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A journey worth taking!
Come and experience
the vast culture, art, and
history of Turkey.With
exceptional price and
value, this is an unbeatable
combination for
the dedicated traveler
Day 1 - SATURDAy
Depart to Turkey
Departure from Canada to Istanbul.
Day 2 - SUNDAy
Arrival in Istanbul
Upon arrival, meeting with Turquie VIP representative
and transfer to your hotel. Attending a
briefing about your journey at 7 pm at your hotel.
You are free for the diner.
Day 3 - MONDAy (BL)
Istanbul
After breakfast, you will begin to explore Istanbul:
Topkapi Palace, the residence of the Ottoman
sultans between the end of the 15th and the first
half of the 19th centuries. Lunch and visit the
Blue Mosque, recognizable from its six minarets,
and the Hippodrome where political, cultural,
and sports activities took place during Roman,
Byzantine, and Ottoman times. At the end of the
day free time at the historical Grand Bazaar. You
will be free for the dinner. Overnight at hotel.
Western Turkey
Konya © Izzet Keribar Pergamum Old Harbor, Antalya © Izzet Keribar
A E G E A N S E A
Troy
Ephesus
Pergamum
B L A C K S E A
T U R K E Y
M E D I T E R R A N E A N SEA
Cappadocia
Day 4 - TUESDAy (BLD)
Istanbul - Bolu 160miles
In the morning, we will realize a visit the Haghia
Sophia which marked the apogee of Byzantine
Emperor Justinian’s reign. Then possibility of
cruise on the Bosporus (optional) that separates
Asia from Europe and connects the Marmara Sea
to the Black Sea. Lunch at a fish restaurant along
the Bosphorus. In the afternoon, we will drive to
Bolu. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 5 - WEDNESDAy (BLD) 290miles
Bolu - Ankara - Cappadocia
Early in the morning, we will drive to Ankara, the
Turkish capital since 1923. Visit The Museum
of Anatolian Civilizations for its rich and unique
collections from the Hittites and the others who
went over this soil. A brief stop for taking pictures
at the Mausoleum of Ataturk, the father of
modern Turkey. After lunch, continue to Cappadocia.
We will have dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 6 - THURSDAy (BLD) 30miles
Cappadocia
A full day tour to explore Cappadocia. Visit the
Goreme Valley, an open-air museum with rockcut
churches (7th-13th centuries) adorned with
biblical frescoes. Learn about the art and crafts
of rural Turkey at a handicraft center, and
attend a lecture on Turkish hand-made
rugs. Next is the Underground City. We
will drive back to the hotel. Lunch during
the visits. We will have dinner and overnight
at hotel.
Day 7 - fRIDAy (BLD) 120miles
Cappadocia
In the morning, depart to Soganli Valley
to visit its rock-cut churches. Barbecue
lunch in Soganli. In the afternoon visit the
Avcilar Valley and the Kiliçlar Valley with
their old cave-dwellings and fairy chimneys.
Photo stops at Uchisar and Pigeon
Valley, best vista points on the way to the
hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 8 - SATURDAy (BLD) 330miles
Cappadocia - Konya/Antalya
After breakfast, we will drive to Konya. En
route, stop at the Sultanhan Caravanserai
- a hotel for merchants during the Seljuk
period - 13th century. In Konya, visit the
Museum of Mevlana, the famous mystic
poet, and founder of the Sufi Order of the
Whirling Dervishes. After lunch, we will
continue to Antalya. We will have dinner
and overnight at hotel.
Day 9 - SUNDAy (BLD) 55miles
Antalya
Today, two magnificent Roman sites are
on our agenda; Aspendos with the best
preserved Roman Theater and Perge, a
spectacular Greco-Roman city. On the
return to Antalya, discover the tradition of
jewellery making on this soil while visiting
one of the largest jewelers of Turkey.
Later in the afternoon, we will visit Old
Antalya - Kaleici will be visited to enjoy
strolling through picturesque streets of
the old port. Lunch during the visits. Dinner
and overnight at hotel.
