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ESCORTED VACATION – Scheduled departure - 8-day/6-night tour visiting Istanbul, Gallipoli, Canakkale, Troy, Pergamum, Izmir & Ephesus. Includes accommodation at superior first class & deluxe hotels with breakfast daily, 4 dinners, 2 lunches, arrival & transfers, touring by modern air-conditioned motor coach, and guided sightseeing as indicated in the itinerary.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
- Domestic flights (air & land only)
- Touring by modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Entrance fees per itinerary
Excludes
- Personal expenses
- Airport taxes
- Optional tours
- Customary tips and gratuities
Enjoy a relaxing overnight flight from IAD (TK008) to Istanbul.
Istanbul – Arrival
You will be transferred to your hotel in Istanbul upon arrival. The rest of the day is at leisure until you meet your tour director for a welcome briefing.
Explore Istanbul
A day tour to include: St. Sophia, Hippodrome, Blue Mosque and Grand Bazaar. Tonight welcome dinner (B,D)
Istanbul
Morning sightseeing tour of Topkapi Palace Museum, residence of the Ottoman Sultans between 1453–1852 (excluding harem). Afternoon visit some local hotels. (B,L)
Istanbul – Gallipoli – Canakkale
In the morning depart for Gallipoli, the site of many battles during WWI. Visit Anzac Cove, Lone Pine Cemetery and then drive to Canakkale for overnight. (B,D)
Troy – Pergamum – Izmir
Morning visit Troy with its famous wooden horse, best known for being the setting of the Trojan War and many cities built on top of each other , and later continue to a traditional local village for lunch with locals, afternoon the ancient Medical Center Asclepion in Pergamum, Dinner and Overnight in Izmir. (B,L,D)
Ephesus & Virgin Mary’s House – Izmir
Today tour the ruins of Ephesus, the Virgin Mary's cottage, the 2,000 year old marble streets, a theater, the library of Celsius, and Hadrian's Temple. Overnight in Izmir. (B,D)
Izmir – Istanbul – Return
You will be transferred to the airport for your return flight to IAD via Istanbul (TK007). (B)
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