Istanbul and Ephesus

Itinerary

Day 1: Istanbul Turkey

Stop At: Istanbul Duty Free, Istanbul International Airport, Istanbul Turkey
Welcome to Europe!!!. Transfer to hotel and free time. You will receive information about the start of the circuit during the afternoon, or you can check the informative panels in the hotel reception area.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel

Day 2: Istanbul

Stop At: Istanbul Duty Free, Istanbul International Airport, Istanbul Turkey
Sighseeing tour.Cable car to Pierre Loti viewpoint. Night transfer to Taksim.
A sightseeing tour of the city lasting about two hours, taking in the walls, the Golden Horn, the fishing district, and Taksim. We will skirt round the Topkapi Palace and admire the exterior of Hagia Sophia. On our tour, we will include a cable car ride up to the Pierre Loti viewpoint and we will look round the Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent (the largest in Istanbul). We find ourselves in a city built in two continents.
At the end of the afternoon we will provide a transfer to the Taksim neighbourhood, the most commercialised and lively area of ??the city. There will be time to dine in one of its many restaurants, and you can also take the old tram that crosses the area or go to see the nearby Galata Tower.

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel

Day 3: Istanbul

Stop At: Istanbul Duty Free, Istanbul International Airport, Istanbul Turkey
Boat trip on the Bosphorus.
Today we include a boat trip on the Bosphorus that will last about two hours. We will undertake the trip on a boat exclusively for Europamundo travellers. The Bosphorus is a strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of ​​Marmara, which separates Istanbul into two parts: the European part and the Asian one. We will enjoy seeing the liveliness of the strait with its multitude of boats. We will pass under the two bridges that unite Europe and Asia and we will admire the palaces of the sultans, the typical wooden houses and the Ottoman villas.
Free time (an additional visit with tickets and lunch inside the Topkapi Palace is available).
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel

Day 4: Istanbul- Bandirma- Ephesus- Kusadasi

Stop At: Historic Areas of Istanbul, Istanbul Turkey
Ferry over the Marmara. Ephesus. Dinner included.
We left early from Istanbul. We crosed by fast ferry (variable schedules according to seasons and months) the Sea of Marmara, after about two hours of crossing, we arrived at the port of BANDIRMA (or Yalova according to schedules). We continued route through the interior of Turkey. At the beginning of the afternoon we arrive at EPHESUS, the best preserved ancient city of Asia Minor; 2000 years ago it had a quarter of a million inhabitants. We know Saint John´s Basilica, after it, the house of the Virgin Mary and the archaeological site (tickets included). We then continue to KUSADASI, a popular coastal town with a lot of atmosphere, commercial life and a small castle. Dinner and accommodation.

Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel

Day 5: Kusadasi- Izmir- Bursa- Istambul.-

Stop At: Kusadasi Market, Kusadasi Turkey
Interior of Anatolia. Hanging bridges crossing the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus Strait.
We leave for the city with the fourth largest population in Turkey: IZMIR. We see the church of Saint Polycarp, the oldest in the city, which reminds us of the importance of this area in early Christianity (entrance included). We then return to inland Turkey. Stop en route for lunch before reaching BURSA, the fourth largest city in Turkey, whose historic centre has been declared UNESCO World Heritage, with its traditional commercial districts, mosques, religious schools, public baths … The green mosque stands out. Arrival in ISTANBUL at the end of the day.
End of our services. Check the time of your flight in case you need an additional night.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.