Day 10 - MONDAy (BLD) 210miles
Antalya - Sagalassos - Pamukkale
Leaving Antalya behind, cross the Taurus
Mountains, to Sagalassos - Greco-Roman
city, a recently excavated archeological gem
of Turkey. Following lunch, drive to Pamukkale.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 11 - TUESDAy (BLD) 145miles
Pamukkale - Selçuk
In the morning, visit Pamukkale the «Cotton
Castle», an antique spa, Hierapolis-still in
use today, with the white water terraces of
limestone deposits by the thermal waters
through the ages -an unreal landscape. The
necropolis -the antique cemetery- here, is
one of the largest to our day from the ancient
world. After lunch, drive to Aphrodisias,
the ancient site dedicated to Aphrodite,
the goddess of Beauty, Love and Fertility,
also famous for its school of sculpture. The
stadium is the best preserved one in Anatolia.
Other sights include the Temple of Aphrodite,
the Tetrapylon and the Theatre. Continue to
Selçuk. We will have dinner and overnight at
hotel.
Day 12 - WEDNESDAy (BLD)
Ephesus
After breakfast, discovery of another World
Heritage; Ephesus. The site today is one
of the best places of the world to visualize
an ancient Roman city. Stop for a shot
at the remains of the Temple of Artemis
- which was one of the Seven Wonders of
the Ancient World. After lunch, visit also
Ephesus Museum where you will discover
statues of Artemis. You will end the day by
a mini fashion-show which let you appreciate
leather production in Turkey. Dinner and
overnight at hotel.
Escorted tour 16 days
Day 13 - THURSDAy (BLD) 260miles
Selçuk - Pergamum -
Çanakkale
In the morning, depart for Pergamum,
the capital of the Attalid dynasty. Visit this
ancient city where parchment was invented.
Highlights include the Acropolis with the
ruins of the agoras, temples, palaces, the
library which contained 200,000 volumes, the
podium on which stood the Zeus Altar and
the impressive theatre built into the steep
hillside which provides a wonderful panorama
of the surroundings. In the lower part of
the ancient city, visit the Asclepion, a sanctuary
and a healing center dedicated to the
god of healing, Asclepius. Lunch and drive to
explore the ancient city of Troy whose history
covers a period of about 3,400 years with
nine layers of settlements Continuation to
Çanakkale. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 14 - fRIDAy (BLD) 210miles
Çanakkale - Istanbul
In the morning, we will cross the Strait of
the Dardanelles by ferry to Gallipoli where
the dramatic battles of WWI took place. Brief
visit of the battlefields. We will continue to
Istanbul. Lunch on the way. We will have dinner
and overnight at hotel.
Day 15 - SATURDAy (B)
Istanbul
After breakfast, day on leisure. You are free
for lunch and dinner. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 16 - SUNDAy (B)
Departure to Canada
Transfer to the airport for your return flight.
Fly to CANADA.
your advantages with Turquie VIP
• Briefing about your journey upon arrival
• 4 nights in Istanbul, 3 nights in Cappadocia, 2
nights in Antalya, 2 nights in Ephesus
• Visit the ancient City of Sagalassos recently
excavated
• Itinerary well studied
• Escort by a professional guide-lecturer
• Departures in the best periods Spring &
autumn
• Goodbye Drink
• Farewell Dinner with wine
Included
• International airfare « for Air & Land rates
only »
• Airport taxes 600 $ « subject to change »
• Arrival and departure transfers
• 14 nights of accommodation
• Daily breakfast, 12 lunches, 11 dinners
• Entrance fees to the museums stated in
itinerary
• Transportation in air-conditioned vehicles
throughout
Not Included
• Visa fees 60 $ US upon arrival in Istanbul
• Visits and services not mentioned in program
• Drinks during meals
• Personal expenses
• Travel insurance
• Gratuities to the guide & driver
Guaranteed departures on Saturdays
Departures calendar
Pamukkale
March 23
April 20
May
June
July
August
September
04
October 05 19
Departures Flight and Land
March 23rd 3 159 $
April 20th 3 159 $
May 04th 3 159 $
October 5th 3 229 $
October 19th
3 159 $
Land Only 1 830 $
Single Supplement 679 $
* Per person -­‐ in Double occupancy
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