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DAY 06 Cappadocia(B/L/D)Goreme Open Air Museum resembles a vast monastic complex composed of scores of refectory monasteries placed side-by-side, each with its own fantastic church. It isobviously the first sight to be visited by any traveler in Cappadocia, standing as it does in the very center of the region with easy access from all directions. It is only 15 minutes walk(1.5km) from Goreme village center. It contains the finest of the rock-cut churches, with beautiful frescoes (wall paintings) whose colors still retain all their original freshness. Italso presents unique examples of rock hewn architecture and fresco technique. The Goreme Open Air Museum has been a member of UNESCO World Heritage List since 1984,and was one of the first two UNESCO sites in Turkey. The area covered by this Open Air Museum forms a coherent geographical entity and represents historical unity. There areeleven refectories within the Museum, with rock-cut churches tables and benches.Kaymakli Underground city is built under the hill known as the Citadel of Kaymakli and was opened to visitors in 1964. The people of Kaymakli village have constructed theirhouses around nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city. The inhabitants of the region still use the most convenient places in the tunnels as cellars, storage areas andstables, which they access through their courtyards. The Kaymakli Underground City has low, narrow and sloping passages. While the underground city consists of 8 floors belowground, only 4 of them are open to the public today, in which the spaces are organized around ventilation shafts.Avanos is set on the banks of the Kizilirmak, the Red River. The town is about 8 kilometers from Goreme. Avanos has a lively center with all the usual amenities including amodern, tourist-oriented hamam (Turkish Bath). Avanos is a mass of family run potteries. These famous potters make wonderful souvenirs and are available at a wide range of pricesfrom simple ashtrays and mugs to ornate plates and chess sets.Hotel: Uchisar Kaya Hotel or Double Tree Hilton or similarGoreme Open Air MuseumKaymakli Underground cityAvanosGoreme Open Air MuseumDAY 07 Cappadocia / Ankara / Safranbolu(B/L/D)Ankara historically known as Angora, is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of 938 meters. Centrally located inAnatolia, Ankara is an important commercial and industrial city. It is the center of the Turkish Government, and houses all foreign embassies. It is an important crossroads of trade,strategically located at the center of Turkey's highway and railway networks, and serves as the marketing center for the surrounding agricultural area. The city was famous for itslong-haired Angora goat and its prized wool, a unique breed of cat (Angora cat), Angora rabbits and their prized wool (Angora wool), pears, honey, and the region's muscat grapes.The mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is located in Ankara and was designed by architects Professor Emin Onat and Assistant Professor Orhan Arda, whose proposalbeat 48 other entries from several countries in a competition held by the Turkish Government in 1941 for a “monumental mausoleum” for Ataturk. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was theleader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, revered by many for transforming the former Ottoman Empire into amodern, democratic, and secular nation-state – the principles upon which modern Turkey was established. The site is also the final resting place of Ismet Inonu, the second Presidentof Turkey, who was interred there after he died in 1973. His tomb faces the Ataturk Mausoleum, on the opposite side of the Ceremonial Ground.Hotel: Kadioglu Sehzade or Ebrulu Konaklari or similarAnkara The mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk The mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal AtaturkAnkara
DAY 08 Safranbolu / Ankara / Istanbul(B/L/D)Safranbolu is a town at district of Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is about two hundred kilometers north of Ankara and about a hundred kilometers southof the Black Sea coast. The Old Town preserves many old buildings, with 1008 registered historical artifacts. These are: 1 private museum, 25 mosques, 5 tombs, 8 historicalfountains, 5 Turkish baths, 3 caravanserai's, 1 historical clock tower, 1 sundial and hundreds of houses and mansions. Also there are mounds of ancient settlements, rock tombs andhistorical bridges. The Old Town is situated in a deep ravine in a fairly dry area in the rain shadow of the mountains. The name of the town derives from 'saffron' and the Greek word'polis' (city), since Safranbolu was a trading place and a center for growing saffron. Today saffron is still alive at the village of Davutobası which is 22 km east of Safranbolu andprobably one of the best quality saffron in the world. Safranbolu was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1994 due to its well-preserved Ottoman era houses andarchitecture.Bosphorus Strait also known as the Istanbul Strait, is a strait that forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. The Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanellesstrait to the southwest together form the Turkish Straits. The world's narrowest strait used for international navigation, the Bosphorus connects the Black Sea with the Sea ofMarmara. (Included cruise ride)Hotel: 5 stars Crowne Plaza Old City or Sheraton Maslak or similarSafranbolu Bosphorus Strait Bosphorus StraitDAY 09 Istanbul / Kuala LumpurSafranbolu(B/L/D)Dolmabahce Palace located in the Besiktas district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coastline of the Bosphorus strait, served as the main administrative center of theOttoman Empire from 1856 to 1922, apart from a 22-year interval in which Yildiz Palace was used. Dolmabahce Palace was ordered by the Empire's 31st Sultan, Abdulmecid I, andbuilt between the years 1843 and 1856. Haci Said Aga was responsible for the construction works, while the project was realized by architects Garabet Balyan, his son NigogayosBalyan and Evanis Kalfa (members of the Balyan family of Ottoman court architects.) The construction cost five million Ottoman mecidiye gold coins, the equivalent of 35 tonnesof gold. Fourteen tonnes of gold in the form of gold leaf were used to gild the ceilings of the 45,000 square meter mono block palace, which stands on an area of 110,000 m².The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning "Covered Bazaar") in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over3,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.After lunch, transfer to airport for take flight back to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, KLIA.Dolmabahce Palace The Grand Bazaar The Grand BazaarDAY 10 Kuala LumpurArrived at Kuala Lumpur, thank you for spend a holiday with Aplus Holidays.Dolmabahce Palace(MOB)SGL TWN/TRP CHD(1A1C) CWB(2A1C) CNB(2A1C) TIPPING INSURANCE ACF*The order of itinerary, meals & hotel is subject to the final discretion of local operator.The Company reserve rights to amend the itinerary due to unforeseen circumstances without prior notice.*
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