ESCORTED VACATION – Guaranteed departures English only escorted coach tour. 6 days/5 nights tour of Western Turkey visiting Istanbul, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Canakkale, Troy, Pergamum, Izmir, Ephesus & Virgin Mary's House. Tour departs from Istanbul and ends in Kusadasi.
Includes
- Transfers per itinerary
- Hotels per itinerary or similar
- Meals per itinerary; (B) Breakfast, (L) Lunch, (D) Dinner
- Sightseeing per itinerary
- Travel funds escrow protection program
Excludes
- Personal expenses
- Optional tours
- Customary tips and gratuities
Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure before meeting your tour director and travel companions for a welcome briefing. (Your arrival transfer is included only if you arrive on the actual day the tour commences. For customers arriving earlier an individual transfer can be organized at an additional cost.)
Deluxe & Superior:
Radisson Blu Hotel Sisli or similar hotels
Istanbul
Enjoy a full-day tour of Istanbul including a visit to the Topkapi Palace (excluding harem), the Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque, St. Sophia (closed on Mondays), and the Grand Bazaar. Consider an optional dinner with belly-dancing entertainment. (B)
Deluxe & Superior:
Radisson Blu Hotel Sisli or similar hotels
Gallipoli - Dardanelles - Canakkale
En route to Gallipoli, visit Anzac Cove, the Lone Pine Cemetery and Chunuk Bair. Cross the Dardanelles to Canakkale. (B,D)
Deluxe & Superior:
Kolin Hotel or similar hotels
Troy - Pergamum - Kusadasi
Visit Troy’s legendary walls this morning before you continue your trip to Pergamum for a visit to the ancient medical center of Asklepion. Enjoy lunch with the locals at a traditional village. Arrive in Kusadasi in the evening. (B,L,D)
Deluxe & Superior:
Charisma Hotel or similar hotels
Ephesus & Virgin Mary's House - Kusadasi
Today tour the ruins of Ephesus and explore the 2,000 year old marble streets, a theater, the Library of Celsius, and Hadrian's Temple. Take a short drive to see the Virgin Mary's cottage. Continue to a regional rug production center to have firsthand experience of this unique art form. Consider joining an optional afternoon tour to the village of Sirince. (B,D)
Deluxe & Superior:
Charisma Hotel or similar hotels
Kusadasi - Return
Transfer to Kusadasi pier to take a ferry or cruise. (Your departure transfer is included only if you depart on the actual day the tour concludes. For customers departing later an individual transfer can be organized at an additional cost. A transfer to Izmir airport can be arranged at an additional cost.) (B)
Departure Date
Land Only
Istanbul - Arrival