat Turkey
Today, we will visit famous theatre at Aspendos which is known for one of the best preserved theatres of Asia Minor, still used today. Then we will visit Manavgat Waterfalls for a pleasant resting spot.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 6: Konya
Stop At: Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden, Parsana Mah. Ismail Kaya Cad. No:244 Bunyamin Sok. Sille Parsana, Konya 42250 Turkey
Early departure for Konya and the mausoleum of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi with its accompanying museum.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 7: Goreme, Uchisar Castle
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkey
Today we depart for Cappadocia visiting Sultanhani Caravansary, the largest in Anatolia, en route. We continue onto Cappadocia and marvel at the lunar landscape with a fully guided tour of Goreme Valley, the fairy chimneys, Uchisar castle and more. Tonight, don't miss the optional traditional Turkish folklore evening!
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 8: Pigeon and Love Valleys, Underground City
Stop At: Love Valley, Goreme 50180 Turkey
Today we visit trek through the Pigeon and Love Valleys and explore the many levels of an underground city.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 9: Ankara
Stop At: Ankara Castle, Kale Mh., Ankara 06240 Turkey
Early morning departure to the nation's capital, Ankara, where we visit Anitkabir, mausoleum of the famed Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, before returning to Istanbul.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 10: Istanbul Old City
Stop At: Istanbul Duty Free, Istanbul International Airport, Istanbul Turkey
After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome.
Cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia in the afternoon with an optional 'Half day Bosphorous cruise'.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 11: Istanbul
Stop At: Istanbul Duty Free, Istanbul International Airport, Istanbul Turkey
After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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Day 1: Bodrum
Stop At: Bodrum Bazaar, Bodrum Central Bus Station, Bodrum City Turkey
Welcome to Bodrum! You will be transferred to your hotel and the remainder of the day is yours free to explore at your own pace.
Duration: 1 day
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 2: Bodrum
Stop At: Bodrum Bazaar, Bodrum Central Bus Station, Bodrum City Turkey
Today we will visit Bodrum Castle which was built by the Knights of Rhodes in honour of St.Peter. Onto the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, which was constructed as a funeral monument by Artemisia, Queen of Caria, after the death of her brother and husband Mausolos. It is here that the word 'Mausoleum' comes from. Lastly we visit the Antique Theatre which is situated on the hillside over looking Bodrum.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 3: Aphrodisias
Stop At: Aphrodisias, 80 km from Pamukkale, Geyre Turkey
Depart from Bodrum to Aphrodisias the ancient city dedicated to Aphrodite, the goddess of Beauty, Love and Fertility, also famous for its school of sculpture, we visit the stadium, which is the best preserved in Anatolia, the Temple of Aphrodite, the Tetrapylon, the Amphitheatre and Aphrodisias Museum. Afterwards we continue on to Pamukkale.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 4: Pamukkale, Kibyra
Stop At: Road to Pamukkale, Hieropolis-Pamukkale World Heritage Site, Pamukkale Turkey
Today we will visit Pamukkale, cotton castles and Heirapolis, including magnificently preserved necropolis, the main steet, gates, thermal baths, the Greco Roman theatre and the Basilica of St. Philippe. Swim in a theraputic bath of hot spring mineral waters. From Pamukkale we head to Antalya, visiting, Kibyra, a little-known ancient city, where you will have chance to see the well preserved stadium and bouleuterion.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 5: Aspendos, Manavgat Waterfalls
Stop At: Aspendos Bridge, Aspendos Yolu Belkıs Mevkii, Side, Manavgat Turkey
Today, we will visit famous theatre at Aspendos which is known for one of the best preserved theatres of Asia Minor, still used today. Then we will visit Manavgat Waterfalls for a pleasant resting spot.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 6: Konya
Stop At: Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden, Parsana Mah. Ismail Kaya Cad. No:244 Bunyamin Sok. Sille Parsana, Konya 42250 Turkey
Early departure for Konya and the mausoleum of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi with its accompanying museum.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 7: Goreme, Uchisar Castle
Stop At: Uchisar Castle, Uchisar Turkey
Today we depart for Cappadocia visiting Sultanhani Caravansary, the largest in Anatolia, en route. We continue onto Cappadocia and marvel at the lunar landscape with a fully guided tour of Goreme Valley, the fairy chimneys, Uchisar castle and more. Tonight, don't miss the optional traditional Turkish folklore evening!
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 8: Pigeon and Love Valleys, Underground City
Stop At: Love Valley, Goreme 50180 Turkey
Today we visit trek through the Pigeon and Love Valleys and explore the many levels of an underground city.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 9: Ankara
Stop At: Ankara Castle, Kale Mh., Ankara 06240 Turkey
Early morning departure to the nation's capital, Ankara, where we visit Anitkabir, mausoleum of the famed Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, before returning to Istanbul.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 10: Istanbul Old City
Stop At: Istanbul Duty Free, Istanbul International Airport, Istanbul Turkey
After breakfast, you enjoy a fully guided tour of the only city to span two continents, visiting the Blue Mosque, St Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace and the Hippodrome.
Cruise between two continents on the stretch of water that separates Europe from Asia in the afternoon with an optional 'Half day Bosphorous cruise'.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel
Day 11: Istanbul
Stop At: Istanbul Duty Free, Istanbul International Airport, Istanbul Turkey
After breakfast our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends and are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Included
- 10x Breakfast
- 4x Dinner
- Accommodation included: 10 nights
- Entry/Admission - Bodrum Bazaar
- Entry/Admission - Aphrodisias
- Entry/Admission - Road to Pamukkale
- Entry/Admission - Aspendos Bridge
- Entry/Admission - Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden
- Entry/Admission - Uchisar Castle
- Entry/Admission - Love Valley
- Entry/Admission - Ankara Castle
- Entry/Admission - Istanbul Duty Free
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
50%
Original
45%
Aquatic
20%
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